Loon killer on the loose @&+)$!?

what the fuck is wrong with people?
 
Zak said:
www.outdoorlife.com

Officials Offer $6K Reward to Find the Poacher Who Shot a Family of Loons in Washington State

Washington officials are investigating the poaching incident, which took place in the Colville National Forest in late June.
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I have fished and enjoyed the beauty and solitude of Beaver lake many times. Beaver is one of many local lakes with "nesting" loons. Local folks are outraged to say the least. It is my understanding that anyone can add to the reward fund to find thees "sick" individuals.
 
RCF said:
One of the prettiest and cool sounding birds around here. So 😔
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We don't get many loons on the Basin lakes, at least I rarely hear them. Most of the BC lakes we've been fishing over the past twenty years have nesting loons. I love watching loons hunt. I used to get a bit unnerved when I'd have a fish on while fishing from my pontoon and I'd see a loon swim beneath my fins. Now I enjoy having them as fishing companions. Their calls are amazing - you can hear them sometimes for miles. Their interaction with other birds (bald eagles! WOW!) takes my mind and eyes off fishing sometimes.

Once again, I don't get the mindset of someone who would kill these magnificent birds. @Salmo_g - is your speed dial workin'?
 
There's one that I see on occasion at one of my tiger musky haunts....so cool watching them hunt
 
While fishing a Ferry County lake the "Loon People" as my wife refers to them, visited the lake. This man and wife team have had some of their photos/stories published in National Geographic. The lady, amazingly, talked to the loons who responded to her! It was fascinating to listen to her voice inflection and how the loons recognized this voice from a previous encounter and came scampering in from afar. It seems that people who have this special bond with nature have an extra sense.
 
I fish a few lakes that have loons. They are beautiful birds. I get goose bumps when I hear their call. I have had several occasions where I've had a fish on and have had a loon or even two loons chasing after it all the way to my float tube. I reel in as fast as I can to try and prevent them from swallowing the fish and accidentally getting hooked.
 
I've seen Loons for decades. Interestingly to me, the Loons in Southern California would never, ever make the "call" (like in the movie Golden Pond)........ Here, in the harbor, they are quite common to see. They can sure put on a show. But I do not often hear the "call" that they make. By the way ...I kind of like the $6000 reward type of approach.
 
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There’s a pair that returns to a lake I fish each year to breed. Last year a rouge male entered the lake and the resident gave him holy hell, chasing him off the water. I’ve never seen the little ones but the adults are always a treat to watch.IMG_8926.jpeg
 
Flymph said:
While fishing a Ferry County lake the "Loon People" as my wife refers to them, visited the lake. This man and wife team have had some of their photos/stories published in National Geographic. The lady, amazingly, talked to the loons who responded to her! It was fascinating to listen to her voice inflection and how the loons recognized this voice from a previous encounter and came scampering in from afar. It seems that people who have this special bond with nature have an extra sense.
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I've talked to the same lovely couple on that lake!
 
I've done a bit of diving, and seeing a bird underwater is always a thrill. The Common Murre "flies " around underwater with his wings ( like a penguin). They go down over five hundred feet!. Cormorants are also interesting to see underwater. They paddle their feet, but are so very "flexible" when they swim....When I see a Loon, I can only imagine the world he enters, when he dives down to 200 feet.
 
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