Bald Eagle Shot in Morgan County - INGO Help needed!

[Fenway]

Someone has shot a Bald Eagle. DNR needs our help. It appears there is a cash reward and INGO will kick in $100 if an INGOer provides the Tip.


Someone has shot a Bald Eagle in Morgan County. We need your help!!!! You are encouraged to call our TIP line at 1-800-TIP-IDNR or visit http://in.gov/dnrtip/ with any information. If that information leads to an arrest, a cash reward is offered. Thanks Indiana for helping us protect our Natural Resources and National Symbol.

 

[Fenway]

If this has been posted elsewhere on INGO that is fine. We will merge into this thread as we are linking this on Facebook. This might fit better in the great outdoors form but General Firearms gets ore traffic.

 

[Scutter01]

Here is the original thread where it was discussed:

https://www.indianagunowners.com/forums/the_great_outdoors/195110-some_asshat_shot_an_eagle.html

Don't want to merge because Fenway's post will get buried.

 

[MontereyC6]

This really pisses me off.

 

[Fenway]

Ohh hey a Bald Eagle...... Let's shoot it.... WTF

 

[Scutter01]

Ohh hey a Bald Eagle...... Let's shoot it.... WTF

Mouth-breathers with no respect for anything.

 

[Dick]

just went to facebook to find the post and shared it. Hope they get em!

 

[SmileDocHill]

Is there anything in Indiana that can be mistaken for an Eagle? Of the times I've seen bald eagles I've always been confident that it was indeed an eagle.

 

[Scutter01]

Is there anything in Indiana that can be mistaken for an Eagle? Of the times I've seen bald eagles I've always been confident that it was indeed an eagle.

All raptors are protected. None of them may be shot. This was some jackwagon that knew what he was doing.

 

[Hammer]

Anybody know exactly where the bird was found?

Around that area is a lot of farm land, but also a lot of homes.

 

[rgrimm01]

I posted my outrage in the other thread. I do not think I am alone in saying that I would not accept any reward but the satisfaction of delivering this individual to the authorities if I had any information whatsoever. I would love to see just one of these majestic birds in my life. My Lady and I keep meaning to go to Turkey Run when the park does their "tour" of the nests but keep missing it. Senseless... I know, this is starting to sound like outrage part 2...

 

[Bane_FTW]

This person must have no respect.. Really upsets me that someone could actually shoot such a beautiful animal what ever their reason may be.

Also! Wishing the DNR good luck on finding the responsible person.

 

[scottka]

Loose lips sink ships... Hopefully the culprit can't help but brag to his buddies who also can't keep their traps shut.

 

[phylodog]

As a friend of mine once told me, "two people can keep a secret as long as one of them is dead". Hopefully there was more than one person present or the idiot who did this talks. Hopefully punishment will be swift and severe.

 

[Fenway]

Let's help the DNR INGOers.....

 

[printcraft]

As a friend of mine once told me, "two people can keep a secret as long as one of them is dead". Hopefully there was more than one person present or the idiot who did this talks. Hopefully punishment will be swift and severe.

If two people know a secret one of them is a snitch..... it will come out eventually if he talks to anyone.

 

[Fordtough25]

Who in the heck shoots a bald eagle!?! Somebody speak up!

 

[jblomenberg16]

That is too bad. Hopefully we don't have a serial bird killer here (no kidding). A Whooping Crane was shot in Jackson Co. last month and left dead in the field as well.

Whoever shot these wasn't doing it for sport / trophy, and wasn't doing it for food either, since they left the dead birds where they lay.

Do we know if it was shot out of a tree, or shot while in flight?

 

[MontereyC6]

As a friend of mine once told me, "two people can keep a secret as long as one of them is dead". Hopefully there was more than one person present or the idiot who did this talks. Hopefully punishment will be swift and severe.

My father(at one time a Judge) God rest his soul, once told me that there are 2 rules for committing felonies, 1) do it by yourself 2) don't tell anyone. Violating either or both of those will ALWAYS get you caught.

 

[Rizzo]

Are there this many idiots out there?

Are there really this many idiots out there?

Two Shot in Kansas
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Two shot in Louisiana
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Bald eagle will not fly again after being shot in wing | NBC33 | WVLA

Two Shot in Washington
Finley woman says 2 men killed bald eagle - Mid-Columbia News | Tri-City Herald : Mid-Columbia news
Bald Eagles Shot in West Virginia | USFWS Northeast Region Office of Law Enforcement

Three Shot in Tennessee
Third Bald Eagle Shot In Tennessee, Cash Reward Offered - NewsChannel5.com | Nashville News, Weather & Sports

Four Shot in West Virginia
Bald Eagles Shot in West Virginia | USFWS Northeast Region Office of Law Enforcement

Florida
Who Shot this Bald Eagle? Reward Offered | firstcoastnews.com

Illinois
Bald Eagle Shot In North Central Illinois « CBS Chicago

Texas
Bald Eagle shot from East Texas skies, authorities want answers - KLTV 7 News Tyler, Longview, Jacksonville |

North Carolina
$2,500 Reward for Information Involving Bald Eagle Shooting in Warren County | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Southeast Region

New York
Bald eagle in critical condition after being shot - YNN, Your News Now

Maryland
Bald eagle killed: Bald eagle found fatally shot in Western Maryland - Baltimore Sun

Michigan
Bald eagle shot in Genesee County, Michigan - Outdoor News: News

Idaho
Cars Hit Eagles In SE Idaho, Bald Eagle Shot - Local News Story - KIFI Idaho Falls

And now Indiana
Bald Eagle Found Shot To Death - Indiana News Story - WRTV Indianapolis

Is that 23 Bald Eagles shot in 2012? And that's just the ones I found out about with a superficial google search. How many were unreported?

Why would you do this?