Bald Eagle Shot in Morgan County - INGO Help needed!

[686 Shooter]

I have eagles around my property. I witnessed one swoop down and take a fish from the river, it is truly amazing. As a kid I never thought that I would ever see an eagle and now I walk out my front door and occasionally see one flying nearby. What in the hell would ever make someone want to kill one?

 

[Disposable Heart]

Brainless hilljack, hillbilly bucktoothed morons... Probably one of the same people that thinks they need to shoot everything as a solution, rather than avoid animals and enjoy nature...

 

[totenkopf]

Reading these kind of things always saddens me, as usually the best lame excuse the people that commit these kind of actions can offer is that it was after their (expletive) chickens or chihuahua.

 

[the1kidd03]

I suggest whoever can contribute to reward funds for INGO for information leading to the culprit.....I will begin sharing on Facebook as much as possible

 

[jonkertb]

the question was asked earlier***can a bald eagle be confused w/another bird? and the answer is yes....the common buzzard because the bald eagle DOES NOT show a white (bald) head or tail until they are sexually mature. In other words a young eagle will be somewhat hard to tell from a buzzard...they can take 3-5 years to become mature but that's NO ESCUSE for shooting however....

although the ones that fish Heritage Lake catch more fish than I do

 

[JohnP82]

That is really sad. I hope they can catch the POS responsible for this.

If I had any info on this I surely would not need any kind of reward.

 

[Scutter01]

Updated Fenway's top post. Looks like the link he gave wasn't valid. Not sure what it was supposed to be, but Turn in a Poacher will take you to the IDNR's web reporting page.

 

[rgrimm01]

...as usually the best lame excuse the people that commit these kind of actions can offer is that it was after their (expletive) chickens or chihuahua.

All the more reason to protect the eagle in my opinion...

 

[85t5mcss]

I What in the hell would ever make someone want to kill one?

People who hate America!

Resemble a buzzard or not. Same rules apply. They weren't sure of their target if they thought it was a buzzard. Or it was intentional. The result is the same.

 

[DeadeyeChrista'sdad]

Was squirrel hunting years ago just north of Grissom AFB and one came in right over me. First one I'd ever seen. I'll never forget it.

 

[LionWeight]

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

Only an idiot would do this. I go to the upper peninsula alot, and there is a nesting pair in Belleville MI where my brother lives. I have seen them many times and it always leaves me with chills watching them.

Why does someone do this? Only they can tell. Thrills? Whatever it is, it needs to be stopped. They are truly a wonder to behold.

My son in law and I were fishing and walking the bank. He walked under a pine tree where one was hangin out in, when he walked under it took off. Sounded like the whole tree was coming down and scared the jeepers out of us. It flew across the river and landed in a tree there. We were catching alot of fish until it flew. Got not even a bite after that.

 

[GunSlinger]

While playing a round at Eagle Point (hole 11) there was one about 60' feet up in a pine tree right next to the green. As there was no one behind us for at least four holes back my wife and I just watched in awe as it called to it's mate. Then from across two fairways came it's mate and landed in the pine a couple of feet from the first. After a couple of minutes they took off towards the res. I was so taken with what we had just seen I missed a 8" birdie putt!

The asshat that did this needs to be in a federal prison. I wish I knew who it was, I would not hesitate a second to speak up.

 

[BiscuitNaBasket]

This is sick but, I'm not surprised. I hope this person is caught and punished.

 

[sadclownwp]

I never thought of shooting a Bald Eagle to see what it tasted like, I wonder if it tastes like Spotted Owl, guess it is time to find out

 

[superjoe76]

Absolutely unacceptable! Such a magnificent bird Bald Eagles are.

Every time I see one I am taken back to my childhood in Wyoming where we used to see them flying free all of the time!

Such a shame.

 

[dusterboy49]

Some people just lack any class at all.
That is the type of person(s) who would do such a thing.

 

[henktermaat]

Asshat is too kind of a term for this individual.

 

[96harley]

Must have been Beavis and Butthead. They shot a plane down in one episode.

What goes through people's minds? As far as having mistaken it for a vulture, they cannot be taken either. A poacher's a poacher.

 

[sonofagun]

The eagle is a beautiful bird and all, but I'm sorry, I just can't muster the outrage I see being expressed on these pages.

 

[85t5mcss]

The eagle is a beautiful bird and all, but I'm sorry, I just can't muster the outrage I see being expressed on these pages.

It's goes much deeper than the beauty of the "bird" as you called it.