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The Chicago area Canada goose population is a little smaller this week, but this time it's not because coyotes are eating their eggs. On Saturday morning, residents of McHenry County discovered a gaggle of dead geese on the frozen surface of the Fox River. The body count varies from 19 to 28 depending who you ask, but either way that's a lot of dead birds.
Police are questioning snowmobile riders in the area, and are planning to visit snowmobile dealers to see if anyone came in complaining about bloody windshields and feathers stuck in their grilles. The 8 to 12 pound birds would cause some damage if you hit them at 80 mph. If it turns out that someone did run down the geese on snowmobiles, they could be cited for driving too fast, reckless operation of a snowmobile, and unlawful taking of geese.
Sure, the geese could have been run down carelessly by a bunch of yahoos, but Chicagoist finds it hard to believe this was an accident. Nineteen geese is a lot; even with more than one rider, you'd have to make a couple passes to kill that many before they got wise and flew away, and that's just cruel. It's like someone was playing a redneck version of Grand Theft Auto. We know that geese can be a nuisance, making noise and pooping all over the place, but that's nature folks. Unless Burt Natarus moves to McHenry County you'll have to deal with it, or at least buy a hunting license and do it the right way.
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It is altogether possible that this was an accident. Geese sleeping together in a group, two snowmobilers traveling quickly who do not know the geese are there and darkness will add up to this tradgedy. I don't like to see animals killed, but I think its unfair to jump to conclusions. I have been on a snowmobile going that quickly, and it would be hard to see a black goose at night until it was too late.
Slednecks stink like gasoline
I like a man who smells like gasoline. I think it shows his strength and virility. I'm tired of these Chicago metro's who couldn't use a socket wrench if their life depended upon it. I'm with you Jack.
Gina is a hick. Only a nascar'er would equate manliness to the smell of polluting gasoline.... where is my C-Clamp
What if she was into Formula One or World Rally Championship? Would that make her opinion more sound? Formula One is one of the most watched sporting events in the world.
Paul Newman owns racing teams and races cars himself. He also is an academy award winning actor and has donated over $100 million to charity. Would you dismiss him purely for liking the smell of gasoline?
Maybe you should get off of your wireless connection at Filter and get your hands dirty with life....
Peace on earth and good kill ...I mean will towards (wo)man.
Peace on earth and good kill ...I mean will towards (wo)man.
im a diesel man myself
Running down a bunch of sleeping geese does sound like a lot of fun. I would have used a steamroller though.
Will someone explain please why when you try to hit a pigeon on the road it always flies away in the nick of time but the Geese were unable to do so?
GAAAAAAAAAAAAAA EYELIKEGEESE