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Shooting moose with paintball guns: a plan to target winter tick infestation


Environmental | 206929 hits | Feb 20 7:17 am | Posted by: DrCaleb
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The owner of a B.C. wildlife shelter wants to use paintball guns to treat moose infested with ticks.

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  1. by avatar Robair
    Fri Feb 20, 2015 5:05 pm
    Where do I apply for this job?

  2. by avatar Hyack
    Fri Feb 20, 2015 5:13 pm
    "Robair" said
    Where do I apply for this job?


    How long have you had this death-wish?

  3. by avatar andyt
    Fri Feb 20, 2015 5:16 pm
    How long have moose and ticks co-existed? Then we come along, know better and start spreading pesticide everywhere.

  4. by avatar BartSimpson Gold Member
    Fri Feb 20, 2015 5:21 pm
    "Hyack" said
    Where do I apply for this job?


    How long have you had this death-wish?

    No kidding!

    Pissing off a 1000kg four-legged bad mood by getting within 25 meters of it and then shooting it with a paint-ball gun seems to me the kind of thing you'd expect to see coming from the Darwin Awards, not the Canadian government. :idea:

  5. by avatar DrCaleb
    Fri Feb 20, 2015 5:23 pm
    "BartSimpson" said
    Where do I apply for this job?


    How long have you had this death-wish?

    No kidding!

    Pissing off a 1000kg four-legged bad mood by getting within 25 meters of it and then shooting it with a paint-ball gun seems to me the kind of thing you'd expect to see coming from the Darwin Awards, not the Canadian government. :idea:

    Only in rutting season would it be a problem, and that is in the fall. Otherwise moose will run as fast as they can away from you.

    And those mothers can !

  6. by avatar DrCaleb
    Fri Feb 20, 2015 5:26 pm
    I think it would actually be kind of fun. Like hunting, but all you do is scare the crap out of the Moose.

  7. by avatar Hyack
    Fri Feb 20, 2015 5:29 pm
    "DrCaleb" said
    Only in rutting season would it be a problem, and that is in the fall. Otherwise moose will run as fast as they can away from you.

    And those mothers can !


    Are you REALLY willing to risk your life on that, remember momma moose can get very very upset if they think ANYTHING may be of danger to their calf!

  8. by avatar andyt
    Fri Feb 20, 2015 5:30 pm
    female moose will protect their calves as well. Don't want to get between one and her calf anymore than a bear.

  9. by avatar BartSimpson Gold Member
    Fri Feb 20, 2015 5:38 pm
    "DrCaleb" said
    I think it would actually be kind of fun. Like hunting, but all you do is scare the crap out of the Moose.


    I think I'd prefer taking my chances with angry jihadis over an angry moose. At least with the angry jihadis you get to shoot them with a real rifle instead of a paint-ball gun!

  10. by avatar Tyler_1
    Fri Feb 20, 2015 5:43 pm
    Bullwinkle must be rolling in his grave right about now. :evil:

  11. by avatar Tyler_1
    Fri Feb 20, 2015 5:44 pm
    He was a moose if I remember right. :)

  12. by avatar Xort
    Fri Feb 20, 2015 5:44 pm
    "andyt" said
    How long have moose and ticks co-existed? Then we come along, know better and start spreading pesticide everywhere.

    How long had humans and smallpox co-existed?

  13. by avatar andyt
    Fri Feb 20, 2015 5:46 pm
    8O

  14. by avatar BartSimpson Gold Member
    Fri Feb 20, 2015 5:55 pm
    "Xort" said
    How long have moose and ticks co-existed? Then we come along, know better and start spreading pesticide everywhere.

    How long had humans and smallpox co-existed?

    Good point.



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