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The Purge: Hunters Edition

So they should be called sea pigs, not sea cows...
Yes they should! He grew up in Ft Pierce during the depression and would tell me that someone would "get one" and bring it to the docks and the whole town would come down and get a few pounds of meat for each family!
 
My sister and I used to jump on their backs and try to hold on when we were little.... They are stronger than they look....yeeehaa
They hit you with that tail and you’d never wanna touch them again lol so seen a cow protecting some of her young in a creek one time from a couple dummies trying to touch them. She swung that tail and it literally broke the side of their fiberglass skiff…. When I was young we use to swim and they would come up and swim next to you. I believe it’s illegal to touch them or “harass” them now which includes feeding them. Manatees are one of the few animals that I am in awe of and I couldn’t ever imagine eating one
 
Yes they should! He grew up in Ft Pierce during the depression and would tell me that someone would "get one" and bring it to the docks and the whole town would come down and get a few pounds of meat for each family!
I have a fish cleaning station on my dock, Sometimes when we are cleaning fish, we keep the water hose running to rinse the guts and stuff off the dock (y’all know how quick fish scales can stick to the dock in 100 degree weather)… some times the sea cows will swim by and start drinking from the hose since our river is super salty and they prefer fresh or brackish water. They are my wife’s favorite animal and native to Florida like our own special mini whales so I couldn’t imagine eating one… 0DDF4E7B-4429-4683-825B-091E99B72FFE.jpeg176871E4-1519-4D3D-A7D6-3F967A7CBA92.jpeg4766DE19-4CE4-4CDA-8773-0A5DF6C3A5FB.jpeg
 
I worked marine construction building bulkheads and boat houses etc. When we were working off the barge we would spray them with the water hose and scrub them with a broom. Sometimes they roll over for a belly rub.....speed bumps of the river
Remind me to show you some of the videos I have of them mating in front of my neighbors barges lol it’s one female and about 7 males :sweatsmile:
 
Remind me to show you some of the videos I have of them mating in front of my neighbors barges lol it’s one female and about 7 males :sweatsmile:
I remember watching a Florida Marine Patrol (yeah, it was a few years ago!) trying to recover a dead female and the 10-15 males were fairly aggressively surrounding her carcass if you "know" what I mean......so sick critters...lol! The "hot" females will often be out seen in the surf with a herd keeping her on the move and the events would always get called in as mass stranding events.... :eek::eek:
 
I know of a very large island where deer hunting has been illegal for more than 80 years. There are big bucks everywhere and they have absolutely no fear of people. There is an elevated deck I’d like to sit on for an evening with a margarita and my bow so that i could leisurely set a few new personal bests.

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Grizzly 2072, spotlight, cooler full of beer, and a 308. Pre bait several islands and spots on lake lanier and start stacking.
 
I know of a very large island where deer hunting has been illegal for more than 80 years. There are big bucks everywhere and they have absolutely no fear of people. There is an elevated deck I’d like to sit on for an evening with a margarita and my bow so that i could leisurely set a few new personal bests.

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You should never drink alone. Let me know when.
 
All fish and game offenses are legal for the next 24 hours. What shenanigans are you getting up to?

Me, I'm making a fish shocker and trying it out just to see if it's as cool as it sounds. Then I'm purchasing a case of lead #6 shot and a case of doritos and heading to the nearest boat launch to shoot seagulls until I feel recompensed for all the times they've shat upon my head.

Then, for my final act, I shall walk through the woods with a flashlight in each hand and four or five on my head.
I have thought about this before. Mine is very similar to yours. Have you ever gone offshore and cleaned fish on the return trip? There's usually about 50-100 dump ducks swarming all over the place about 10 -20 yds behind the boat. My dream has always been to have case of shells, my semi auto w/ the plug out and just start unloading. I have pictured it many times!

What's up w/ the flash light thing? That one is beyond my level of understanding.
 
I have thought about this before. Mine is very similar to yours. Have you ever gone offshore and cleaned fish on the return trip? There's usually about 50-100 dump ducks swarming all over the place about 10 -20 yds behind the boat. My dream has always been to have case of shells, my semi auto w/ the plug out and just start unloading. I have pictured it many times!

What's up w/ the flash light thing? That one is beyond my level of understanding.
 
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