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Legal to shoot ?
Posted: Fri Nov 06, 2009 12:38 pm
by gobama123
Is It Legal to shoot this bird in Mississippi while duck hunting ?
Ark or Bama?
What is it? How can you tell?
Why would you want to shoot this bird?
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Re: Legal to shoot ?
Posted: Fri Nov 06, 2009 12:53 pm
by teul2
No, no, and no.
It is a Mute swan
Re: Legal to shoot ?
Posted: Fri Nov 06, 2009 1:26 pm
by gobama123
teul2 wrote:No, no, and no.
It is a Mute swan
Well, the Mute part is correct, ORANGE beak
but the rest of the answers may surprise you.
Re: Legal to shoot ?
Posted: Fri Nov 06, 2009 1:35 pm
by teul2
ok, surprise me.
Re: Legal to shoot ?
Posted: Fri Nov 06, 2009 1:47 pm
by Buckwabit
A cajun would eat that bird and Love it.....
Re: Legal to shoot ?
Posted: Fri Nov 06, 2009 1:47 pm
by Buckwabit
Worse than that...A cajun would be able to tell you how to cook that bird to make it Edible!!!
Re: Legal to shoot ?
Posted: Fri Nov 06, 2009 3:10 pm
by teul2
Your right Buckwabit,
but still waiting on the how it's legal part.
Re: Legal to shoot ?
Posted: Fri Nov 06, 2009 6:33 pm
by Bonecollecter1111
since when does a cajun care if its legal!!!
i been told that mute swan when cooked proper taste somewhere between fried baby bald eagles, broiled ivory bill, grilled LA black bear, and BBQ black panther
Re: Legal to shoot ?
Posted: Fri Nov 06, 2009 6:45 pm
by KWAKHED
Bonecollecter1111 wrote:since when does a cajun care if its legal!!!
i been told that mute swan when cooked proper taste somewhere between fried baby bald eagles, broiled ivory bill, grilled LA black bear, and BBQ black panther
all of which make my mouth water!!
Re: Legal to shoot ?
Posted: Fri Nov 06, 2009 6:49 pm
by gobama123
Ok fellas, I just got back and see that nobody seems to know (or wants to say).
The Mute swan is a NON-native bird. Brought in from europe to look pretty on Garden ponds. Many have gone wild and are VERY aggressive to native waterfowl and interfere with breading grounds.
If A big white bird has an ORANGE beak, you can (and should) shoot it!!!
Only snow geese and Mute swans are white with ORANGE beak.
(some whooping cranes have some very mild orange around their beaks, but those birds are pretty easy to distinguish.)
I am surprised that someone hasn't gotten on here that has shot or knows of a Mute being shot. They actually taste very good!
Re: Legal to shoot ?
Posted: Fri Nov 06, 2009 6:49 pm
by Bonecollecter1111
Re: Legal to shoot ?
Posted: Fri Nov 06, 2009 6:55 pm
by novacaine
Well the next time i see one i will feel obliged to ground check him/her whether that's in my decoys or my neighbors garden pond.
Just doing my part to help the native population thrive.
Re: Legal to shoot ?
Posted: Fri Nov 06, 2009 7:29 pm
by H20 Fowl
gobama123 wrote:Only snow geese and Mute swans are white with ORANGE beak.
What the hell is this then??
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Re: Legal to shoot ?
Posted: Fri Nov 06, 2009 8:06 pm
by QUACKERS
H20 Fowl wrote:gobama123 wrote:Only snow geese and Mute swans are white with ORANGE beak.
What the hell is this then??
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Re: Legal to shoot ?
Posted: Fri Nov 06, 2009 8:14 pm
by novacaine
QUACKERS wrote:H20 Fowl wrote:gobama123 wrote:Only snow geese and Mute swans are white with ORANGE beak.
What the hell is this then??
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