Dec 11, 2012 3:48 PM
A Canada goose impaled by an arrow was found in Noyac on Saturday, and investigators are searching for the person who shot it, as well as a means to catch the bird in order to help it. The Suffolk County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals is also offering a $1,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the culprit.
The bird, a federally protected migratory species, was found walking with its gaggle on the lawn by Sag Harbor Cove off Long Beach Road by Ann Gleason, a resident of the neighboring Bay Point neighborhood who was out feeding the songbirds near sunup on Saturday when she first caught sight of the wounded fowl. An arrow was sticking straight through its body.
“It was disturbing,” Ms. Gleason... more
The bird, a federally protected migratory species, was found walking with its gaggle on the lawn by Sag Harbor Cove off Long Beach Road by Ann Gleason, a resident of the neighboring Bay Point neighborhood who was out feeding the songbirds near sunup on Saturday when she first caught sight of the wounded fowl. An arrow was sticking straight through its body.
“It was disturbing,” Ms. Gleason... more
The term "sitting duck" exists for a reason.
When is goose season BTW?
An apparent "rush to judgment" which the SPCA is now back-peddling on.
What a soap opera!
*NomNomNom*
An update to the article would be appreciated. Heck, the goose may have actually been hit elsewhere, as apparently it can still fly, according to comments elsewhere. Plus, it IS the legal season for hunting geese.
Suggestions above for using lethal arrow tips, or shotguns, of course assume that the hunter always ...more hits his or her mark accurately. A stretch IMO.