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Yes, that was a great story to read on vacaiton......
Now I am back home, and I can say WOW, that veteran saved an American Bald Eagle from a horrible death, but I can also say..... what took him so many shots???
I have a custom Ruger 10/22 rifle with an expensive trigger assembly that reduces the trigger pull to less than 3 pounds, and a Shepherd sniper scope that cost much more than the rifle itself, and I have not been practicing enough with it lately, but still...... I think I could have done the same thing with far less shots, perhaps less than 100 shots.
But this excellent man was in the right place at the right time, and he did what he was called to do by his own skill and moral judgement, and he did not get arrested and put in jail by evil asshole environmentalist officials, who were surely on their way to the scene to punish him if he failed in his goal, and if he accidentally shot the eagle, SO..... this guy is a true hero, and I salute him!!!!!
posted by
GoldenMean
on July 6, 2016 at 12:40 AM
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Nice to read about a rescue and a happy ending after so much
wicked and sour news over the past few days/weeks. Thanks, for posting this one, Naut. ☺
posted by
Pat_B
on July 4, 2016 at 2:03 PM
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Wonderful and uplifting story and one that makes one realize it ain't all bad lands out there. Thank you. Freedom. What a wonderful name for a rescued Eagle.
posted by
Kabu
on July 4, 2016 at 10:34 AM
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That was something else Naut. One lucky Eagle, some may have thought shoot the Eagle to stop its suffering. It also appeared to be almost friendly. 
posted by
C_C_T
on July 4, 2016 at 10:12 AM
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Just saw the eagle story on the news here. He may fly again!
posted by
Sea_Gypsy
on July 4, 2016 at 12:22 AM
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First, a belated Happy Canada Day to you and yours! And thank you for wishing us in the US of A a Happy 4th of July! It was always a special day in my family - still is. This story is such a feel-good piece to read. Hits the spot! Thanks! 
Oh, when are the science and entanglement theories continuing?
posted by
Sea_Gypsy
on July 3, 2016 at 10:41 PM
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Nautikos
What a great story! Thank you for sharing this....it brought tears to my eyes. I just wrote a post for the 4th, straight from my heart....but when I hit the post button, it disappeared into that black hole that sometimes sucks things up. So, I was feeling really depressed about that....kind of empty....and you just filled me up again.
posted by
Krisles
on July 3, 2016 at 6:33 PM
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