I thought this was going to be a good gun story, but ...

[Five_Inch_Heels]

RUSH CITY, Minn. —

A U.S. Army veteran is being hailed a hero again after he took up arms Thursday to save an eagle that was stuck in a tree and believed dead by authorities.

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"I told Jason he had to shoot it free," Jackie Gervais Galvin wrote. "He was nervous, as he didn't want to get in trouble for shooting at an eagle, but I (knew) with his sharp shooter skills that if anyone would save this eagle, it was him."


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A neighbor lent Jason Galvin a .22-caliber rifle – which had a better scope than the one the veteran owns – and he set to work shooting at the 4 inches of rope holding the eagle in place.

It was windy at the time but a half hour and 150 bullets later, the eagle broke free.

http://www.wpxi.com/news/national/a...es-eagle-by-shooting-it-out-of-tree/381743077


Sharp shooter? 150 shots? Where did they all end up? .22 rounds can travel quite a distance.

 

[Saint Peter]

hey man

nice shot

 

[phrodeau]

It probably took only three shots to cut the rope, and the other 147 were because he couldn't stop shooting.

 

[Five_Inch_Heels]

If DNR knew the thing was hung up there for over 2 days, why didn't they get a logger out there to climb the tree and clip the branch?

 

[richard_daily]

Someone sure is obsessive.

 

[hashtag45]

Not as obsessive as someone who posts in every single gun thread.

 

[VaticanAssassin]

Ahhhh....

http://www.wzzm13.com/news/army-veteran-rescues-an-eagle-in-incredible-way-1/262227756

He had to clear several branches before shooting it down. The picture
In this article shows a branch about 6 inches thick.

 

[pointless]

yuck. fuck channel 13. the only good thing about them is juliet dragos name.