Hunting a Terror Threat in NY State! Yeah Right.

Mithirium · November 9, 2001, 05:52 PM

It seems the kooks are at it again, I love it though. It sure makes them look like morons.

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,38439,00.html

N.Y. Wildlife Group Calls Hunting a Terror Threat

Friday, November 09, 2001

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ALBANY, N.Y. — Saying hunters can easily be terrorists in disguise, a wildlife group on Friday asked for a suspension of New York’s annual hunting season.

Anne Muller of Wildlife Watch is aghast that being armed and disguised in camouflage is legally permitted in the wake of the Sept. 11 attacks.

Hunting "is just a wonderful opportunity for someone who would want to do a terrorist act," Muller said. "They don't have to report their whereabouts and can be lurking anywhere. They can lurk in groups."

But Peter Constantakes, spokesman for the state Department of Environmental Conservation, said the Empire State sees things differently.

"We take our direction from law enforcement professionals, not groups that would attempt to use the war on terrorism to advance their own agendas,” Constantakes said.

Robert Kazmierski, founder of The Wildlife Sports and Educational Museum being built in Vail Mills, 40 miles northwest of the state capital of Albany, agrees.

"They're against hunting and they'll use any means possible," Kazmierski said of Wildlife Watch.

"If these people want to express their thoughts, they're welcome to express their thoughts," he said. "But they shouldn't terrorize the rest of the people by something that they're dreaming up."

But Wildlife Watch, an animal and wildlife advocacy group, says that the Sept. 11 terror attacks have changed the climate in New York.

"Armed and camouflaged individuals can get close to chemical, agricultural, business facilities, gas pipelines, electrical power lines, substations, transformers and airports," the group said in a statement. "Local police and environmental conservation officers will merely slough off concerns saying that the individuals are 'just hunting,'"

The group is asking for a suspension of gun and bow hunting for more than 330,000 hunters on Nov. 19, when deer season begins in New York's Southern Zone, its busiest area.

The group cites an Alaska shooting in October in which a hunter apparently punctured the trans-Alaska oil pipeline, sending 285,000 gallons of oil gushing onto the tundra.

Constantakes said DEC officers won't "slough off" any suspicious behavior, as Muller said.

"We're proud of the job we do," he said. "We're very vigilant."

Kazmierski accused the group of "using [terrorism] as a threat.”

“It's just another means of getting the public riled, just like with anthrax," he said.

Gravity · November 9, 2001, 07:25 PM

Kooks.
:barf:

jimmy · November 9, 2001, 09:47 PM

Good grief. I guess these anti-hunters don't have much faith in the intelligence of the American public. Only a fool could believe such an obvious fabrication--or promote it.

KSFreeman · November 10, 2001, 04:46 PM

The only thing the flabby flannels terrorize is my pocketbook.

Why don't we just ban aircraft instead (for the children, of course).

jimpeel · November 10, 2001, 07:39 PM

These people are just sooooo entertaining.

Fire Island, NY is having deer problems on a biblical scale and these people want the entire state to be just like Fire Island. Don't kill the poor little deer in a quick humanitarian way. Let them die of starvation and overcrowding like nature intended. Let the predators eat the carcasses instead of letting people harvest the meat.:barf:

WilderBill · November 13, 2001, 01:59 PM

Yeah, one of my friends had to drive through N.Y. last year.
He'd been talking about becoming a gun owner and maybe tryign to bag his first deer soon.
Well, while he was there he bagged 2!
However he hadn't really planned on using his brand new pickup to do it!

Maybe if bambi and his cousins block all the streets in NYC they'll begin to wake up.

November 9, 2001, 05:52 PM	#1
Mithirium Senior Member Join Date: August 29, 2001 Location: In the Foothills Posts: 345	Hunting a Terror Threat in NY State! Yeah Right. It seems the kooks are at it again, I love it though. It sure makes them look like morons. http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,38439,00.html N.Y. Wildlife Group Calls Hunting a Terror Threat Friday, November 09, 2001 Respond to Editor Email this Article ALBANY, N.Y. — Saying hunters can easily be terrorists in disguise, a wildlife group on Friday asked for a suspension of New York’s annual hunting season. Anne Muller of Wildlife Watch is aghast that being armed and disguised in camouflage is legally permitted in the wake of the Sept. 11 attacks. Hunting "is just a wonderful opportunity for someone who would want to do a terrorist act," Muller said. "They don't have to report their whereabouts and can be lurking anywhere. They can lurk in groups." But Peter Constantakes, spokesman for the state Department of Environmental Conservation, said the Empire State sees things differently. "We take our direction from law enforcement professionals, not groups that would attempt to use the war on terrorism to advance their own agendas,” Constantakes said. Robert Kazmierski, founder of The Wildlife Sports and Educational Museum being built in Vail Mills, 40 miles northwest of the state capital of Albany, agrees. "They're against hunting and they'll use any means possible," Kazmierski said of Wildlife Watch. "If these people want to express their thoughts, they're welcome to express their thoughts," he said. "But they shouldn't terrorize the rest of the people by something that they're dreaming up." But Wildlife Watch, an animal and wildlife advocacy group, says that the Sept. 11 terror attacks have changed the climate in New York. "Armed and camouflaged individuals can get close to chemical, agricultural, business facilities, gas pipelines, electrical power lines, substations, transformers and airports," the group said in a statement. "Local police and environmental conservation officers will merely slough off concerns saying that the individuals are 'just hunting,'" The group is asking for a suspension of gun and bow hunting for more than 330,000 hunters on Nov. 19, when deer season begins in New York's Southern Zone, its busiest area. The group cites an Alaska shooting in October in which a hunter apparently punctured the trans-Alaska oil pipeline, sending 285,000 gallons of oil gushing onto the tundra. Constantakes said DEC officers won't "slough off" any suspicious behavior, as Muller said. "We're proud of the job we do," he said. "We're very vigilant." Kazmierski accused the group of "using [terrorism] as a threat.” “It's just another means of getting the public riled, just like with anthrax," he said. __________________ Freedom requires the individual will to let others live as they would choose.

November 10, 2001, 07:39 PM	#5
jimpeel Senior Member Join Date: October 11, 1999 Location: Longmont, CO, USA Posts: 4,530	These people are just sooooo entertaining. Fire Island, NY is having deer problems on a biblical scale and these people want the entire state to be just like Fire Island. Don't kill the poor little deer in a quick humanitarian way. Let them die of starvation and overcrowding like nature intended. Let the predators eat the carcasses instead of letting people harvest the meat.:barf: __________________ Gun Control: The premise that a woman found in an alley, raped and strangled with her own pantyhose, is morally superior to allowing that same woman to defend her life with a firearm. "Science is built up with facts, as a house is with stones. But a collection of facts is no more a science than a heap of stones is a house." - Jules Henri Poincare "Three thousand people died on Sept. 11 because eight pilots were killed" -- former Northwest Airlines pilot Stephen Luckey

November 13, 2001, 01:59 PM	#6
WilderBill Senior Member Join Date: September 15, 2001 Location: Texas Posts: 610	Yeah, one of my friends had to drive through N.Y. last year. He'd been talking about becoming a gun owner and maybe tryign to bag his first deer soon. Well, while he was there he bagged 2! However he hadn't really planned on using his brand new pickup to do it! Maybe if bambi and his cousins block all the streets in NYC they'll begin to wake up. __________________ I reserve the right to keep AND arm bears. Support those who support us.

November 9, 2001, 07:25 PM	#2
Gravity Member Join Date: November 1, 2000 Posts: 71	Kooks. :barf:

November 9, 2001, 09:47 PM	#3
jimmy Senior Member Join Date: January 29, 1999 Location: Texas Posts: 1,796	Good grief. I guess these anti-hunters don't have much faith in the intelligence of the American public. Only a fool could believe such an obvious fabrication--or promote it.

November 10, 2001, 04:46 PM	#4
KSFreeman Senior Member Join Date: June 9, 2001 Location: Lafayette, Indiana--American-occupied America Posts: 5,418	The only thing the flabby flannels terrorize is my pocketbook. Why don't we just ban aircraft instead (for the children, of course).