Perhaps he means "shots". This plea may be the beginning of a meaningful international trade relationship. We could trade illegals for parrots, until self sustaining populations (of parrots) were establised here, then habe open season on parrots and related vermin. It would be high times on SGF with the endless possibilities of parrot jokes, cat tales, true stories of the hunt, etc.. Remember, its not the new changes but their implementation that is the problem. Dan could switch to paper-patched 5.56 just to be the first in his neighborhood to so bag a a parrotolet, Lud could try my old .62 smooth rifle on giant Columbian McCaws..........a whole universe may be opening. Cabela could gear up for the new game species. Think of Claybuster, and Toolmaker and the fun they could have. Gosh, makes one feel rather Pizarro and Cortez.

Probably because parrots are very loud, particularly enmasse. Now that I think of it, we should go help the fellow out, trap them and send them to the trouble spots in Iraq. They would surrender just like Noriega did in Panama. I'm wondering where this is and what is a "soths". Is that rainforest speak for cats?

BTW, parrots are far more valuable alive than dead, even if they are filthy, obnoxious, noisy, destructive and expensive to maintain. My first thought is that perhaps if you burn down rainforest and try to plant a farm, well, you're going to have some problems like this. What's next, jaguars hauling off the misses? The mere thought brings visions of an ideal setting for safari by troubled couples. I've always thought men are misguided when they shoot the big cats of the realm.

Dan

Pres., TYHC

www.SquawkN.Screech

callipygian

Speaking of parrots, the Hyde Park area in Chicago has been infested with parrots for some years now. I didn't believe it until I visited Jones armory, and was "dive-bombed" by little green missiles from the air, that would return to their trees and squawk at you.

I think Cook county should grant an exception to their draconian firearms rules in order to allow parrot shooting. What think you?

Actually, Parrots are quite the nuisance in Southern Florida as many have escaped and now their is a large breeding population that is getting so big, it is starting to drive out native birds. I've also heard their are a couple of other delibratly introduced species in southern florida, mostly by illegal wildlife importers who "dump" their cargo before the cops can apprehend them - South florida is where most of the exotic animal trade, both legal and illegal, comes into the US. Now about hunting them, I'm thinking "punt gun"

Toolmaker

Pesky parrots? Never heard of such a thing. Perhaps Juan Pozzi can post a photo or two for us?

Parrots conjure up pet status to me. But in clumps of thousands I bet they can be petulant.

Oh well.

120mm, How do the parrots survive Chi-Town winters?

TM, whatcha think about using cat bullets in your air cannon for pass shooting parrots?

Dan

Pres., TYHC

www.SchemesN.Dreams

Does anybody have a recipe for Parrot? The real sceery thing about parrots as a pest is their life span - Something that can live for better than fifty years can cause a gross expansion of the population simply because previous generations simply don't die off...

Toolmaker

Our forefathers were wise enough to eliminate the Carolina parokeet, just as they were wise about the wolf and grizzley bear numbers. If kalifurnia mountail lions only ate kalifurnia lion huggers that would be fine by me too. But it is more than a pesky matter for many critters, with so many of us living so far from the realities of the land.

I am firmly convinced that if God had intended for parrots to live in Chicago, he would have arranged for Jimmy Buffet to have been born there. There seems to be a need for another type of vacuum now...it's like Florida, everybody and everything is moving here. I can't wait for the migration to be complete so I can have Montana all to myself!

Until then, the battle goes on. I fed the gators again today, I just found out that we have 'yotes in the neighborhood, so Bob's ammo supply is coming out of the locker. I have a 35* field of fire out of my kitchen, range from homeplate to the left field fence is 260 yards, right field is 490. You know, a house make a pretty good silencer as far as muzzle blast goes. The counter between the kitchen and living area allows me to cover all of the diamond by only taking the screen out of the window. BTW, my Remmy 550-1 scored 3 squill today, Li'l Bob is beside himself!

Dan

Pres., TYHC

www.HereKitty.Kitty

The South Side of Chicago (It's the baddest part of town. And if you go down there, you better just beware of a man named...) Ooops. Sorry for the sidetrack.

In the area, there are several large, heated factories, AND General Jones armory, which have a multitude of missing windows at any one time. The parrots move indoors during the winter, and shit over absolutely everything. They'll fly while there is snow on the ground, but not sleep outside.

Plus, in this part of Chicago, they are well into "lake effect." where they get oodles of precipitation, but don't get the large drops in cold. In fact, it can be up to 20 degrees warmer in the lake effect than it is in the suburbs.

I'll have to dig up the link to these nasty little birds. There is a society dedicated to them and their continued existence, of course.

OOH, killing two pests with only one push of the button!

Toolmaker

TM. Any good cat recipe will work.

Here's the link.

http://www.monkparakeet.com/jmsouth/

I should think that the cobras and related nasties freed by the Homestead hurricane a while back will be a little more than pesky. Too many exotic immigrants! Wait till the doo-gooders start their save the (fill in the blank) movement. Just like the Quaker parrots in Chicago (now politically corrected to monk parrots) Whooda Thunkett?

On the subject of political correctness, those of us with Luddite traits still call a Jewfish a Jewfish down here. I pray each evening that those who would instill their social values on the rest of us will wake up one night with a very irate cat in their colon. If there is ever a technological leap that creates transporters that will be the finest use, and I for one will have mine humming 7/24. I will even go so far as to say that any cat that claws its way to freedom shall live the rest of its days in opulent splendor at the House of Dan after the award ceremony. And a bath...

I have a photo of the medal that will be presented but my host site is upgrading hardware at the moment which precludes an upload. Standby for an edit ASAP.

Dan

Pres., TYHC

www.BetThatWould.Sting

PLEASE COME TO MY RANCH AND KILL ALL THE PARROTS WITH 22S SHOTGUNS,AND EVER YOU WANT THEY ARE DESTROYING EVERYTHING CROPS TREES ALL THERE ARE MILLIONS OF PARROTS IN MY FARM I KILL A LOT EVERY DAY BUT THEY ARE MORE AND MORE

WHY ARE YOU YELLING?

Toolmaker