On Apr 14, 2:03*pm, (EVP MAN) wrote:
A guy I worked with had the same problem. *He raised trout for re-sale.
One day he got tired of the bird after the trout and decided to take a
shot at it with a .22 rifle. *By the way, I think these birds are
protected! *When he shot, he missed the bird but hit an old neighbor man
walking down the road. *Needless to say: *he got himself in a whole mess
of trouble. *Luckly the man he shot recovered from the bullet wound.

Rich from PA

Herons and egrets are protected under international treaty (The
Migratory Bird Act- and treaties are as). Shooting one- if you get
caught- lands you in Federal trouble. The US Fish and Wildlife Service
is notorious for lacking a sense of humor when people shoot birds.

Chris