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Letter to Editor in Vburg Post

Postby gps4 » Tue Jan 12, 2016 1:18 pm

anyone familiar with this incident described in sunday's edition of the vicksburg post?

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Re: Letter to Editor in Vburg Post

Postby Smoke68 » Tue Jan 12, 2016 1:22 pm

No comment on the event itself, but keep in mind that the writer is someone who thinks a game warden's job is "to protect helpless animals."

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Re: Letter to Editor in Vburg Post

Postby gps4 » Tue Jan 12, 2016 1:24 pm

isn't part of their job protecting helpless animals during high water events, or at least enforce the laws that protect helpless animals during high water events?
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Re: Letter to Editor in Vburg Post

Postby 420 racin » Tue Jan 12, 2016 1:26 pm

I don't know anything about what happened, I just saw that myself, but I will place a wager that if any of the bystanders had attempted to "dispatch" the helpless animal like the GW did, they would be in some serious trouble.
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Re: Letter to Editor in Vburg Post

Postby levi127 » Tue Jan 12, 2016 1:32 pm

Noticed this popping up all over FB. People been talking about it

Woman made a complaint on the wildlife page also. Then commented on the people arrested for hunting when season was closed.
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Re: Letter to Editor in Vburg Post

Postby peewee » Tue Jan 12, 2016 1:46 pm

I heard about this event from an ex-coworker of mine. A different ex-coworker also witnessed this event, took pics, put it on facebook and the next morning it was gone. I was told the story was also submitted to the Clairon Ledger but they never heard of anything about it.
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Re: Letter to Editor in Vburg Post

Postby jdbuckshot » Tue Jan 12, 2016 1:58 pm

Must have been a Goodern.
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Re: Letter to Editor in Vburg Post

Postby vicksburg » Tue Jan 12, 2016 3:10 pm

I have seen this pop up several times in the last few days on facebook, but I have no first hand knowledge of the incident.
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Re: Letter to Editor in Vburg Post

Postby davidees » Tue Jan 12, 2016 7:41 pm

I've also seen it on FB, but have also witnessed and heard of other similar type incidents with GW's. I've mentioned them in the past on this site. Feelings were hurt.
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Re: Letter to Editor in Vburg Post

Postby vicksburg » Wed Jan 13, 2016 12:29 pm

From the Clarion Ledger today:

A letter from a Vicksburg man that was published in The Vicksburg Post newspaper has been circulating over the Internet and has tempers flaring.

The letter, which was attributed to Jimmy Hart of Vicksburg, described a scene near the Port of Vicksburg on Jan. 7. A deer was swimming to higher ground, only to be spooked back in the water by spectators who had gathered to watch the buck. When the buck came to land again, it was said to be exhausted and laid down on the bank.

Not long after, officers from the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks and the Warren County Sheriff's Department arrived on the scene. According to the letter, spectators were asked to back away and the deer was shot three times and killed by a conservation officer.

As the story made its way into email inboxes and Internet forums, it left some readers wondering why the situation ended as it did and others angry.

MDWFP Law Enforcement Bureau chief Col. Adcock said he was well aware of the incident.

"That deer swam out and people wouldn't leave him alone," Adcock said. "People had literally worn the deer completely out. There was nowhere for him to escape to."

Adcock said if there had been a wooded area the deer could have safely fled to, the situation would have been handled differently. But he said the area where the deer swam to land is surrounded by roads. Adcock said one of those roads is heavily used by trucks traveling to and from the Port of Vicksburg.

"It's a main highway there that has tons of traffic," Adcock said. "It was a public safety concern that it was going to cause an accident.

"That's just not a chance you can take. This was in the Port of Vicksburg."

Adcock explained that sedating the animal was not an option, either.

"Our officers are not veterinarians," Adcock said. "They don't carry sedatives and tranquilizer guns in their trucks. It's just not feasible."

After discussion among the officers on the scene, it was determined the deer would be dispatched.

"It is our job to manage the resources of Mississippi, but public safety is paramount," Adcock said.

According to MDWFP spokesperson Jim Walker, the deer was donated to the Mississippi Wildlife Federation Hunters' Harvest program. Through the program, the meat will be processed and distributed to Mississippi families in need.

Contact Brian Broom at (601) 961-7225 or bbroom@gannett.com. Follow The Clarion-Ledger Outdoors on Facebook and @BrianBroom on Twitter.
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Re: Letter to Editor in Vburg Post

Postby slim jim » Wed Jan 13, 2016 12:35 pm

And that is how you cover your ass
this look's like it's gona hurt
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Re: Letter to Editor in Vburg Post

Postby Wingman » Thu Jan 14, 2016 2:56 am

This happened in front of the Ergon plant. The deer would've had to walk over 2 miles down the port road and then crossed Business 61, obviously full of traffic, to get to dry ground. Google where the Ergon plant is on Haining Road. It is completely surrounded by miles of water right now.

Had it caused an accident, I imagine concerned citizens would be blaming the officer for putting a deer's life over a human's.

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Postby fireplug » Thu Jan 14, 2016 6:56 am

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