Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

Skip to comments.

All buffalo shot and killed (Herd loose in Albany NY)
Times Union ^ | 24 April 2014 | Bob Gardinie

Posted on 04/24/2015 4:31:36 PM PDT by rey

All 15 bison that roamed across a section of town for the past several hours were shot and killed by family members who owned the animals Friday.

The center of attention was at a creek off of Willowbrook Avenue as authorities tried to round up the herd that escaped from a farm in Rensselaer County, crossed the Hudson River and bolted across the state Thruway.

One of the hunters — "hired guns" — appeared to have a heated exchange with Albany County Sheriff Craig Apple after the gunfire started and was taken into custody. Apple said he was concerned about possible harm to people in the crowded area from the rifle shots. The man was later released.

(Excerpt) Read more at timesunion.com ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: albanyny; bison
Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first 1-2021-4041-6061-70 next last
People do not realize that Bison don't quit. I have seen them get on dogs and they won't get off until they have disemboweled them. I saw it nearly happen to a person once.
1 posted on 04/24/2015 4:31:36 PM PDT by rey
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | View Replies]

To: rey

Is it me or is this a little weird?


2 posted on 04/24/2015 4:33:10 PM PDT by 9thLife ("Life is a military endeavor..." -- Pope Francis)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: rey

You know,,, in the game of Bison vs human, we are so far ahead they’ll never catch up.


3 posted on 04/24/2015 4:34:34 PM PDT by DesertRhino (I was standing with a rifle, waiting for soviet paratroopers, but communists just ran for office.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: rey

Sure, guns in a crowd are dangerous, but so are 15 buffaloes on the loose.


4 posted on 04/24/2015 4:34:53 PM PDT by Cicero (Marcus Tullius)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: rey

We run bison in Wyoming and would NEVER imagine having them around people because they’ll run you down and kill you just for looking at them! Shooting them was the right thing to do if they were loose in a town. No doubt about it!


5 posted on 04/24/2015 4:35:21 PM PDT by MeganC (You can ignore reality, but reality won't ignore you.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: rey

There should be a lot of BUFFALO Steaks and BURGERS now.


6 posted on 04/24/2015 4:39:00 PM PDT by SandRat (Duty - Honor - Country! What else needs said?)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: SandRat

There is another story running in the area that the meat cannot be eaten because it wasn’t killed in an approved slaughter facility.


7 posted on 04/24/2015 4:42:19 PM PDT by rey
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 6 | View Replies]

To: MeganC

While I’m not against that based on the comments about the Bison being very hostile to humans, in a city the shot is very dangerous because of the possible humans behind the animal even blocks away.

If the animal kills someone it’s obviously bad because they could have been shot.

If someone is shot mistakenly, it’s bad because the shot should never have been fired.


8 posted on 04/24/2015 4:44:36 PM PDT by DoughtyOne (Conservatism: Now home to liars too. And we'll support them. Yea... GOPe)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 5 | View Replies]

To: rey

nice meal for some dogs.


9 posted on 04/24/2015 4:45:35 PM PDT by TexasFreeper2009 (You can't spell Hillary without using the letters L, I, A, & R)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 7 | View Replies]

To: rey

nice meal for some dogs.


10 posted on 04/24/2015 4:45:36 PM PDT by TexasFreeper2009 (You can't spell Hillary without using the letters L, I, A, & R)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 7 | View Replies]

To: rey
What is the difference between a Buffalo and a Bison?

You can't wash your face in a Buffalo.

"Ceterum censeo 0bama esse delendam."

Garde la Foi, mes amis! Nous nous sommes les sauveurs de la République! Maintenant et Toujours!
(Keep the Faith, my friends! We are the saviors of the Republic! Now and Forever!)

LonePalm, le Républicain du verre cassé (The Broken Glass Republican)

11 posted on 04/24/2015 4:48:33 PM PDT by LonePalm (Commander and Chef)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: SandRat
I think Price Chopper will have buffalo meat on sale at their Albany area stores...

Price Chopper and Wegmans are two of the biggest supermarket chains in upstate NY.

12 posted on 04/24/2015 4:48:51 PM PDT by ExCTCitizen (I'm ExCTCitizen and I approve this reply. If it does offend Libs, I'm NOT sorry...)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 6 | View Replies]

To: LonePalm

Your can’t roller skate in a buffalo herd.


13 posted on 04/24/2015 4:51:59 PM PDT by rey
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 11 | View Replies]

To: rey

Maybe it can’t be sold?

Hunters and their family eat meat killed this way every day.


14 posted on 04/24/2015 4:53:50 PM PDT by thackney (life is fragile, handle with prayer)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 7 | View Replies]

To: rey
Been charged by more than a few buffalo (or more likely, a beefalo, since there's so few pure blood bison left...) Shooting the herd seems like a reasonable response by rational owners.
15 posted on 04/24/2015 4:53:57 PM PDT by kingu (Everything starts with slashing the size and scope of the federal government.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: rey
But you can fly a Buffalo.


A Brewster F2A Buffalo

"Ceterum censeo 0bama esse delendam."

Garde la Foi, mes amis! Nous nous sommes les sauveurs de la République! Maintenant et Toujours!
(Keep the Faith, my friends! We are the saviors of the Republic! Now and Forever!)

LonePalm, le Républicain du verre cassé (The Broken Glass Republican)

16 posted on 04/24/2015 4:56:29 PM PDT by LonePalm (Commander and Chef)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 13 | View Replies]

To: LonePalm

Where I live, our minor league baseball team is the Buffalo Bisons. Kind of a play on words.


17 posted on 04/24/2015 4:57:53 PM PDT by fhayek
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 11 | View Replies]

To: rey

HOE, do they think the Native Americans got meat?


18 posted on 04/24/2015 4:58:28 PM PDT by SandRat (Duty - Honor - Country! What else needs said?)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 7 | View Replies]

To: LonePalm
What is the difference between a Buffalo and a Bison?

You can't get a pizza in a Bison at 4:00 in the morning.

19 posted on 04/24/2015 4:59:48 PM PDT by FredZarguna (On your deathbed you will receive total consciousness. So I got that goin' for me.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 11 | View Replies]

To: thackney

It definitely can’t be sold but there was a news piece that said they were being prevented from giving it away too. You’re government can never be too protective of you. Sure, they have the occasional missed drone, a little agent orange, the Tuskegee VD tests, not to mention the occasional police officer who might ruin your life, and politicians who spend billions for a job that pays $400K but overall they really care for you.


20 posted on 04/24/2015 5:01:01 PM PDT by rey
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 14 | View Replies]


Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first 1-2021-4041-6061-70 next last

Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.

Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson