Penguin Hunting

[War Squirrel]

Quite frankly, I hate the things. Pointless animal, good for eating fish and feeding seals/orcas. I hear they do not taste good, but they seem like they would be a fun hunt (maybe like varmint hunting?) and I'd certainly eat a ton of em. Besides obvious lodging issues, what would entail a penguin hunting expedition?

My bird of choice would probably be the Adelie penguin. It is one of the larger species, and as of 1992, there were 4,169,390 breeding pairs of penguins and growing, so they are not endangered by any means.

So what do you think? A penguin hunting expedition would be awesome.

 

[armoredman]

Egad, all the kids who watched Madagascar and Happy Feet are crying right now...
I guess it would be like prarie dog hunting, but I don't think the penguin is classified as a pest/varmint, I don't know. Too cold and hard to get to to hunt for me.

 

[skiking]

My personal dream is getting a penguin with a speargun while scuba diving.

 

[Eschaton]

This seems like shooting an animal for the sake of shooting an animal. A waste, really.

Not really sporting to me.

Besides, they are adorable.

 

[bswiv]

Read "Endurance"................. Don't remember the author.

Story of the Shackelton expedition to the South Pole. They used penguins for food for both themselves and the sled dogs.

More than that they used the skins, which are FULL of fat, as fire material.

And as was said shooting them just to shoot them shows little ethics. Bad form.

 

[qajaq59]

I don't even like eating a fish eating duck much less a penquin. Yukkkkk!

 

[buck460XVR]

This seems like shooting an animal for the sake of shooting an animal. A waste, really.

And as was said shooting them just to shoot them shows little ethics. Bad form.

Hard for me to imagine anyone that can afford a computer and a internet connection NEEDS to hunt in order to feed their starving family. With the cost of gas, licenses, ammo, guns and lease fees, economically..... hunting doesn't make sense for the majority of hunters. So for the majority of hunters, the main reason we hunt is to keep the populations of certain species under control and to feed an ancient inherited biological urge. Sure if the meat is edible, it is a plus, and a shame to waste it, but how many here eat the meat of the coyotes they shoot? Sounds like this is where the OP is at with this penguin thing.


I think .223 would be good for the larger ones and a .17HMR for those that are the size of a large cat. Oh, and don't forget the snow camo.........

 

[Leaky Waders]

"I don't even like eating a fish eating duck much less a penquin. Yukkkkk!"

That's what I was thinking too, it would be like Merganser steaks.

 

[bswiv]

"""Hard for me to imagine anyone that can afford a computer and a internet connection NEEDS to hunt in order to feed their starving family. With the cost of gas, licenses, ammo, guns and lease fees, economically..... hunting doesn't make sense for the majority of hunters. So for the majority of hunters, the main reason we hunt is to keep the populations of certain species under control and to feed an ancient inherited biological urge. Sure if the meat is edible, it is a plus, and a shame to waste it, but how many here eat the meat of the coyotes they shoot? Sounds like this is where the OP is at with this penguin thing."""

A mouth full said there but much difference between a coyote which kills edible and economically valuable animals and a penguin. Of course having said that the same could be said for seals and salmon.

All gets confusing at times..........

 

[243ackley]

Trying to keep with the initial humourous intention of the op I would say .22lr would be fine. Then you could put big hooks in them and winch them in the sea to spin for orca or leopard seals.

 

[qajaq59]

Leaky Waders, that is exactly the bird I was thinking of. And they are definitely Yukkk. However I had a buddy whose wife loved them. No accounting for taste huh?

 

[TheIrishJedi]

haha

Go get yer penguin mate! Sounds like fun.

 

[243ackley]

Oh and I forgot to add I am watching happy feet as a training film. Practising dry mounting and making them have it.

 

[sarduy]

Penguin taste like a mix of turkey and fish....

 

[tactikel]

Was in Antartica in 1995, penguins smell like 3 day old cat food (I can't imagine what they taste like). You can walk up to a penguin (chinstrap, adelie, macaroni) and wap it over the head with a stick-they have no natural fear of humans. Hunting them (unless you were starving) is pointless.

 

[Dr.Mall Ninja]

Seems like a lot of trouble to shoot a penguin... how much does it even cost to Antarctica?

 

[Zoidberg523]

My soul cried when I read the title of this thread, lol. Having said that, I have no valuable contribution to make to said thread.

 

[deacon8]

Yes, penguins would be fun to hunt. Haha!

Along the same lines, why are dolphins ignored as a viable food source? Do you know they kill more people each year than sharks do? I know they are a significant food source in Japan, but why not here? I would like to see where this post goes in terms of "cute and lovable" animals, and how it relates to my tastebuds.

 

[Clipper]

Yes, penguins would be fun to hunt. Haha!

Along the same lines, why are dolphins ignored as a viable food source? Do you know they kill more people each year than sharks do? I know they are a significant food source in Japan, but why not here? I would like to see where this post goes in terms of "cute and lovable" animals, and how it relates to my tastebuds.

...Think of how delicious the General Tso's Kitt-er-chicken is at the Chinese buffet...

 

[qajaq59]

...Think of how delicious the General Tso's Kitt-er-chicken is at the Chineese buffet...

You almost slipped there Clipper. ROTFL

 

[Double Naught Spy]

Do you know they kill more people each year than sharks do?

No. I can't find any evidence to support the claim either.

 

[MichaelK]

Seems like a lot of trouble to shoot a penguin... how much does it even cost to Antarctica?
Well, SeaWorld is closer. Just go to San Diego, California.

 

[Turbobuddha]

Well, you could make it more of a challenge by targeting them while they are doing that sliding thing. Moving targets. That might work. And it would really be a waste if you did it right and tossed them into the ocean to feed the other critters. Think of it more as an issue of resource management than ethics. Population control. Or do like they did recently up around KC where police and wildlife management officers shot about 300 or so deer to clean up a park and donated the meat t osoem operation holiday feed the poor organization.

And you wouldn't neccesarily have to go to antarica. Don't they have some that vacation around the southern most point of south america?

 

[Art Eatman]

I have never, ever, before this thread, ever heard of a dolphin harming a human being.

Some 65 years ago, a friend of mine attended the "Out Of Doors School" on Siesta Key in Florida. At recess, the kids would swim in the Gulf. A dolphin took it upon himself to play lifeguard, nudging kids back toward shore if they tried to swim out beyond the second sand-bar from the beach.

 

[EatBugs]

hmmm many thoughts on this issue...

If dolphins were made a viable food source then I imagine tuna wouldn't be dolphin safe anymore... you'd just buy your bumblebee canned dolphin right along with your tuna...

I don't even like visiting the penguin exhibit at the zoo... nasty, smelly , creepy looking feet ,and irritating noises... you can have them

I came upon a cat who I saw on several occasions hanging out near a Chinese takeout eating scraps people would throw its way... I warned the cat about hanging out near such places... I don't see the cat there anymore... I hope the reason is because it took my advice...