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    Man kicking squirrels off Grand Canyon

    Looks like they left a trail of food to the edge and cliff and then kicks them off.

    http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/0...n_5648017.html
    Utah is a very special and unique place. There is no where else like it on earth. Please take care of it and keep the remaining wild areas in pristine condition. The world will be a better place if you do.

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    Now that's a literal

    I'm sure we can write novels about this type of behavior.
    Unacceptable on every level.
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    "He who walks on the edge...will eventually fall."
    "There are two ways to die in the desert - dehydration and drowning." -overhearing a Park Ranger at Capitol Reef N.P.
    "...the first law of gear-dynamics: gear is like a gas - it will expand to fit the available space." -Wortman, Outside magazine.
    "SEND IT, BRO!!"

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    Those doods outfits might be MORE unacceptable.


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    Quote Originally Posted by accadacca View Post
    Those doods outfits might be MORE unacceptable.
    that goes without saying. ;)

    Looks like we know what you were hypnotized by...
    ●Canyoneering 'Canyon Conditions' @ www.candition.com
    ●Hiking Treks (my younger brother's website): hiking guides @ www.thetrekplanner.com
    "He who walks on the edge...will eventually fall."
    "There are two ways to die in the desert - dehydration and drowning." -overhearing a Park Ranger at Capitol Reef N.P.
    "...the first law of gear-dynamics: gear is like a gas - it will expand to fit the available space." -Wortman, Outside magazine.
    "SEND IT, BRO!!"

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    Quote Originally Posted by jman View Post
    that goes without saying. ;)

    Looks like we know what you were hypnotized by...
    When it says, "GRAPHIC Video..."


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    I've always wondered these days where we draw the line? To be honest, I really don't see the "graphic" or the "wtf" in kicking a squirrel off the cliff. I grew up hunting these things and no, I didn't always eat them. We hunted for sport. Same with rabbits. Bogley has quite the collection of hunting expeditions where prairie dogs and rabbits are blown to smithereens. Post those on YouTube and people are like "meh". Post a video of a guy kicking a squirrel off a well know geographic location and it goes viral. Makes me wonder where the line is. Probably wouldn't have gone viral if he had kicked a lizard off the edge and sent it to its demise. How about a field mouse? Most people I gather wouldn't have given two shits about the mouse, but there is an uproar and full on NPS investigation over the squirrel incident. The only conclusion I can come up with is humanity needs to CTFO

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    Makes me wonder where the line is.
    I think most people would agree that doing this in a national park definitely crosses the line.
    Utah is a very special and unique place. There is no where else like it on earth. Please take care of it and keep the remaining wild areas in pristine condition. The world will be a better place if you do.

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    Quite frankly, if I had witnessed that, I would have slapped the living snot out of that idiot and his sissy boyfriend too. I'm not kidding.
    The end of the world for some...
    The foundation of paradise for others.

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    Great question - where is the line?

    Is it a line that the state draws and says killing coyotes, rabbits and lizards, deer, whatever, are okay?

    Is it a line that your "moral compass"/church/etc. draws and say that doing this stuff is not "morally" right?

    Is it a line that society as a whole draws?

    Is it a line that a individual makes and it's society's "right" to defend that persons liberty to protect/destroy???

    A Great question indeed!!
    ●Canyoneering 'Canyon Conditions' @ www.candition.com
    ●Hiking Treks (my younger brother's website): hiking guides @ www.thetrekplanner.com
    "He who walks on the edge...will eventually fall."
    "There are two ways to die in the desert - dehydration and drowning." -overhearing a Park Ranger at Capitol Reef N.P.
    "...the first law of gear-dynamics: gear is like a gas - it will expand to fit the available space." -Wortman, Outside magazine.
    "SEND IT, BRO!!"

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    If I had of witnessed this I might have felt bad if I was a good person.... but in reality I'd probably asked if they had a squirrel for me to kick....


    Tap'n on my Galaxy G3

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    Squirrel that well-fed might topple a goblin on the way down...

    Posting on YouTube guaranteed to draw both kinds of attention.

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    I think the worst part of the video was the soundtrack

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    I heard they were Boy Scout leaders...


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    Quote Originally Posted by Sombeech View Post
    I think the worst part of the video was the soundtrack
    Creed...FML.


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    Quote Originally Posted by Sombeech View Post
    I think the worst part of the video was the soundtrack
    Then you must have missed the guy in the background wearing the short shorts.... it made me throw up in my mouth a little bit.

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    Brokeback Mountain...with a little animal torture thrown in.
    The end of the world for some...
    The foundation of paradise for others.

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    I'm surprised it wasn't a stinky brown gerbil he was kicking off that cliff. With the way him and his buddy were dressed.

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    Creed and squirrel kickin, not sure I have seen a funnier vid in a while.

    Can you take me Hiiiggherrrrr......
    Your safety is not my responsibility.

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