Off Topic: The Crocodile Hunter," killed in marine acci

Paul Krumrei · **Joined:** Sun Apr 03, 2005 11:06 pm **Posts:** 1757

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060904/peo ... a_irwin_dc

Flat 12x2 · **Posted:** Mon Sep 04, 2006 4:27 am

A very sad day :cry:

, I'm amazed how the news has flashed round the world on all sorts of forums , the planet has lost a truly great person, fortunately his family & colleges at the Australia Zoo will keep up his great work

Broken-Wrench · **Joined:** Sun Oct 24, 2004 12:37 pm **Posts:** 1197

I hate days like this!!! The world seems a little less colorfull today!!!!!

Trey Carroll · **Posted:** Mon Sep 04, 2006 7:43 am

Crikey

systemofadown1162 · **Posted:** Mon Sep 04, 2006 9:07 am

Broken-Wrench wrote:

I hate days like this!!! The world seems a little less colorfull today!!!!!

Ditto

TimAPNY · **Posted:** Mon Sep 04, 2006 9:13 am

Nathan · **Posted:** Mon Sep 04, 2006 9:23 am

Steve Irwin has been a current hero of mine. Thanks to him I now have an apprisiation for nature and animals when at one time I didn't care at all. But thanks to him I now recycle, I quit hunting, and I even saved a bat once!

Thanks Steve for making a differance.

Sad news.

Aircraft Mech Paul · **Posted:** Mon Sep 04, 2006 11:06 am

Hello All,

I agree with several of the guys who already posted on this one. The world has lost a good man. His genuine enthusiasm for what he did may have seemed "corny" to many, but he was a true "mans man" when it came to adventure. The world seems less brighter now, with his loss. I hope that God blesses his family during this time of grief and loss.

Respectfully,

Paul

Tigercat · **Joined:** Mon Jun 20, 2005 11:54 am **Posts:** 288

Nathan,

Actually, hunting is one activity that PROMOTES wildlift populations by funding state and federal research programs and funding the acquistion of land for habitat enhancement.

Did you know that over a third of the money used to purchase ALL the land for the U.S. Wildlife refuges came from Pittman-Robertson tax funds, which is the Federal tax on all firearms, ammunition, and other hunting and some fishing equipment?

Ducks Unlimited is the second largest wildlife preservation organization in the World and is made up mostly of waterfowl hunters and enthusiasts.

I am a college trained Wildlife Biologist (Oregon State University class of 1974) and I can tell you that HUNTERS preserve more wildlife than they comsume.

tom d. friedman · **Posted:** Mon Sep 04, 2006 4:43 pm

if you think about it.... the accident was freak in it's nature!! at least he died doing what he loved, hope i'm that lucky!! sting ray hits are quite common, when i'm in the ocean i shuffle my feet to avoid them. a hit to the heart was a 1 in a million shot. was he diving with it?? or wrestling with it on a boat / shore?? i've hooked them beach fishing & they are sheer dead weight, damned near dragged me into the drink!! my buddy just returned from alaska on a halibut fishing trip. 1 of his fishing impliments included...... yes..... a .357 magnum pistol. why???? as the halibuts & some times sting rays he caught were so big & strong flopping around they would knock you into the water. the gun was a necessity!!

Roger Cain · **Posted:** Mon Sep 04, 2006 5:20 pm

Dang, this is the second time I've come home from my annual Labor Day Weekend camping trip to hear news like this. Nine years ago (1997), it was the tragic death of Princess Diana. A sad day it is..............

King · **Posted:** Mon Sep 04, 2006 5:59 pm

tom d. friedman wrote:

was he diving with it?? or wrestling with it on a boat / shore??

Story is he was swimming over the top of it and somehow accidently cornered the stingray. It spun around and flicked its stinger up and into his chest. Like you said, a one in a million shot!

RIP Steve.

systemofadown1162 · **Posted:** Mon Sep 04, 2006 6:21 pm

He was coming up over it with a camera man to the left and in front.

bdk · **Joined:** Sun May 02, 2004 1:16 am **Posts:** 11324

tom d. friedman wrote:

...a .357 magnum pistol. why???? as the halibuts & some times sting rays he caught were so big & strong flopping around they would knock you into the water. the gun was a necessity!!

I think that I saw a Three Stooges episode like that where they drilled holes in the bottom of the boat to let the water out. How do you shoot a fish in your boat without the same result? :shock:

airnutz · **Posted:** Tue Sep 05, 2006 12:12 am

bdk wrote:

tom d. friedman wrote:

...a .357 magnum pistol. why???? as the halibuts & some times sting rays he caught were so big & strong flopping around they would knock you into the water. the gun was a necessity!!

I think that I saw a Three Stooges episode like that where they drilled holes in the bottom of the boat to let the water out. How do you shoot a fish in your boat without the same result? :shock:

Use Talon slugs..or shoot it before you drag it on the boat.. :shock:

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