They’re Back! Illinois Carp Hunters Release New Epic Video…and You’ll Want to Watch
- Posted on February 6, 2012 at 1:40pm by
Jonathon M. Seidl
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One of our most clicked-on stories of last year was the story of the Peoria, Illinois Carp Hunters, a group of fisherman who decided to dress up in gladiator-like costumes and kill invasive Asian carp with swords while being pulled behind a boat. Now they’re back with even more footage and, better yet, even more weapons. You don’t want to miss this.
Just take a look at what you’re about to see:
And this year the crew even has some new first-person perspective footage complete with antlers, of course:
So are you ready for almost six minutes of pure enjoyment? Without further ado (content warning — there could be a few words used that aren’t suitable for all audiences):
So why do the Carp Hunters “hunt?” The video description has some info:
Peoria Carp Hunters II. We take what we did last year to new heights; employing new weapons, warriors, methodologies, and an unbridled excitement to killing this invasive species.
But we decided to dig a little deeper.
We asked Nathan Wallick and Zac Hoffman — the lead hunters — to give us a little more information about why they do what they do and how it started. They forwarded us an interview, and that is almost as entertaining as the video. Hint: it involves a lightbulb moment when talking about deep sea “sword fishing.”
Here are some excerpts:
Q. So, you’re the Peoria Carp Hunters? Tell me, when did this whole thing begin, and how?
A. Last year, Zac and I were out on the IL River, bow fishing for Asian carp. Somehow we got into a discussion about swordfish. I told him my experience deep sea fishing in Hawaii when I was in fourth grade, and how I caught a large dolphin fish and had a swordfish on my line, but he got off. Zac replied, “I’d love to go sword fishing sometime! But it would probably cost too much money that I don’t have.” That’s when the light bulb went off. I looked at Zac and said, “Well, why can’t we go sword fishing?” He replied, “I told you, I don’t have the money!” I said, “We could do it right here!” He looked at me confused, so I told him, “Well, we have swords, we have a boat and skis, and we have jumping Asian carp. Put them together, and you have what we like to call, Midwest Sword fishing.”
Q. You’re like, actual ninjas or something, right?
A. No, we’re just two outdoorsmen who know how to have fun. We’ve single handedly merged water sports, martial arts, fishing and hunting all into one. We’ve even made a game out it. It’s one thing to go out and water ski, but quite another to do so with weapons and compete to see who kills the most fish. There is a lot on one-up-man-ship going on when we unveil weapons to each other or one of us gets a picture text of a weapon in development.
Q. What training does it take, exactly, to swing samurai swords and wolverine claws at fish?
A. Growing up together, we have always done athletics. Zac did gymnastics and Nate played football. We continue to keep ourselves in tip top shape. For carp hunting, forearm exercises and coordination are key because you can only hold on to the tow rope with one hand. This season we will be able to wield some new weapons with both hands.
Q. Where exactly is this happening?
A. On the IL River near Peoria and nearby lakes that are infested with these invading fish. It’s a real problem here in Illinois. It’s not only the epicenter of where these fish have really taken ground and proliferated as an invasive species, but it is also the spot where we see a “last stand” effort critical. The Great Lakes are the next great body of water that they intend on infiltrating next. The consequences of that invasion would be disastrous.
Q. What exactly are you trying to accomplish?
A. Ultimately, our goal is to raise awareness about the devastating effects Asian carp are wreaking on our waterways. If they get into Lake Michigan, they could potentially crash the 7 billion dollar sport and commercial fishing industry. I’ve been boating and fishing on the IL River for a long time now, and things have gotten to a point in certain areas where you can’t even safely participate in water sports. These fish are reproducing at an astronomical rate. They’re filter feeders. Asian carp can consume up to 40%-60% of their body weight a day in plankton, thus crowding out our native fish. They can grow up to be 40+ pounds, so getting hit in the head traveling 30+ mph by something this size could potentially kill you. Try throwing a 40lb. bean bag at a car traveling 30mph and see what happens. Lol! With that said, we love water sports and aren’t about to let some invasive species dictate where, when, and how we boat. These fish are a huge problem and even though our new sport may be fun, I would take it all back to have the river free of these fish.
A. We have to hit the shallow water near the river bank, so we track the boat in the center and swing out wide to accomplish the slaughter fest we’re after. A lot has to do with the sound of the boat in the water and we’re hoping that that beckons more of them to jump unknowingly into our weapons and our lethal suit.
Q. What types of weapons? Names, brands, sizes, etc.?
A. These pups are robust suckers. You’ve seen our wolverine claw, spiked helmet, shin guards, samurai sword and Shredder Suit, The helmet and shredder suit, however, were created from our own imagination and skill. That’s really where our passion lies, in creating our own justice instruments. This season, you’ll see some new weapons custom made by Zac and Nate, such as, the “Treble Trouble” and the “Barbed Batterer”. We really want to bring back some of the classic sports into the arena with a twist. Think tennis and golf. Beyond that, I want you to think about the medieval folk. Even though they were plagued with the plague, monarchy, and how to wipe their butts with straw, they still were capable of devising lethal weapons. These “instruments” have really inspired us…
Q. So why do the fish jump?
A. This is still somewhat of a mystery, but we do know that vibration and water turbulence spooks them, causing them to jump. The bottom line is that these numbskulls just don’t get it. They aren’t from around here. They jump to get away from the sound of the motor and meet their fate on our spikes.
Can’t get enough of these guys? Want to learn more? Just want to hang out with them? You can book a carp bowfishing trip with them here.
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Comments (131)
Just in time
Posted on February 6, 2012 at 3:00pmRelax Johnny, maybe God put them here in America for our amusement.
Report Post »Cesium
Posted on February 6, 2012 at 10:51pmmaybe god put the cold virus here to f with us for fun too..
Report Post »B_Will_Derd
Posted on February 6, 2012 at 11:36pmKilling anything for fun is wrong?! If you are killing an invasive species that is destroying the natural ecosystem, making it fun is genius! These guys were pretty pathetic at it, but a real dedicated professional martial artist could really make that interesting…
Report Post »bbstacker67
Posted on February 9, 2012 at 1:31pmThis could be the new “Sporting Clays”. Ride facing backward in the boat and you better be quick. Your only limit would be the amount of shells you could carry. Of course you would have to shoot non-lead shot shells. The ones you hit would feed the cat fish.
Report Post »RightThinking1
Posted on February 6, 2012 at 2:59pmYou have to wonder how often these guys end up being impaled/sliced/hooked with their own gear…
Report Post »Agreed re the skeet shooting. One could have a real, uh…., carpy diem
Baddoggy
Posted on February 6, 2012 at 3:14pmIf you arent gong to kill it to eat it…you are a moron in the first degree….
Report Post »lukerw
Posted on February 6, 2012 at 3:24pmDon’t play with your food!!!
Report Post »single stack
Posted on February 6, 2012 at 3:25pmThese are vermin, no different than rats. If you have a rat in your house do you kill it and eat it?
Report Post »pap pap
Posted on February 6, 2012 at 3:34pmBadDoggy got htis one wrong.
These things are a total menace and need to be totally destroyed eventually they will crowd out and destroy our natural fish so it’s kill or be killed (sort of).
It would be nice if this was done more with commercial equipment so that you could get them out by the hundreds.
BTW The “don‘t kill them if you’re not gonna eat them” is usually the way I feel about wildlife. You don’t eat flies do you.
Report Post »SpeckChaser
Posted on February 6, 2012 at 6:10pmIn Texas it is a “violation to Fail to immediately remove the intestines from tilapia, grass carp, or any other fish listed as harmful or potentially harmful, except on those waters where a valid Triploid Grass Carp Permit is in effect.”
These guys are doing Illinois a service.
Report Post »MYHEROISRON
Posted on February 6, 2012 at 6:40pmAll things considered … these clods are hilarious …
Report Post »dcraw21b
Posted on February 6, 2012 at 6:54pmRight on, vermin!!! They all need killed. I loved this video.
Report Post »goofwrench
Posted on February 6, 2012 at 7:34pmBaddoggy, these are invasive. They don’t belong here in other words. They are killing off all the fish that do belong here and are good to eat. They need to be turned into fish food for the fish we want. These fish are not good to eat. Throw one on a board, season the tar out of it, cook it up, I would rather eat the board than the fish. I am a sportsman, I love hunting and fishing. If these fish are not eradicated quickly it the worst way, kiss fishing on the great lakes good bye. I don‘t kill anything I don’t plan to eat, I don‘t let my kids kill anything we don’t plan to eat. With these fish it would be a completely different story. The one with the most kills wins, use any device, method or forum you want. The prize, saving our native fish, for the future.
Report Post »catfish777
Posted on February 7, 2012 at 2:38pmI saw very few carp. Most were bass and crappies and perch
Report Post »Margaret Thatcher
Posted on February 7, 2012 at 9:14pm@catfish777
“I saw very few carp. Most were bass and crappies and perch”
Wrong. None of those were any of the species you mention. You know very little about fish or fishing.
Report Post »stifroc
Posted on February 8, 2012 at 12:08pmThis species is so invasive that they have a high voltage electric nets at all river inlets to the great lakes to prevent them from entering. This species destroys habitat for natural species of fish by ripping up the bottom and destroying weed cover. These are fresh water rats.
States should net them, process them and stock the food banks and homeless shelters with them.
What would be really fun would be standing in the back of the boat with a sawed off shotgun. However that would also get you 20 years in prison. Fun, but not worth it.
Report Post »LeadNotFollow
Posted on February 6, 2012 at 2:53pm…
Report Post »Here’s another story, that should have not been posted by The Blaze.
I’m beginning to think The Blaze has a fox in the hen-house.
I’m quickly losing respect for The Blaze.
mbck1491
Posted on February 6, 2012 at 3:59pmIf you see a story on the blaze that you don‘t think is important than don’t watch that story. Then you just move onto another story of importance. Every story on the blaze is important in my opinion. I like to learn as much as possible about as many subjects as possible. Reminds me of being a kid in school and complaining about certain subjects that I contested I would never use in real life. Well guess what? I am using those said subjects everyday at my job. What a piece of irony that is.
Report Post »ImMormon
Posted on February 6, 2012 at 4:30pmThe Blaze like many organizations look at the number of times the story is clicked on and read. The more people click on these stories, the more stories like these they’ll put out there. If you don’t like it, don’t read it. It’s impossible to please every single person. I think they are doing a fine job of mixing in a variety of important and entertaining stories. Don’t be a hater… no one is forcing you to read this. Skip it and move on! The news doesn’t revolve around exactly what YOU think is important.
Report Post »Psychosis
Posted on February 6, 2012 at 6:31pmmaybe you should apply for an editors position since you seem to think you know what the rest of us should be watching/ reading
Report Post »Kiba
Posted on February 6, 2012 at 6:32pmWell is someone forcing you to come on here? I wanna puke when I see a picture of Obama or Sharpton but its just something I gotta work-through ya know? As a matter of fact the next picture I see of Sharpton I wish it would resemble the last one I saw of Mousolini but oh shucks cant always get what you want right?
Report Post »Rowgue
Posted on February 7, 2012 at 11:49amHow is a story that’s highlighting the devastating effects an invasive species of fish is having not newsworthy anyway? Reporting on who won the latest primary is not a 24 hour a day job, they have time to provide other news as well.
Report Post »Ron_WA
Posted on February 7, 2012 at 8:23pmDude, lighten up. If you can’t have a little fun mixed in w/ your social & political commentary move to CSPAN.
Report Post »Mad_as_Hell...
Posted on February 6, 2012 at 2:47pmI hope no lead products were used the carp hunt. Hate to see the progressive environmentalist group Center for Biological Diversity gioing after them.
Report Post »I.Gaspar
Posted on February 6, 2012 at 2:44pmWhat a great sport!
Report Post »I just hope peta and the aclu (american carp liberties union) don’t go after these guys.
Jim213
Posted on February 7, 2012 at 3:40pmA man in Wisconsin just got 10 years for running over deer with his snowmobile. These guys better watch out for those PETA people.
Report Post »Johnny Cocheroo
Posted on February 6, 2012 at 2:36pmKilling any living creature for fun is wrong.
Report Post »lasvegan
Posted on February 6, 2012 at 2:42pmI do not agree. These fish are not an indigenous species and were probably put in the river because someone felt the same way. How sad will it be if they do get into the great lakes and destroy or cripple the sporting, boating and fishing industry there. These fish need to be gone and kept in the far east.
Report Post »Guckerts
Posted on February 6, 2012 at 2:50pmOhhh, BooHoo go ball up and cry. lol
Report Post »USPATRIOT101
Posted on February 6, 2012 at 2:52pmIs it wrong to have fun gettin dinner??
Report Post »ImMormon
Posted on February 6, 2012 at 3:01pmThis fish does more harm to other living things in that area. Clearly there supply severly exceeds the demand! I wish I could have joined them!
Report Post »Johnny Cocheroo
Posted on February 6, 2012 at 3:25pm@USpatriot
These guys weren’t eating the carp. If you kill it, you should eat it.
@lasvegan
Do you really think we’re going to be able to stop the carp? http://www.nwf.org/Wildlife/Wildlife-Conservation/Threats-to-Wildlife/Invasive-Species/Asian-Carp.aspx. Better send out these goons to start killing all geese & birds – cause eggs can get attached to their feet.
If so, hopefully we do better than stopping the zebra mussels. Remember all the horror stories about them – looks like they weren’t so bad after all.
BTW – there is a huge world market for exporting asian carp.
Report Post »single stack
Posted on February 6, 2012 at 3:29pmThere’s nothing wrong with killing destructive pests. There’s also nothing wrong with having fun doing it.
Report Post »single stack
Posted on February 6, 2012 at 3:33pmjohnny cocheroo,
Remember that next time you have rats, roaches, or flies in your house.
Report Post »rs9
Posted on February 6, 2012 at 3:34pmDid you have your sense of humor surgically removed when they cut your balls off. Yeah that’s right Mr. New Castrate I’m asking you!!
Report Post »AlienEarthling
Posted on February 6, 2012 at 3:56pmCome on people! If you have ever gone fishing before in your life, you would know that you don’t eat carp. They are nothing but bones and extremely tough meat that is unhealthy to eat. I dare you to try and eat one. They are obviously way overpopulated and should be put in balance.
Report Post »RejectFalseIcons
Posted on February 6, 2012 at 3:58pmATTENTION: Animals are still not people. Despite how much you might try to believe they are, they aren’t.
These guys should see about making a remote control small submersible that will churn up the water and make them jump… so they can shoot them from the shore.
OR – they should upgrade to dynamite.
Report Post »Ishmot2
Posted on February 6, 2012 at 4:29pmI wish you bleeding heart liberals would get the hell off this site, If you wasn’t a pack of morons; I wouldn’t mind trying to learn something from you. But liberalism is a brain disorder, so there’s not much to learn from your posts.
Report Post »mdefu2
Posted on February 6, 2012 at 4:33pmThere is a difference between eliminating a harmful animal and injuring them for fun. If they were killing them as painlessly as possible, I would not object, but most of the fish they are contacting will die a slow painfull death. These are Gods creatures. Placed in the wrong place by men. If you do not see the wrong in this, you do not recognize evil for what it is.
Report Post »Firefighter 538
Posted on February 6, 2012 at 4:59pmCOCHEROO……..I would explain it to you but I’m all out of puppets and crayons!
Report Post »Johnny Cocheroo
Posted on February 6, 2012 at 5:12pm@Firefighter 538
“COCHEROO……..I would explain it to you but I’m all out of puppets and crayons!”
Well, you are a firefighter…
Report Post »Structure21
Posted on February 6, 2012 at 5:59pmKill’em all
Report Post »Amica
Posted on February 6, 2012 at 6:16pmThey’re not killing them to have fun, they’re having fun killing them. In other words, fun is not the reason they’re killing them, control of an invasive species is the reason. Fun is a side affect.
Report Post »lasvegan
Posted on February 6, 2012 at 7:08pmCochero,
Report Post »Sure you can stop the carp. It’s done all the time. Bad thing for you is that they kill every fish in the lake or river and then restock with the desired fish. Done all the time dude. Now, the mussel problem is a whole different ballgame. Boaters must get their act together. That is a hard one to fix and control. I would like to see all the idiots that brought these things to our beautiful country, in jail….
C.Karkey
Posted on February 6, 2012 at 10:16pmWrong. Tell that to a cattle rancher whose land is over run with prairie dogs, who will decimate 100′s of acres of pasture and leave leg-busting holes. Tell that to a farmer whose land is filled with groundhog holes, some of which are big enough to sink a tractor tire and bust a axle. Tell that to a sheep ranch who loses a good percentage of his lamb crop to coyotes. Tell that to anyone of them and you risk getting a barbed-wire ass chewing. You like to eat? Get a rifle, learn to use it, and wipe out a few pests. Careful, you just may enjoy yourself.
Report Post »Rowgue
Posted on February 7, 2012 at 11:54am@JOHNNY
That’s such BS. There is no huge world market for exporting these carp.
Report Post »Johnny Cocheroo
Posted on February 7, 2012 at 12:06pm@rowgue
Lol – yeah I thought it was BS too when I first read it but its true & actually kinda ironic.
“Earlier this year, the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity awarded a $2 million grant to Big River Fish Corp., of Pearl, Ill., to develop a facility needed to process 30 million tons of Asian carp for sale in China and other countries where the bighead carp is highly popular.
Parola said the Chinese like their carp “wild-caught in the USA” because U.S. waters are much cleaner than those in China.”
http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/illinois/article_067546f6-0b89-5c30-a5a1-e56d0e61b740.html
Report Post »lasvegan
Posted on February 6, 2012 at 2:34pmVery cool and very funny. For your next stunt, why not see how many you can actually trap. Maybe develop a net, 10 X 15 or that you can pull behind the boat. See how many pounds you can catch. That brings up the question, what do you do with them? Does anyone take them for fertilizer or anything like that. I hope you wouldn’t have to release them.
Report Post »Viper1
Posted on February 6, 2012 at 2:51pmThey would make great fertilizer for the corn industry that the government won’t let us plant. Maybe these kids have created a game that they can make money with. Even if they pay one cent per pound maybe we could save all the starving cats in the world. Just a thought!
Report Post »SREGN
Posted on February 6, 2012 at 4:04pmTake them to DC and feed them to the rats that can’t be killed.
Report Post »Vernon Black
Posted on February 6, 2012 at 2:30pmA true AMERICAN sport!….Thunder Dome meets Water World….Beware Tyrants!!!…Left or Right!!…Who needs GUNS??? We are Americans by God and Fighting Foes, man or beast, is Our BIRTH RIGHT!!!!
Report Post »Crazyotto
Posted on February 6, 2012 at 5:25pmSarcasm? If so get a life!
Report Post »Vernon Black
Posted on February 6, 2012 at 8:46pmI’m absolutely serious….and my life is GREAT thank you very much!!!…I intend to fight for FREEDOM and LIBERTY against Leftist Tyrants….And these guys capture that spirit….Don’t be afraid, we’ll protect you too from the Tyrants!!!
Report Post »Viper1
Posted on February 6, 2012 at 2:26pmThis is down right funny! Send Larry The Cable Guy! PETA is going to have a heart attack if they see this video. Can you run it on GBTV? PLEASE!
Report Post »mike1127
Posted on February 7, 2012 at 3:49pmPETA should be on the terrorist watch list. They are truly a home-grown terrorist cell. A few minutes of research can show you how deadly those people are. PETA should be illegal. Penn and Teller’s Bull5hit on Showtime did a great piece on them. You can see it on YouTube.
Report Post »Noahide Ron
Posted on February 6, 2012 at 2:20pmThose guys are having entirely too much fun.
Somebody call PETA or the ASPCA. Maybe we could get a liberal psychologist to diagnose them with a mental disorder and have them put away….for the good of the guppies.
FISH HAVE RIGHTS!
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Report Post »SHOWMESTATEGUY
Posted on February 6, 2012 at 2:46pmDon’t worry. Those groups will be on this like stink on a dead rotten fish.
Report Post »TomFerrari
Posted on February 6, 2012 at 2:59pmSHHHHHH!!!!!
nancy pelosi, or barbara boxer, or dianne fienstein, or albert costa will hear you!!!
They ALREADY prohibit HUMANS from growing food on their own land in California, because the water THEY ARE STILL PAYING FOR must not be used for farming, but allowed to go downstream to preserve some sort of BAIT that has infested the MANMADE CANAL that was BUILT FOR THE FARMS.
They’ll call the epa and declare this infestation a “protected species” or something ridiculous, and then, they’ll agree to remove it from the list IF you vote for obama to become KING OF AMERICA.
Control the resources, control the people.
Whodda’ thunk… ILLINOIS HAS AN INFESTATION ?
lol
Seriously, we have GOT to do something about this mess !
Report Post »Buck Shane
Posted on February 6, 2012 at 2:16pmAnybody have a good recipe for carp?
Report Post »Viper1
Posted on February 6, 2012 at 2:32pmYea, you take the carp and fillet them. Then you take a piece of hard shoe leather and some salt and pepper to taste. Then you put some grease, I mean Crisco shortening into a skillet and bring it up to about 350 degrees. Dip the carp and the shoe leather in egg and cornmeal to cover then drop in hot grease for about seven minutes. Once they are golden brown remove from grease, throw away the carp and enjoy the shoe leather. It taste great. Wash it down with the left over grease and enjoy!
Report Post »wolverine
Posted on February 6, 2012 at 2:34pmThere isn’t a even a bad recipe for carp
Report Post »Jedidavid
Posted on February 6, 2012 at 2:38pmI have the same joke but with a plank of wood… he beat me to it…
Report Post »Jedidavid
Posted on February 6, 2012 at 2:40pmBut I recently saw an episode of “Bizzare Food with Andrew Zimmern” He was in the twin cities and they were carp hunting (with bow and arrows) and they just smoked it for a REALLY long time. Said it tasted like smoked salmon
Report Post »Viper1
Posted on February 6, 2012 at 2:40pmThe correct answer is no. The carp are considered a garbage fish. They have way too many bones for most people. When I was a kid we used to catch them and give them to a little old man that lived by the lake. (He was a black gentleman that had to be about eighty but he was exceedingly happy. He was extremely happy that we gave him the fish that we were going to throw away). He cooked them just like any other fish, but it took forever to eat one. There were, seriously, what seemed like a million bones in each fish. The man made them taste great but they were very difficult to eat.
Report Post »godhatesacoward
Posted on February 6, 2012 at 10:01pmNo!
Report Post »td520
Posted on February 7, 2012 at 10:20amhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ErcLshacnAM&feature=youtube_gdata_player
Report Post »mikellyusabr
Posted on February 6, 2012 at 2:15pmLooks like The Blaze is Peta hunting.
Heh.
Report Post »whereiswashington
Posted on February 6, 2012 at 2:11pmThis is funnier than heck! I give two thumbs up for being creative!
Report Post »SoupSandwich
Posted on February 6, 2012 at 2:08pmSomeone should show them the invasive species that cross the Rio Grande daily. Que?
Report Post »mike1127
Posted on February 7, 2012 at 3:53pmAnd kill all of Big Business’ cheap labor? NO politician would sit still for that. I predict we will take over Mexico in the next 5 years.
Report Post »RagingJudge
Posted on February 6, 2012 at 2:06pmAlways wanted to try this
Report Post »banjarmon
Posted on February 6, 2012 at 2:04pmBig Kids never GROW UP…having fun!!!
Report Post »Marsh626
Posted on February 6, 2012 at 2:01pmOh wow. That was hilarious. My face muscles hurt.
Report Post »countrysideflair
Posted on February 6, 2012 at 2:01pmI can see animal rights activists ruining these guys’ lives.
Report Post »DoctorRon
Posted on February 6, 2012 at 2:00pmThis is all a bunch of carp!
Report Post »sWampy
Posted on February 6, 2012 at 1:59pmLooks pretty ineffective. Looks like you could just put a net hanging back behind the boat, and catch thousands of the things to be used as catfood.
Report Post »Jedidavid
Posted on February 6, 2012 at 2:40pmWhere’s the fun in that?
Report Post »sWampy
Posted on February 6, 2012 at 3:17pmCashing the check you get from selling the fish, and knowing that they are not in the river feeding the next generation of carp.
Report Post »Crazyotto
Posted on February 6, 2012 at 5:28pmI would have to agree… I think the carp are pretty safe.. Their kill rate was around 3%
Report Post »Seth Patriot
Posted on February 6, 2012 at 1:59pmAfter watching GBTV and getting depressed, watching these guys cheered me up.
Report Post »Drum Man
Posted on February 6, 2012 at 1:55pmLOL! Love these guys! Wonder how long PETA will stand by and do nothing…
Report Post »M13
Posted on February 6, 2012 at 1:53pmWhat else are those poor idiots supposed to do? The democrats have destroyed everything in that state.
Report Post »expatinontariocanada
Posted on February 6, 2012 at 1:52pmSometimes you just have to say WTF! And then laugh…!
Report Post »Squatcher76
Posted on February 6, 2012 at 1:51pmIt would be fun to stand on the back deck of the boat with a shotgun (loaded with steel shot, of course) and turn those carp into pink mist when they jump! You could score it just like a round of trap shooting, 25 for 25 is a perfect score!
Report Post »USAMEDIC3008
Posted on February 6, 2012 at 2:35pmIm ready, lets go
Report Post »Viper1
Posted on February 6, 2012 at 2:43pmWhere do I sign up?
Report Post »pecopfc
Posted on February 6, 2012 at 2:50pmmy thoughts also….
Report Post »SREGN
Posted on February 6, 2012 at 4:06pmI think the homeowners on both sides of the river might object to all the collateral damage.
Report Post »countryfirst
Posted on February 6, 2012 at 5:37pmI was thinking the same thing. Lock and load
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