The 16 ducks we saw were a mix of hens and drakes, and were intact. It seems
someone took the time to collect them and dump them after killing them. I
forwarded the message to a biologist at the WDFW to pass on to the
enforcement folks.

Kevin

> ----------
> From: MBlanchrd at aol.com[SMTP:MBlanchrd at aol.com]
> Reply To: MBlanchrd at aol.com
> Sent: Monday, January 11, 1999 8:06 PM
> To: Fredri7997 at aol.com; TWEETERS at u.washington.edu
> Subject: Re: Mima Mounds Kite; duck massacre
>
> In a message dated 1/11/99 7:33:52 PM PST, Fredri7997 at aol.com writes:
>
> << About the duck dumping?
> A,did you report it?
> B,had the ducks been cleaned /or were thier breasts intact?
> C, were they hens?
> >>
>
> I saw almost the same thing a week ago..four mallard drakes and a hen,
> lying
> by the T of Mima Rd and 128th. We called the sheriff, who basically said
> if we
> had no car descripton, personal description, or license plate number, we
> could
> forget it. We were alos told that "after all, it is Duck hunting season."
> But
> that doesn't mean wasting all those birds was RIGHT...............
> It wasn't hunting..it was shooting living things for the sake of
> killing..and
> that's two different things.
> Michelle
>