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he. mayor: has been to- “It was Scott: who shot 16.-

la Says: “Scott: , “He's béars in West ‘Van about 10 |

- oo aden 2 nong. the ee parks’ board ; and ‘a! years “ago when the

a a lees eee ctaqn ‘No TAL NEw. side atei i municipality. ‘thad. an:

por ae . epidemic of them. vou

“That was when they [
started calling: me ‘One-Shot’ *
Scott, because I-.got every: -
one of them with ‘one:shot. an

Scott and. the crow patrol ©
‘approach their. athission.. with:
_ dedication. They use their
. own ammunition, except.for
black » -menace--draws | near _ “one box of shells which is
and his finger wraps around. ; donated to them annually by.

v : _Vancouver Parks Board, and

the trigger ofhis shotgun. - ie  - get upat4a.m.o on weekends
_ forthe task. -  ~

amiliar~ ‘sound: » of:! 2 : bd | 2 ao “Daybreak i is, the time e they

atin fe aid Ser Lice are coming on the wing. and

_ overhead an ergean e there are no- Joggers

open up witha’ “blast “of ~ ee 2 around," he says:

- shotgun fire and . winged. Among. the- _other things
the men provide: themselves “
are crow decoys and: tape. |.

; On sh 5 7 hi: — 3 o recordings of- crows in .
~ ‘One- ot” cott an ef - distress to lure other crows:

Crow. Patrol have. completed iia» wow

Scott says they are a breed
Age - ' of bird-that are “very clanny”.
Vaficouver safe for. citizens - : ; “ “¢ . ; - ' ‘and:;when one is in: trouble’
and wildlife alike... ee " ‘crows: come from
a ee eee . everywhere. to. help. out. ‘He

-_ t. Bowe
“crows in. . West “Vancouver . “the “canvas while and will. get worse if you. Island. “and ‘Seymour Re

for, 25. years now and he. ‘complanats abou them eve ereingaette shells. ‘don’t get down. on ‘their ‘they seem to follow patte
_ Clearly looks upon. the. work: week from’. a a _ _, numbers.” similar to commuters:
“as vital. vee - aa oot :

‘LICENSED To KILL .

And ‘that’s “exactly - what. across. Second ‘Nartows’ -at-
Scott does,. along’ with three: five o'clock at night heading
members of gunc¢lubs, ‘who ° for Seymour 1 mountains.”
are the only people licensed.

-them,”:he says. areas wth Soabinlote who, pase ms
two hatcheries a.year, with attacking other birds. os the hardest hit are the ducks

two or three birds a hatch _ ‘and geese, while they are to use-their shotguns in West Scott and the crow ’ patrol
‘and at daybreak they start all oo '’ nesting, and Scott says: “The Van and who spend their are’ busy at this time: of the
yacking back and forward to - ° . crows will find a nest of eggs Sunday mornings shooting at ‘year as it is when the young -
‘each other. . Crows, ‘says ‘Scott, “are and peck every one of crows. crows are ‘hatching. “We , ;
N dangerous. There have been’ them.” ; , : give them a shot in the arm .
complaints in the past of ° | Scott is also a member of a' to keep their © numbers
“They -do more them divebombing children _This is the kind of incident: rod and gun club — at Pitt down,” he says, adding that
destruction . than they do at Gleneagles Schoo] and he that brings complaints from Meadows — and says of the because-they are considered
good, although they are says: “They'll scrape the top“the public, especially when crow shoot: “I doa lot of sucha menace every day of
scavengers. But: the amount. of your head if you don't see crows drag off baby ducks or hunting in the fall and this the year is open season for
of scavenging Soesn’ t them coming.” gic tet gag ow PObINS, " keeps my shooting eye up. shooting crows.

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Wednesday,, for a
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harm with intent, being in
possession of stolen
property and being a
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