Firstly I apologise to animal lovers out there for the comments I'm about to make and I understand everyone has different feelings and opinions and these happen to be mine.

In response to the tragic death of the snorkeller in safety bay who was taken by a shark, I fully respect the family's wish for the shark to be left alone as it's his natural hunting ground and what the poor dude would have wanted..... however my last will and testament should I happen to be a tasty home delivery for a shark and die kiting is, that the bloody creature be hunted down, killed and beheaded with its head stuck on a pole on the beach where I was taken as warning for his sharky mates thinking about getting in on the action. I'm not joking.

I understand I'm in his territory, I understand its natural animal hunting instinct, however, apart from one off's we are higher on the food chain and they need to respect that.

I have told a few of my friends this today and they said they would have no part in this so I thought I would get it down in writing.

I think that plan might be doing his sharky mates a favour. Not to mention the illegalities. I say let them swim.
And are we really higher on the food chain (outside of the local fish and chip shop?)? As a surfer or kiter I've never felt higher.

eat more shark fin dumplings at yum cha!

myusernam said...

once a big shark has crossed the line of it's natural suspicion of a human and eaten one it's got to go IMHO. Like a dog that bites. Once it starts doing it it's more likely to do it again.

I'd like to see the evidence supporting your claim... Or are you a shark whisperer??

blokey said...

that the bloody creature be hunted down, killed and beheaded with its head stuck on a pole on the beach where I was taken as warning for his sharky mates thinking about getting in on the action. I'm not joking.

I understand I'm in his territory, I understand its natural animal hunting instinct, however, apart from one off's we are higher on the food chain and they need to respect that.

Mate, have you defended chopping the tree into which Peter Brock crashed too?

No one is saying lets kill all sharks, just the big ones after they have attacked someone. Why are sharks the only animal people want to leave alone after they attack a human?
A dogs territory is its back yard, if it attacks a person its put down.
If a crock attacks a person in its territory, its hunted and killed
If any animal except for a shark attacks a person it is put down.

Where is the proof that this isnt the same few sharks taking their yearly run down the coast. It makes logical sense that it is. It has had an easy feed down the coast before and knows it can get one again.

I dont think we are high on menu, but we are on it. If a big shark attacks someone, it is time to go. They bite once to let you die for an easy meal. We usually get to shore before they finish the job.

We dont live in a world of natural balance any more, its a fact. Why are we pretending we do?

funny how we percieve things isn't it,...
there's picture of the poor guy who got taken on the front page of yesterday's paper holding up a very nice red emperor, which he presumably killed and then ate.
maybe it's karma, or maybe the shark was just a good friend of said fish ?

maybe all the people calling for shark culling are vegetarians (if not then you should all have a think about it the next time you eat an animal that was killed to be you dinner)

Kite This said...

myusernam said...

once a big shark has crossed the line of it's natural suspicion of a human and eaten one it's got to go IMHO. Like a dog that bites. Once it starts doing it it's more likely to do it again.

I'd like to see the evidence supporting your claim... Or are you a shark whisperer??

Closed port kennedy again today as two fishmen and other witnesses said a great white was thrashing around there dingy, sameone maybe????

Era said...

Kite This said...

myusernam said...

once a big shark has crossed the line of it's natural suspicion of a human and eaten one it's got to go IMHO. Like a dog that bites. Once it starts doing it it's more likely to do it again.

I'd like to see the evidence supporting your claim... Or are you a shark whisperer??

Closed port kennedy again today as two fishmen and other witnesses said a great white was thrashing around there dingy, sameone maybe????

Like I said before I'd like to see the evidence supporting your claim! Or is there only one white shark in the area?

Us humans are a sad lot, degenerate living in the western society, the shark has had an easy feed, and is hanging around for more, you can teach a mouse, a worm or a gold fish where to get its food, so this shark has learnt nothing?
60% say let the shark live and 20% want it killed.
Im with the minority, no probs, fish and chips for me tonight!!!

So if we are so good hearted, why dont we leave this continent for its original inhabitants then, guess we dont belong here either

Hedges said...

If you kill it in 'self defence' then thats fair to me but just because its nailed you doesnt mean we need to take revenge on them. As allot of us are sayin we are in their domain and once we step in the water we know the 'potential' risks.

Oh sure i always carry a 12g shotgun on my back when im kiting, its right beside my rocklauncher just incase i see a terroist, ill be sure to kill it in 'self defence' if it's following me

land/water it doesnt matter stop using the old "if we enter their domain we take the risk's" risk's should be minimised it the water like we do on land, if its the same shark that was having a go at the dingy in port kennedy i think it should be removed, stuffed and put on the wall like the signing bass.....maybe singing "why cant we be friends"

Blaaa Blaaa Blaaa

The food chain starts in waist deep water

Wrap yourself in cotton wool before kiteing so youll taste like Marsh Mello

RayQ said...

Us humans are a sad lot, degenerate living in the western society, the shark has had an easy feed, and is hanging around for more, you can teach a mouse, a worm or a gold fish where to get its food, so this shark has learnt nothing?
60% say let the shark live and 20% want it killed.
Im with the minority, no probs, fish and chips for me tonight!!!

what he said bunch af land right for gay whale tree huggin pinkos

T ONE .....ha ha didnt miss much I had 25-30 down here but froze my nuts off !! 10 DOS rocks.....

we can always use the beer openers cant we so maybe im leaning back the other way a little.......

...this is getting like....riding a drunk donkey.....
....the greatest enemy of humans are humans (get the statistics)....now, you revengeful, righteous sweethearts: Do you want to kill them all?

elizabethb said...

Simple.

Just look at the statistics of shark related attacks and then deaths from these attacks, then compare that to car accidents and deaths from car accidents.

Which is more prevalent and more of a concern for the entire population?

Therefore, it is self explanatory where the time, money and energy should be spent.


NOW compare the relevance of each statistic, and tell me where logically and mathematically time, money and energy should be spent!?

...yes...and add to this statistics the wars and terrors when humans on one side were convinced that those thousands or millions killed on the other side had to die....and those thousands of children dieing in preventable diseases every day because they cannot afford vaccination....
......ohhh, please, don't fall that easily to emotional manipulation......someone is earning big dollars daily on your fallible heart....