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Unfortunately, some people will shoot anything that's not another person.

@big_load
I told my wife I could never kill any animal even if it bit me. Killing another person not so hard if they are low lifes. You know child molsters, animal abuser, bullies.

Not that it makes it right, but I'm wondering if it was a stray bullet. I haven't read anything indicating whether it was shot more than once.

This made me reflect on last June, when I did some work at China Lake NWS. We got some training on working in tortoise habitat, which culminated in a short test. It included instructions on what to do if you accidentally harmed a tortoise on base. The penalty for doing so intentionally was pretty steep. I can't imagine a fully mature person doing this, but the world is packed with less than fully mature people.

jochal wrote:Not that it makes it right, but I'm wondering if it was a stray bullet. I haven't read anything indicating whether it was shot more than once.

It's pretty hard to be that unlucky.

If it's by the Sycamore / Sugarloaf area...
from the Sugarloaf description

Many people may find this hike to be disturbing due to all the gunfire. I heard 22 cal, assault rifle, 50 caliber, shotguns and even a few sticks of dynamite in the short 3 hours this took.

Probably less activity in the summer. Seems a dead body was found there a decade or so ago too

@jochal
The first report that I heard was that the tortoise was shot at least 4 times

Denny better watch his back...

Would this be classified as herpacide? ;)

Wait too soon?