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Walter Palmer owns 'hunting shrine' on 650 acres with more than 50 animals
Time for more light.
Daily Mail:
Walter Palmer, the despised hunter who killed Cecil the lion in Zimbabwe, has a special ‘hunting shrine’ where he is believed to display the heads of more than 50 animals he has killed from across the world.
And neighbours say the building – on a 650-acre plot the dentist owns in rural Minnesota – is where Cecil’s head was destined to be mounted.
The brazen dentist has also kitted out the taxidermy showroom with a drinks bar where he sits and admires his handiwork and has pals over to visit so that he can show off the spoils of his hunting trips.
On show are local elks, deer, moose and bears alongside his collection of exotic African animal kills.
And neighbours say the building – on a 650-acre plot the dentist owns in rural Minnesota – is where Cecil’s head was destined to be mounted.
The brazen dentist has also kitted out the taxidermy showroom with a drinks bar where he sits and admires his handiwork and has pals over to visit so that he can show off the spoils of his hunting trips.
On show are local elks, deer, moose and bears alongside his collection of exotic African animal kills.
Gruesome: Walter Palmers house can be seen on the right with the old school house on the left which is meant to be full of his mounted Kills
Telegraph:
Meanwhile in Minnesota, where Dr Palmer runs a dental practice which he was last week forced to close down amid the furore surrounding Cecil’s death, pictures have emerged showing a country house the dentist is believed to own.
The wood-clad house, on a 650-acre site, also has an old schoolhouse in which are hung the heads of various exotic animals. Neighbours said Dr Palmer visited at least once a month to shoot deer from a series of hides dotted around the property.
The wood-clad house, on a 650-acre site, also has an old schoolhouse in which are hung the heads of various exotic animals. Neighbours said Dr Palmer visited at least once a month to shoot deer from a series of hides dotted around the property.
Clay County neighbors of Bloomington dentist Walter Palmer say they have had issues with him
WDAY-TV reporter Catherine Ross traveled to rural Clay County. She didn't find the dentist, but she did find some of his unhappy neighbors.
Walter Palmer owns more than 500 acres in Southeast Clay County. He purchased the land in 2001. His neighbors say immediately the Twin Cities dentist pounded in stakes and disputed property lines.
None of Palmer's neighbors want their identities known. They say the dentist doesn't get along with those bordering his land. Now, many are concerned a torrent of public outrage could make its way here to a sleepy Tansem Township.
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It's a quieter scene three-and-a-half hours north, but the tight-knit community is at odds with Palmer, too. Neighbors say he equipped his vast acreage with surveillance cameras and is quick to call the authorities if anyone steps onto his property. Those who've been inside his home say it's full of exotic and local head trophies.
Some question his deer hunting tactics as well. Multiple people say he pays for someone to drive up and down this gravel road herding the animals back onto his land.
Neighbors say they haven't seen any sign of Palmer lately. When I approached the house, a landscaper told me to leave the private property.
Walter Palmer owns more than 500 acres in Southeast Clay County. He purchased the land in 2001. His neighbors say immediately the Twin Cities dentist pounded in stakes and disputed property lines.
None of Palmer's neighbors want their identities known. They say the dentist doesn't get along with those bordering his land. Now, many are concerned a torrent of public outrage could make its way here to a sleepy Tansem Township.
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It's a quieter scene three-and-a-half hours north, but the tight-knit community is at odds with Palmer, too. Neighbors say he equipped his vast acreage with surveillance cameras and is quick to call the authorities if anyone steps onto his property. Those who've been inside his home say it's full of exotic and local head trophies.
Some question his deer hunting tactics as well. Multiple people say he pays for someone to drive up and down this gravel road herding the animals back onto his land.
Neighbors say they haven't seen any sign of Palmer lately. When I approached the house, a landscaper told me to leave the private property.
Daily Mail
Locals in Pelican Rapids, Minnesota, painted a disturbing picture of Palmer – including stories of him walking people off his property at gunpoint, hiding out in camouflage to sabotage other hunters and accusing people of poaching deer on his land.
They also say the hunting fanatic has continuously pushed boundaries with his hunting and uses his wife’s family fortune to buy himself out of trouble.
Last night the father of two, who has shut his dental practice and gone into hiding, was still nowhere to be seen and is thought to be lying low at one of several different luxury properties he and his family own in the area.
They also say the hunting fanatic has continuously pushed boundaries with his hunting and uses his wife’s family fortune to buy himself out of trouble.
Last night the father of two, who has shut his dental practice and gone into hiding, was still nowhere to be seen and is thought to be lying low at one of several different luxury properties he and his family own in the area.
Daily Mail:
Bryan Stetz, one of the group of deer-hunters, told how Palmer has kitted his land out with CCTV cameras and private property signs and when he is at the property he monitors it closely for trespassers.
Since his identity was revealed, Palmer has kitted his land out with CCTV cameras and private property signs and when he is at the property he monitors it closely for trespassers
Since his identity was revealed, Palmer has kitted his land out with CCTV cameras and private property signs and when he is at the property he monitors it closely for trespassers
He claimed his brother Keith was once walked off their hunting stand at gunpoint by Palmer and feared the furious dentist might kill him.
Bryan said: ‘It was the last day of hunting season. My brother’s sitting up there and Palmer walked out there with a gun and started hollering at him, just chewing him out.
‘My brother’s scared because he had a gun with him and Palmer doesn’t hunt with guns, he only hunts with bows, so why he had a gun I don’t know. It must have been to intimidate him.
‘He kicked him out of the stand, walked him out all the way to the highway right behind him and said, “You’re trespassing.” Keith said to him “It’s my brother’s land” and he said, “Ignorance is not acceptable.” ’
Since his identity was revealed, Palmer has kitted his land out with CCTV cameras and private property signs and when he is at the property he monitors it closely for trespassers
Since his identity was revealed, Palmer has kitted his land out with CCTV cameras and private property signs and when he is at the property he monitors it closely for trespassers
He claimed his brother Keith was once walked off their hunting stand at gunpoint by Palmer and feared the furious dentist might kill him.
Bryan said: ‘It was the last day of hunting season. My brother’s sitting up there and Palmer walked out there with a gun and started hollering at him, just chewing him out.
‘My brother’s scared because he had a gun with him and Palmer doesn’t hunt with guns, he only hunts with bows, so why he had a gun I don’t know. It must have been to intimidate him.
‘He kicked him out of the stand, walked him out all the way to the highway right behind him and said, “You’re trespassing.” Keith said to him “It’s my brother’s land” and he said, “Ignorance is not acceptable.” ’
Odd how 'igonorance is not acceptable' does not apply to poacher Walter Palmer when he wants to go to Zimbabwe to kill an iconic lion that he lured outside its protected sanctuary, at night, with spotlighted bait, and without a proper permit, while claiming he did nothing wrong.
Ship this bastard to Zimbabwe to face charges.
Star-Tribune
If Zimbabwe were to proceed, an extradition request would go something like this:
Zimbabwe sends a package with formal criminal charges to the U.S. Embassy in Zimbabwe. Zimbabwe can ask for a provisional arrest warrant.
The U.S. State Department reviews the request. The request gets a second, more detailed review by the Justice Department’s Office of International Affairs. If it approves, it ships the request to the U.S. attorney’s office, generally in the state where the person lives, so potentially Minnesota.
If the U.S. attorney files a criminal complaint, Palmer would make a court appearance, then go through bail and extradition hearings. A final ruling would come from the U.S. secretary of state.
Both the U.S. Department of Justice and the U.S. attorney’s office in Minneapolis declined to comment Friday.
Zimbabwe sends a package with formal criminal charges to the U.S. Embassy in Zimbabwe. Zimbabwe can ask for a provisional arrest warrant.
The U.S. State Department reviews the request. The request gets a second, more detailed review by the Justice Department’s Office of International Affairs. If it approves, it ships the request to the U.S. attorney’s office, generally in the state where the person lives, so potentially Minnesota.
If the U.S. attorney files a criminal complaint, Palmer would make a court appearance, then go through bail and extradition hearings. A final ruling would come from the U.S. secretary of state.
Both the U.S. Department of Justice and the U.S. attorney’s office in Minneapolis declined to comment Friday.
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exactly *HOW* small is it? 
get tired of financing his bull.
BTW what does her family do for their money? Anyone know?
