If there is something wrong with eating intelligent creatures, then what about pigs, goats, cows, dogs, wood pigeons, and camels?  We eat them, don't we?

Used to eat them on occaision when I was younger.

 

Grabbed an octi during a scallop dive a couple of weeks ago.  Wife gave me shyte when I brought it back to the boat (alive) so I let it go (after showing it to the kids). 

 

Will print off a couple of octopus recipies to have on hand for the next one I grab - planning to try cooking it a couple of different ways and see what we prefer.  (I know there are some in an old thread here somewhere - if the search funtion works ... )

 

yes, my wife was giving me #@$##@ for killing that one on the bassis that they are smart

 

Apparently they are quite smart; but so are dolphins and we still eat them right??

 

I normally did not but last sunday was picking some mussles of a rock with the gun lying on the sand a meter off the rock and a small octi came from somewhere and jumped on the spear tip. I decided that he is definitely asking for it and took it with me. Gave it couple minutes boil and sliced it sashimi style and it was delicious so now I am thinking of breaking my rule of not taking them.