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Re: I hate these birds with a passion [Re: MJM] #7551613
04/07/22 05:19 PM
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Originally Posted by MJM
An effigy of one dead hanging upside down will make them move from a roost. I would guess one hanging off the swing set would keep them out of the area.

Good Idea!!!

Thx MJM


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Re: I hate these birds with a passion [Re: 330-Trapper] #7551616
04/07/22 05:20 PM
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Originally Posted by 330-Trapper
Originally Posted by Providence Farm
I think of my turkey vultures as my pets. I Feed them often in return they clean up my mess.

You're a glass half full guy...........

cool

....not me



When we moved up to the farm it's about 100 miles from my other house one of my boys got excited and exclaimed "look dad your pet buzzards followed us here" they were 3 and 6 then. I feed them there also. Seemed to have got into their routine flight path. They checked routinely and things were gone fast. Within an hour some times.

The black headed ones I'm not a fan of.

Re: I hate these birds with a passion [Re: 330-Trapper] #7551623
04/07/22 05:24 PM
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I would go the dog route. Mine does not let any bigger bird land near the place. Same goes for the great Pyrenees that hangs out with us. Bears, Coyotes, bobcats, foxes and birds of prey and even crows get chased off as soon as they come into sight. One of the 3 dogs is always watching and the little one will get the others attention when he spots something and they are off to the races.


Let's go Brandon

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Re: I hate these birds with a passion [Re: 330-Trapper] #7551651
04/07/22 05:55 PM
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Seen turkey vultures my whole life i'm on a turkey vulture fly route along the shores of lake Erie. Seeing as there are no thermals to ride on over the lake they must follow the shore line until they get to the Niagara river between Lake Erie and Lake Ontario. They been going through by the thousands now. They are very beneficial here and clean up all road kill, my carcass pile, dead deer and all my fish waste from filleting. Never seen or heard of one attacking anything alive. I find it hard to believe one was attacking your calf but stranger things have happened. In almost sixty years I've never seen one on anything that wasn't stone cold dead


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Re: I hate these birds with a passion [Re: 330-Trapper] #7551772
04/07/22 07:39 PM
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Simple, Play dead and when he comes up for a snack, grab him by the throat and make friends with him but keep holding his throat tight so he won't puke on you. Even friends have been known to puke on one another from time to time.

Re: I hate these birds with a passion [Re: 330-Trapper] #7551810
04/07/22 08:30 PM
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Could be right...

Something made a skin tear next to the new born calves eye. And could that same bird seen by my Wife lifting off that Calf been yanking in the calves slime sack???

Could have been another raptor momens before?


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Re: I hate these birds with a passion [Re: 330-Trapper] #7551819
04/07/22 08:48 PM
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Both Turkey Vultures and Black Vultures can be a problem for stock. The Black V. is the worse of the two. T. Vultures have been in about 90% of the U.S. forever, and B. Vultures are gaining ground on them. Used to be a guy never saw a Black much north of the Ohio River, now Michigan has a few in the southern Lower Peninsula every year. Turkey Vultures, AKA "Buzzards", are very common here and always have been, at least in my memory.


Re: I hate these birds with a passion [Re: 330-Trapper] #7551837
04/07/22 09:22 PM
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I wouldnt be surprise to see the mexican ones show up.. i guess get good at knowing the difference.. after that, well..... I was busy with something, never heard a gun shot mr wildlife officer. cows are too expensive to loose.

Re: I hate these birds with a passion [Re: M.Magis] #7551843
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Originally Posted by M.Magis
Originally Posted by 330-Trapper
M.Magis

It was...........

Not possible. Turkey vultures don’t have talons, they can’t possibly lift and fly with an 80 lb. calf. They also don’t have a beak that can tear skin. Whatever it was, it wasn’t a turkey vulture.

You are so full of crap your eyes are brown!! How do you think they feed ? Their beaks are designed to shred flesh Guy I fish with his dad has a permit to shoot them They were blinding and killing new born calves The eyes are the first opening on a carcass that hasn’t ruptured yet

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Re: I hate these birds with a passion [Re: 330-Trapper] #7551852
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Farmer I’m talking about uses a 17 wsm on them First day after getting his permit he killed 21 Had to document and notify f &w His farm has a big bluff running over one side Apparently they nest on it

Re: I hate these birds with a passion [Re: BuckMink] #7551854
04/07/22 09:45 PM
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Originally Posted by BuckMink
I wouldnt be surprise to see the mexican ones show up.. i guess get good at knowing the difference.. after that, well..... I was busy with something, never heard a gun shot mr wildlife officer. cows are too expensive to loose.

They Sure Are


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Re: I hate these birds with a passion [Re: 330-Trapper] #7551858
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seems simple to compare but then I dont know about the morphs or juveniles...

Re: I hate these birds with a passion [Re: BuckMink] #7551865
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Originally Posted by BuckMink
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seems simple to compare but then I dont know about the morphs or juveniles...

One on the right is the calf killer! Plus they follow the other because their sense of smell isn’t as good Gang up more also

Re: I hate these birds with a passion [Re: 330-Trapper] #7551866
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Pfffffft. Subsonic


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Re: I hate these birds with a passion [Re: 330-Trapper] #7551867
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A 12 yr old boy with a couple bricks of 22’s will create a considerable radius of slaughter. It’s like having a young Mongol or Zulu living in yer backyard.

Re: I hate these birds with a passion [Re: 330-Trapper] #7551890
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I have a good friend who ranches north of Broadus MT. He starts calving in mid April and does not finish until mid May. He as a lot of problems with Turkey vultures pecking the eyes out of his calves. It is an ongoing thing. I have never had a problem but we are done calving before the bugger show up in the spring.


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Re: I hate these birds with a passion [Re: 330-Trapper] #7551911
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I'm kind of surprised. I live in cattle country. Turkey vultures are lousy here. I think they're disgusting roosting in abandoned Barnes and nesting in them. I don't know really what they're good for. And we never used to have any, like about 30 years ago. but never have we had a problem. and I don't know any neighbors or friends anywhere that have had any problem with turkey vultures and calving, that was shared with me


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Re: I hate these birds with a passion [Re: 330-Trapper] #7551916
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I'll take the vultures any day over the white tailed buzzards ( baldies) or the goldens.

Re: I hate these birds with a passion [Re: 330-Trapper] #7552046
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I had problems last week with a small group of them around the new calves. Sent a couple warning shots in there direction and they haven’t been back.


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Re: I hate these birds with a passion [Re: M.Magis] #7552061
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Originally Posted by M.Magis
Originally Posted by 330-Trapper
M.Magis

It was...........

Not possible. Turkey vultures don’t have talons, they can’t possibly lift and fly with an 80 lb. calf. They also don’t have a beak that can tear skin. Whatever it was, it wasn’t a turkey vulture.

They DO have talons and very sharp beaks.Thats how they tear apart the carcasses they feed on.And he didn't say it carried away an 80lb. calf.He said it lifted off one,,,,as in was sitting on one then it flew off it.


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