The Mountain Lion(s) are back.

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Looking a thin. Are you feeding them enough?

Quote from: Rick on May 25, 2024, 04:43:43 PMLooking a thin. Are you feeding them enough?

I was thinking the same and wondering why, with so much game in the area.
Damn vegans screw up everything.

Quote from: Solar on May 26, 2024, 08:06:52 AMI was thinking the same and wondering why, with so much game in the area.
Damn vegans screw up everything.

Feed them more vegans.

Quote from: Possum on May 26, 2024, 08:59:34 AMFeed them more vegans.

   

Well, it is Memorial Day weekend, so maybe some idiot libs from the Bay Area will come up and go for a hike?
They think they have a special connection to forest critters. Only as scat on the trail...

Mama Turkey and her Chicks

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Quote from: Solars Toy on June 01, 2024, 08:34:27 AMMama Turkey and her Chicks

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That can be a mean little momma.   

Quote from: Possum on June 01, 2024, 02:33:00 PMThat can be a mean little momma.   

       

Yep, that's why my dogs don't mess with them, well, Diesel does if she's in the mood, but the other two learned the hard way.

Quote from: Solar on June 02, 2024, 05:36:03 AM       

Yep, that's why my dogs don't mess with them, well, Diesel does if she's in the mood, but the other two learned the hard way.

We had guineas take over a turkey's nest. they would not let the turkey back to the nest so she left, she was out numbered. She had already laid six eggs, so my wife incubated them and hatched. they grew up with the guineas, chickens, cats and dogs, and us. All the fowl had free range during the day but were penned at night.

the turkeys would follow you around, constantly talking to one another. When they were close to full grown we stopped penning them at night. For a couple of weeks they would roost in their pen and finally one day they left to go roost in the trees down at the creek. We thought the call of the wild had finally claimed them. It didn't, they showed up the next morning for breakfast.

This went on for about a month, they would roost on the creek, every morning around seven, they would climb the hill back to the house. One morning we heard and later saw a pretty good size flock crossing the pasture. Ours saw them too, and we saw them join up.

I had never been around turkeys before, it was a good experience, they talk to one another constantly, it's quiet, but constant. they will follow you on walks, my wife would take them grasshopper hunting every morning, since she went around the same time every day, they would be waiting for her.

the turkeys we have on us now are starting to regroup with their young. We're seeing two or three hens with all their little ones. Soon the flocks will be joining others, the biggest flock we have seen had over seventy birds in it. Hope they are all good at catching grasshoppers. 

Quote from: Possum on June 02, 2024, 08:09:26 AMWe had guineas take over a turkey's nest. they would not let the turkey back to the nest so she left, she was out numbered. She had already laid six eggs, so my wife incubated them and hatched. they grew up with the guineas, chickens, cats and dogs, and us. All the fowl had free range during the day but were penned at night.

the turkeys would follow you around, constantly talking to one another. When they were close to full grown we stopped penning them at night. For a couple of weeks they would roost in their pen and finally one day they left to go roost in the trees down at the creek. We thought the call of the wild had finally claimed them. It didn't, they showed up the next morning for breakfast.

This went on for about a month, they would roost on the creek, every morning around seven, they would climb the hill back to the house. One morning we heard and later saw a pretty good size flock crossing the pasture. Ours saw them too, and we saw them join up.

I had never been around turkeys before, it was a good experience, they talk to one another constantly, it's quiet, but constant. they will follow you on walks, my wife would take them grasshopper hunting every morning, since she went around the same time every day, they would be waiting for her.

the turkeys we have on us now are starting to regroup with their young. We're seeing two or three hens with all their little ones. Soon the flocks will be joining others, the biggest flock we have seen had over seventy birds in it. Hope they are all good at catching grasshoppers. 

Cool story.
Thank God we don't have that many, only because we're steep and heavily forested, but some of the neighboring open areas have 40 or 50 turkeys sitting in trees.
One neighbor decades ago got hit in the gut by a turkey, knocked  him flat on his ass, said it was like a feathered canon ball.

Turkeys aren't a problem in the least, like you said, they quietly talk amongst themselves, quietly ridding the area of bugs.
Deer? Now that's a problem looking for an incident.

Quote from: Possum on June 02, 2024, 08:09:26 AMWe had guineas take over a turkey's nest. they would not let the turkey back to the nest so she left, she was out numbered. She had already laid six eggs, so my wife incubated them and hatched. they grew up with the guineas, chickens, cats and dogs, and us. All the fowl had free range during the day but were penned at night.

the turkeys would follow you around, constantly talking to one another. When they were close to full grown we stopped penning them at night. For a couple of weeks they would roost in their pen and finally one day they left to go roost in the trees down at the creek. We thought the call of the wild had finally claimed them. It didn't, they showed up the next morning for breakfast.

This went on for about a month, they would roost on the creek, every morning around seven, they would climb the hill back to the house. One morning we heard and later saw a pretty good size flock crossing the pasture. Ours saw them too, and we saw them join up.

I had never been around turkeys before, it was a good experience, they talk to one another constantly, it's quiet, but constant. they will follow you on walks, my wife would take them grasshopper hunting every morning, since she went around the same time every day, they would be waiting for her.

the turkeys we have on us now are starting to regroup with their young. We're seeing two or three hens with all their little ones. Soon the flocks will be joining others, the biggest flock we have seen had over seventy birds in it. Hope they are all good at catching grasshoppers. 

Such a great story.

These turkeys have been known to calmly walk by our big German Shepherd, Lux.  He just stares at them and goes back to sleep.

Quote from: Solars Toy on June 02, 2024, 11:14:37 AMSuch a great story.

These turkeys have been known to calmly walk by our big German Shepherd, Lux.  He just stares at them and goes back to sleep.

That's a sign of a smart dog. 

Quote from: Solar on June 02, 2024, 10:38:15 AMCool story.
Thank God we don't have that many, only because we're steep and heavily forested, but some of the neighboring open areas have 40 or 50 turkeys sitting in trees.
One neighbor decades ago got hit in the gut by a turkey, knocked  him flat on his ass, said it was like a feathered canon ball.

Turkeys aren't a problem in the least, like you said, they quietly talk amongst themselves, quietly ridding the area of bugs.
Deer? Now that's a problem looking for an incident.

our biggest problem with the deer is accidents. Hogs too. I hit one sow years ago doing seventy, lifted the front tires off the road of my Ram. Demolished the front bumper. Bad day for the pig too. Deer are way too numerous, nobody hunts does, and killing off bucks will not reduce the population, just make happy bucks of the survivors. Actually not all that many hunters anymore. I stopped years ago, venison is ok, ate plenty growing up, but mostly now a day we just eat out of the garden.

Sorry about the rambling, 88 degrees and 80% humidity makes a person do that.