One wonders whether vultures will go after an injured critter, or does it have to be fully dead?
On Mon, Jan 8, 2018 at 1:08 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > As in Tejas, we have large groups of turkey vultures, which perform an > amazing community service by clearing roads and pretty much and open areas > of dead animals. They’re amazingly efficient, typically clearing a carcass > in a matter of hours. I can see a dead possum or armadillo freshly > deceased on the road when I go out in the morning and there will be no > trace of it when I come home in the afternoon. > > In the north our road and highway crews were often tasked with clearing > such stuff as a part of their jobs. Not necessary here. > > -D > > > On Jan 8, 2018, at 12:57 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > > Then what did they do? Leave it for the vultures? Just curious. > > > > On Mon, Jan 8, 2018 at 12:44 PM, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes < > > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > >> I might have related the story of the father and daughter in Texas who > had > >> gone out to hunt boars and after some time came back empty handed. They > >> were loading up the truck and one comes strolling across the dirt road > >> right in front of the truck, the little girl who I remember being maybe > 10 > >> or 12 grabs her rifle and shoots the thing right there like 30ft away. > >> They took a picture of it, the thing was absolutely monstrous, not one > of > >> these little porkers you see running around but a full-grown several > >> hundred pounder. Massive. The little girl was quite proud. > >> > >> --FT > >> > >> > >>> On 1/5/18 6:17 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote: > >>> > >>> They are extremely dangerous to hunt, the trapper told me. He said > they > >>> will turn on you in a heartbeat and if you’re not ready to pull the > trigger > >>> or you don’t make a good kill shot, you’re next. > >>> > >>> -D > >>> > >>> > >>> On Jan 5, 2018, at 5:38 PM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes < > >>>> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > >>>> > >>>> I've got a cousin in Texas, need to get him to take me on a boar hunt. > >>>> We don't have any up here... > >>>> -Curt > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>> _______________________________________ > >>> http://www.okiebenz.com > >>> > >>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > >>> > >>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > >>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > >>> > >>> > >> > >> _______________________________________ > >> http://www.okiebenz.com > >> > >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > >> > >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > >> > >> > > _______________________________________ > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
