Thanks. I guess coyotes fill the void. On Mon, Jan 8, 2018 at 1:38 PM, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> They smell the decay scents and find whatever is emitting it, so it > usually takes a coupla days to get their attention, sometimes sooner in the > heat. > > --FT > > > > On 1/8/18 1:24 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes wrote: > >> 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 >> >> > > _______________________________________ > 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
