In nature, nothing goes to waste.... everything gets recycled in its own way. Nature, is very efficient.
On Mon, Jan 8, 2018 at 11:40 AM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > 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 > > _______________________________________ 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
