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by Mbrock. 04/28/24 09:16 PM
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Re: Great horned owl and turkeys
[Re: dirkdaddy]
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04/22/20 09:04 AM
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bgarrett
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Your probably not going to believe this but I watched a GHO take out a hen a few months out. I took him several try’s to get in the air but finally got him in the thick stuff. I’ve got photos at home and will post tonight. He killed her on the ground first.
It's not a Passion, it's an Obsession. That's what I tell my wife, but she promptly informs it's a disease to which is incurable.
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Re: Great horned owl and turkeys
[Re: dirkdaddy]
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04/22/20 09:06 AM
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Goatkiller
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A large population of Barred Owls in an area has never seemed to make any difference. I think a big Owl would eat about anything given the opportunity but I don't think a full size turkey is in the menu. Not saying it has never happened. A Young Turkey probably so. I would guess the impact is relatively low. Owls hunt at night and turkeys are active during the daytime. I'd be more worried about a bunch of hawks hanging around.
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Re: Great horned owl and turkeys
[Re: dirkdaddy]
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04/22/20 09:09 AM
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BhamFred
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or an GHO knocking a turkey off the roost at night....
I've spent most of the money I've made in my lifetime on hunting and fishing. The rest I just wasted.....
proud Cracker-Americaan
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Re: Great horned owl and turkeys
[Re: Goatkiller]
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04/22/20 10:49 AM
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AU_trout_bum
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A large population of Barred Owls in an area has never seemed to make any difference. I think a big Owl would eat about anything given the opportunity but I don't think a full size turkey is in the menu. Not saying it has never happened. A Young Turkey probably so. I would guess the impact is relatively low. Owls hunt at night and turkeys are active during the daytime. I'd be more worried about a bunch of hawks hanging around. Studies have shown GHOs are in fact a main predator of adult gobblers in some areas.
Author, Fly Fishing for Redeye Bass: An Adventure Across Southern Waters JacksonKayak Fishing Team --------------------------------------------------- "I do not hunt turkeys because I want to, I hunt them because I have to." - Tom Kelly
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Re: Great horned owl and turkeys
[Re: bgarrett]
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04/22/20 10:50 AM
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AU_trout_bum
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Your probably not going to believe this but I watched a GHO take out a hen a few months out. I took him several try’s to get in the air but finally got him in the thick stuff. I’ve got photos at home and will post tonight. He killed her on the ground first. Can't wait to those!
Author, Fly Fishing for Redeye Bass: An Adventure Across Southern Waters JacksonKayak Fishing Team --------------------------------------------------- "I do not hunt turkeys because I want to, I hunt them because I have to." - Tom Kelly
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Re: Great horned owl and turkeys
[Re: dirkdaddy]
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04/22/20 05:29 PM
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bamaeyedoc
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I actually had a hawk swoop down at my hen decoy last week. He peeled off when he was less than a foot above her head. I guess he realized at the last second it was fake.
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Re: Great horned owl and turkeys
[Re: bamaeyedoc]
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04/22/20 05:50 PM
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Bustinbeards
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I actually had a hawk swoop down at my hen decoy last week. He peeled off when he was less than a foot above her head. I guess he realized at the last second it was fake.
Dr. B About 2 weeks ago I had a big hawk come through the woods and hit my hen wide open. The hawk flopped on the ground and looked at the decoy like WTF, flew up into a nearby tree and for a few mins. It eventually flew off, it was a cool experience to witness.
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Re: Great horned owl and turkeys
[Re: dirkdaddy]
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04/22/20 06:42 PM
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lectrode
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Had one grab a decoy a few years ago and flew about 30 yds with it before it dropped it
You haven't been blocked until you've been flock blocked!!!
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Re: Great horned owl and turkeys
[Re: AU_trout_bum]
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04/22/20 07:04 PM
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Remington270
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Studies have shown GHOs are in fact a main predator of adult gobblers in some areas.
I heard that info on the meat eater podcast. It's the first I've heard of it. Incredible if it's true.
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Re: Great horned owl and turkeys
[Re: dirkdaddy]
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04/22/20 10:12 PM
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CarbonClimber1
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Owls will flat out murder turkeys..my grandaddy knew this....he also knew an old way of trappin that very few no anything about...outlawed now obviously...but once upon a time people who depended on different types of yard fowl protected their birds this way. Bird of prey can be trapped and dealt with....it is illegal...and i am in no way condoning this....but....everything eats a turkey an a quail. I actually sat in an owl seminar once and learned that one of the #1 prey choices for barred owls and the gho as well i believe is a skunk...why? Because their since of smell is almost non existent....or something like that....been a couple years...i may be confused.
"I dont quit.. And ill fight alone if i have to"
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Re: Great horned owl and turkeys
[Re: dirkdaddy]
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04/22/20 10:20 PM
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n2deer
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I heard rumors of a fella puting poles up with traps on top to save his fowl at the house. He raised chickens and guineas. There was no hawk or owl safe around there.
Do you want to hear him gobble, or do you want to kill him.
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Re: Great horned owl and turkeys
[Re: dirkdaddy]
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04/22/20 10:34 PM
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257wbymag
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I like that guy N2deer. I may or may not know a few guys that take avian predator damage seriously.
Quietly killing turkeys where youre not!!! My tank full of give a fraks been runnin on empty I'm the paterfamilias
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