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Originally posted by sweetinlow660 View PostNO permit required to shoot the black headed buzzards. They are an invasive species out of mexico and not native to Texas. They are NOT protected. Red headed (Turkey Buzzards) are protected but they very rarely attack new born calves unless they are near death/lifeless in my experience.
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Originally posted by Dale Moser View PostI'm not in the cattle business. But if I was and I saw any critter attempt to kill a cow/calf, I would attempt to kill it back without regard for anyone else's opinion on the matter. Black head, red head, white head....
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Originally posted by TAMU84 View Post
Ok, I bought a couple!
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Originally posted by sweetinlow660 View PostNO permit required to shoot the black headed buzzards. They are an invasive species out of mexico and not native to Texas. They are NOT protected. Red headed (Turkey Buzzards) are protected but they very rarely attack new born calves unless they are near death/lifeless in my experience.
Cattle raiser associations are lobbying to get em unprotected as well to avoid any hassle with protecting their stuff. They actually make dead buzzard decoys that hang upside down to try and run em off.
Wonder if guard donkeys or dogs running with the cattle could work?
I know what I'd do..
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Just thinking out loud. If you aren't the type of person who would just not worry about the legal implications of killing your nuisance birds... another alternative might be to shoot something else and let it lay. Say a few feral hogs. At least during the time when some calves were dropping.
Not sure if that is feasible... but if they aren't going to move on where there is dead stuff for them to feed on, give em dead stuff and keep em off the live stuff.
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Originally posted by SwampRabbit View PostJust thinking out loud. If you aren't the type of person who would just not worry about the legal implications of killing your nuisance birds... another alternative might be to shoot something else and let it lay. Say a few feral hogs. At least during the time when some calves were dropping.
Not sure if that is feasible... but if they aren't going to move on where there is dead stuff for them to feed on, give em dead stuff and keep em off the live stuff.
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