We have two kinds vultures (that being the official term), with the head that looks like a turkey, and those black basitds. The black ones are the bad ones. They will get all over a cow that's having a calf, and often worry the cow so, that she ends up having problems. We can get a permit through Farm Bureau that allows us to shoot up to 5 of them. I should do that, in order to be legal about things.
Curious, how often is often, and what kind of problems do your cows have when buzzards are around?
I'm a heifer and a cow away from being done calving here and the buzzards are still a while from showing up for the summer. But even when we have an occasional late calf and they are around I've never had any problems, or heard of anyone having problems, with buzzards whilst calving.
