Yep. In the county I live in we started getting turkeys in the early to mid '80s.
We were at our max in the late '90s. Now it seems that we are back where we started.
Guess when the eagles started showing up? Not saying they are the whole reason but they aren't helping.
There is a nesting pair of eagles on my cousins place that I turkey hunt. I kill a tom about every other year and see very few turkeys but see the nesting pair and their offspring any time I am out there.
They get em a snack from the neighbors pond every day.
Never could understand why we have a scavenger as our national bird but it's fitting with what our nation is becoming.
Same with hawks and owls. There is a reason they used to keep them killed down.
Nobody kills the egg suckers anymore either. My dad has to bring the bird feeders in at night because of the coons. I say kill the bastards but he would rather bitch about them and have to put feeders out every morning and bring them in at night. Also wonders why he sees very few turkeys in the yard compared to 20 years ago.
Control 4 legged predators but not the 2 legged flying kind. Fuggin dumb.
Last edited by 10gaugemag; 10/17/21.
