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Post by Mack Apiary Bees on Apr 27, 2021 6:18:19 GMT -5
My neighbor the lives at the top of the private drive at the public road informed me yesterday that a pair of red foxes had 6 little ones under the front poach a couple housed down the street. I've asked them how many years and they said this is their four year. I have seen foxes a lot the last couple years. More than normal. That is about the same time the turkey numbers started to drop. I noticed about 5 years ago. I guess is goes around in a circle. There are plentiful years to drought years. I've been trapping the wrong animal!
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Post by span870 on Apr 27, 2021 19:28:43 GMT -5
Not saying they don't have some effect but your nest robbers (coon, skunk, possum, and crows) cause way more an issue predator wise.
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Post by titanium700 on Apr 27, 2021 20:07:50 GMT -5
I’ve got a bobcat that lives on my property, yet I’m seeing tons of turkeys.
It’s the 3 coons that are always on my camera that bother me more
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Post by esshup on Apr 27, 2021 21:32:25 GMT -5
Not saying they don't have some effect but your nest robbers (coon, skunk, possum, and crows) cause way more an issue predator wise. I believe so too, and the neighbor's chickens are getting visited by the coons. He has 2 "live" traps outside the coop, there are 6 less coon so far this year. I have pictures of 5 coon in one pic on my trail cam. LOTS of coons here. |
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Post by Mack Apiary Bees on Apr 28, 2021 12:57:59 GMT -5
I've had a lot of all the others, but now a lot of foxes might have been the tipping point. Saw them again this morning.
Neighbor and I have taken most coons out. A good couple dozen, but no improvement in numbers. I do have a lot a great horned owls and they can do some damage.
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