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<blockquote data-quote="TheLBLman" data-source="post: 4761420" data-attributes="member: 1409"><p>Totally agree, Andy, especially about the "wants" to believe.</p><p></p><p>As an aside . . . . . . </p><p></p><p>Feeder areas are notorious ambush sites for deer & turkey,</p><p>especially the younger ones.</p><p></p><p>Dogs, coyotes, bobcats, housecats, and hawks can quickly figure out they have no better ambush sites in their entire ranges.</p><p></p><p>Something to think about:</p><p></p><p>The highest deer mortality is among deer younger than 6 months of age.</p><p>How many little deer skeletons have you ever run across in the woods?</p><p></p><p>The highest turkey mortality is among turkey poults less than 6 months of age.</p><p>How much evidence do we ever physically find of <u>young</u> turkey predation?</p><p></p><p>Despite the young dying in higher numbers (especially around feeder locations),</p><p>we may "see" very little to make us want to believe it.</p><p></p><p>The ambush/predation problem is one of the reasons I removed my deer/turkey feeders many years ago.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TheLBLman, post: 4761420, member: 1409"] Totally agree, Andy, especially about the "wants" to believe. As an aside . . . . . . Feeder areas are notorious ambush sites for deer & turkey, especially the younger ones. Dogs, coyotes, bobcats, housecats, and hawks can quickly figure out they have no better ambush sites in their entire ranges. Something to think about: The highest deer mortality is among deer younger than 6 months of age. How many little deer skeletons have you ever run across in the woods? The highest turkey mortality is among turkey poults less than 6 months of age. How much evidence do we ever physically find of [u]young[/u] turkey predation? Despite the young dying in higher numbers (especially around feeder locations), we may "see" very little to make us want to believe it. The ambush/predation problem is one of the reasons I removed my deer/turkey feeders many years ago. [/QUOTE]
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