Cattleman Kills Mountain Lion In Ray County

[Justin Spencer]

I have a friend in a northern state that has a problem with Bald Eagles taking the fawns out of his tame deer herd in the spring.

I have a problem with Bald Eagles taking fish out of "my river", and my favorite duck pond has been plagued by bald eagles, which seem to keep the ducks from landing. Have yet to lose a lamb to one, but even if I do I don't think I'd want it destroyed. I've never shot a bird of prey and don't condone it, but I know there are tons that are shot as their population continues to increase.

[Terry Beeson]

Speaking of Eagles... A few years back, there were TONS of eagles that hung around the area I lived (in Arkansas) and the reason was the abundance of chicken farms and the dumped chickens that died in the houses. Now it's illegal to dump them like that and the bird numbers have dwindled to nothing... Or at most 10% of what it was. Whatever your take on that, it was very kewl to see 20-50 of the birds hanging out on the lake on our farm and there was another farm where you could see up to 100 at a given time. Now, you're lucky to see a couple.

I use to have some video of them, but think they were lost in the divorce...

[Justin Spencer]

For the most part Eagles are just a glorified buzzard. They are the first on scene to any of my gut piles following a butchering. Last week someone either shot or hit a deer around Blair Bridge and for several days we had Eagles all over the skies that were continually feeding on the carcass. For the most part I think they are pretty lazy and would rather scavenge than have to catch a meal on their own. Glad for this fact as they could really cause problems to sheep and goat farmers if they wanted to.

[gotmuddy]

For the most part Eagles are just a glorified buzzard. They are the first on scene to any of my gut piles following a butchering. Last week someone either shot or hit a deer around Blair Bridge and for several days we had Eagles all over the skies that were continually feeding on the carcass. For the most part I think they are pretty lazy and would rather scavenge than have to catch a meal on their own. Glad for this fact as they could really cause problems to sheep and goat farmers if they wanted to.

Ben Franklin wanted our national bird to be the wild turkey. I think it would have been a much better choice.

[flytyer57]

Ben Franklin wanted our national bird to be the wild turkey. I think it would have been a much better choice.

I used to think Wild Turkey was a better choice too, but I used to get too drunk on it so now I just stick to beer.

[Trout Commander]

For the most part Eagles are just a glorified buzzard. They are the first on scene to any of my gut piles following a butchering. Last week someone either shot or hit a deer around Blair Bridge and for several days we had Eagles all over the skies that were continually feeding on the carcass. For the most part I think they are pretty lazy and would rather scavenge than have to catch a meal on their own. Glad for this fact as they could really cause problems to sheep and goat farmers if they wanted to.

Ben Franklin wanted our national bird to be the wild turkey. I think it would have been a much better choice.

In his day the turkey would've been a much wiser choice. The way the country is now the bald eagle is much more representative.

(This is not aimed at anyone on here, just the people that look to make a quick buck no matter where it comes from and other scavengers in society in general.)

[FishinCricket]

In his day the turkey would've been a much wiser choice. The way the country is now the bald eagle is much more representative.

(This is not aimed at anyone on here, just the people that look to make a quick buck no matter where it comes from and other scavengers in society in general.)

Hmm, that's odd... you'd think a future lawyer would appreciate the tenants of capitalism...

[Wayne SW/MO]

A Bald Eagle picking up a fawn or a lamb sounds a little far fetched. I know adult Goldens are capable, but they're much bigger than a Bald. I think the only thing the Balds hunt is fish and from there its cripples or carrion.

[Chief Grey Bear]

They may be able to tell where the animals come by looking at the chemistry of the animal's teeth, bones, hair, etc. They frequently do it with poached animals, and with critters they find on the black market.

Yeah I know that. I mean with the chip so it will send a signal once every 24 hours and we could see the route taken. I think it would be very interesting to see the wandering that takes place. To end up in Missouri, these cats have to be coming clear arcross OK, KS, or NB to get here and they appear to do this completely undetected. I think it would fasinating to connect the GPS dots.

[Chief Grey Bear]

Ben Franklin wanted our national bird to be the wild turkey. I think it would have been a much better choice.

That is not correct. He wrote a letter to his daughter stating that he depised the Bald Eagle. His letter was wrote after Congress had picked the Eagle. He never offically endorsed the Turkey but, only made a comparison of the two in his letter.