| Author | Message | ||
     spot |
I am just wondering if any of you veteran deer farmers have had any trouble with the bald eagle at fawning time.I have 3 of them that have decided to take residence above 2 of my deer pens. They sit in the trees above the pen quite a bit thru out the day. Is there any secret to make them go away and if they do nab a fawn does the government (federal) have any compensation for us feeding their protected animals? | ||
| Anonymous |
Maybe an OWL decoy would work, I know what else would work even better but that would be ILLEGAL.HAHAHA | ||
| Anonymous |
Anon 425 are you saying shoot them, how about calling the DNR and seeing what they can do,Bald eagles are the symbol of AMERICA, a symbol of freedom, many americans died for our freedom,sorry but this pisses me off, I have a brother fighting in afgan, any day any time,I could get a visit,If you know what I mean!! Be proud spot you are able to see the symbol of freedom! | ||
| WMW |
Spot, do you know if they have a nest around your place? They should be going to there nest by now. We had 7 around us this winter but a week ago was the last time I saw any of them. We are located in west Mi. | ||
| Anonymous |
I would be honered to have Bald Eagles at my place, Hell I am building a special lake to fill with gold fish to try and lure them into taking up residence. | ||
| 1 |
I understand spots fear. But I would hate to think some one would shoot one. | ||
| spot |
Yes,there are a couple nesting sites within a mile of my farm. No,I would never shoot an eagle.I too spent time serving my country and know what the big bird stands for. The only thing bad about them going off to nest is that soon they will be looking for something to feed their young. | ||
| scott |
Spot, you can try to entice them with rabbits as opposed to them coming after your fawns. I believe a eagle will go after a rabbit before it will a fawn depending on what is or isn't available. | ||
| scott |
oh by the way, I forgot to mention this, but shooting a Eagle is a FELONY! You also loose all your guns, have to pay restitution and just might spend alittle time in the BIG HOUSE! Spot, this is not intended for you, Just for anyone who even thinks about doing this! | ||
| Anonymous |
I had a friend who had problems with them snagging young pigs from a pasture.He finally ended moving his hogs to another location | ||
| Roger Pietrowski |
Spot, How big are your fawning pens? Any chance you could ( and I do not know how the deer would accept this) string some kind of rope back and forth a few times to try and keep the birds from swoping down to get the fawns? Sounds strange YES. Just tossing out a thought. | ||
| Anonymous |
Spot, I know of some resort owner that have strung fishing line about 10 to 15 above the ground to keep sea gulls away. Maybe this would work for Eagles too | ||
| Swamp Buck |
My how time flies! Just 29 years ago (almost) I was sitting behind the not yet leveled banks of our new trout pond. Shot gun in hand waiting for the 3 Blue Heron that were feasting on trout the day before, to return for more. A shot rang out in the neighboring low lands. Poachers had shot a doe on Memorial Day weekend. This was the mother of our first fawn "Destiny". Back to the pond. No I wasn't going to shoot the Blue Heron,but like I did the year earlier, I was going to shoot under them on the pond surface. It worked and they didn't return. I think a few shot gun or rifle shots near the eagles would cure the problem. Swamp Buck | ||
| Anonymous |
I think firing a shot would do the job! I would recomend buying blanks so you couldn't be charged with shooting at the birds. I know the DNR uses cannons in the fields to scare away canadian geese. They are noisy and sound like a shot guns going off. | ||
| spot |
Thanks to all for your ideas . I hope I can return the favor some time. | ||
| Tricky Dicky |
To use a cannon on anything Canadian is over kill just threaten to take away there free ride and they will fly away.Or you could spread spread free-loader repellent.I know a guy that was very good at lureing them out with new chainsaws set in the field.Canadians cant resist a chainsaw. |
