Anyone ever shot a buzzard?

[robbyr]

Have you ever shot a buzzard to keep em from getting a baby calf? Or have ya lost any calves due to buzzards?

 

[davesl708]

Shooting buzzards is illegal. Someone else shot it.

 

[robbyr]

I've always heard that. But I don't plan on letting em get our babies.

 

[davesl708]

Don't you realize protecting buzzards are one of our federal laws to protect us??:confused2::laughing:

When it comes to protecting livestock the bird will have an accident.

 

[houstonscott]

I have, it was after a new born goat kid. It is legal to defend livestock, chatted with my county sheriff he full supported it, told me the county judge does the same at his place. My winchester 9422m did the job. HS

 

[oosik]

Surprisingly - I saw a pair a couple years ago. They are BIG & ugly and I didn't even know we had any in this neck of the woods. Around here most baby calves are lost to coyotes and the buzzards would probably just be cleaning up the scraps.

 

[2LaneCruzer]

I've wasted a lot of .22 ammo shooting at the varmints, but never ever hit one that I know of.

 

[ovrszd]

I can't imagine anyone complaining about you defending your stock, regardless of the predator. Now cruising the backroads potshooting buzzards for entertainment would certainly be different.

 

[davesl708]

Surprisingly - I saw a pair a couple years ago. They are BIG & ugly and I didn't even know we had any in this neck of the woods. Around here most baby calves are lost to coyotes and the buzzards would probably just be cleaning up the scraps.

I agree with the coyotes getting the calves. I used to sit on the ridge and shoot the coyotes as they approached. Never saw a buzzard go near the herd. Just circled in the area.

 

[Ed of all trades]

I was hunting with some friends back in the 80's and one walked under a tree full of them. He was using a Remington 243 auto loader and dumped the clip from under the tree. When he came out of the woods he was green said that the buzzards he shot started puking all around him. He seemed to think it stunk.
No I don't believe in shooting anything but paper for the fun of it.