Reminds me of a time a couple years ago when an Emu did the same thing to my hunt. Years ago in Texas, some smooth talking salesmen conned the ranchers into investing in Emu eggs and all the sudden we were hip deep in big ugly birds. They were going to compete with the chicken and beef markets as low fat alternatives. Well, I had eaten it once and although it made a fine meal, the price tag was too high and it all flopped. The ranchers were spending money to feed the birds and had no market for them so they turned them loose to free range the hill country. A lease I was hunting was in on this and we had the green light on any birds that came into view. The bobcats and coyote did most of them in and the rest must have wandered to parts unknown.