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DO you know what predators kill more turkeys?

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Old 02-10-2004 | 08:51 AM
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Default DO you know what predators kill more turkeys?

Do you know which natural predators kill more turkeys? Put these in order if you know the answer.

a.Coyote?
b.Racoon?
c.possum?
d.skunk?
e.fox?
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Old 02-10-2004 | 09:46 AM
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I'm guessing here, but I would put coyotes as number one of those listed. I have seen more 'yotes during turkey season than any other time of the year. They seem to hone in on the gobbles of the birds, and I know several people who have had decoys grabbed by them. I would think racoons and skunks (possums also, though we don't have any up here) would be more of an egg eating situation. Foxes some young birds. Bobcats weren't mentioned. And I have heard great hornned owls often take birds off the roost. I would also think hawks would be a predator of poults, and have heard of a hunter having an eagle take a decoy here in Maine.
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Old 02-10-2004 | 10:54 AM
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Default RE: DO you know what predators kill more turkeys?

I would figure that skunks would be number 1 as they go after the eggs...

1. skunk
2. racoon
3. possum
4. fox
5. Coyote
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Old 02-10-2004 | 12:08 PM
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I would say raccoons #1

2.skunks
3:fox
4 coyote 5 possum
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Old 02-10-2004 | 01:12 PM
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here hogs are the number one nest buster. Coons and possums for poult eaters.
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Old 02-10-2004 | 03:42 PM
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Default RE: DO you know what predators kill more turkeys?

1 coons
2 skunks
3 possum
4 yotes
5 fox
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Old 02-10-2004 | 03:45 PM
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Same as YB
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Old 02-10-2004 | 03:47 PM
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Default RE: DO you know what predators kill more turkeys?

a.possum
b.skunk
c.racoon
d.fox
e.coyote
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Old 02-10-2004 | 03:51 PM
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In my area it would have to be:

1. Racoon
2. Skunk
3. Fox
4.Coyote
5. Possum(we have very few possums here)
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Old 02-10-2004 | 03:56 PM
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Default RE: DO you know what predators kill more turkeys?

Skunk
Possum
Racoon
Coyote
Fox

I didn't cheat with the answers[8D]
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