Zedo Posted June 2, 2016 So I get home today, and I'm sooooo annoyed. Damn stupid brush turkeys have ripped up my herb garden, my tomatoes, a rose, a HBWR and a few other things. Before I consider getting a compound bow... What can I do to deter these annoying birds without making the yard Alcatraz. The guy next door has a chicken wire fence around his vege patch but I've seen them get in before. So im more hoping to hear any ideas. Certain plants maybe? anyways if it continues I'll be feeding turkey to the cat lol Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ThunderIdeal Posted June 2, 2016 (edited) Im not sure if youre allowed to remove them to another area.. Maybe.. Their mulch-thieving and other scratching-related misdeeds can be thwarted with chicken wire, just the wide guage stuff will do. Lay it over the ground where you dont want them scratching, can have a thin layer of mulch over the top if youre worried about how it looks. Im not sure the best way to totally exclude them, same as for possums I imagine. Theyre a real menace and though protected, their numbers are higher now by far than when Europeans arrived (adapted for urbanisation it seems). I wouldn't feel bad about relocation and I wouldnt feel that bad if a terrible fate befell one either. Edited June 2, 2016 by ThunderIdeal Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Halcyon Daze Posted June 2, 2016 I hadamatewho ate a bush turkey once. Tasted a little gamy but he wouldn't hesitate to go another if his life depended on it. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
theuserformallyknownasd00d Posted June 2, 2016 Compound bow ftw! on a side note, HD, we shot Pelicans in our freshwater damn once cos they were eating all the fingerlings we'd stocked it with... Not even the pigs would eat em... Not even the hunting dogs... Boiled or fresh, nothing would touch em... Would have to be the only dead animal I saw lay unscavaged for months except for ants haha. - sorry about that, back to the thread 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SayN Posted June 2, 2016 Should we post Brush Turkey recipes? 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Heretic Posted June 6, 2016 Not sure how I feel about shooting pelicans ,,,,, Really cool looking birds , but I can understand how they might de - stock a dam quickly . Did they ever return , and how did the venture wind up ? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
theuserformallyknownasd00d Posted June 6, 2016 (edited) Na we got nothin outta those dams mate, it was literally futile... We just relied on the dams with Redfin as they bred faster than could be eaten haha edit: restassured when nothing ate them and they kept returning they were left alone! They'd breed up in to big of numbers in the irrigated areas about 150km from us and arrive in flocks when they were old enough. Edited June 6, 2016 by theuserformallyknownasd00d Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
waterboy 2.0 Posted June 6, 2016 I hope it wasnt Mr Percival d00d....lol 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
theuserformallyknownasd00d Posted June 6, 2016 Right between the eyes... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zedo Posted June 7, 2016 So I'm guessing the easiest way to get rid of them is to force an apocalypse. Lol Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
