[Workingman]

Saw this at twin bridges at hoover this morning. A bunch of vultures on this truck, they were fighting for position and pecking on te back window. Not sure what was up. I just thought it was odd. Hope this isn't anyone on here's truck! Haha

 

[Bluefinn]

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Saw this at twin bridges at hoover this morning. A bunch of vultures on this truck, they were fighting for position and pecking on te back window. Not sure what was up. I just thought it was odd. Hope this isn't anyone on here's truck! Haha

WOW! I'd like to know the rest of the story.

 

[Lazy 8]

Animal guts/residue in the bed?

 

[Dovans]

Hitchcock is inside the bed.

 

[M.Magis]

Thats what black vultures do, they tear the hell out of the rubber trim. At Seneca the DOW started shooting them and hanging a dead one to keep others away. I hope everyone practices the three Ss every time they see one.

 

[Workingman]

It crossed my mind that maybe it was the reflections? I like the 2 that are just chilling on the roof!

 

[Carpn]

Those black headed vultures are no good . Be it for livestock or for vehicles . You should be able to shoot them on site .

Turkey buzzards are a important bad useful tool of nature . Black headed vultures are a destructive nuisance.

 

[Lewis]

One guy at Seneca had several thousand dollars of damage to his truck. They ate the tonneau cover and every piece of trim. They destroyed several bimini tops on pontoon boats too.

 

[threeten]

One guy at Seneca had several thousand dollars of damage to his truck. They ate the tonneau cover and every piece of trim. They destroyed several bimini tops on pontoon boats too.

It was more than one guy. One every day for awhile.

 

[PatSea]

Ceasars Creek has the same problem with vultures eating rubber trim on vehicles!

 

[Kenlow1]

I was told they are protected? Went to shoot one once and a guy said it is illegal? Maybe ok for DOW to shoot? Sure would like to know.

 

[M.Magis]

They are federally protected since they’re birds of prey. But since they are also an invasive species they will give permits to cull them. I suspect they would make it open season for them except its easy to confuse young turkey vultures with black Mexican vultures. Not sure the process for getting a permit. I SSS every one I see.

 

[HookSet Harvey]

That's my truck. Dam birds got me 2 days in a row.
Nothing was in my bed other than an old garden hose and a few ratchet straps.
The birds where on the dock as I was trying to dock both days.
Nothing like coming back from fishing and the truck is covered in $hit.

 

[HookSet Harvey]

 

[karp.20]

They chew up and crap all over your equipment for no reason other than to drive you nuts? Apparently black vultures used to be mice in another life.

 

[Moo Juice]

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Gotta love the Squirt.

 

[Ol' Whiskers]

so set up a bit if aversion harassment for the vultures- park the truck so you have visibility to it. Prep the bed with inch and a half firecrackers with nichrome wire-wrapped wicks to cable to a twelve volt battery and remote switch. When the birds perch on the truck, set off one blast. I bet after only a few they get to recognizing yours and automatically bypass to somebody else's truck. Video for a utube experience.

 

[Gotworms]

Or use something just short of blowing your windows out and watch the feathers fly and don’t video it.