rockefeller66 Posted November 14, 2005 Report Share Posted November 14, 2005 this weekend while deer hunting i seen a bald eagle, then it was flying at me and flying towards a tree and I thought i seen a nest or something big and dark in the tree, it turned out it went diving in at two turkeys, one flew off cackling and it must have killed the other one. Later that day we walked by the area in the timber looking for my deer and my brother found a fresh dead hen! Its head was missing and was still warm and bloody! I never heard of bald eagles attacking turkeys!!!!!!!! Is this normal? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadHuntinPastor Posted November 14, 2005 Report Share Posted November 14, 2005 Re: Bald Eagle vs. Turkey That is a pretty amazing story. So how was the fresh turkey dinner?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redbeard Posted November 14, 2005 Report Share Posted November 14, 2005 Re: Bald Eagle vs. Turkey Wonder why it took only the head??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gitcha_some Posted November 14, 2005 Report Share Posted November 14, 2005 Re: Bald Eagle vs. Turkey wouldnt surprise me that an eagle would attack a turkey...theyll eat just about anything they can catch. ive heard of a group of eagles ganging up on fawns before Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockefeller66 Posted November 15, 2005 Author Report Share Posted November 15, 2005 Re: Bald Eagle vs. Turkey I don't know if it ate the head but it was gone and the "insides" we gone, the head could have been somewhere else Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BowtechTurkeyHunter Posted November 15, 2005 Report Share Posted November 15, 2005 Re: Bald Eagle vs. Turkey It has to do with the whole US symbol of freedom the Bald Eagle it just wants the turkey to know its place..... ROFL sorry that was lame I know lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaun_300 Posted November 15, 2005 Report Share Posted November 15, 2005 Re: Bald Eagle vs. Turkey Wow, that would have been wild to see! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6sixpoint_nobrows Posted November 15, 2005 Report Share Posted November 15, 2005 Re: Bald Eagle vs. Turkey the first time i ever saw a bald eagle i saw it come down swoop and take out a couple sparrows flying around...it was pretty sweet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squirrelhunter91 Posted November 15, 2005 Report Share Posted November 15, 2005 Re: Bald Eagle vs. Turkey That must have been awesome to see! I have never seen a bald eagle, but have seen red-tailed hawks land a few kills.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slaw Posted November 15, 2005 Report Share Posted November 15, 2005 Re: Bald Eagle vs. Turkey Earlier this last spring, a guy reported on here finding a tukey missing its head. another guy wrote that it was probably a owl that did it. sounds like we have a serial killer on the loose....*L* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbeck Posted November 15, 2005 Report Share Posted November 15, 2005 Re: Bald Eagle vs. Turkey Eagles will take on turkeys. At my father in-laws ranch in Montana, the eagles really hammer the turkeys. Some of the ranchers say that the golden eagle will actually take out antelope. I don't know if this is true or not. They say the hit them in the back and then peck at the eyes. Like I said, no personal knoledge of this occuring. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WaCoyote Posted November 15, 2005 Report Share Posted November 15, 2005 Re: Bald Eagle vs. Turkey A lot of predators eat the brain if they can. It's very high in nutrient value. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dodge4x4 Posted November 15, 2005 Report Share Posted November 15, 2005 Re: Bald Eagle vs. Turkey That woulda been cool to see. I've never heard of that, but it sounds neat. (except not to the turkey..lol!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIG_BUCK_1 Posted November 18, 2005 Report Share Posted November 18, 2005 Re: Bald Eagle vs. Turkey wow never herd of that before Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WaCoyote Posted November 18, 2005 Report Share Posted November 18, 2005 Re: Bald Eagle vs. Turkey [ QUOTE ] Wow, turkeys will kill just about anything except big game and humans. [/ QUOTE ] Hey Mick! What kind of turkeys do you have in your area? Velocigobblers? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest lilbuckmaster Posted November 18, 2005 Report Share Posted November 18, 2005 Re: Bald Eagle vs. Turkey never heard of that happening before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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