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What eats turtles without damaging the shells?
Posted on 12/11/11 at 11:24 pm
Posted on 12/11/11 at 11:24 pm
Coons? Fox?
I was still hunting on the ground today and I sat under a tree that had about 10 turtle shells from six inches to a foot or so around it. It's a hundred fifty yards from the bayou which is probably ten feet down an embankment to it.
I can't imagine a coon toting a foot long turtle that far when he can eat him by the bayou and wash it. Much less ten of them. They were all fairly recent shells too.
Any ideas?
I was still hunting on the ground today and I sat under a tree that had about 10 turtle shells from six inches to a foot or so around it. It's a hundred fifty yards from the bayou which is probably ten feet down an embankment to it.
I can't imagine a coon toting a foot long turtle that far when he can eat him by the bayou and wash it. Much less ten of them. They were all fairly recent shells too.
Any ideas?
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Posted on 12/11/11 at 11:25 pm to faxis
That sounds kind of creepy and bizarre
Posted on 12/11/11 at 11:30 pm to faxis
or chupecabra
or black panters
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I shot one with a judge and it just completely vaporized his interior leaving only the shell behind
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Posted on 12/11/11 at 11:32 pm to DownshiftAndFloorIt
What was even more creepy is I sat down under that tree in a spot that was pretty obviously cleared out by something. That's why I sat there. No leaves. Got a feeling the Turtlecabra was chilling right up that tree from me and I never saw it. But I got into a bunch of deer so I never really investigated it.
Posted on 12/11/11 at 11:33 pm to DownshiftAndFloorIt
Coon getting away from gators
Posted on 12/11/11 at 11:33 pm to nelatf
He could have done that by just hauling it to the top of the bank.
Posted on 12/11/11 at 11:47 pm to faxis
It's an owl. Had one regular at my camp. He would plissé 5-10 a week at the base of a big oak tree in the front yard. Cool to see hip scoop them up along the bank.
Posted on 12/11/11 at 11:48 pm to goldfinger22
That didn't even cross my mind. Wow.
Thanks! That makes sense.
Thanks! That makes sense.
Posted on 12/12/11 at 12:34 am to faxis
That's wicked
Posted on 12/12/11 at 12:38 am to goldfinger22
An owl? I was waiting to see some new creature that the OB could help name.
Posted on 12/12/11 at 6:45 am to goldfinger22
Could be an eagle or an osprey too.
This post was edited on 12/12/11 at 7:45 am
Posted on 12/12/11 at 7:18 am to goldfinger22
quote:He did fabric work while eating turtles? Where did he get the caustic soda?
He would plissé 5-10 a week at the base of a big oak tree in the front yard.
Posted on 12/12/11 at 7:20 am to goldfinger22
quote:
plissé
I thought this meant pleated or creased or something like that.
Posted on 12/12/11 at 7:23 am to faxis
Owls or hawks
Posted on 12/12/11 at 7:34 am to goldfinger22
quote:i'd love to see that
It's an owl. Had one regular at my camp. He would plissé 5-10 a week at the base of a big oak tree in the front yard. Cool to see hip scoop them up along the bank.
Posted on 12/12/11 at 7:45 am to faxis
If it's an eagle, you should see some puncture marks near each 'end' of the turtle, from the talons holding the shell upright. I've got several from Guntersville, but they are stinkpots/musk turtles. Not sure what species you've got there. Also, could be a hollow where they went to hiberate when it got cold and they just died there (doesn't sound like it from description though). Coons will usually chew on the 'inside lining' on the shell to get at the meat left there. They make great garbagemen.
Posted on 12/12/11 at 7:54 am to faxis
Bigfoot
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