On Thursday, November 28, 2019 at 11:19:26 AM UTC-5, notbob wrote:
> On 2019-11-28, Dave Smith > wrote:
>
> > On 2019-11-28 6:44 a.m., Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>
> >> first! We can't kill the beautiful creatures!" versus "They're eating
> >> up the landscaping that I paid big bucks to have someone install!"
>
> > bush, but I almost never see them when I am walking back there.
>
> I can relate.
>
> Never seen a wild turkey, but my buddy sed they had
> "invaded" his CA neighborhood, prior to his egress to Kansas.
>
> I'd been to his house dozens of times. Typical CA suburban
> neighborhood (from 60's) w/ sidewalks, CA ranch-style housing, and all
> that.
>
> I was shocked when he told me (from KS) that wild turkey's had taken
> over his neighborhood. He would see 'em coming down the street (via
> "sidewalks") when he walked his dog!
>
> Can you shoot 'em? Much like the "wild pig", problem, no. CA is
> weird, like that.
>
> nb

If they hadn't systematically tried to eradicate the predators, the
problem wouldn't exist.

Come to think of it, it's been most of a decade since I've seen a coyote
in my back yard.

Cindy Hamilton