Is it legal to kill vultures/buzzards?

let them clean that mess up for you.

crazy as it sounds, they are protected like hawks, Eagles, etc.

by the way, NOTHING will eat a dead buzzard.

The Turkey Vulture species receives special legal protections under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918 in the United States,[13] by the Convention for the Protection of Migratory Birds in Canada,[49] and by the Convention for the Protection of Migratory Birds and Game Mammals in Mexico.[49] In the USA it is illegal to take, kill, or possess Turkey Vultures, and violation of the law is punishable by a fine of up to 15,000 US dollars and imprisonment of up to six months.[48] It is listed as a species of Least Concern by the IUCN Red List. Populations appear to remain stable, and it has not reached the threshold of inclusion as a threatened species, which requires a decline of more than 30 percent in ten years or three generations.[1]

You can kill them but it has to be with the front end of your truck.

dont do it.

crazy as it sounds, they are protected like hawks, Eagles, etc.

by the way, NOTHING will eat a dead buzzard.

NOTHING will eat a dead buzzard.

And you know this how?

Plus 100 on the blackheaded ones being aggressive. Have seen them start on downer sheep before it's dead and have seen them kill newborn lambs.

Might not be able to kill them, but nothing says ya can't put a round right next to them though.

how do I know what?

That nothing will eat a dead buzzard. You been experimenting?

You can kill them but it has to be with the front end of your truck.

What surprises me. Is hunters still having to ask this question. I have known that answer since the early 90's.

They also make a nice thump when they hit a Lexus at 80 mph.

I'm not a hunter.. I don't like killing things that I don't need to....I don't need to eat deer or wild hog.....

I asked the question because there were so many buzzards around that I wanted to make sure they didn't mess with my dogs....

So I don't care if you hunt or kill whatever you want, but I really don't have any desire to hunt..

I'm not a hunter.. I don't like killing things that I don't need to....I don't need to eat deer or wild hog.....

I asked the question because there were so many buzzards around that I wanted to make sure they didn't mess with my dogs....

So I don't care if you hunt or kill whatever you want, but I really don't have any desire to hunt..

I'd appreciate y'all not busting my balls.

You know there is a Texas fishing forum right? Lol

You guys know you have cracked off a couple of shots at buzzards before.....

My neighbor tried to hit one with his car and it flew up and busted his windshield.

Killed it dead as a hammer but he needed a new windshield.

Know a guy that hit one with his windshield in a little car several years ago. The windshield caved and the bird ended up in the passenger floorboard. It gets better! Before he could get stopped the vulture was trying to move/fly/get out of there. One of their defense mechanisms is to vomit the nasty crap they eat when frightened or threatened. Dang thing puked the foulest rankest smelling stuff you could imagine in that car. The smell was there for good after that!

pretty sure this thread has ran its course. Thanks again guys (no birds were harmed during this thread)

What is the statute of limitations on this?

they are going to town on my dead fish around my pond... Am I allowed to use them for target practice?