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Two reports from UC Davis confirm what most of us have expected. Turkey vultures, ravens and golden eagles eat the remains of deer, pig, bear and various varmints killed by hunters and those birds have been proven to ingest lead when eating the remains that contain lead from lead bullets. Lead bullets often fragment when they enter the target animal. Those [...]

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We’re considering doing some significant work on a key spring at the ranch. The project will include installing a new spring box and a couple of modern troughs. Of the two troughs currently in place, one doesn’t work at all and the other won’t last too much longer. This work will insure a longer life for [...]

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  A couple vultures on the hillside. What are they eating? Upon closer inspection, it looks like a dead coyote. This guy didn’t run fast enough. What happens when deer and turkeys collide? In this case, neither seemed too upset. The turkeys did make room for the deer to pass. On the way home I [...]

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