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Avian Flu & Botulism
« on: October 10, 2024, 08:00:11 AM »
Anyone else seeing a lot of dead birds in their pre-season scouting?  I have.  Maybe it’s just highly competent coyotes, but I’m wondering if this is going to be a significant problem again this year. 

https://www.outdoorlife.com/conservation/botulism-outbreak-klamath-refuge-update/

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Re: Avian Flu & Botulism
« Reply #1 on: October 10, 2024, 08:11:34 AM »
Just the thieving kind around my place. Prolly start to see waterfowl dead about 0651 Saturday.

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Re: Avian Flu & Botulism
« Reply #2 on: October 10, 2024, 08:29:06 AM »
I was out last weekend in McNary and my dog came out of the cattails with a duck in his mouth. It was barely alive and likely sick.

He's a good boy, bringing me ducks I didn't even shoot.

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Re: Avian Flu & Botulism
« Reply #3 on: October 10, 2024, 05:06:28 PM »
Wow, refugee finding 500 dead birds a day!  Just the last thing we need especially after poor breeding survey reports in just the past few years.
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Re: Avian Flu & Botulism
« Reply #4 on: October 13, 2024, 08:06:44 PM »
Haven't seen any signs of it this season so far.  Not like the past two seasons where it was noticable.
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Re: Avian Flu & Botulism
« Reply #5 on: October 13, 2024, 08:49:06 PM »
Avian flu is still active in Washington for sure. Sporadic outbreaks here and there.
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Re: Avian Flu & Botulism
« Reply #6 on: November 03, 2024, 11:56:33 AM »
Heard something about the bird flu was found in a pig? Sounds like the first time detected in a pig and could be closer for the virus to spread human to human now?
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Re: Avian Flu & Botulism
« Reply #7 on: November 03, 2024, 12:40:19 PM »
All the nukes will cure it. Yum, pigs and ducks morphed. Sweet manna meat

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Re: Avian Flu & Botulism
« Reply #8 on: November 03, 2024, 05:07:34 PM »
Saw an avian flu cackler in SW Wa today. Swimming in circles, unhealthy posture, little fear of people. Didn't appear to be crippled. First one I've seen this year.

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Re: Avian Flu & Botulism
« Reply #9 on: November 04, 2024, 05:09:22 PM »
Saw an avian flu cackler in SW Wa today. Swimming in circles, unhealthy posture, little fear of people. Didn't appear to be crippled. First one I've seen this year.

Hope it didn’t have the poultry strains of bird flu that wild birds might have to be dealing with now which and from what I glanced at could be a problem. We will see. 
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Re: Avian Flu & Botulism
« Reply #10 on: November 04, 2024, 07:12:41 PM »
All the nukes will cure it. Yum, pigs and ducks morphed. Sweet manna meat

Does not sound yum we are now experiencing the same as Europe and Asia.

HPAI cases have now been confirmed in both domestic and wild birds in numerous locations throughout Canada and the United States. The strain of HPAI now present in North America has caused extensive morbidity and mortality events in a range of wild bird species, similar to that seen in Europe and Asia.  https://www.fws.gov/avian-influenza#:~:text=Highly%20pathogenic%20avian%20influenza%20(HPAI)%20viruses%20can%20severely%20affect%20domestic,seen%20in%20Europe%20and%20Asia.

Could be another cause for plummeting duck numbers in my area?!

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Re: Avian Flu & Botulism
« Reply #11 on: November 04, 2024, 07:24:39 PM »
My area has plummeting numbers due to toxic iron poisoning.

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Re: Avian Flu & Botulism
« Reply #12 on: November 04, 2024, 07:36:55 PM »
My area has plummeting numbers due to toxic iron poisoning.

Is it the #4s you’ve been feeding em?

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Re: Avian Flu & Botulism
« Reply #13 on: November 04, 2024, 08:01:53 PM »
7/8oz at a time

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Re: Avian Flu & Botulism
« Reply #14 on: November 07, 2024, 04:30:34 PM »
My area has plummeting numbers due to toxic iron poisoning.

That’s impossible because iron is not toxic. Hope you’re not using lead because that is toxic.
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