Would a fox kill 3 adult turkeys including a large male and take them all away the same day?

[Chickchok]

Hi. So today in the morning I have lost 3 adult turkeys 2 hens and a large tom nothing was left only feathers and a small patch of blood but killed in different locations in the field. Could a single fox do this? We only have racoon dogs and wolves in may area and foxes. Thanks for any answers

 

[ShrekDawg]

Whoops just saw in your original post that you do have those. I would suspect the wolves or dogs then. I don’t think a lone fox could do that.

 

[azygous]

What's your location? I bet you also have coyotes. They are everywhere. Here where I live, coyotes are the main predator of our wild turkeys. They swoop in as a pack and kill, leaving piles of feathers. Foxes usually are solitary not in packs. It would be a pack of coyotes or wolves if you have wolves in plentiful numbers.

 

[Chickchok]

I'm located in Eastern Europe at the moment and we don't have coyotes

Oh actually I was thinking wolves as we have a big issue with them here. I have no idea how to deter them

 

[ShrekDawg]

Oh actually I was thinking wolves as we have a big issue with them here. I have no idea how to deter them

I think it could be the wolves too. Not sure on deterring them though.

 

[Chickchok]

What's your location? I bet you also have coyotes. They are everywhere. Here where I live, coyotes are the main predator of our wild turkeys. They swoop in as a pack and kill, leaving piles of feathers. Foxes usually are solitary not in packs. It would be a pack of coyotes or wolves if you have wolves in plentiful numbers.

I'm located in Eastern Europe at the moment and we don't have coyotes

 

[ShrekDawg]

I'm located in Eastern Europe at the moment and we don't have coyotes

Do you have wolves? Or stray dogs?

 

[ShrekDawg]

https://wdfw.wa.gov/species-habitats/at-risk/species-recovery/gray-wolf/conflict-prevention

 

[centrarchid]

Coyote, bobcat or even mountain lion would be critters large and strong enough to haul adult turkeys. First two location does not matter much even if you are urban.

 

[Chickchok]

Do you have golden jackals in your part of Europe? It sounds like you are dealing with some form of canine.

It is my understanding that the golden jackal is occupying a similar ecological niche in Europe as the coyote does in North America. That is to say, they are having a range expansion now that humans have reduced populations of their predator and competitors, the wolves.

Any roaming stray dogs or loose farm dogs in your area?

I actually just had to check and it says yes in the Baltics we have them! I live in a really rural area and definitely we don't have stray dogs...I did find the spot whatever it was entered the fence and unfortunately I didn't see any tracks but a single strand of hair