GrizleyHunter,
Last year I had a terrible problem with Ravens, Crows, Hawks and especially Buzzards. This year I am doing things a bit different and haven't had much of a problem at all.
I'm putting out smaller portions of bait, and putting it out in late evening. The chunks of bait I use are mainly around 2" or less, and I generally put out anywhere from 6-10 pieces at a time. I sometimes put out a larger piece such as part of a deer backbone (which still has meat on it), or half a rib cage etc.
Not sure if that has lessened the birds from coming or not, but I suspect it has because we have an abundance of all the birds mentioned.
Here's something else we have an abundance of. I can't take him legally over bait, but if I catch him out on the farm, such as when he is turning over cow patties and away from the bait, he is fair game.
