if they git the chance to eat a elk they will. Most Birds of Prey will eat carrion (flesh from a creature which is alreay dead when the bird finds it). Some species prefer this, while other species prefer a fresh kill if they can get it but will settle for carrion if that's all they can get.

No if a deer were to die a hawk wouldnt eat maybe a vulture

Of course. Why else would they expend the time and energy to hunt them?

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Do hawks eat deer

Anonymous

∙ 8y ago

Updated: 10/8/2023

Technically yes it could however it would take a very long time for the deer to become deceased. For the hawk to kill the deer it would have to rip and tear at the deer until it bleeds out.

So the answer is yes but a very unlikely situation.

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∙ 14y ago

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tiger eats meat like it can be of wild cow,deer and other meat

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marrmots, ground squrrrels, foxes, ibex, young deer and red tailed hawks

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hawks eat caterpillars

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Yes, hawks eat rats.

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no, hawks don't eat crabs

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if course not their to hevy

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Most hawks don't eat fish. Most hawks eat mice, voles and birds, not fish.

What hawks eat fish?

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Can hawks eat other hawks?

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