Woa easy there Coyote Stalker...I don't want to argue about it. I am just saying that not every hawk and owl out there can take out a turkey at will. I've already said I haven't hunted all over the country so I cant speak for everywhere, but around here, owls and hawks don't kill grown turkeys and especially grown toms which are 50-60% bigger than a jake or hen.

The only reason that I find the owl/hawk theory hard to believe is this: First of all a grown tom turkey is bigger than the biggest hawk or owl by a lot. Second, I always thought that hawk/owls swooped in on there prey and caught it in there claws and took off and killed it at a place of their choosing. Obviously no bird could fly off with a tom turkey. Next, a turkey isn't just going to lay down and die for an owl or hawk, So we are talking a 20-25 lb bird that loses a fight to a bird like a hawk or owl that might weigh what 10-12 lbs soaking wet??? I dunno about you but my money is on the long-spurred gobbler everytime.

With that said...that is just my opinion and is really only valid around here where I live. I don't know about across the country where the owls/hawks may be on steroids or something. Theres no reason to jump on me like that. When I said "opinions" I was referring to what happened to the turkey in the original post. Not commenting on anything you'd seen with your own eyes. You took my comments way out of context and didn't apply them to the reason this post was started which was to find out everyon'e "opinion." Chill out Coyote