I have to disagree with you Mr. Yox. I was running a trapline while I was in high school. While checking my line one morningand startled a Great Horned owl while walking in and he dropped a bird from his talons as he flew off. Upon further inspection, there it be a still warmmature malering-necked pheasant with no head. He killed it and I assume he planned to eat it before I interrupted his morning breakfast!
ORIGINAL: Bill Yox
Owls dont eat pheasants....thats so basic, youre talking about birds on different "shifts", lol. Now, owls DO eat skunks, one of the few birds that will, and we DO know how many pheasant nests a skunk will destroy...In a balance, all the prey and predators are beneficial.