I agree, the birds of prey need thinned out badly. They are hell on the small game. Also slaughter the turkey poults. Lots of red tails around here.

As for owls, Ive had 4 occassions where Ive been in the predawn dark sitting in my treestand and have been hit in the head, back of neck (luckily hood was covering it!) and shoulder by those &^%#. LOL Dad has also been clipped.

Dont have a clue what the heck they think I am, but they sure seem to be intent on getting a beak into me.lol. I was thinking maybe the barn owls thought my shoulder or head when moving mightve been a roosted turkey, but when I was also hit by one of the pint sized screech owls, that theory went out the window.