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.

I ain't never been hit by an owl or raptor. But I have had flying squirrels land on my lap in the pre-dawn darkness. Thank God for safety belts because that was the only thing keeping me from bailing out of that treestand in a right prompt fashion.:woot:

lmao now that must have been a sight

If it had been light out, they'd have likely wound up in his "road kill' stew pot.

:barmy:

You should hear what kind of scream a full grown man can make when one goes up inside his pant leg's.
:jaw:

Most likely those were chicken hawks.lol:s1:

Should have known that Id get smart reply when speaking in front of ecoextremists about thinning birds of prey.

If chickenhawks were so rampant in Pa, your bones wouldve been picked clean decades ago. lol.

4 times? LMAO!
Why didnt the voices tell you to duck?

maybe they think you are a bluebird... LOL

This is not a very good pic but this is one with a rabbit for it's dinner.. As it is the same thing here with the raptors..


Another of the same Hawk....



Notice how this one kept a wing up to try and blend in with it's surrondings..