I have had a very large owl hanging around my place for a while. Every few minths he will show up and hang around one of the trees outside until I go out with a flashlight and/or pop off a round or two to maje him fly away. A couple of nights of this and he goes away for a couple of months, then returns.
Last night he came back and killed one of the small cottontails that live in my yard. I understand the whole rodent eating machine and circle of life thing, but it pissed me off to lose one of our wild rabbits. This time of year the hawks and owls focus on the migrating doves but for some reason the doves are few and far between so I guess anything is fair game.
Anyone have any tips on how to discourage the owl other than the light and the noise? My yard is well baited for rodents so I dont think there are a bunch of furry creatures attracting him. There are tons of large trees around and I often hear him 100 yds or more away, so its more a matter of just making my yard less attractive.
Last night he came back and killed one of the small cottontails that live in my yard. I understand the whole rodent eating machine and circle of life thing, but it pissed me off to lose one of our wild rabbits. This time of year the hawks and owls focus on the migrating doves but for some reason the doves are few and far between so I guess anything is fair game.
Anyone have any tips on how to discourage the owl other than the light and the noise? My yard is well baited for rodents so I dont think there are a bunch of furry creatures attracting him. There are tons of large trees around and I often hear him 100 yds or more away, so its more a matter of just making my yard less attractive.