[AT] Varmints and farming

[charlie hill]

Speaking of owls.  A big ole owl nearly got me once!  I have a piece of land 
that slopes steeply down to a creek in one spot.  I was climbing up that 
slope and comming up under the lower branches of a holly tree when all of a 
sudden I heard limbs rattling and wind noises comming from directly above my 
head.  I looked up and I was staring right into an owls butt about 3 feet 
above my head and flying up and away from me.  I'm not sure if he saw the 
top of my head and mistook my head for a critter or if maybe he was just up 
on one of the holly tree limbs and I didn't see him.  Either way, those 
sharp toes right above my head was not a pleasant sight.

Charlie
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bob McNitt" <nysports at frontiernet.net>
To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Tuesday, July 24, 2007 5:03 PM
Subject: Re: [AT] Varmints and farming


> Thanks, Charlie. I used to do a lot (and still do some) predator hunting 
> (calling) for fox and coyotes. I noted that whenever one was coming in 
> upwind of me, I usually smelled it before I saw it ... a strong skunky 
> odor. And the majority I shot smelled so strongly with the skunk odor that 
> I knew they'd had run-ins with the fragrant critters. I guess they don't 
> kill many, and I can understand why! On the other hand, great horned owls 
> will often nail them. Of course, a bird's sense of smell is almost zero.
>
> Bob
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