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I got home this afternoon with just enough time for a quick coyote set. Got the caller and decoy set up a few minutes before 5 and started playing cottontail distress sounds. Not even 2 minutes later an owl swoops down, grabs my woodpecker decoy and flies away with it.
Pretty cool to see but hopefully not something that happens again.
I,ve had a coyote grab a turkey decoy...........but let it go realizing it was rubber
No, had a hawk close up one time but no grabbing, must have been pretty cool though
Get your decoy back??
Sitting on the edge of a field one day an owl swooped down and grabbed a mouse, didn't see either of them until it happened. My buddy lost a trout on the ice to a bald eagle. Nature is always entertaining.
I had a hawk swoop down and pick up my teal decoy only to be surprised and drop it.
More or less. Picked it up about 30 yards from its original position. Intact and still functional but missing the fur/cloth that goes on the end of the mast. Put a small coons tail on with electrical tape tonight and our dogs and cats were going ape trying to get it when I tested it. So I think it is all good.Quote:
Originally Posted by mbhunter
Called in many raptors but never had them grab the deke , on the bright side you know it must be realistic to fool the eyes of an owl.
Had an owl swoop down and try at the mojo critter but luckily just knocked it over pfffewwww as its my buddies
ive had that happen to mine Joe, had a small owl get its talons/nails stuck in the material of the spinning decoy part of my foxpro last winter.
What caller did you ended up going with just curious...hope you have some fur down soon!
I had a seagull swoop down and steal a pork chop off my barbque once.
Also had a seagull grab a sucker minnow I was trolling for muskie. He tried to swallow it and got the hook stuck right through his tongue. He didn't like being reeled in and me extracting it.
When I hunt squirrels , I normally sit , with my back against a tree for at least 1/2 an hr. before moving any further . Even after dropping 2 or 3 I don't pick them up right-away because other squirrels will still "mosey around" if they haven't seen me . I just "mark" the spots . Last Oct. , around 3pm , I had "downed" 2 already when suddenly a FOX showed up and grabbed one of the dead squirrels . --- Well , let's just say that he joined the squirrels . --- After field-dressing the squirrels and skinning the fox I decided to quit ; Wanted to get home before dark . --- Sitting in a good spot (oak- or beech-grove) has often produced 1/2 a dozen squirrels without having to move at all . --- Rapidly clicking 2 stones together seems to make a difference as well .