Pretty common occurrence in one place I hunt. Lots of barred owls. They seem to be attracted to arrow fletching.it is wonderful when they dive bomb you in the tree stand just after dark.
I had to ring ones bell with the barrel of a Remington 742 in 1980it is wonderful when they dive bomb you in the tree stand just after dark.
A guy I went to high school with lost an eye after an owl attacked him in a tree stand. He said it was just after dark and he imagined the owl mistook him for a squirrel or something similar.
The owl definitely flew ahead of me and stood perched on a street sign about 20 yards ahead of me. As I passed I kept thinking he might attack me again, but I didn’t want to turn around as I would have preferred he attack the back of my head rather than the front of my face. I didn’t want get my face ripped apart or lose an eye like Jakerr-cc mentioned in this threadWalking out of the forest right at dark one evening several years ago, I had one buzz me like 3 times. He would land in a tree ahead and watch for me. Pretty scary.
I yelled as well. Right after it happened I kept saying “F You Owl, F You!” I’m sure the surrounding homes were probably wondering what was going on at 4:45 am in their normally quiet street.A few months ago late at night I was driving the ATV over to my shop 125yards down the driveway and an owl dive bombed me as well. Didn't hit me, but came close enough that I yelled out loud and about jumped off the wheeler
Excellent photo! I don’t often see owls in the day light. Before this I’ve always been very interested in owls. When I hear them hooting outside at night near my house, many times I grab the spot light and try to find them in the trees. They are amazing birds to observe.I had one get friendly just before dawn one day - it started hooting and was real interested in what I was - hopping down a limb to the next and next, getting closer and closer, hooting quite a bit. I put my bow up as a shield and watched the show. Very neat. He stopped about 20 ft away.
Same general woods - Next early morning episode was one that landed about 8 ft away on a limb that looked like he used it frequently (no bark left). He watched me pull my phone out, turn it on and take a picture of him.
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No, I didn’t have a headlamp on. I don’t like running with any gadgetry (watches, lights, heart monitor). The only thing I can think of that may have spurred it was I had an energy gel in my hand and had just opened it a couple of minutes before. Not sure if the owl was attracted to the smell of the gel or not, but I doubt it as he hit the top of my head and not my hand.Did you happen to have a headlamp on? I have noticed while predator hunting in texas many times I turned my red/green light on to scan for animals I could get the owls swooping in and reacting.
Yes sir! I always enjoy seeing and hearing them when hunting, and otherwise.Excellent photo! I don’t often see owls in the day light. Before this I’ve always been very interested in owls. When I hear them hooting outside at night near my house, many times I grab the spot light and try to find them in the trees. They are amazing birds to observe.
We used to have some wildlife around our house and that included 2 eastern screech owls - one red phase and one gray phase. They would perch on our outside bathroom window sill and hunt by the motion sensor light.