Be careful where you site sources from, a barn owl is not going to kill a full grown hare...
tytoalba, i'd suggest you start researching redtails since that is what you'll most likely be starting with and they are 1000000x more effective hunters in falconry situations than owls
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Just cause hunting at night is illegal where you live Matt doesn't mean that is where she lives. In Oregon we can hunt at night for predatory animals and being that this state produces a huge amount of alfalfa that is a major source of income for farmers and the state. Being that rabbits can wipe out an alfalfa field in short order they are listed as a predatory animal and can be hunted at night by any means with no tag bag limit or season. Trust me, me and my .22 have spent alot of time in christmas valley in the middle of the night spotlighting them buggers. You could fill a freezer with a years worth of hawk food in one weekend.
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(a) General rule. - Except as set forth in subsection (b), it is unlawful for any person or group of persons to engage in any of the following activities to any degree:
(1) Cast the rays of an artificial light of any kind on any game or wildlife or in an attempt to locate any game or wildlife while on foot, in any vehicle or its attachments, or any watercraft or any airborne craft while in possession of a firearm of any kind, or a bow or arrow, or any implement or device with which any game or wildlife could be killed or taken even though no game or wildlife is shot at, injured or killed.
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(2) For each elk or bear, a fine of $800 and forfeiture of the privilege to hunt or take game or wildlife anywhere within this Commonwealth for a period of five years.
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Just cause hunting at night is illegal where you live Matt doesn't mean that is where she lives. In Oregon we can hunt at night for predatory animals and being that this state produces a huge amount of alfalfa that is a major source of income for farmers and the state. Being that rabbits can wipe out an alfalfa field in short order they are listed as a predatory animal and can be hunted at night by any means with no tag bag limit or season. Trust me, me and my .22 have spent alot of time in christmas valley in the middle of the night spotlighting them buggers. You could fill a freezer with a years worth of hawk food in one weekend.
What are you doing in Xmas valley? Leave that for the birds (and me) ;D
Just kidding there seriously is enough for everyone...
Personally I have never seen an owl hunted. Just as a fist ornament. But who is to say it cannot be done?
I wouldn't mind trying an European Eagle Owl... But then again I have my plate full, more than full