Grey and white hawk

[happyfrenchman]

Coopers hawks are grey when mature. check this picture link

https://www.bing.com/images/search?view=detailV2&ccid=C1fK5ypL&id=BA866DD3578F19954472852134A8F943F2E723F6&thid=OIP.C1fK5ypL_9Uk4gLrWSZ4kwEsDw&mediaurl=http://cdn.audubon.org/cdn/farfuture/LmLmrM2FLss4zLn5qKcjILFaZmDKByXfYqobSFhKF0U/mtime:1422549373/sites/default/files/Cooper%2527s_Hawk_l07-53-038_l.jpg&exph=820&expw=1024&q=cooper's+hawk&simid=607986673147710079&selectedIndex=3&ajaxhist=0

They will kill an adult chicken too but they are absolutely murder on young ones who should be kept in if you don't want to feed the hawks. They will come back if you leave the carcass out. The mate will also visit the kill. Coopers hawks are the most common of the hawks that kill chickens. Sometimes they are also barred brown and white when young. Females are larger than males. They are very good flyers.

 

[TexasSam]

That looks like the bad guy I hit it with a acorn from a slingshot yesterday hopefully that's that

 

[NancyNurseCxMama]

That looks like the bad guy I hit it with a acorn from a slingshot yesterday hopefully that's that

I believe you may have committed a federal crime---all hawks and owls are federally protected.
You're allowed to scare them away but not injure or kill them.

http://icwdm.org/Handbook/birds/HawksOwls.asp

 

[happyfrenchman]

That looks like the bad guy I hit it with a acorn from a slingshot yesterday hopefully that's that

I have found that works only if the acorn is traveling at about 1100 fps.

 

[Fairview01]

I believe you may have committed a federal crime---all hawks and owls are federally protected.
You're allowed to scare them away but not injure or kill them.

http://icwdm.org/Handbook/birds/HawksOwls.asp

Only if you get caught.

 

[NancyNurseCxMama]

Only if you get caught.

No....you have still committed the crime whether you get caught or not.

“The true test of a man’s character is what he does when no one is watching.”
― John Wooden

 

[bajabirdbrain]

That looks like the bad guy I hit it with a acorn from a slingshot yesterday hopefully that's that

What difference does it make what kind of hawk it is?? Damage is done, take measures to protect the rest of the flock, BUT, you are a true marksman to hit anything with a slingshot and acorn!!!!!! A marble or ball bearing would have better ballistics!

 

[Fairview01]

No....you have still committed the crime whether you get caught or not.

“The true test of a man’s character is what he does when no one is watching.”
― John Wooden

Perhaps in days gone by but it is my opinion in today's society the true test of a man's character is to stand alone, do what is right and defend the defenseless while the majority watches and remains idle.

What difference does it make what kind of hawk it is?? Damage is done, take measures to protect the rest of the flock, BUT, you are a true marksman to hit anything with a slingshot and acorn!!!!!! A marble or ball bearing would have better ballistics!

My mom could use a wooden Whamo sling shot and iron ore pellets, open the back door and nail a dog taking a dump in our yard at 100'. She hated those dogs and she rarely ever missed.

At 60 I'm having a hard time hitting a deer under 100yds with a duplex Leopold 3X9 scope. I used to reload to squeeze every ounce of accuracy out of my rifles. Now I think my rifles are shooting with factory ammo more accurately than I can. Getting older sucks.

 

[happyfrenchman]

That looks like the bad guy I hit it with a acorn from a slingshot yesterday hopefully that's that

I figured it would be. It usually is a Cooper hawk. I have never heard of a Red tail although some on here have. The Coopers... They tend to return to where they have had success. You will probably see him hanging around in the trees if you are able to see it fly in. I have had success with leaving a carcass out (You can move it a bit to get a clear field of fire, preferably from cover) and then wait. The last one had killed a full grown hen and hardly ate any of it when I walked by and interrupted it. I knew from that, that it would be hungry. So I set up and waited. It finally returned just as it was getting dark. Surprisingly cautious and stealthy but not enough. I do not play around with those things. They are vermin. They have spooky orange eyes, like lamps, to see in low light I guess. They are somewhat nocturnal from what I have observed.
I see on here the usual crows cawing about Federal regulations... They can cry and whine and hang cds in the trees if they like. Not me. One time a few years back now, I learned the hard lesson of letting young chicks run around loose.... I got that one too and then I got it's mate the next day early. They get very hungry as the season progresses. They also tend to hunt in the morning. But if they are unsuccessful, (typically later in the year when game is scarcer) they will attack later in the day. They will also wait until you go away before striking. They are smart in alot of ways but they are also dumb when they are hungry and young. You can take advantage of that if you have something more than an acorn slingshot. I used to have pigeons and from that, I have become somewhat an expert on their behaviors. I never pass up a chance and there never seems to be a shortage of them. I do not have nearly the problem with them regarding the chickens, that I had with the pigeons. That was unbelievable. It is true that it is illegal to shoot one and illegal even to possess their feathers... Good luck. I hope you don't lose any more birds. They say another will take it's place, but not for a while in my experience.

 

[TexasSam]

What difference does it make what kind of hawk it is?? Damage is done, take measures to protect the rest of the flock, BUT, you are a true marksman to hit anything with a slingshot and acorn!!!!!! A marble or ball bearing would have better ballistics!

Didn't want to kill it just scare it and the law that I know is you can not kill it. Nor did I injure it, it flew away pretty fast and with purpose