Boonie Stomper
Crowing
I believe you still have to get a permit from DNR, for the raptor(s) you have proof (photos) is killing your livestock, to shoot them.I doubt we'll be able to shoot him with a shotgun at the distance they keep from people. But the shotgun makes the most noise. And that's why we would carry it. But on another note: If they are caught killing your animals, you have the right to shoot him where we live. You just can't shoot them just like that, when they're doing nothing to harm your animals. I've never harmed a hawk.
And if they're nesting, they aren't leaving when they have a good feeding ground. They will soon teach their fledglings to hunt!
I've had active redtailed Hawks nest in nextdoor tree for years. One clipped my ear with its wing going for chooks once.... I'm always on lookout (and ears peeled) when chooks free ranging.