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was the head present, or the feet.

Could have died of anything and then been pecked in situ. Not a (pardon the pun) smoking gun in my eyes. You should get some guns btw. They're great.

Buzzards eat damn near anything around here, only exception seems to be dead corvids, even the fox or badger refuses to eat them.

Good point.. It's more because the guy who used to manage the estate said it was a bullet hole - he has a gun and seemed to be pretty certain.

As above Rob. That’s not necessarily a bullet hole.

Sure it’s not just another raptor taking it out (not with a gun)

I'm not sure I didn't check the other side

Good point - I didn't check for an exit wound but the bullet hole in the front chest I'd say it would not have survived that. In a small hard standing area off road can see that a vehicle got very badly stuck so that could of been them. It must have been a very tough job getting it out.

They can be but hopefully me reporting it and not owning a gun would make it difficult.

Plus also bear in mind possibility that the owl got shot (or otherwise injured) elsewhere and then flew onto or was carried (by human or animal) onto your land to die. Any other signs of intruders?

Yeah yeah!

Bullet hole? Was there an exit wound?

Put cameras to cover your cameras !

I know nothing about the dolmar or anything pre 90s ,bar ive heard old school people talk about dolmar, danarm and solo. Stihl Ms 241 cm was a dog -for a pro saw i can give up the weight but a slow cutter no thanks . I dont like the electronic autotune shite , laptop for faults nearest dealer for plug in -that's if they've got the tech . I found some of the saws hesitated or needed time to think .. . Just get what they are trying to do , but not the same . And yes some faults you coild get around in the field but not the modenern stuff

Go steady with the owl. Police are morons, arseholes or both. They might start dreaming up wildlife crime charges for you for something to do.

@Oldfeller Put up the clip of " Fenton " the dog chasing all those deer . Always makes me laugh 😀

No problem There is no comparison in reality. Fair play mind you were fast on the quite comprehensive comeback 👍

I bought some woodland earlier in the year - yesterday while out walking I noticed a dead owl in a ditch.. turning it over it had been dead a while (2 weeks) and a bullet hole in it's chest. I've taken some pictures and will inform police. Also will likely put a camera or 2 up in this area - any other advice or thoughts on this? I don't own a gun and know very little of how they are licenced but am assuming shooting on someone else's land without permission is a fairly serious offence.

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IMO, the older stuff was, while being heavy by todays standards pretty much indestructible, and that would apply to many brands, not just Husqvarna, but just about all of the manufactures built decent durable saws, the "cd" range of Huskies could handle most wood, and if needed there were big Dolmars the 153,166. as well as the Stihls, 041,right up to the huge displacement 090. I cant get enthusiastic about a 500i or "autotune" it's not that I object to progress, but maybe the direction it's gone, building as cheap as possible and often short lived components, rather than higher quality build and long life. some of todays saws are almost devoid of any user serviced parts. much like modern cars. not sure if I would feel different if I still had to earn a living with a saw. a decent older Husky or a Dolmar 116si would suit me just fine. that said I'll rebuild this 350 and you never know, it might just grow on me.

Done. We'll find out, maybe. In all honesty I don't believe it'll make much difference, other variables like temperature, light level, ripeness at picking, type, spacing etc are probably more important, but who knows.

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ah well my error was not suspecting you had made an error - rather I thought you were somehow trying to argue that UK is just as bad as US for criminal gun shootings. So sorry

Your right I did that was a mistake on my part Meant to be in the news one. A simple error on my behalf.

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