Yesterday morning about 11 O'clock my wife and I stopped by a known
Long-eared Owl site near Mansfield. What we saw wasn't pretty. 12 Gauge
shotgun shells littered the complete site and 38mm casings were numerous on
the road. As we investigated the site we found feathers in several scattered
locations. A dead porcupine was also found. He wasn't at all decomposed yet
and hadn't even started to smell noticeably beyond about 6 feet away.
Several other things make us believe this happened within the last few days.
I have posted some pictures of the scene.

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Joseph V Higbee
Spanaway, WA
Mailto: jvhigbee at hotmail.com