What kind of owl?

[Steve]

We live between Milford and Novi. Several nights ago, long after dark I heard what I could have sworn was an owl. The next day my wife saw the creature high up in the trees in a thicket near our house. She described it as being fairly large with a white breast.

Any ideas based on that vague description as to what kind of owl this might be? Is there anything we can do in the food/habitat department to make this owl want to stick around?

[Steve]

Trout my thoughts about the owl were never as a game species. I just want to keep it around if possible as it should have a great effect on rodents in the area. Where do you buy an owl call at?

[jpollman]

Hey Steve,

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Sorry,
Just couldn't resist

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Hope this helps:)

[michiduck]

Steve,

Check any hunting or fishing sporting goods store and look in the turkey hunting section... owl calls are often used as locator calls for turkey hunting!

Hope this helps!

[Steve]

Probably a Great Horned Owl then because it sounded like the classic owl.

[The Nailer]

Steve,
I don't know what kind of owl you have near your home, but we have a lot of owls near my camp. I have an owl call(purchased at Bass Pro) but, have had as much if not more success calling them w/ my own voice. I have had back and forth conversations w/ them for up to a half an hour on some nights. My grandson always gets a big kick out of it when they answer me. I don't what kind these are either but they have the traditional "Who cooks for you" sound.

I do know they are rather large as I had one fly in front of me while sitting in my treesatnd one morning before daylight. He about scared out of my stand and I know anything within 200 yds heard my heart pounding after that.