Nope. Not a owl it was a hawk. The cell phone picture is horrible but no doubt at all. I don't know if he flew into something and was hurt which was my initial thought. I saw it again in the light of day a little bit later. When I returned with a real camera I could not find it again.
The next night I hunted a stand in the same area in the wods. I saw a hawk that was flying but not strong like I woudl normally see. I assume something spooked it and it crashed into something early that morning. I did have a owl land in the same tree as my stand that night. Landed approx 8' from me along the large branch my bow holder is attached to. I must be doing something right in a stand if a owl doesn't pick me off and sits within spitting range for several minutes.
The next night I hunted a stand in the same area in the wods. I saw a hawk that was flying but not strong like I woudl normally see. I assume something spooked it and it crashed into something early that morning. I did have a owl land in the same tree as my stand that night. Landed approx 8' from me along the large branch my bow holder is attached to. I must be doing something right in a stand if a owl doesn't pick me off and sits within spitting range for several minutes.