I agree with Ed & Bev. There were dozens of short eared owls in the 
field north of the Sportsmans Center before the people with the horses and 
hunting dogs started going through that field on a regular basis. The 
short eared owls disapeared. Now that the dog and pony shows are in the 
past the short eared owls are comeing back although less than a dozen. 
    The location of owl habitat must be taken into consideration when 
opening area to other uses. There used to be a breeding population of 
short eared owls who stayed all year round on the reclaimed strip mine 
land in the Woodsburry WA in Coshocton County. How do I know this? My 
friend who lives out there and I watched them all year round. The State 
did not believe that short eared owls were there and started using the 
land for hunting dog training and trials as well as putting in several oil 
wells. The owls are no longer there. 
    I believe there is plenty of room for all types of use of the land 
without destroying it. The hard part is putting together a plan that makes 
everyone happy. Hard but not imposssiable so we have to at least try.

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