I'm fully content with the idea of raptors consuming rapters. Around my home, they are a pestilence in thick numbers. Guess how many ducks fly into your decoy spread when there are 3 bald eagles perched in a tree nearby. It can be very frustrating. They seem to be fearless too! I have had a red tail zip down and snatch a pheasant out of the grass 10 feet from me. Oh well...nothing much we can do I suppose.