Mystery in the woods.

Let me warn you right now, this isn't a very pleasant image. It's real life, not censored,it's nature. Pure and raw.

On my way back from the post office, I stopped at a favored local spot t check things out. It was warm,sunny and the tiger beetles were out in full force, as a matter of fact, most things were out. Walking along, I saw something that made me stop. Through binoculars I could see it was a snowshoe hare, and not moving. I went over and there it was, a headless hare. The head and front legs were neatly cut away, and other than that,not much damage. No large clumps of hair and the body wasn't much disturbed.

This has also been the third time I have found a hare in similar condition. Once in December before snow, I found a headless hare. The head was missing, the rest of the body was undisturbed. A few years later about 2 miles away I found another. hare in the same condition in the spring.

So what is happening? My best guess is a Great Horned Owl. They are known to take the heads off of game birds. Other than that, I'm at a loss.