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Old 04-10-2005, 03:35 PM   #11
TomO
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Originally Posted by Whip
By the way Tom,, what did you hunt with your Eagle Owl ?
I was training it for a "friend" and never got to hunt it. When I had it on released rodents, he took it back again. The last I heard was that he did not take it any further - tried a little but resorted to keeping it as a non-hunting pet. I lost touch with him but later heard that he'd become bored with it and released it. A good illustration of a person ill-suited for the hobby. Also the last bird of prey I trained for anyone.
A side-note - I found the eagle-owl to be the most challenging to train to the glove, it seemed so disinterested and wasn't as keyed to food as other raptors. Maybe a nocturnal thing, not sure.
I agree with what you guys are saying: Don't do it if you can't fly it everyday, people are idiots when it comes to captive raptors, make sure you understand the commitment you are taking on, and that most people in this day and age can not commit the required time.