Owl Hoods

[mimitch]

Hi all. Ive been lurking for a few years, and I finally have a question for you.

I'm working with a wildlife rehabber in Michigan, and we get a lot of GHOs. The vet that runs the place expressed an interest in owl hoods for examining the injured.

I seem to remember someone mentioning a few people who made owl hoods. I cant find anything, so the threads may be buried, or I could be crazy...

Does anyone know someone who does this kind of work?

[chesapeakehawk]

It's called a towel.

[mimitch]

Sounds risky, I wonder if its been done?

[sadiehawk]

Yes, it has been tried. Call Mike from Mike's Falconry. i talked to him about this years back. Back then he said it did not work out due to the owl's head shape with the eyes in the front.

[tyler1998]

Make an abba. Simple to make and use.

[mimitch]

Thanks Sadiehawk and Tyler 1998! I will make an abba. I was looking for hoods because most of our owls come in with wing damage, but that little apparatus will make dealing with our less "cuddly" raptors muuuuch easier.

[ghowolfgang]

Do any of the falconers that successfully hunt with great horned owls use hoods?

[ghowolfgang]

I would like to make contact with the falconer in CA that killed 370 rabbits in 4 seasons with his GHO, referenced in a post by scfalconry in May of 2006!

[chad13dnvr (DBH)]

Apr 16, 2011 13:44:04 GMT -5 ghowolfgang said:

Do any of the falconers that successfully hunt with great horned owls use hoods?

Nope. It has something to do with the shape of the head and the eye placement. Something along those lines.

[ghowolfgang]

who do you know that hunts successfully with great horned owks i want to pich their brain