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What a sexy old bird........

SCOUT5SCOUT5 Member Posts: 16,181 ✭✭✭✭
edited November 2019 in General Discussion
........... I am. I heard an old hoot (great horned) owl make an inquiring call when I was taking the pup out. I told my son to come out on the porch and listen. I started answering that old bird back. Boy oh boy did I get that dude excited. He was trying to hone in and hunt me down. I had him within 30 yards. He's still hanging around the place hooting.

My son shook his head and said " my dad talks to owls". I told him he can learn a lot from an old bird ;)

i guess it's been 15 years or more since I did that with an owl. I don't run * hounds anymore so I don't hang out in the woods at night. I got a kick out of it.
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  • montanajoemontanajoe Forums Admins, Member, Moderator Posts: 60,240 ******
    edited November -1
    :lol::lol: ,cool,,
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  • BrookwoodBrookwood Member, Moderator Posts: 13,771 ******
    edited November -1
    An old Indian tale about seeing an owl while out hunting means you mine as well return to the TP and get some more shut eye.

    Had a great horned owl land in a tree right above my shooting lane during a morning deer hunt. Never saw a deer that day so I recon those old Injuns knew a thing or two!
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  • bustedkneebustedknee Member Posts: 2,001 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Owls are pretty good eating too...not as good as wild turkey though.

    Taste a lot like eagle.
    I can't believe they misspelled "Pork and Beans!"
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  • SCOUT5SCOUT5 Member Posts: 16,181 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    bustedknee wrote:
    Owls are pretty good eating too...not as good as wild turkey though.

    Taste a lot like eagle.

    You ca fry the young ones but old birds need parboiled before roasting.
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  • toad67toad67 Member Posts: 13,008 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I remember growing up as a kid one night when my Dad came home with an owl stuck behind the spare tire that was mounted on a late 60's Ford pickup. Man was that thing pissed. Dad didn't want to shoot it because the radiator was behind it, so he whacked it with a stick a few times and that took care of it...Sure seemed big to a 5 y/o kid...
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