New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-02-23
HUNTING OWLS.
NOT A FRUITLESS QUEST WHEN YOU KNOW
HOW TO DO IT.

HOW TO DO II.
Elmira Feb 81 (SpecaD.-" Any one VINO has
framed much through the woods knows how seldom IT
is that he secs an owl Of any description said an oo
rioga Comfy hunter, but If he only knows now 10
Wort, II he need have no trouble in baeging two
or three fnc owl specimens or more, II lie wants
them. almost any time he takes a stroll where Owls
arc and they are pretty much everywhere II iolH'
only knew H. There ore two good reasons why INC
every day hunter seldom sees an owl IN ms ud"'PS'
ono reason is that some owls see by DAY. ana con-
scaucnty select hiding places next to inpo'sioe 10
person who Is not on the lookout ior lIc'' Inv
other reason is that some owls see as sharply by
dav as they can by night and their hearing Is acute
as croundm These doublcSelted ana qulc"-
cared birds discover the intruder In their hauht> I"E
before he can possibly be aware Of their presence
and then lose no time In seeking places oi R'"''
safety II NAV surprise YOU to hear that there are
owls whose cyesight does not depend on oarNIc9' =.
be Of use for it is the general impression u'a' Owls
are night bird, exclusively. But the Tact is uicIc
are more owls that see 10y day a. wen a. I'N''
tIau there are dav-bIiud owls The screech OWL 'h'
iourcarcd owl the sawet and one or two other species
,ro tbe only member, Of the large owl family tla'
are blinded or partially blinded by the llfht "I GAY
The Others among them the moot OWL inc '''""l
owl the hawk owl and the shortcarcd OWL arc All
sharp. sighted both by day and night. Ne' ""o
know, how 70 hunt owls it trouble 20 find them
Gov +bcv arc IN l, found almost everywhere.
wouldn't he afraid 10 wager that can bag no; less
than three owls in the first piece Of woods can reach
In either direction from this town or any ''c' low"
in tn, state or Pennsylvania Canton. Qul'N cN''
stealtly tread and good gun arc all you "4"' ~
have 10 he a successful owl hunter. II doesn't make
any difference whether You can hear or not lO' Il
flock of owls could fly from tree right at your
e,hovr and II Won didn't see item you'd never klo"
il. 50 many Butterflies taking fight would make
inst as nuc1 noise. Ghostly silence in hieht chE
actorlzcs ever species Of owls. These birds depend
ON stealth In seeking their prev II won't DO ioF
them to have any noise about their hunting
The rarcst Of all owls in this section are the
hawk owl. the snowy owl and the long careH OWL
The horned owl is commonly known as
The loot owl and is valued next o.
t1c snowy owl by collectors when in winter feather
Tho only one know Of that seems 10 DC totally hInd
I'm the DAYTIME &, the lttle saVet. THIS IS the owl
that everybod- has seen sometime ~ other ana ISM
much if any ticec? than pigeon II hunts con
stantly through TIE night and at tho first streak Of
dawn goes 10 roost. wherever 1T may be 'on'e
oucntIy we often sec it sitting soemny on fence rails
,indov,ill, cacposts and house roofs just a wcil as
i'm the woods. il is trick AZ all to fno'h jh'n
oyes WIN H Sc d %, End owIS are all simmer owls
and migrate TO the south at The hri aPII"a,n ." '
wcathcr. Tie owls that see ln I'D" daytime are "''
"' .0wil have peculiar way Of eating. ara ,omc
no 'V',Ilow fDc,r food bones and an. Iv som"
proce,, the bone, ard far OPP feathers are a rolled
Inn I'm hsll, i'm the OWL. stomach. and the bird d.
,dprrc, Them When the ban, of refuse found on
Inc ground at the foot ~ som" trc' u is ar uuialiI
~ yo, doi.t care 70 he m Wait for him. but do care
80 caItur. him. fa-tcn stout steel trap L" Tire 'ud
OF a long pole he live mouse ON the pan 81 The
The tree and secure II there Just a. -uic as 'he
f4,t in the jawe of that trap and II Won atcmp' ="
remove him alive you viii have about as IN'N
Hgnt q, You can imagine. t,r a wounded owl an