Bells on owls????

[Jester]

just wondering if people fly their owls with bells for finding them easier or whether they fly without them for the stealthy approach.

personally i dont use them as i reckon they would get a bit annoyed with bells ringing in their sensitive ears constantly. i did leg mount one a few times to begin with when he was first flying free but once i began to trust him more i left it off and he seemed a lot happier flying with just telemetry

[Joey]

if you have telemetry on your bird you dont need bells on it.the prey start to learn and when it hear them bells it run like ****. the rabbits by me do anyway

[HawkMan]

Ive never put bells on my owls ,there flight is silent why should we spoil this .
You might put them on your hawks but owls come back ,lol
jb
Only once every blue moon it gets listed an owls lost ,pmsl

[Joey]

so does everyone hawk on her jb you donut lol
i never use bell unless i havent got any batteries for me telemrty the rabbits and other gear round by me have been hunted for years and know whats coming when they hear the bells lol crafty little ********

joey

[Joey]

Ive never put bells on my owls ,there flight is silent why should we spoil this .
You might put them on your hawks but owls come back ,lol
jb
Only once every blue moon it gets listed an owls lost ,pmsl because no one wants them back lol

[HawkMan]

Its a little bit below the belt isnt it ????????
What do you fly ,im just saying there,s a lot on here that think keeping is owls is about as interesting as train spotting ,lol
Jb

[Boobook]

I understood that you should never fly owls with bells. If they escaped they would not stand a chance of surviving as they rely on a silent aproach to catch prey? No self-respecting mouse is going to hang around if he hears bells a-ringing :lol:

[Joey]

Its a little bit below the belt isnt it ????????
What do you fly ,im just saying there,s a lot on here that think keeping is owls is about as interesting as train spotting ,lol
Jbi fly a female harris sorry for the remark mate just a joke lol

[HawkMan]

I cant believe you said that ,ive 4 owls and have no bells on them ,ive got a nice pair of Ben long bells medium if you,d like to buy them off me ,
£10 and ill post them to you .
Jb

[Joey]

no thanks

[HoumaFalconer]

You Should Never Put Bells On Owls, If They Get Lost They Will Not Beable To Catch Game On There Own As The Bells Will Give Them Away Every Time
Jmo

[SycoPaff]

Its a little bit below the belt isnt it ????????
What do you fly ,im just saying there,s a lot on here that think keeping is owls is about as interesting as train spotting ,lol
Jb
I'm not a great fan of owls! but i have never hunted with one, and i dont think i will like them till i do!

[Johnny Abbott]

bells will just spoil the whole point of hunting an owl

[Renton]

personally i dont use them as i reckon they would get a bit annoyed with bells ringing in their sensitive ears constantly. i did leg mount one a few times to begin with when he was first flying free but once i began to trust him more i left it off and he seemed a lot happier flying with just telemetry

Same here, just telemetry. Why handicap the owl by taking away its advantage of silent flight?

[HawkMan]

I'm not a great fan of owls! but i have never hunted with one, and i dont think i will like them till i do!
There isnt owls on the isle of wight anyway its only big enough for the human population ,lol
Jb

[Pink_Eagle]

i dnt think its really nessercery to put bells on owls, like othrs hav said it jus spoils thm:) but i do know sum peeps who put bells on thr owls i suppose its whatever the flyr likes, but i trust my litle owl she doesnt need a bell

[Harris Hawker]

my owl is only just getting there but i think that bells shuoldnt be put on them because its stopping them from having a silent flight

[Renton]

my owl is only just getting there but i think that bells shuoldnt be put on them because its stopping them from having a silent flight

No point having bells jangling when the owl will make quite enough noise squawking at just about everything, as mine does! :roll:

[UKJay74]

nope never put bells on an owl an dont think i could it kinda ruins the stealthy approach to things

[Graham Stuart]

i had a bell on my bengal, and also my barn owl when he was flying free for the first time but quickly removed them when he came back:yawinkle:

[Pitbull]

im sorry im lost on this one. we put bells on other bop that need the stealth, and are hunting most days, not many people i believe hunt their owls so i would have thought bells the better for location. Unless a display showing the quietness of an owl.
though i dont have an owl so what do i know.:rolleyes:

[Osiris]

Nope :roll:

Whats the point? Theyre meant to be silent fliers?!! Telemetry would be a good thing tho! :D

[HawkWorks]

I've been saying DONT PUT BELLS ON OWLS for 15 years. I always refused to sell them for such. from the responses, I'm gratified to note my words haven't been in vain.

Pete