<p>Anybody have experience nursing a fully grown great horned owl with a hurt wing? I found one this morning while moving beehives. I didn’t bring him home, but I’m tempted to go back and get him. He/She looked alert and was moving around but appeared to not be able to fly. It probably got hit on the nearby highway hunting at night.</p>
<p>Call your local animal protective service and let them know. For health and safety reasons, I do not think that you should introduce a wild animal into your home. Let the pros handle it.</p>
<p>Call your local Audubon Society chapter for help and advice. They should be able to provide the wounded bird with a safe haven for recuperating, and if he/she fails to heal well enough to be released back into the wild, the AS may be able to give the owl a permanent home in exchange for raptor education assistance.</p>
<p>Cross-posted with corranged! Minds on the same wavelength.</p>
<p>Contact a qualified licenced wildlife rehabilator … please! And leave the baby birds and bunnies alone too … the mommas are great at taking care of their young unless you know without a doubt that momma is dead. And then, contact the qualified licenced wildlife rehabilator.</p>
<p>(While we’re at it … the local pet store <em>cannot</em> take that litter of baby mice you found in the gas grill and raise them with a bottle and sell them as pets. We don’t even want to feed them to snakes!)</p>
<p>I guess the answer to my question is no then.</p>
<p>^^The matter has probably been settled by now anyway. Either the owl recovered sufficiently to fly away or dogs or coyotes noticed it on the ground and moved in for a closer look.</p>