Bunun makes no special mention of owls, but Fang Yu-shui, who is a technician at Yu-shan National Park's Tatachia Visitor Center, says that owls symbolize good fortune in Bunun people's lives, and the stories about them are firmly believed to this day.
雖然《布農》一書中並沒有特別提及貓頭鷹，但玉山國家公園塔塔加管理站技工方有水說，貓頭鷹故事是布農族人生活中的一種吉祥預兆，直到現在他們都深信不疑。