Hunting flying squirrels with a crossbow is still widespread, and tawny fish owls, which are not such quick or agile fliers as the smaller owls, have often been brought back as an "extra bag" by hunters. Tawny fish owls 'survival is inseparable from that of the virgin forests and the rivers.
由於今天山區以十字弓獵捕飛鼠，仍然很普遍，黃魚鴞飛行速度不如小型貓頭鷹迅捷，常成為獵人「順帶」獵捕的對象。