Edwards man rescues owl in peril from the Eagle River

Edwards man rescues great horned owl from Eagle River

Last Wednesday was not a typical day at work for Edwards resident Darryl Dagen. A fly-fishing guide of 21 years, Dagen was fishing with a client on the Eagle River when he spotted something out of the ordinary on a rock in the middle of the river. “At first, I thought it was a tumbleweed that got stuck out there and had a bunch of leaves on it,” Dagen said. “Then I realized it was a horned owl.” “He was sitting on this rock, as big as a beach ba…

Edwards man rescues owl in peril from the Eagle River

Last Wednesday was not a typical day at work for Edwards resident Darryl Dagen. A fly-fishing guide of 21 years, Dagen was fishing with a client on the Eagle River when he spotted something out of the ordinary on a rock in the middle of the river. “At first, I thought it was a tumbleweed that got stuck out there and had a bunch of leaves on it,” Dagen said. “Then I realized it was a horned owl.” “He was sitting on this rock, as big as a beach ba…