Links to useful sites

Most of these websites are in French but it’s easy to set browsers to automatically translate sites, or you can use https://translate.google.com/

PDF versions of the clues

Download the enigmas from the 3rd edition of the book.

Wiki Chouette – A great wiki site full of information.

Madits Search App – An amazing search engine to study the thousands of ‘Madits’ the online Questions and Answers that Max participated in offering additional information about the Golden Owl hunt.

71721075.fr – A site listing the hints and discussion from Michel Becker about the clues, since he took over the hunt, knows where the owl is and has studied the solution. A very useful resource.

Wikipedia page – In English.

Societies

A2CO – The Association of Golden Owl Researchers, an organisation of owl hunters that organises annual events and operates a forum, they sought legal help and protected the Golden Owl when it was put up for sale.

L’association Chateau 1876 – An organisation connected to artist Michel Becker that’s trying to take charge of the Golden Owl hunt to promote it and open a museum in its honour in Rochefort.

Forums

Discord server operated by Michel Becker – The place for chat about the owl, Becker often answers questions here and chats to searchers. There is an English language channel.

La chouette.net  – A busy forum and website operated by the A2CO.

Les sans hulotte – A forum and community site with a nice design and features.

Blogs

Monglane – Blog by a longstanding owl hunter with an excellent study of the subtleties of this treasure hunt.

Zarquos – Good analysis of ‘madits’ and owl info.

Patrice Salvy – Interesting blog by someone who has searched for the owl since 1995 and written an encyclopedia about the owl hunt.

Marvin Clay – Owl blog that’s still updated fairly regularly.

Ilotresor – Blogger who believes in the popular theory that the treasure is near Dabo.

List of owl blogs – Many owl blogs are now abandoned but still hold interesting theories about the clues.