re: Teague's Ongoing Hawk /Falconry Thread - renamed for clarity

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what's the estimate of time to do something like this? starting off the first week, more hours put in than later on?

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The first week, the more time you spend with the hawk, the better. I work, so I probably spend 3-4 hours every night that first week taming the hawk and getting him to eat. Week two, is similar, but more working on flying. After he's "trained" it's the same thing - the more time you fly, the better.

With a redtail, you can get away with only flying maybe 3 days a week, an hour each time, but it's not ideal. I hunt 4-6 days a week, weather permitting.

There are ups and downs. Today was a dud, for example.

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ur not exactly Oscar calibre yet for editing/sound/film, but we'll cut you some slack!

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It's taking some practice. Having the camera mounted to my head means every time I look at something, the view gets jerked around. I'm usually more focused on hunting than filming. And I knew most people wouldn't like my music selection.