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re: Caught a Rabbit
Posted on 12/28/11 at 9:55 pm to lashinala
Posted on 12/28/11 at 9:55 pm to lashinala
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Work a deal for a place to let her hunt?
79 north or mountaintop...take your pick.
What kind of deal you looking at? I do need some more hunting areas, but you're talking about near skyline/scottsboro, right? That might be a little farther than I'd need.
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Posted on 12/28/11 at 9:56 pm to Teague
So is she going to get to eat her catch? OO yea thats badass, if you were closer I would say come bring her to my ranch, lots of open area for her to hunt.
Posted on 12/28/11 at 9:59 pm to SCUBABlake
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Wait a damn minute.
Admittedly, I'm dumb when it comes to this. I just assumed they had people that bred them.
But you trap your own fricking hawk??????????
How the hell do you do this?
Apprentices are required by law to trap their birds and most states only allow Red Tails, Red Shouldered, or American Kestrels. Once you have your general license, you are allowed to buy birds from breeders, but depending on what type of bird you want to fly, many still use wild-caught hawks.
How you do it is actually fairly easy, but I'm not going to discuss it here lest some person decides they want to try it without the proper licensing.
Posted on 12/28/11 at 10:00 pm to GREENHEAD22
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So is she going to get to eat her catch?
I saved some parts for her, but we decided to cook the first rabbit as a celebratory dinner.
Posted on 12/28/11 at 10:02 pm to Teague
Guntersville (near Seibold) or Monte S. She'd have a lot of competition on mountaintop...lots of red tailed and occas. Sharp shinned, etc.
Posted on 12/28/11 at 10:05 pm to Teague
was just a poke at the shooting dogs with/without leash on the OB
I would welcome any falconeer if I had hunting land. To watch it has to be amazing.
I would welcome any falconeer if I had hunting land. To watch it has to be amazing.
Posted on 12/28/11 at 10:07 pm to Crawdaddy
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To watch it has to be amazing.
It really is awesome. And there are many different kinds of hunts depending on what kind of game you're hunting and what kind of hawk you're flying. They all hunt differently.
Posted on 12/28/11 at 10:13 pm to Teague
THAT'S freaking SWEET!
Posted on 12/28/11 at 10:28 pm to Teague
damn, that shite is awesome!...
I am curious...is there a particular season for this or is it legal year-round?...if it is legal year round, what do you do with game like rabbits that you can't really eat during the summer?...
I am curious...is there a particular season for this or is it legal year-round?...if it is legal year round, what do you do with game like rabbits that you can't really eat during the summer?...
Posted on 12/28/11 at 10:31 pm to Spankum
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I am curious...is there a particular season for this or is it legal year-round?...if it is legal year round, what do you do with game like rabbits that you can't really eat during the summer?...
The seasons generally follow whatever game's season that you're hunting. I think it varies slightly from state to state. Here in AL, the rabbit/squirrel season for falconry is extended into march.
Also, whatever you don't want to eat, feed it to the hawk. Beats buying frozen rats.
This post was edited on 12/28/11 at 10:35 pm
Posted on 12/28/11 at 10:33 pm to Spankum
...feed it to the pet cheetah?
J/k...does sound interesting though. Already got use of a mew too.
J/k...does sound interesting though. Already got use of a mew too.
Posted on 12/28/11 at 10:37 pm to Teague
I'm a big fan of Birds, especially birds of prey, got into birding a few years ago, jealous of your pet, keep her flying 
Posted on 12/28/11 at 10:38 pm to lashinala
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does sound interesting though. Already got use of a mew too.
I LOVE it, but I'm am an obsessive fanatic about things, which is really what you have to be to be a falconer. It's not something you can just play around at. You have to be very committed.
If you ever do decide to do it, the biggest problem you'll have is finding a sponsor. There are very few falconers in the state and they're each only allowed 3 apprentices at a time. I honestly don't know of anyone in N. Alabama with a free spot. I've had several people contact me this year looking for a sponsor, but I couldn't help them. I'm only an apprentice myself.
Posted on 12/28/11 at 10:40 pm to Teague
Also been researching frequency of Appalachian cottontail on MS, GRant, Green, and Keel mtns (above 1200 feet) for a few years now. This would actually help me on checking the skulls (only way to speciate absolutely from eastern cottontail). Let me know if interested.
Posted on 12/28/11 at 10:45 pm to lashinala
So your hawk is wild, were you able to tame her? Will she relax around you?
Posted on 12/28/11 at 10:46 pm to Teague
Understand the commitment...I've raised and bred parrots, parakeets, cockateils, paralets, etc....been there done that. Fun stuff but yes, can get OCD if too much time.
Posted on 12/28/11 at 10:49 pm to lashinala
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Also been researching frequency of Appalachian cottontail on MS, GRant, Green, and Keel mtns (above 1200 feet) for a few years now. This would actually help me on checking the skulls (only way to speciate absolutely from eastern cottontail). Let me know if interested.
Have you found a lot of them? Are you doing the research for yourself or work?
You might want to wait and see if my hawk improves any before you start counting on her to catch rabbits for your research. We've been hunting religiously for nearly 3 months and she just finally caught her first rabbit. I'm hoping it's a turning point.
Posted on 12/28/11 at 10:54 pm to GREENHEAD22
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So your hawk is wild, were you able to tame her? Will she relax around you?
Well she's not afraid of me at all, but she's not a pet either. She's a conditioned wild animal. If she's not hungry, she'll sit on my glove and be content. If she's hungry, she's generally looking for a tree to fly to. She doesn't like to be touched a lot. She will bite if you keep bothering her. The talons are the scary part though. You wouldn't believe the strength that a red tailed hawk has in its feet. If she clamps down, it hurts even through my heavy duty glove which is about twice as thick as a welding glove.
This post was edited on 12/28/11 at 10:55 pm
Posted on 12/28/11 at 10:55 pm to Teague
What is you contingency plan if you go on vacation, get killed in a car wreck, lapse into a coma? who takes care of the hawk?
your sponsor or do you get an apprentice make them your mew bitch?
does it have a name? what sex is it?
your sponsor or do you get an apprentice make them your mew bitch?
does it have a name? what sex is it?
This post was edited on 12/28/11 at 10:57 pm
Posted on 12/28/11 at 10:56 pm to Cracker
what do you do with it when you want to move up to a store bought bird do you set it free? how does that work out
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