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Any Falconers Here?
Posted on 12/22/11 at 10:44 am
Posted on 12/22/11 at 10:44 am
Just curious if there are any more weirdos here. I'm a first year apprentice. Flying a female red-tail at rabbits and squirrels. Having a lot of fun, but not a ton of luck yet.
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Posted on 12/22/11 at 10:51 am to Teague
Actually, I think that is pretty cool. You will come to find out how smart birds are, and that they do have a personality all their own.
I don't own raptors, but my parrots are a trip.
I don't own raptors, but my parrots are a trip.
Posted on 12/22/11 at 10:51 am to Teague
I'd like to go watch somebody else do it. I don't have much desire to own a falcon.
Posted on 12/22/11 at 10:53 am to DownshiftAndFloorIt
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I'd like to go watch somebody else do it. I don't have much desire to own a falcon.
Kind of how I feel. I love watching birds pick off mice and squirrels, but I don't near about have enough time to do it myself.
Posted on 12/22/11 at 10:53 am to Teague
Never had a falcon, but when I was in high-school in the old days, I got a game breeder's license and worked with a number of red-tails, a particularly vicious broadwing, and even got to work a bit with a goshawk. Was a member of the California Hawking Club and the North American Falconer's Assn. Don't even know if they are still around.
had to quit in college. No time or place for a decent mew.
had to quit in college. No time or place for a decent mew.
Posted on 12/22/11 at 10:54 am to Slickback
It's definitely something you have to be serious about. You can't dabble in falconry.
Posted on 12/22/11 at 10:55 am to F Head
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and even got to work a bit with a goshawk
I would love to fly a goshawk some day. The climate here is not great for them though.
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Was a member of the California Hawking Club and the North American Falconer's Assn. Don't even know if they are still around.
Both alive and doing well.
Posted on 12/22/11 at 10:57 am to Teague
I feed Eurasian Collards in my backyard just to see the occasional Cooper's/dove collision. It's a beautiful thing.
Posted on 12/22/11 at 10:58 am to Teague
The goshawks are amazing. Cooper's Hawks are fun but "fragile" and too nervous. I've seen quite a few of them around. But you're right. Way too hot for goshawks. The one I got to work with belonged to a transplant who was got injured and needed someone to work his bird.
Posted on 12/22/11 at 10:59 am to Teague
My dad is a falconer, he's been doing it since he was in Med school. I go with him quite a bit, he is flying a hybrid peregrine this year just catching ducks
Posted on 12/22/11 at 11:02 am to F Head
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I feed Eurasian Collards in my backyard just to see the occasional Cooper's/dove collision. It's a beautiful thing.
They are amazing to see. My sponsor was working with a Cooper's this year, but just lost her last week.
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The goshawks are amazing. Cooper's Hawks are fun but "fragile" and too nervous. I've seen quite a few of them around. But you're right. Way too hot for goshawks. The one I got to work with belonged to a transplant who was got injured and needed someone to work his bird.
I may try one of the accipiters eventually, but for now I'll be sticking to broadwings. I might get a Harris hawk once my apprenticeship is up.
Posted on 12/22/11 at 11:04 am to Rickie
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My dad is a falconer, he's been doing it since he was in Med school. I go with him quite a bit, he is flying a hybrid peregrine this year just catching ducks
I'd love to go along and see a true falcon hunt some day. The terrain here just isn't conducive to flying one.
Posted on 12/22/11 at 11:12 am to Teague
There used to be a couple of guys in the Laffy area who had prairie falcons. Don't know if they are still around.
Posted on 12/22/11 at 11:13 am to Teague
So how does this work? Do you just cut the bird loose and let it go kill something? Does it bring it back to you or do you go find it yourself? How do you keep the bird from eating whatever it is?
Posted on 12/22/11 at 11:14 am to Teague
last weekend, a Redtail went after some cat squirrels not far from my tree. It crashed into the palmetto trying to get one. Had i not seen it about to happen, I would have needed to change my panties.
Posted on 12/22/11 at 11:14 am to Teague
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I might get a Harris hawk once my apprenticeship is up.
Harris hawks are my favorite. Smart as hell, too. My daughter recently did some volunteer work with the raptor rehab center and took care of "Hillary" the Harris Hawk. She was found locally and injured such that she can't be released. They think she belonged to a hawker.
Posted on 12/22/11 at 11:16 am to Teague
dude post some pics of your bird. Falcons are awesome. this would be a cool hobby but i wouldnt have time to do it because i already have way too many hobbies.
Posted on 12/22/11 at 11:27 am to CarRamrod
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way too many hobbies
I think we all have that problem
I'd like to do this one day. I love any kind of hunting that involves dogs. I'm sure watching a good falcon work is about like watching a good dog work. As good as it gets imo.
Posted on 12/22/11 at 11:34 am to Teague
I shoulda gotten a falcon...
Posted on 12/22/11 at 11:35 am to LSU_Lou
Nice
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