Beginner's Guide?

[Tunstall 0]

Hey Guys,

I'm interested in Falconry but not really sure where to start. I was wondering if you could give me a few tips on what I would need to start and how to properly care for the bird. Also could this be used alongside ferreting with a well trained bird or would there still be a risk of my ferret getting harmed when it finally comes back out of the warrens?

 

Tunstall

[Lee C 55]

Hi find a falconer local if possible lurn the ropes and then decide if it is for you. Get lots of books and read up on. Travel to see birds working if you can find someone to take you out! When trained the birds work great with ferrets. If you do get a bird make sure it sees the ferrets daily and knows they are not to be flown !! Please take time to lurn as to many are getting birds only to pass them on when it's not for them. ATB and welcome.

Lee

[the.. hunter 4]

i do suggest doing a lantra awared in falconry whick will teach you everything you need to know and also find a mentor who has experiance and learn as much as you can and get everything you need before you buy the bird

[arcticgun 4,548]

can only echo the above, theres a mine of information to be had and its worth taking the time to work your way through as much as possible, strive to find a mentor and failing that get out and join a club, book a quality course and get ssome hands on that way at worst,

 

Books Id recomend are Falconry and Hawking by P Glasier, Understanding the Birds of Prey, by Nick Fox they by far the ones I go too time and time again and a lot would agree, ity really pays to do the ground work and get things in place and right forst time, the birds with you for many years after it comes to you.................................bets of luck the truly determined always find a way

[j j m 6,481]

get to the library get as many books as you can to help you start do a lantra and try and find some one near you to take you out and see what its like

[stubby 175]

Im doing a 5 day course starting this monday, purely for work related stuff (they are paying) should be interesting

[johnc. 36]

It'll be a couple of years before i get into it myself but ill do a few courses,between now and then.

How does this sound to you lads?

http://www.thefalconryexperience.com/course.html

[grovsey 74]

spend a season with someone and see if you really like it and not a case of just getting the stuff and then selling the bird on like so many do grrrrrrrr

[Tunstall 0]

Thanks for the advice guys.

@Lee C, It's good to hear that I can go ferreting with a bird and don't worry I wouldn't get a bird without seriously thinking about it first.

[stubby 175]

Thanks for the advice guys.

@Lee C, It's good to hear that I can go ferreting with a bird and don't worry I wouldn't get a bird without seriously thinking about it first.

 

just make sure the hawk is ok with a ferret beforehand,

[obi2 239]

Get the nick fix DVD collection. Ther not cheap but worth every penny.

[grovsey 74]

Agree no nick fox worth every penny and then some

[Tunstall 0]

Cheers lads, this DVD looks the part.

[grovsey 74]

there is qa series of them ,dont need them all but a few is invaluble to say the lease as there is lost of info on them and always got reference to go back to them unlike a 5 days course

[obi2 239]

Make sure you get the booklets with them tho. There packet with information aswell.