youcanthide...BANG 1,051 Posted December 27, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 27, 2014 Out with hawkingyorkshire for a couple of hours today. Came to the first set and dropped the ferret in, a rabbit bolted but remained in the cover. I kicked the cover and the rabbit bolted out into the open but froze. Brads female flew it but missed and the rabbit set off again. My female gave chase and took it just before it got through the hedge The next set the rabbit bolted but made the mistake of freezing just outside the hole and brads female dropped down and nailed it Was a good stroll out 2 Quote Link to post
flynndog 543 Posted December 27, 2014 Report Share Posted December 27, 2014 Crack on !! Will be fun next week on blue hares pal they'll be pure white now too hope there's no snow though lol Quote Link to post
Longers7 720 Posted December 27, 2014 Report Share Posted December 27, 2014 Nice mate, my bird had one ferreting today 4 Quote Link to post
youcanthide...BANG 1,051 Posted December 27, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 27, 2014 Crack on !! Will be fun next week on blue hares pal they'll be pure white now too hope there's no snow though lol Ye mate looking forward to it. Let us know if brad can have a ride up. Quote Link to post
Accip74 7,112 Posted December 27, 2014 Report Share Posted December 27, 2014 Well done lads! 1 Quote Link to post
youcanthide...BANG 1,051 Posted December 31, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 31, 2014 Another rabbit today. Out with brad again. Rabbits were being really sly and hole hopping. Had one good flight but my female lost speed when she missed the first strike. Then i heard a rabbit trying to make it's way through cover. Let Freya off and as she got to the end of the bramble patch the rabbit bolted and she nailed it 3 Quote Link to post
youcanthide...BANG 1,051 Posted January 10, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 10, 2015 Thursday she had a feral pigeon on the lamp then hasn't been out since with the terrible weather we are having Quote Link to post
russell tuck 127 Posted January 11, 2015 Report Share Posted January 11, 2015 Cracking thread this lads the more i read and see it the more im looking foreward to owning and working 1 just 1 quastion really as my wifes interested in flying it aswell how do harris hawks respond to more than one person flying them or are the more of a one to one bird cheers ATB RT Quote Link to post
youcanthide...BANG 1,051 Posted January 11, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 11, 2015 If you both have an input in the birds training they will be just fine mate Quote Link to post
muttley94 74 Posted January 14, 2015 Report Share Posted January 14, 2015 great read, seems like shes coming along really nicely! Looking forward to following your progress with her Quote Link to post
youcanthide...BANG 1,051 Posted January 17, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 17, 2015 Sick of English weather, haven't had her out in ages as its been too windy or raining, really getting me down so close to the end of the season, messed things right up for us 1 Quote Link to post
charlie caller 3,654 Posted January 18, 2015 Report Share Posted January 18, 2015 Tell me about it, what with work, domestic stuff and the bloody weather, I have not had the redtail out for ages either, he was getting pretty fit and lamping really well, so I will have to try and build his fitness up again, then it will be the end of the season, sometimes, just now and again it makes you wonder if its really worth it Quote Link to post
youcanthide...BANG 1,051 Posted January 18, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 18, 2015 It's terrible mate. Finally managed to get out for an hour today, weathers just been ridiculous. Had a few flights but they were hard going and made it too tight for the hawk to do anything. Dropped the ferret in another set, rabbit popped half out the hole and Freya smashed into it from behind. Despite it not being a great flight it was nice to be able to give her some warm meat after the two weeks she's had off. Downside to killing it though is that the belly was moving even though the rabbit was dead, gutted it and she was full of well developed bunnies. So I think that's it over on rabbits for me, gonna fly pigeons on the lamp from now until the seasons end I think Quote Link to post
pointer 543 Posted January 18, 2015 Report Share Posted January 18, 2015 The weather over the last two weeks has been terrible but I cant complain about this seasons weather overall. Quote Link to post
youcanthide...BANG 1,051 Posted January 18, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 18, 2015 Weather has been crap for me. Not just the odd days of bad weather but rain and winds lasting 2 weeks straight. I'm not too bothered to be honest though, I didn't expect much at all this season, flying a 4 year old bird that hasnt been flown let alone hunted. Things started off rough and at times I almost packed in but comparing now to what she was, she's a 1000x better. No problems anymore, easy flying and she's catching almost every outing. Looking forward to next season when she will be good to go from the off rather than spending months sorting her bad habits out. Gonna try get her following on better and get her as fit as I can. Hopefully see some good results Quote Link to post
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