[My Peregrine/Lanner hybrid.]

On 1/10/2018 at 21:29, Big dode said:

She looks a cracker mate in perfect feather nice 1

Hey thanks for the comment fella. I'm quite proud of the condition we manage to keep her in.

She managed to break a couple of primaries in her first season whilst she was still untrained.

Since moulting out though, we have managed to keep her pretty much pristine.

Might be a different story if and when I manage to get her going on game though!

 

 

[My Peregrine/Lanner hybrid.]

2 hours ago, mattwhite said:

She's looking fantastic Jeff and those photos are top quality stuff pal. 

I need to get some time off and come and watch her doing her stuff one afternoon.

Keep the posts coming pal??

Cheers Matt. Will do, and we'll get together asap mate.

[My Peregrine/Lanner hybrid.]

Hello folks.

At the urging of my good friend Matt, here is a bit of info and a couple of pics of my female Pere/Lanner falcon.

She is in her second season now and flown as a lure bird. I trained her to the lure mainly because finding suitable quarry, land and permission to fly longwings properly, is bloody hard to say the least - I can't afford three weeks a year devoted to game hawking in Scotland sadly, and I don't fancy legging it after her for miles and miles chasing wary old rooks or crows.

Don't get me wrong, lots of folks fly falcons without investing in a grouse moor, but for me, having a bird that flies to the lure means I can have a bird that I fly quite simply and easily every day. It is also teaching me most of what I need to to know regarding handling, hooding, husbandry and general management. All the things that will be even more delicate and complicated when it comes to getting a hunting bird in the future.

I'll probably get a Goshawk, so I'll be keeping a particularly keen eye on any Goshawk posts on here.

I should be able to pick up enough mixed ground permission to fly a Gos' over. In fact I have a couple of places already and getting out on club field meets is also a way to fly over decent land.

Of course If I win the lottery, I'll be off to Scotland every year with a cast of falcons in August / September leaving the rest of the winter free to go Goshawking.......watch this space!

 

 

[On the mixy perm]

Nice write up Matt! Nice clean butchery too. You sure can drive a knife mate! 

[Hello and Good Evening]

Thanks fella!

[Hello and Good Evening]

Hello everyone. Just to say hello and to introduce myself.

My main interest is in the falconry section, but I'll be keeping abreast of posts in the air rifle section too.

(Particularly Mr Matt White's posts)

I fly a female Peregrine / Lanner hybrid as a lure bird and hope to train a hunting bird as well in a year or so. Unless of course my hybrid decides to start nailing the local magpie's when I'm flying her, in which case the hunting aspect will begin a bit sooner!

Happy Hunting all!