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You could try Roy Bebbington. I think he has the Gonegos prefix. He is on FB.
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I have never seen a Brittany that worked that close. Mine range out to 150 to 4 or 500 yards. Some will range even wider ....Like into the next county...LOL
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Do you have many quail in your country Alectoris?
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Thanks Alectoris for sharing the pics. Its nice to see a working Gordon Setter.
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My young bitch pointing Snipe
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My 3 pointing a woodcock.
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Hi Bourne The books I started out reading were Philip Glaziers book - Falconry and Hawking and also Emma Fords book Falconry Art and Practice. There are more modern books, some are good some are cr*p. These books are relatively cheap or get them from the Library. But a good mentor nearby is the way to go. All the best
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I can't remember offhand Gnipper, but if you check out Honeybrooks it will give you an idea of the price.
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Nice one Sean. I had many memorable days flying my old Redtail. I particularly enjoyed squirrel hawking with her.
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The bird that you get should match the quarry and terrain that you intend to fly. A lot of people advocate a Harris' Hawk which are really good birds. But I think that to learn the basics of falconry a Redtail Hawk will teach you a lot more and can be good hunting hawks. [Though a lot seem to get passed on after a season.] Harris' are very forgiving and easy to train and hunt with, too easy in some cases. I would advise you to go out with as many different people with different types of hawks before deciding. You could join your local Hawking Club and go on their field meets and get to se
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Hi Ian As a rule all Birds will respond better when fat whilst inside. Once they get outside, there are loads of distractions for them and they start looking at different options. ie to fly off into the tall trees in the distance...LOL I would guess that she is still too high in weight. Do you know how to judge her condition by feeling her keel? Do you have someone to mentor you that can help you? Its always easier if you have someone with a bit of experience that can help guide you. Sorry if you already know this. Good luck with her mate.
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Thanks for sharing mate.
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About 16 years ago. I was at a hawking meet. My redtail was over weight so she wasn't flying, but I did some ferreting for the others. One lad flew his male Goldie, which was surprisingly agile for such a big bird. It even took a rabbit about 15 feet from where I was sitting..... One of the problems with them, is getting them fit enough to take on quarry.
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Hi pal There are different views on how to reduce a hawks weight - the process is called enseaming BTW. For a hawk the size of a female HH that is kept tethered on a perch, I personally will fast the bird for a day or 2 before doing anything with it if its at such a high weight. I would feed it a low quality diet of rabbit and DOCs. Once she will feed off the fist give it plenty of tirings whilst manning it and feed every day. At such a weight, she will take a while to get down to a decent weight. Don't rush it. The good thing about HHs is they tend to be fairly tame and will
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It now seems that those weights are not as common as they used to be. I've seen a lot of female HH [advertised for sale ] that fly at under 2lb
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Also mate Day old chicks should not be the ONLY source of food. They need variety as well. Quail, rabbit, mice, rat etc etc for a decent diet. If you have had a male HH before then you should know the basics. All the best.
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Has she got many more to drop? I wouldn't lose a seasons hunting mate.
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Is this an imprint mate? Hope you get him back.
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I've got 2 Brittanys. They are not really spaniels as Stroller has pointed out. They are definitely working dogs and stopping them can be the problem. There are a few clips of them on Youtube. Check out Rathcormack Gun Club. They are not all as calm and easy going though. Most are hard work to train. Think of them as a pointer or setter that range quite far rather than spaniel that works close.
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Hi mate I use the Black Falcon set up. I've had it for over 12 years [maybe more] and think its fine. I have used it for both hawks and falcon, It has a lifetime guarantee and once I had a problem with a transmitter it was replaced free of charge. Though to be honest I have now bought a separate transmitter from Falconry Electronics. Another experienced longwinger I know used this system for years without issue, but he has now just bought the new Marshall GPS system. I think the Marshall system is probably the better system.
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The Pineo are quality products. Do you guys order from the USA and get it posted to the UK? I quite like the look of the Pendleton. I prefer smaller, thinner gloves than some of the huge gauntlets that are for sale. Though having said that my first redtail went through the outer layer of a double skin glove.
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Nice one mate. Do you breed other species as well?
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That is a nice collection Dave. There are some very good books that you mention. Though I have been told Perkin's Understanding Goshawks isn't up to much, though I have never read it. I think that some of the older books are of much more use to the beginner than some modern ones. Cheers
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That's a nice offer Fonzie. I would add a word of caution though, not all Harris' are sociable especially some of the females that would quite happily nail your male. Most are fine but I would be careful at first.