MARKR1985
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Have 4 kits for sale,one albino hob,two polecat hobs and one polecat jill. All been handled daily.. ready next week. They are all eating well (complete and raw food) £5 each. I live near Carmarthen,(south west wales) Also have a cinnamon hob and jill(out of separate litters) which I'm open to decent offers on (not really fussed on selling them tbh) Please feel free to message me for any details. Cheers Mark
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They are brilliant birds to fly,but a different kettle of fish to a Harris mate! I miss mine like crazy! They're not half as forgiving as a Harris either and nowhere near as hardy. If you want to hunt pheasant DON'T buy a spar,yes they have guts,but like someone else has said ,it's gonna give your hawk a pasting and you could end up having to try and imp a whole tail pretty quickly. http://www.thehuntinglife.com/forums/topic/110102-imprint-spar-missy/ That's an old thread/diary that I did on mine. Good luck with whatever you decide to do,they're great fun but do your homework first mat
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Very nice Kat
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Good post. It's not something that you can just do 2 hours every day religiously. What happens if you go out,and after an hour and a half your bird spooks and flies off? I for one couldn't just say " Oh sh*t I can't look for it today i'm out of my two hour window" Most employers will be ok with it once,or even twice but after that they will soon find someone else who doesn't have to go "chasing their hawk around the country" You can have a life and it's not as if your world ends the minute you buy a hawk but you do have to put your priorities in order in a big way!If you can only give
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Think he's stopped breeding them
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Thanks mik,but he's gone back now so won't be needing them.Going to be flying another spar this year if all goes well
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Exactly the same happened to my spar last year mate,feels like your guts have been ripped out! Absolutely gutted for you!! :(
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iwas thinking of getting a gos for hares but my fhh is catching hares now so thinking of getting another female next year to fly and hunt together just trying to find out if i could keep them together Think seriously before you get a Gos mate,they are no Harris.good luck with flying a cast
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did you get them feathers i sent you ? not brill best i could do.ste. Yeah I got them mate,thank you very much. :thumbs:
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Are you buying another bird?
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What you need is a BIG F***ING FERRET WHACKING STICK! Only kidding,Im glad they are coming round Zach,I told you they would! Keep up the handling mate,it's becoming obvious they were hardly ever handled before.In a week or two you'll have two completely reformed characters
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Hi Just an update the black headed gull image has gone national today showing in the sun, the daily mail, daily express, daily mirror, daily record. Offer still stands to birds of prey. thanks Lee If I buy another spar this year you'll still be welcome to get some shots if you want.
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True,they also hardly ever do any real hunting,half of the "falconry experience days" consist of a harris flying round in a circle from person to person and then watching a lanner put in a few stoops to the lure. Working at a centre will give some idea of basic husbandry,but unless they are regularly taking in fresh birds,you won't see much in the way of training. People make the mistake of paying for an experience day rather than an in depth course.
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She was a cracking little hawk,it's a shame not many got to see her fly. If the next spar I fly is even half as good as her I'll be happy. God I miss her attitude!!
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Your birds are a credit to you Davey. What weight did that female fly at?
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hi mark and liam nice looking bird bud. regards pete and luke. Lol not my bird mate,going by the photos
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If the mother is anything to go by she's going to be a hell of a sized bird. Well done mate,she looks a cracker. Good luck with her. Keep us updated how she's getting on. You and your dad will make a good hawk out of her.
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The bullet?
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westweald falconry or hawkmaster on the iff
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Have you picked up your new bird yet mate?
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Really glad to hear it Liam.This bird will be just as good if not better with you and your dad. Good luck mate,not that you'll need it. I know exactly how you feel,my spar missy was killed a couple of weeks ago and I was ready to jack it all in. Glad I didnt now.
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Gilly, what happened mate?(pm me if you dont want to post on here) Keep your chin up,it will get easier mate.
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Really sorry mate,you were doing really well with that bird. I know exactly how you feel. This year seems to be a bad year for good birds Don't give up
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I have emailed a local centre that i used to go to,just waiting for a reply
