Falconry.

[bird 9,587]

1 hour ago, downsouth said:

Yeah I used to lamp mine if I was struggling getting enough daylight hunting time during Dec/jan.Yeah definitely too small for munty.A good female will just about take hares but lads that fly hares a lot usually only fly them exclusively on hares as if the get to fly rabbits or easier quarry they will usually start blanking hares.At the end of the day birds of prey are opportunists that will always take the easiest option for a meal.

makes sense mate, suppose if you want small deer, or a fox  prob better of with small type male eagle  , thats not over big like the female birds. i wonder why in birds, of prey the female bird always bigger than the male ,? 

[downsouth 6,817]

57 minutes ago, bird said:

makes sense mate, suppose if you want small deer, or a fox  prob better of with small type male eagle  , thats not over big like the female birds. i wonder why in birds, of prey the female bird always bigger than the male ,? 

I dont think there's many people if any over here that a regularly taking foxes or deer with birds mate.You hear plenty of talk about it but Ive never seen any proof.Think most people have them as a cock extension.

[mC HULL 10,403]

4 hours ago, downsouth said:

Yeah I used to lamp mine if I was struggling getting enough daylight hunting time during Dec/jan.Yeah definitely too small for munty.A good female will just about take hares but lads that fly hares a lot usually only fly them exclusively on hares as if the get to fly rabbits or easier quarry they will usually start blanking hares.At the end of the day birds of prey are opportunists that will always take the easiest option for a meal.

Sounds like an herding cross  

[king 11,664]

If you have a harris on the glove and a hare kicks up by your feet.whats the sort of distance before the bird is upto speed with the hare @downsouth 

[mC HULL 10,403]

13 minutes ago, king said:

If you have a harris on the glove and a hare kicks up by your feet.whats the sort of distance before the bird is upto speed with the hare @downsouth 

Hares winter hard work mate even for birds  

[downsouth 6,817]

28 minutes ago, king said:

If you have a harris on the glove and a hare kicks up by your feet.whats the sort of distance before the bird is upto speed with the hare @downsouth 

Never flew hares mate.I prefered to fly a wide variety of quarry rather than keep a bird just for hares which is the way most lads do it that fly hares with Harrises.Plus I never fancied my bird getting kicked to pieces 

[king 11,664]

1 minute ago, downsouth said:

Never flew hares mate.I prefered to fly a wide variety of quarry rather than keep a bird just for hares which is the way most lads do it that fly hares with Harrises.Plus I never fancied my bird getting kicked to pieces 

Ah right I have zero knowledge on birds mate they are fascinating though.

Owning and working 1 takes a lot of learning I bet.and not to be rushed into

[lurchers 2,596]

4 hours ago, THE STIFFMEISTER said:

 

So when does a bloke on a bike doing a wheelie look anything like hawking from a motor.come on ffs

[lurchers 2,596]

6 hours ago, low plains drifter said:

Mikey puts some canny footage up on his fur feather and fin YouTube channel worth a look

Yeh I watch that mate he seems a genuine lad 

[Greb147 6,808]

Any of you boys been out with the falcons? 

[downsouth 6,817]

9 minutes ago, Greb147 said:

Any of you boys been out with the falcons? 

Been out and watched other lads but never flown one myself.Especially like watching the little merlins fly Larks

[mC HULL 10,403]

35 minutes ago, downsouth said:

Never flew hares mate.I prefered to fly a wide variety of quarry rather than keep a bird just for hares which is the way most lads do it that fly hares with Harrises.Plus I never fancied my bird getting kicked to pieces 

Kicked jumped over dodging out the way missing on the turn hares only easy with a gun  

[Greb147 6,808]

6 minutes ago, downsouth said:

Been out and watched other lads but never flown one myself.Especially like watching the little merlins fly Larks

I reckon it would be a better spectacle with the falcons, I should imagine more air time and more speed. 

The falcons are the greyhounds of the sky.

[chartpolski 20,374]

A pal of mine sent a deerhound up to a lad in Scotland that works an eagle to fox;

Cheers.

[shaaark 10,112]

7 minutes ago, chartpolski said:

A pal of mine sent a deerhound up to a lad in Scotland that works an eagle to fox;

Cheers.

Looks a nice type of hound that, charts.