mackem 24,312 Posted February 18 Report Share Posted February 18 Watched this earlier,an eagle for an emperor,flights on roe,CWD,Muntie and hare,give his channel a follow. 10 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
paulus 26 Posted February 18 Report Share Posted February 18 Had a mate a good few years ago that got a job up Scotland bolting Fox`s with his terriers for Golden eagles, He went up with five terriers and after the first season came back with two. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mr moocher 828 Posted February 18 Report Share Posted February 18 4 minutes ago, paulus said: Had a mate a good few years ago that got a job up Scotland bolting Fox`s with his terriers for Golden eagles, He went up with five terriers and after the first season came back with two. thats mad dangerous work if you can get it i love birds of prey 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tatsblisters 8,330 Posted February 18 Report Share Posted February 18 Often wonder if the larger than life chap who flew eagles from York and used to go over to Eastern Europe flying his bird's as i spent a few day's in his company up Scotland years ago. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
paulus 26 Posted February 18 Report Share Posted February 18 Just now, tatsblisters said: Often wonder if the larger than life chap who flew eagles from York and used to go over to Eastern Europe flying his bird's as i spent a few day's in his company up Scotland years ago. Never flew an eagle, although a vey naughty man who dealt in birds, turned up with a female in the back of his motor one day whilst delivering a pair of sparrow hawks to me, He left it on my back lawn overnight whilst he did some business elsewhere, Great big thing she was, 14lb if i remember correctly. But it was half a lifetime ago now Lol Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tatsblisters 8,330 Posted February 18 Report Share Posted February 18 1 minute ago, paulus said: Never flew an eagle, although a vey naughty man who dealt in birds, turned up with a female in the back of his motor one day whilst delivering a pair of sparrow hawks to me, He left it on my back lawn overnight whilst he did some business elsewhere, Great big thing she was, 14lb if i remember correctly. But it was half a lifetime ago now Lol Jeff McKnight they called this chap always reminded me of Buffalo Bill .lol I believed he owned a caravan park outside York somewhere. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
paulus 26 Posted February 18 Report Share Posted February 18 1 minute ago, tatsblisters said: Jeff McKnight they called this chap always reminded me of Buffalo Bill .lol I believed he owned a caravan park outside York somewhere. This bloke was called Ray. Owned a farm near West Lyne, amongst other businesses Lol Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mackem 24,312 Posted February 18 Author Report Share Posted February 18 5 minutes ago, tatsblisters said: Jeff McKnight they called this chap always reminded me of Buffalo Bill . He still flies eagles Tats, this is his eagle called Mack. 7 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
paulus 26 Posted February 18 Report Share Posted February 18 I can remember Plummer writing in the Countryman's Weekly that his next challenge after getting cavalier King Charles to go to ground on Fox, Was to get an European eagle owl to take a hare. I wrote in and offered him a side bet, That being. He would not be able to get it off it when it did, No reply Lol. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
chartpolski 20,862 Posted February 18 Report Share Posted February 18 My pal sent this deerhound up to Scotland to work with an eagle on hare and fox; Cheers. 6 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mr moocher 828 Posted February 18 Report Share Posted February 18 5 minutes ago, chartpolski said: My pal sent this deerhound up to Scotland to work with an eagle on hare and fox; Cheers. nice dog charts thats what i want at some stage for lamping i just gotta build a new kennel Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tatsblisters 8,330 Posted February 19 Report Share Posted February 19 11 hours ago, mackem said: He still flies eagles Tats, this is his eagle called Mack. Thanks for that mate glad he's still doing what he lives for. He is one of those characters in life you meet that stays in your memory and the type you could spend hours in his company listening to his stories of his life. 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
shaaark 10,333 Posted February 19 Report Share Posted February 19 (edited) Fieldsports Britain, with Roy Lupton flying golden eagles, is another good one. Edited February 19 by shaaark 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Leatherface 172 Posted February 19 Report Share Posted February 19 Am I the only one that doesn't really enjoy watching them fly to Hares, they just look too cumbersome and compared to something like a Harris Hawk. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
shaaark 10,333 Posted February 19 Report Share Posted February 19 4 hours ago, Leatherface said: Am I the only one that doesn't really enjoy watching them fly to Hares, they just look too cumbersome and compared to something like a Harris Hawk. Just you. Hares are a natural prey item for eagles around the world. And considering those birds aren't living wild, I was pretty impressed at how quickly they got back onto some of those hares, after initially missing. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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