Daniel cain 42,892 Posted February 25 Report Share Posted February 25 Saker/lanner ,saker/gyr , possibilities are endless with artificial insemination... 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Leatherface 172 Posted February 25 Report Share Posted February 25 14 minutes ago, Daniel cain said: Saker/lanner ,saker/gyr , possibilities are endless with artificial insemination... I should imagine there's a certain hybrid that will be superior in races. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Daniel cain 42,892 Posted February 25 Report Share Posted February 25 Big money involved with these birds...but like everything else, massive black market too... TWO SOUTH OF SCOTLAND MEN AVOID JAIL AFTER SELLING PEREGRINE FALCONS WWW.DGWGO.COM Two men have been sentenced with community payback orders after pleading guilty to a series of wildlife... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tatsblisters 7,953 Posted February 25 Report Share Posted February 25 2 minutes ago, Leatherface said: I should imagine there's a certain hybrid that will be superior in races. Never seen one fly but i heard that Perlins supposed to be good in flight an hybrid between the peregrine falcon and the Merlin. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
downsouth 6,842 Posted February 25 Report Share Posted February 25 1 hour ago, tatsblisters said: Never seen one fly but i heard that Perlins supposed to be good in flight an hybrid between the peregrine falcon and the Merlin. I got to see pure merlins fly skylarks a few years back.That was something to watch and took some real skill,knowledge and dedication by the men that were flying them. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Leatherface 172 Posted February 25 Report Share Posted February 25 7 minutes ago, downsouth said: I got to see pure merlins fly skylarks a few years back.That was something to watch and took some real skill,knowledge and dedication by the men that were flying them. I bet they take a lot of time & effort a bird that small. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mackem 23,824 Posted February 25 Author Report Share Posted February 25 5 hours ago, leegreen said: They still haven't sorted out their Lakeside complex in Pokhara yet, No more foot aunches from sarangkot for a while then?A life less ordinary, he sounds an interesting guy. 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
paulus 26 Posted February 25 Report Share Posted February 25 6 hours ago, leegreen said: Hybrid vigour maybe. Not sure to be fair. I think they get £5000 upwards, depending on siblings performance I think. the one i had off Nick fox came with a very detailed diary off basically its whole life. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
paulus 26 Posted February 25 Report Share Posted February 25 3 hours ago, downsouth said: I got to see pure merlins fly skylarks a few years back.That was something to watch and took some real skill,knowledge and dedication by the men that were flying them. When i was a young un, I got to witness a pair of Merlins flown at Skylarks, Brilliant stuff and defiantly a heart in mouth moment when the come back towards the ground like little missiles only to open up feet from it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
downsouth 6,842 Posted February 26 Report Share Posted February 26 17 hours ago, Leatherface said: I bet they take a lot of time & effort a bird that small. I know the fella who took me out to watch it used to fly and feed his one twice a day to manage its weight as it was a matter of a couple of gramms between it too heavy to hunt or come back and too light that it would drop dead.And at the time I thought my Gos was a temperamental c**t 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
downsouth 6,842 Posted February 26 Report Share Posted February 26 14 hours ago, paulus said: When i was a young un, I got to witness a pair of Merlins flown at Skylarks, Brilliant stuff and defiantly a heart in mouth moment when the come back towards the ground like little missiles only to open up feet from it. Like up and at em hare coursing but in the sky Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mackem 23,824 Posted February 26 Author Report Share Posted February 26 19 hours ago, Daniel cain said: Big money involved with these birds...but like everything else, massive black market too... TWO SOUTH OF SCOTLAND MEN AVOID JAIL AFTER SELLING PEREGRINE FALCONS WWW.DGWGO.COM Two men have been sentenced with community payback orders after pleading guilty to a series of wildlife... There’s a fantastic book called The Falcon Thief about a guy who travelled the world stealing falcon eggs for the Arab market,even went to the arctic circle for white gyr falcons,really good read. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Leatherface 172 Posted February 26 Report Share Posted February 26 2 minutes ago, mackem said: There’s a fantastic book called The Falcon Thief about a guy who travelled the world stealing falcon eggs for the Arab market,even went to the arctic circle for white gyr falcons,really good read. Decent business plan, swapping flatcaps and flapping tracks for keffiyehs and jessies? 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mushroom 12,392 Posted February 28 Report Share Posted February 28 (edited) On 23/02/2024 at 17:42, low plains drifter said: Merlins? Not sure mate, it was years ago and it was on/just off A66. I was a bit of a kid (21 ish) and I asked him (terrible question) are they easy as pets! Put down is an understatement Edited February 28 by mushroom Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Leo Sayer 1,706 Posted February 29 Report Share Posted February 29 On 25/02/2024 at 14:36, downsouth said: I got to see pure merlins fly skylarks a few years back.That was something to watch and took some real skill,knowledge and dedication by the men that were flying them. I did about 25 years ago on an airfield was amazing 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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