Rabbits Down!
- Thread starter Elinay@Survivalops
- Start date
- Status
buck460XVR
Member
- Joined
- Feb 6, 2007
- Messages
- 10,100
Pretty kewl.
yamahawarrior89
Member
That is pretty sweet.
I watched a show on michigan out of doors when they some rabbit hunting with red - tailed hawks. It was interesting how they'd weigh them to figure out how hungry they where. Good stuff and good job! Welcome!
I watched a show on michigan out of doors when they some rabbit hunting with red - tailed hawks. It was interesting how they'd weigh them to figure out how hungry they where. Good stuff and good job! Welcome!
Owen
Moderator Emeritus
I suppose I could just google it, but how do you train the birds to come back to you?
Liberty1776
Member
Those pics, and the topic, are totally and completely awesome!
ChefJeff1
Member
Awesome! I bet it'd be a good grouse hunter too.
Blue68f100
Member
Nice...
I got to watch a silver tip hawk work at my dad's place once. I saw it snatched up a gray squirrel one morning that I was hunting. What a site that was. I just wish they would keep them in check. Then one time I dropped a gray at ~50yrds and it barely hit the ground before one picked it up.
I got to watch a silver tip hawk work at my dad's place once. I saw it snatched up a gray squirrel one morning that I was hunting. What a site that was. I just wish they would keep them in check. Then one time I dropped a gray at ~50yrds and it barely hit the ground before one picked it up.
Elinay@Survivalops
Member
Good question, we use operant conditioning; positive reinforcement for food rewards. I always tell my friends out hunting with me they are also smart, and they know I am their next best chance for a meal.
Owen
Moderator Emeritus
Now you've done it. I'm going to be on a wiki wander all night.
Elinay@Survivalops
Member
Hehe! Hoods are great tools in the sport. About 85% of a raptor's sensory input is through visual stimuli. I have used hoods on half the birds I've trained. I find it depends a lot on the temperament of your bird; they are great for keeping a newly trained bird calm while being transported. Currently I use a "Giant Hood," for my male Harris Hawk. A large lightweight-ventalated box made of coroplast, they sit inside of and keep calm…and carry on…
Falconry is great, helped me not mind the paperwork involved in the ammo world!
Attachments
Elinay@Survivalops
Member
ole farmerbuck
Member
That is neat hunting. I have a cousin in Colorado that has a bird. He's been here a couple of times. Very interesting hunts.
Elinay@Survivalops
Member
Not Bald Eagles, they are protected under a Federal Eagle Act, they were endangered BUT are now back up in huge populations! They also tend to be more of a scavenger/fishing bird by nature as well. But some friends of mine do fly them out of the US.
Some states in the US allow a Master Falconer with the proper amount of experience, peer review, and another Federal License, to wild-take and hunt with a Golden Eagle. The top of the line for sure. Bone-Crushing strength and a true hunter's spirit.
All US Falconers are required to have Fed/State Permitting, and each category, another license…. propagation, eagles, trapping wild birds, etc…
This is a different story out of the US. Laws are much less/non-existant in most countries. I believe it needs to be regulated and I am happy it is for the bird's care, etc. Only indigenous birds of prey covered by the Migratory Bird Act.
Golden Eagles are amazing, they can break your arm if they want to but they can also take DEER…Wolves…etc. I think deer would be sweet. For now I kill Cottontails with my Harris Hawk, who has the temperament of a sweet Dachshund with wings.
Attachments
Owen
Moderator Emeritus
as part of my wiki wander, i've learned that Harris Hawks are so easy its like cheating.
Now you say you have a Harris Hawk...
Now you say you have a Harris Hawk...
Elinay@Survivalops
Member
Awww, hahah!as part of my wiki wander, i've learned that Harris Hawks are so easy its like cheating.
Now you say you have a Harris Hawk...
Yes, they are very social for the most part. I am thankful to have him in my world. They are amazing, the only raptor that hunts socially akin to a wolf!!!
So he sees me as the Alpha Female, lol!
(In the bird of prey world, women rule the roost)
I started with a female Red-tail, wild-caught, then several falcons… then more Reds….
8 years in the sport now, I figure I get to cheat a bit
Just a little. That is funny it says that about Harris Hawks. They are very popular in the sport, as you can see! I personally like their versatility for game and nature.Elinay@Survivalops
Member
This is a Gyr/Saker Falcon, on her first Duck Kill. A large hybrid, she was amazing.
You can literally HEAR them "stoop," (Dive) on their kill from about 2,500ft, a whoosh and then the crack of the back of the duck from a blow it never sees coming. Falcons are awesome, totally different hunting technique compared to hawks.
You can literally HEAR them "stoop," (Dive) on their kill from about 2,500ft, a whoosh and then the crack of the back of the duck from a blow it never sees coming. Falcons are awesome, totally different hunting technique compared to hawks.
Attachments
That's amazing.
I remember tracking a deer I shot, got late and went in, got out the next morning and found it along with two huge bald eagles sitting on top of the body. The doe was good size, and the two eagles together nearly looked the same size as the deer! Perched on it's back watching me. Was an awesome sight, and they didn't seem scared of me either as I got close - guarding their meal?
Art Eatman
Moderator In Memoriam
I was lucky enough to be looking out a window when a peregrine nailed a rock squirrel in my front yard, just off from the porch. He spent maybe ten or fifteen minutes on lunch before leaving.
This is down in the Big Bend of Texas; peregrines are beginning nesting, now, in Big Bend National Park.
This is down in the Big Bend of Texas; peregrines are beginning nesting, now, in Big Bend National Park.
Patocazador
Member
I saw this video a few years ago. It is poor quality and shows (I think) a golden eagle taking down a roe deer ... probably filmed in eastern Russia or Mongolia?
Armored farmer
Member
When I was a boy, I had the pleasure of raising an orphaned sparrow hawk to adulthood. He would perch on my shoulder and sail down and nab grasshoppers as I walked in our pasture. I turned him loose after he was able to fly. From time to time he would sit on the cornerpost of the pasture and wait for a bit of hamburger. Several weeks after I set him free, I was walking across the barnlot when I noticed something approaching me at a high rate of speed. It was Harry the Hawk being chased by a bluejay. He made a beeline straight for me and made a emergency landing on top of my hat. He sat on my head for a moment or two until the jay was gone and then he flew away. That was the last contact I had with him. Whenever I see a sparrow hawk I still wonder if it is Harry.
Thanks Elinay for reminding me of that summer almost 40yrs ago.
(Some people think life on the farm would be too boring)
Thanks Elinay for reminding me of that summer almost 40yrs ago.
(Some people think life on the farm would be too boring)
ole farmerbuck
Member
Excellent post!!
- Status
