Lee C
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Yep we were all thinking the same but the birds didn't bat an eyelid. Taxidermy I think would have done it justice !
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We were out as a group of four and a white squirrel ran across the field towards a big tree and all the bird refused the slip! We put it down to training with white ferrets ?! Cracking looking squirrel !
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Hi make sure the gaps in the bags are not to big, you don't want the bird escaping. I have a old post on here with a few notes i could pm you if you want. All the very best Lee C
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Hi few notes that may help her out that I have posted in the past. Make of it what you want. Hi this is some bits ive posted on here before, pick what you want out of it as its a bit general. Get a good mentor! Join a club Go out for a season or two with them, if you can't get out with them all the time due to work or another do you have time to have a bird!!?? Telemetry is a must they can be right next to you in cover and you dont see the buggers. Play with it and get to know how it works in fields and woodland learn to pinpoint the beep. New systems on your phon
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Gutted for you
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Both nice looking birds would love to get back in to it some day. Hope to get out with a few old mates sometime! all the very best Lee C
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Hi this is some bits ive posted on here before pick out what you want out of it as its a bit general. Get a good mentor! Join a club Go out for season or two with them, if you can't get out with them all the time due to work or another do you have time to have a bird? Telemetry is a must they can be right next to you in cover and you dont see the buggers. Play with it and get to know how it works in fields and woodland learn to pinpoint the beep. Feed the bird away from house !! when you get started on the training and try not to fly it in the garden my bird was fair
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Hi making your own is quite easy and you can practice on some crap leather as a play about. With length its up to you but I have see a Harris with long jesses stuck up where the jesses had whipped around a thin branch. Not sure what experience you have but I found playing with and knowing kit is always a good thing. All the best Lee C
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Hi all anyone in Bedford area who's out and about please can you keep an eye out for a Harris hawk. He may follow you about and if out with ferrets he may have a fly around you. Please let me know any sighting and full location. Cheers all Lee c
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Hi all please can you keep your eyes open for a Harris hawk missing in the Bedford area. Cheers Lee c
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Hi all please can you keep your eyes open for a Harris hawk missing in the Bedford area. Cheers Lee c
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Gutted that my birds had to go. Good luck with the season to you all. I miss my daily routine with them. Cover look thick but seen a lot of bunnies and pheasants about. ALL THE VERY BEST Leee
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Cheers hope it will give some helpfull tips and people can pick and choose what they want out of it. Missing vladamir but was best to re home him to a good home where he will be flown rather than sell him on to Tom dick or Harry. All the best to you all and I can't wait for next season for you all with bird have a good one. Lee
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Pick out what you want from this first post for a while parted with vladimir my hh so now have no birds left gutted! Sent 03 February 2015 - 08:45 PM Hi this is some bits ive posted on here before pick out what you want out of it as its a bit general. Get a good mentor! Join a club Go out for season or two with them, if you can't get out with them all the time due to work or another do you have time to have a bird? Telemetry is a must they can be right next to you in cover and you dont see the buggers. Play with it and get to know how it works if fields and wood
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Vet mate and antibiotics mine had similar with a thorn prick got it out but it swelled up, heat and flappy feeling is probably and infecting. A quick injection and course of antibiotics put in food and the swelling went down on vlads foot. I Put a bit of iodine on it at first and then later wound powder on as well but that was because had a tiny open wound where thorn end was squeezed out. But would recommend the antibiotics to help reduce swelling and heat. Bumble foot I would expect to see on bottom of the foot but with good perches varying in size and Astro turn covering would not exspe
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Flew a mates male Harris I called him Little Man 1.71/2 and he took two hares for me in two days on a trip to lincon. This bird was a legend my mate worked the landfill as control and this bird flew every day, was fit as and took all everything he saw including Masive gulls. He had me a couple of times after taking rabbits off him he would fly by and give me a clout and then back to business. He sold him after losing his contract and the guy phoned him to say he never told him how good he was on the lamp. He had never been lamped he was just one of those bird who knew no fear and new that help
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On top of that...if you fancy trying a nice piece of literature that's truly inspiring, then look up The Rites of Autumn by Dan O'Brien......it won't teach you anything about Harris hawks, but will illustrate what one man, a hawk & pure passion can achieve....Atb Yep I loved this as a book to read ATB Lee
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Just lost my singing bird. Chirpy was a lovely, handsome little chap who would not shut up. I went to let the dog out and as I looked up I heard a small chirp from his cage he was at the bottom I grabbed him as he let out his last breath and he was gone. Things will be to quiet around here now. I can hear myself thinking !! Gutted !! Love these cracking RIP little fella
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Yep I have fm 100 on 173. With RT 173 tail mount. This is on Harris ! Great set up It's might be worth seeing what people in your area use, so if the bird does go missing other can have a scan in the area to help out. I went for 173 as most of the people I know use this. ATB Lee c
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He's fine, he has flow with about twenty + different birds, they all have their pecking order but have found that harris are generally great with each other. ATB Lee
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Cheers guys not been on IFF for a long time as you have all mentioned good reason not to. Can't be doing with it all. Been doing it about 15 years and don't claim to know a thing just offer words of help take them or leave them I would not be a fended. Hope you are all having a good season, missing getting out in the field and it clearing head and cleansing my soul. All the very best Lee C
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Good luck enjoy your self All the very best. Lee C.
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Hi all anyone with a lot of experience looking for a bird to borrow for the flying season. My Harris this year is becoming just a pet and it is frustrating for me and no good for him. He is a cracking bird but due to young child who is not big enough to carry all my hawking gear and wife working weekends, he is not getting flown and I hate to admit it. I was wondering if there is a competent, experienced person in east Northamptonshire that has a good set up, maybe just lost an older bird due to age or of the likes. This is a hard thing to do but if their is some one who wants the loan of a cr -
Yep agree find a good fence post or make one for training area. Can be a pain to lug about but see if the land owner will let you leave it somewhere. You won't mind her lying from the fence post but as above when flown from the bow she my start to try every time she sees you so when tethered in garden she we bait and bait towards you all the time. Also it would probable frustrat her trying to fly from the bow when tethered and frustration can lead to problems. Always analyse what you do and try to see what advantages it may bring. Then try to see the bigger picture and look at what problems it
