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  1. macavelli
    They are an excellent pair mate, I have had a pair for over 12 years, they aren't waterproof anymore, the black band between the sole and the leather is coming off, but the leather itslef is still perfect, very worn but perfect, and the fit is second to none. You'll be pleased you bought them, not the cheapest, but you get what you pay for with that sort of item. B jst tested them out mate while hunting me spar and your right the fit is second to none am really pleased with them and me spar jst made her second kill of the year so all was good atb
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    cannot wait to fly me spar tomoz hope the weather keeps fine

    1. stroller

      stroller

      just been out with the dogs and watched a wild pair after a finch. a couple of crows saved its life by mobbing the hawks. some aerial acrobatics though better than the red arrows.

    2. paulus

      paulus

      unusal to be hunting in pairs?

    3. macavelli

      macavelli

      i have never seen them hunting in pairs but no people who have also witnessed this would be great to see

  3. macavelli
    marshall all the way mate i use the leg mount marshall micro transmitter but even them look massive on the little kestrel so am looking on purchaseing merlin special id say there perfect for the aks but the marshall micro will be fine for the british kestrel an sparrowhawks atb
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    definitly more gamey than our Euro Kestrals Mac. cracking little birds on their day yes mate alot more courage nothing to right home about like jasp 2 of the pigeons were pure muggings and the other was a top flight were i do bird clearence it was in a factory and the pigeon had no escape she just pursued for 3 laps of the factory it was like she new there was no escapeing her untill the pigeon paniced and hit the skylight and thats when she made the bind took me ages to pin point her with the telem it had dragged her under all the pallets i needed a forkliff truck to make in to her l
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    i will do cliff for now i suggest you buy the book american kestrels in modern falconry by matthew mullenix its only 20 quid and is a must have mate
  6. macavelli
    ive just bought meself the Meindl Dovre Extreme and cant say how happy iam with them ive always wore meindl but these are sumthk else the ankle support is excellent
  7. macavelli
    if it wernt for guy from oklahoma usa id of never ever found my birds true hunting weight he gave me some of the best advice ive ever learnt about these small falcons thanks very much ryan for all your help she is an absoulute pleasure to fly and cliff theres to much to type to let you no when ive the time il send you a pm with some usefull information atb
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    heres my girl made her first kill of the season
  9. macavelli
    jst for the people who think am chatting plop and got video evidence but dont need to prove myself to any one
  10. macavelli
    no worrys mate
  11. macavelli
    hi jasp well think how brave my little girl is mate she hunts at 3oz 3.5grams and she rides them well gets towed all over the show i had to be fast on me feet to dispatch oh and me spar made her first kill thee other day only a magpie but my seasons started now atb
  12. macavelli
    well if you ever want a day out with mine ur welcom to come down liverpool but youl have to come along with my sparrowhawk as i said the kestrels molting atb
  13. macavelli
    awesom little birds
  14. macavelli
    hi mate you will realy need a mentor to help you if your thinking about hunting one of these small falcons you need to hit the perfect weight window to have them killing and it can be very tricky i feed mine twice a day at hunting weight 4grams in the morning and 10grams at teatime and that sees her to the next day if you get one of these superb little falcons get hands on help mate it can be critical with there weight as mine wouldnt entertain quarry 1gram heavier than her hunting weight atb hope this helps
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    shes currenlty molting as a flew her through the summer as my spar was molting and now the spars out she been put down she kills at 87.5grams mate and shes 1
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    yep shes got the heart of a lion and when on her weight too much heart at times
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    alrite i keep an american kestrel and they do get mobbed alot but mines not to bothered shes took 3 pidgeons and they were 3 times the size of her and a couple of starlings there great little birds but you need to be on top of the weight control as theres no room for error atb
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    alrite jasper the paramo pants are great for everyday wear very breathable jst not good frew the bramble but perfect for a day to day basics waterproof aswel as long as there washed with the nik wax
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    take a look at the harkila pro hunter boots theres a few different styles to suit your needs and are a excellent boot i would reckamend them to ive always wore mendils but fancyied a change and so far so good... atb
  20. macavelli
    just found this thread if any of yous who disagree with blackbird hunting and say youv never read about it in any books well yous havent read any good books take a read of jack mavrogordato hawk for a bush there the ulitmate quarry for a spar and he says if only 7 were caught in a season uv done bloody well my p/r spar took 65 magpie a gull and a few various last season she also flew several blackbirds hard and the latter escaped her clutches ive apllied for a blackbird license this year as there guna be my main quarry as the flights are aboustlutely remarkable flying magpies gets boring if a
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    feck the pigeon flyers i breed british birds and get regular visits from the spar,and i have to say it pisses me off especially in the breeding season,but what right have i got or anybody else for that matter to kill them,just because theyre disturbing my birds ffs get a grip,you can only be in awe of such a creature imo prevention is much better than the cure and if i saw a pigeon flyer shoot a spar im afraid id shoot his pigeon
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    one lives next door to me thanks an he use to hate my sparrowhawk but i didnt give it the chance to spook his pigeons an i dnt agree with him if e sees one round he will shoot what a dick in my opinion
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    finally,someone talks a bit o sense,well said stealthy1 when theres a healthy sparrowhawk population,it means theres a healthy songbird population or the fookin thing wouldnt be there would it cats and magpies are to blame for any decline in garden birds,if it was just the spar that songbirds had to worry about then they would be just fine,but theyve got cats and magpies to contend with,its them what need culling not the spar cats are the scourge of most of our wildlife,theyre feckin vermin and should all be destroyed and all owners should be given a hefty fecking fine,just so they dont do
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    finally,someone talks a bit o sense,well said stealthy1 when theres a healthy sparrowhawk population,it means theres a healthy songbird population or the fookin thing wouldnt be there would it cats and magpies are to blame for any decline in garden birds,if it was just the spar that songbirds had to worry about then they would be just fine,but theyve got cats and magpies to contend with,its them what need culling not the spar cats are the scourge of most of our wildlife,theyre feckin vermin and should all be destroyed and all owners should be given a hefty fecking fine,just so they dont do
  25. macavelli
    yes stevie i can see y people get annoyed when a spar take sum thing that youve put time an effort into i admitt i was very annoyed but what could i do i couldnt hate the bird because, what it done, because thats the same reason i love them not takin me kestrel of course just the way they hunt.hope you dont loose anymore of your birds to them but can you understand why i was annoyed with sum of the comments like the fishtank 1 an your no5 shot because i too no how it feels Looks like we're gonna shake hands on this subject after all . As I said before I love to watch them hunt t
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