Tis TM 8 Posted January 6, 2010 Report Share Posted January 6, 2010 Why on earth dont you just go out with your mates more? Sounds like an ideal scenario to me, get your mate to teach you all the hands on stuff... take you back to see the weighing, feeding etc... then when you have saved enough money and can PROVE to your Mum that you'll make an excellent falconer, take her along to see you work... let her see your passion... and you will gain alot of respect as well as a hawk! As a Mum myself I would much rather see my kids taking interest in anything that doesn't involve hanging around drinking cider in the park and getting into trouble... Maybe remind her that you would hate to be so bored that you had to hang out with the rest of the scally's! (I'm assuming you dont ) Give it time hunny, and show your Ma' how you can be a responsible, level headed young man Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Parabuteos lad 878 Posted January 6, 2010 Report Share Posted January 6, 2010 (edited) it started of for me when i asked for a dog, my nan begged me not to and said shed get me anything else, so i said a harris hawk(she stuck to her word 2 years later after i had read upon them), then i bought a ferret and mum felt sorry for it cos it was on it own so i got another 3, this year my friend had a litter of brittany spaniels so i bought one all seem ok together and hopefully will work together next year. so just stick at it. however you should read up on falconry though because weight can confuse yer. Edited January 6, 2010 by Parabuteos lad Quote Link to post Share on other sites
theferreter 311 Posted January 15, 2010 Report Share Posted January 15, 2010 you might want to think a bit longer on that mate,owning and working a bird is not to be taken lightly imo totally agree alot more work than you think well said mate Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cumbrian-whippet 1 Posted January 21, 2010 Report Share Posted January 21, 2010 I remember having to beg my mum to let me get anything! when i first started rabbiting with a mate i asked her if i could get a lurcher, at first it was an absolute no, so i got 3 years worth of back issues of the countrymans weekly off my mate and read them all cover to cover and made sure my mum saw me do this i then started to drop into conversation intersting facts about lurchers she started to soften after she saw how much i had learnt about the subject and how passionate i was about it. She said that if i was still rabbiting in a year i could get a lurcher so thats what i did and she kept her part of the bargain and bought me a lurcher for christmass the following year. The problem is that a lot of people want things the second they have the idea and dont do the research or think of the practicality of it Quote Link to post Share on other sites
theinvisiblescarecrow 0 Posted January 25, 2010 Report Share Posted January 25, 2010 Don't get one. Go out with your mates & learn about them first. When you find out about what's needed to look after them you might change your mind. More than a bit different to keeping a dog or ferrets. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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