2glove or not 2glove

[seldawg 2]

hi guys im in two minds wether to train my harris to fly to fist for food or to come to fist as a place to hunt for food........the reason for this is most very well experienced american hawkers say they harris should never be fed to the glove to stop food occosiation with the falconer. the americans seem to think the uk is full of amatures that think they know what ther doin....which pixxes me off.......but after after alot of research i think they could be right for once.... what are your views.? thanks

[romany52 313]

hi guys im in two minds wether to train my harris to fly to fist for food or to come to fist as a place to hunt for food........the reason for this is most very well experienced american hawkers say they harris should never be fed to the glove to stop food occosiation with the falconer. the americans seem to think the uk is full of amatures that think they know what ther doin....which pixxes me off.......but after after alot of research i think they could be right for once.... what are your views.? thanks

I never feed on the glove, but use small titbits (three from a chick leg) that the bird doesn't see till it's on the glove and it doesn't get one every time. So my birds will recall long distances to an empty glove.

[seldawg 2]

thanks. if anyone fancies an interesting read search this in google....tips in aquiring and training a captive bred harris hawk

[CityHunter.uK 12]

Feed mine on the glove and do the variable reward schedule. Got a male that will pick up a thrown bit of food and fly back to the glove to eat it