Fletcher 0 Posted January 30, 2007 Report Share Posted January 30, 2007 (edited) Took the bird for a fly this morning, he was a bit high today as I fed him a rabbit head yesterday so wasn't expecting much action, went to a local quarry. The bird had been up for only a couple of minutes soaring on the up draft, when he dropped down towards a flooded bit, I heard a splash and legged it over, he had taken a moorhen and had swam to the far bank which was sheer rock cover in gorse bushes so no access from that side. The pool was only about 10 ft wide so in I go, up to my balls in freezing stinking water, then realized I had my camera, car keys, telemetry etc, had to retreat and take all my stuff off and have another go, but the rocks were far to slippy, and was thinking this is a disaster waiting to happen, anyway after some pacing up and down and head scratching, got the lure out and after a couple of attempts managed to recall him minus the moorhen, so off to find a long stick, got the moorhen, fed up the bird, went home and got laughed at by the wife. Edited January 30, 2007 by Fletcher Quote Link to post
thurso jack 3 Posted January 30, 2007 Report Share Posted January 30, 2007 lol glad i wasnt with you today, on second thought im not, would have made some great pics!! Quote Link to post
Guest world.hunters Posted January 30, 2007 Report Share Posted January 30, 2007 lol i think you should be taking a inner tube and a pump with you from now on then [bANNED TEXT] can paddle across lol Quote Link to post
SeanTheHawker 0 Posted January 30, 2007 Report Share Posted January 30, 2007 lol thats a day to rememeber Quote Link to post
muppet 0 Posted January 30, 2007 Report Share Posted January 30, 2007 Ha Ha the things we do in the name of falconry and the love of harris hawks.Waded through my local river too many times to count making in to my pair of feathered idiots on everything from a grey heron to ducks. Quote Link to post
Fletcher 0 Posted January 31, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 31, 2007 Heron!! and I thought my fella had eyes bigger than his stomach, would you believe me if told you he flushed a pair of roe deer from some rushes a couple of weeks ago? Quote Link to post
Berkutchi 0 Posted January 31, 2007 Report Share Posted January 31, 2007 its such a nice feeling walking two miles with over a pint of shitty ditch water in youre welli's! ,been there and done that jumping dykes,feels worse with a 7lb male Goldie on youre fist and walking like you shat youreself Quote Link to post
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