thinking of geting a bird

[terrier.man.mark 58]

just looking for abit of info as im thinking about geting a bird but not show what to get yet what would be the best to start out with.. what sort of space will it need ect

[arcticgun 4,548]

Depends largel;y on the sprt of land and quarry you wish to hunt mate, big open land maybe suggests a falcon, especially if you say after feathered quarry, land with woods hedges etc would likely suit a hawk more. The Harris is an ideal starter bird, i doubt i would have took up this sport any time before i retiured unless Id seen Harris being used in the field by a friend. They a very versatile bird and take a good range of quarry if you get the right ones, fully fit they even better, most Im told never get the best out of them before moving onto what maybe considered better birds.

 

Get yourself a copy of P Glasier book Falconry and Hawking, its a real good read and if I was learning from one book that would be the one for me.

 

Id also avoid visiting the IFF site as they will do there utmost to put you off

[saxonmaster 74]

just looking for abit of info as im thinking about geting a bird but not show what to get yet what would be the best to start out with.. what sort of space will it need ect

 

hi mate im no expert got my first bird this year but look on my diary mate you might get some advise on there as i had some good lads help me out and you can see the living quaters and so on i went for a harris hawk male and over the moon with him mate. if your starting from scratch its not cheap i paid 250 fot my bird but if you want a female it will be more 300 for a 2nd hand telemetry kit my mews is about 9ft wide 12ft long 71/2ft high at the back and cost me the best part of 800 maybe more from start to finish and i done the work myself you could pick up a 2nd hand bow perch for 20 bath 10 then weighing scales i would spend the most you can afford on them i paid about 65 i brought a 2nd hand ben long perch for the scales and brought new scales, vest shop around i paid about 30 the list goes on mate but i think for everything i have got so far i spent about 1700. as with which bird to go for ill leave that to people with more experience than me to give advise on that mate good luck with what ever you go for mate if you go ahead i dont think you will regret it mate i love it and very happy with the harris hawk mate but it suits my needs and ground i have all the best mate

[saxonmaster 74]

Depends largel;y on the sprt of land and quarry you wish to hunt mate, big open land maybe suggests a falcon, especially if you say after feathered quarry, land with woods hedges etc would likely suit a hawk more. The Harris is an ideal starter bird, i doubt i would have took up this sport any time before i retiured unless Id seen Harris being used in the field by a friend. They a very versatile bird and take a good range of quarry if you get the right ones, fully fit they even better, most Im told never get the best out of them before moving onto what maybe considered better birds.

 

Get yourself a copy of P Glasier book Falconry and Hawking, its a real good read and if I was learning from one book that would be the one for me.

 

Id also avoid visiting the IFF site as they will do there utmost to put you off

 

agree 100% about staying away from the IFF mate most on there think they were born with a hawk on there fist mate and will rip you apart when asking questions its a bit more quite on here but some really good lads with lots of experience.

[mal mason 7]

I HAVE BEEN HUNTING WITH HARRIS HAWKS FOR 20YRS, and beleive me you would be best with a harris hawk i have worked with some great birds and taken rabbit, pheasant, duck, rats, more hen, and even brown hare with the more experienced birds, as long as you go about everything in the right way, you know read up about them i found the book, JAMIMA PARRY JONES book called, training birds of prey was a great book and i even phoned and spoke to her for advice yrs ago, just make sure what ever bird you get do it right, my advice would be harris hawk a nice female would take most things, it wont cost as much either falcons tend to cost alot and goss hawk are only for the experienced falconer..any way good luck in what ever you decide

[punch&judy 2]

very good posst,, if you are interestd , get your self on a course and get a mentor,, .. if you do go on the iff not all are willy heads,and some times you do get some good advice, a guy on here has a harris from me , may be have a chat with him on how he is getting on ,, , if you go for a harris keep it as you should do, and they get better year after year as folk will tell you ,, steve

Edited September 15, 2011 by punch&judy

[judge2010 196]

get an eagle owl

[punch&judy 2]

get an eagle owl

no dont

[charlie caller 3,654]

get an eagle owl

no dont

No dont.

[Millet 4,497]

That will be a wind up i am sure.. ..

[jasper65 6]

I'm sure Judge was taking the piss a bit there . Think the best bird is on his avitar..........

[saxonmaster 74]

I'm sure Judge was taking the piss a bit there . Think the best bird is on his avitar..........

 

ill 2nd that mate will she fit in my mews i wonder

[terrier.man.mark 58]

his [bANNED TEXT] is selling 1

[Millet 4,497]

Think the best bird is on his avitar..........

 

:yes:

[J.D. 40]

as with saxonmaster this is my 1st year aswell, if you can get a mentor then you will not go wrong, u will learn everything you need to no of them, i got a male harris mate, they are a ideal 1st bird, if you have land with rabbits , phesant, on then a harris will do you fine, atb and good luck with getting your 1st bop,