thinking of getting a harris hawk

[scottish lurcher 185]

hi could some of you guys give me some advise on the keeping of such a bird as i never owned one i know it will take a lot of training and time to make it a good bird and i will need a course in handling them would this be a good frist bird should i by a trained bird or not all advise greatful recived cheers guy and girls

[Ruger8 0]

If i was you i would not bother with a course, cost you about £400 and you probably wont be handling birds which have not been manned. My advice would be, get a young bird as that is the only way to learn and many adult birds for sale have faults. Get a falconry mentor in your area and read and study as much as you can. Its not rocket science and is mainly comman sense as long as you have the sense to aquire sufficent knowledge before jumping in. You need to have the time to fly atleast 4 times a week because you will loose a day or two due to weather. Think before you leap.

[Fletcher 0]

Check out this thread mate http://www.thehuntinglife.com/forums/index...showtopic=18928

You could try Hugh up here in the Highlands, he can supply you with a bird and a course.

http://www.highlandhawking.co.uk/falconry-courses

[blackdug 90]

just checked out the hawking courses out up there fletcher it looks the dogs bollocks do you know the lad hugh ,,i,m taking the wife away next week and was thinking of ireland but i think i have changed ma mind,,how far are they from glasgow ,,cheers

[Fletcher 0]

He's in Brora an hour north of Inverness, so probably 4 hours north of Glasgow, give him a call he's a nice fella.

[scottish lurcher 185]

He's in Brora an hour north of Inverness, so probably 4 hours north of Glasgow, give him a call he's a nice fella.

thanks lads

[thurso jack 3]

just noticed he has one of my pics on his site, i will be sending him a bill for £400 or he can give me a hawk either way i dont mind?