Entering a Harris this morning.

[bobcullen79 1,495]

Hey All, Just waiting for my pick up, then we`re off to my permission for a days ferreting and we`re also gonna try and enter a mates young female hawk. A usual bag without the bird is between 6 and 12 so we shall see. I do a quick write up/update when I get home this afternoon. Hope all goes well and I dont come home a ferret or two short.

[dymented 2,220]

good luck

[richie198 28]

best of luck mate i used to fly them with an old friend

spectacular to see the birds work im sure it will soon

learn the ferrets mean rabbits for its self.

what a cleaver bird.

[Lee C 55]

Hi hope all went well today on hic ups !! Just a quick one I believe that when the weather I cold like this and a bit wet that we all need to look out for wing tip.I dont think it has to be just cold over night that does it. I think if the bird get to wet in the field then they will get cold as would we!!!

Also if drying with a hairdryer watch out for Teflon in the dryer as birds are alergic to this and recently a eagle died from this.

Hope you got bunnies for the freezer and bird did well.

All the best

Lee c

Edited December 18, 2011 by Lee C

[1Wally 204]

Good luck mate. Lee

[ryhope toma 42]

look forward to seeing some pics ! or even a video

[Guest long-tail]

mate took me out with his female,bolting the rabbits in woodland she didnt miss many one of the best things i ever been out and witnessed good luck

[bobcullen79 1,495]

Hey All. Home now... Got off to a bit of a slow start as the bird is still only 23 weeks. The first two slips were a bit half hearted and she didnt make contact. Plus, I didnt want to trust the hawk with my ferrets, so she was flown from the glove. Then the ferrets bolted a rat, which came running towards me,whilst re-setting a net, I shat meself, seeing a hawk fly at me, Im not used to being around big birds with extra sharp bits.

Picked up the ferrets and moved on to a fenced off, stand of pine in the middle of a paddock. Bolted the only rabbit at home, which hole hopped. Put the ferret down where the rabbit went, a few seconds later, it bolted. We thought it had gone down another hole, but when I picked up the ferret to go over, it seems the bunny was only hiding in the rhoady bush and it bolted into the open, the hawk came down out of the pine from the previous slip and was on it quick time. Just gutted I didnt see it, as I was in the middle of the bush. Any way, managed 3 rabbits and one to the hawk, making 4. Had a couple of tries on pheasant, but wasnt interested.

All in all, a good day was had by all, and everyone including all the animals all made it home happy. Bring on next years youngens, as I plan on getting my own bird.

[bobcullen79 1,495]

Hi hope all went well today on hic ups !! Just a quick one I believe that when the weather I cold like this and a bit wet that we all need to look out for wing tip.I dont think it has to be just cold over night that does it. I think if the bird get to wet in the field then they will get cold as would we!!!

Also if drying with a hairdryer watch out for Teflon in the dryer as birds are alergic to this and recently a eagle died from this.

Hope you got bunnies for the freezer and bird did well.

All the best

Lee c

Nah mate, not on the sunny south coast. Only just got a hard frost, which melts away by 11am. Its very mild weather here still.

I dont have to worry about the mentioned problems-yet, as its not my bird. I dont have my own bird yet.

And, hes a very experianced falconer, with about 46 birds of all species in his yard. Thanks for the heads up tho.

[bobcullen79 1,495]

mate took me out with his female,bolting the rabbits in woodland she didnt miss many one of the best things i ever been out and witnessed good luck

Good aint it watching the bird do its thing. Only got the one today, but it was the very first time out hunting and it scored. Bit of a special moment for the bird and the owner.

[Guest long-tail]

mate took me out with his female,bolting the rabbits in woodland she didnt miss many one of the best things i ever been out and witnessed good luck

Good aint it watching the bird do its thing. Only got the one today, but it was the very first time out hunting and it scored. Bit of a special moment for the bird and the owner.

mate just put her up in the trees and she followed on,soon as ferret was out box she was watching,dropped out the air like a stone to nail em only missed a couple all morning,like i said excellent to watch

[bobcullen79 1,495]

^^^^^^ Its only a young bird mate, it cant be trusted round MY ferrets at the moment, self hunting isnt the problem, however, the bird dropping out of the tree and ruining the rest of my season is.

If my mates bird nails just one of my ferrets, Im fecked, cos the 3 Ive got aint enough for the big warrens Ive got.

[Lee C 55]

Glad you had a good day hope the ferreting goes well all the best.

Lee C

Edited December 18, 2011 by Lee C

[jayjay 264]

Hi hope all went well today on hic ups !! Just a quick one I believe that when the weather I cold like this and a bit wet that we all need to look out for wing tip.I dont think it has to be just cold over night that does it. I think if the bird get to wet in the field then they will get cold as would we!!!

Also if drying with a hairdryer watch out for Teflon in the dryer as birds are alergic to this and recently a eagle died from this.

Hope you got bunnies for the freezer and bird did well.

All the best

Lee c

glad you had a good day,bobcullen, i have been out 2 or 3 times with a mates birds of prey and enjoyed it, i would'nt mind getting into it myself one day......

 

just out of interest leec.... what is wing tip?? thanks

 

all the best,

jay.

[Lee C 55]

Wing tip odema is when the bird gets frost bite type thing in the top of the wing and basically feathers drop out /don't regrow or tip of wing tip dies, can blister etc. Not nice it can also occur if the bird has a hard strike to the wing tip when flying /loss of blood supply to the wing and the wing dies.

It is the time of year when a lot of birds can be lost to this!

Good hunting

Lee c