Taking Corvids With Harris Hawks !

[milo 74]

The last few times ive been out on my usuall flying/exersise ground ive seen a lot of crows and magpies there,my hawk has tried his luck last year on 2 good cock phessies but just missed both of them ! he does take bunnies but ive never tried him at crows,so if any of you guys have any success on taking crows or magpies with you harris hawks any advice on how to get him on them would be much appericated better if you have any pictures also,THANKS IN ADVANCE

[mick1212 389]

a good way to get yuor harris taking them is get your harris in a tree when magpies come in to mob shoot them when they drop your harris is on them do that a few times let them get a taste for them away you go males are better head shots are a must with lead pellets

[paulus 26]

fledgeling rooks and magpies are a good start especially branchers

[BEARINATOR 2,875]

fledgeling rooks and magpies are a good start especially branchers

:yes:

[grovsey 74]

a good way to get yuor harris taking them is get your harris in a tree when magpies come in to mob shoot them when they drop your harris is on them do that a few times let them get a taste for them away you go males are better head shots are a must with lead pellets

IF DOING THIS USE LEAD FREE

[milo 74]

Arrr no i aint long sold my s410k... ... Thats me stuffed then guys ? any other methods could i get some wings and attach them to a lure with that get him going ?

[grovsey 74]

Get a falcon

[grovsey 74]

Get a ladder trap out or the like for some maggies

[milo 74]

Grovsey... Thats a good idea i have a mate that has a larsen trap ! Maybe he could trap one " Humanly" destroy it then give me the feathers for my lure..or Something Like That...

[Millet 4,497]

This is no way a dig just my opinion from experience..I fly a male Gos and it is like shit off a stick when he get's going he can nail the odd magpie but the rest of the corvid's would have to be mugged and from a short slip for him to be successful..i did fly a female harris year's ago and it was mustard on the bunnie's and moorhen's but anything else was out of her league and would sharp loose her.

[dogs-n-natives 1,182]

Seen some good footage of people slipping them from the vehicle windows at crows n rooks feeding beside the roads, but all short slips the bird was straight on them

[dogs-n-natives 1,182]

In theory.... never owned a hawk myself, but shot thousands of corvids.... they are suckers for decoys, why dont folk decoy them in, then slip bird from a hide? Its not hard to get them i close if your consealed from their view. just a passing thought!

[Millet 4,497]

I have thought about a hide in the past but i have never got around to trying it out..

[paulus 26]

driving around the lanes works well especially around here as you can get above the fields and with a bit of luck into the wind aswell. mind its far more spectacular with a peregrine or hybred the same with pigeons ambush them coming into roost just at the point they put the brakes on to land

[milo 74]

Some very good point raised guys thanks never thought of setting up a hide and slip the hawk that way ...