Ginger shooter 58 Posted November 9, 2012 Report Share Posted November 9, 2012 Boy of 2 maimed in a hawk attack :-/ 1st I've seen of anything like this! Quote Link to post
j j m 6,553 Posted November 9, 2012 Report Share Posted November 9, 2012 i will take a look Quote Link to post
Ginger shooter 58 Posted November 9, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 9, 2012 He was stupid enough to fly it by a kids play ground area! When kids are playing! Mmmmm stupidity cones ro mind if u don't mind me saying!! 1 Quote Link to post
KenKeeping 13 Posted November 9, 2012 Report Share Posted November 9, 2012 It only takes one or two occations like this to start things off with the media! I havent read it as yet, but can imagine the reactions its already getting. You know what they have done as far as certain breeds of dogs are concerned. Cmon lads, dont give them an excuse. BOP handlers need to realise the potential of their birds to go for anything that runs around under them. Thats what you spend all your time trying to train them to do aint it! It is never the animals fault, always the handler. An animal is only doing either what comes naturaly, or what a handler has trained it to do. As with a BOP, its to fly down a running animal and keep hold of it with its talons till the handler arrives to retrieve it! A kid is as good as prey, how are they to know different. Ive noticed a lot of people walking around the area with thier BOP on their glove, letting children come up and stroke it, its not a fashion statement or accessory. Quote Link to post
paulus 26 Posted November 9, 2012 Report Share Posted November 9, 2012 It only takes one or two occations like this to start things off with the media! I havent read it as yet, but can imagine the reactions its already getting. You know what they have done as far as certain breeds of dogs are concerned. Cmon lads, dont give them an excuse. BOP handlers need to realise the potential of their birds to go for anything that runs around under them. Thats what you spend all your time trying to train them to do aint it! It is never the animals fault, always the handler. An animal is only doing either what comes naturaly, or what a handler has trained it to do. As with a BOP, its to fly down a running animal and keep hold of it with its talons till the handler arrives to retrieve it! A kid is as good as prey, how are they to know different. Ive noticed a lot of people walking around the area with thier BOP on their glove, letting children come up and stroke it, its not a fashion statement or accessory. its called manning and perhaps if someone had took the trouble to do the job correctly then maybe this would have never have happened Quote Link to post
youngo 20 Posted November 9, 2012 Report Share Posted November 9, 2012 Heard about this today in work on radio 2 Jeremy Vine, and they were asking whether " these young men train these wild animals the same way as pit bulls" and should there be licencing or ban's. Made me sick the people phoning in to give their two bobs worth with little or no knowledge of falconry or even birds of prey. This is not good publicity for falconry and the thousands of people who care for these birds responsbly, just takes a few dick heads to fcuk it up for everyone. 2 Quote Link to post
wig887 88 Posted November 9, 2012 Report Share Posted November 9, 2012 i read this today and it said people are using them like pitbulls as status symbols also the harris hawk can fly at 200 mph and can take foxes.i couldnt belive what i was reading.the mind boggles it really does. :huh: :huh: Quote Link to post
paulus 26 Posted November 9, 2012 Report Share Posted November 9, 2012 i read this today and it said people are using them like pitbulls as status symbols also the harris hawk can fly at 200 mph and can take foxes.i couldnt belive what i was reading.the mind boggles it really does. :huh: :huh: welcome to the world of the working lurcher mate, seems as if the media agenda is spreading its wings Quote Link to post
Ginger shooter 58 Posted November 10, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 10, 2012 That made me laugh when I read harris hawk can reach 200mph and take a fox out but saying that my harris hawk took a full grown deer out! :-/ lol NOT!!! It's just like I do a lot of shooting to and with that raoul moat thing etc buggers it up for people who enjoy shooting and rules will come in more for owners of shotguns! As in this case no doubt they will start making summit up for owners of BOP just like our selfs Quote Link to post
CityHunter.uK 12 Posted November 11, 2012 Report Share Posted November 11, 2012 I have heard of kids getting hit by hawks usually a case of mistaken identity expected to hear that the child had a yellow pom pom on its hat and the hawk mistook it for a chick. Still the knee jerk response from the media should be a pleasure. Problem with today is everyone has an opinion and in most cases no knowledge on which to base it other than what they read or heard from the media. Expect LACS and PETA to be seizing on this accident as an opportunity to try and ban falconry as we know they are already after shooting. 1 Quote Link to post
banjo14 49 Posted November 11, 2012 Report Share Posted November 11, 2012 my harris must be crap. cos she deffinatly couldnt fly at 200mph or kill a fox 1 Quote Link to post
ozzieowl 53 Posted November 13, 2012 Report Share Posted November 13, 2012 they are wild animals not toys Quote Link to post
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