Dougie Male Harris Hawk

[arcticgun 4,548]

cracking stuff, that cast flying looks the business,

[pointer 543]

Good stuff, keep it up.

[youcanthide...BANG 1,051]

Thanks pointer, i will try my best

 

 

 

cracking stuff, that cast flying looks the business,

Its fantastic mate, much better than hawking on your own, nice to see the two hawks working together, im just glad theres been no squabbling, that could have been disastrous for my seasons plans

[youcanthide...BANG 1,051]

Kill number: 4

Caught a pigein today that was sat up in a tree, nothing spectacular, no pic unfortunately as i didnt want the bird eating it without it being frozen for a bit first, so i traded him off it.

[pointer 543]

Your up and running now mate,

Had mine out for a couple of hours on the glove today for the first time this season. Shouldn't be long before she's back in action.

[youcanthide...BANG 1,051]

Your up and running now mate,

Had mine out for a couple of hours on the glove today for the first time this season. Shouldn't be long before she's back in action.

thats good mate, carnt wait to see her back at it, ive been trying to get a moorhen with mine but there harder than everyone makes out lol, they f**k of long before i get close enough

[pointer 543]

I liked hunting the odd moorhen last season, on more open land I suppose they can be caught easily but I know a patch of bramble around a large pond where it took time to locate and flush them. We had a few good hunts with the hawk crashing through cover , most of the ones I put up for her made it safely across the water into more cover but a few went the other way into the field and then it was a forgone conclusion they would be caught.

I found the hunts were quite exciting. I imagine like all quarry everything rests on the terrain, rabbits are easy if bolted from the middle of big open fields but not so easy in heavy cover.,

[youcanthide...BANG 1,051]

Im out again in a bit hopefully get one then, the birds certainly switched on and with all the fitness work ive been doing hes at the top of his game!

[pointer 543]

Good luck, with the seriously low rabbit population I'll certainly be targeting the odd one soon.

[youcanthide...BANG 1,051]

I know what you mean mate, couple of weeks ago the rabbit population looked good around here, not so much now though, just in certain areas

[pointer 543]

I'm seeing less and less everyday and I haven't even started hunting them yet. If its bad now it will be far worse by Christmas.

[youcanthide...BANG 1,051]

Im sure you will work something out buddy, real shame about the mixi though, havent seen it here, yet, fingers crossed.

[youcanthide...BANG 1,051]

Kill number 5:

Another pigeon today, the bird was sat on a metal fence that surrounds a sewerage works, the field at the side has a strip of pea plants and the pigeon was sat on the very edge with a group of others so the pigeon couldnt see the bird but the hawk could see the pigeon, he left the fence and swung to the right before cutting back into the pigeon flock taking one just as it rose, nice mugging at its best lol

 

[craigynewall 28]

Good read mate keep it up. Just took my female out for manning shouldnt be long before shes at her game

[youcanthide...BANG 1,051]

Good read mate keep it up. Just took my female out for manning shouldnt be long before shes at her game

Thanks mate i will do my best, i read your old thread, really enjoyed it, make sure to do another one .

 

Had a nice chase on a rabbit which slipped down a hole just before the bird got to it, revealing a really nice set which i didnt know was even there will deffinetly be running a ferret through it when i get the chance.

Also the bird put a half hearted attempt at a crow.