German Goshawk

[rickardo 76]

heres Kaiser my male german goshawk I pick up alittle over a week ago, hopefully have some fun with him this season.

 

 

[youcanthide...BANG 1,051]

Great mate its nice that everybodies starting to get their birds going, the falconry sections gonna be buzzing over the next few months

[rickardo 76]

Kaiser took his first corvid today after some closed catches over the week

 

[CrowHawker 227]

Great stuff mate love flying corvids

Edited September 22, 2013 by CrowHawker

[Minkenry 1,044]

Quick question. I'm from America, so I don't know too much about how you guys do things. How do you guys hunt corvids with an accipiter? Do you guys car hawk like we do here in America, or do you have some other method you use to get a close enough slip?

[CrowHawker 227]

Off the fist for me I hate car hawking myself

[Minkenry 1,044]

Off the fist for me I hate car hawking myself

 

 

That's what my question is. How do you get a close enough slip for an accipiter to take a corvid? The only member of the crow family that I can think of that will let you any were near them are magpies. Does your hawk fly long slips like a merlin where they sneak up close to their prey by hugging the ground as they fly, and using obstacles to hide their approach? If so, that's pretty cool, because I've never heard of anyone flying an accipiter like this. I've seen wild accipiters do this, but in falconry I've only heard of merlins and other small falcons being flown on slips like that.

Edited October 13, 2013 by Minkenry

[CrowHawker 227]

I fly in fields with hedge boundrys so I use the to get close enough for a 50-100 metre flight depending on the size of the feild it's great fun!

[j j m 6,561]

Looks good mate

[rickardo 76]

thought I would stay late at work and slip Kaiser at the gulls and crows, he missed the first flight but caught the second one..

 

 

also had a moorhen with him the other week, this was flushed from the stream and took in the air about 20yds down stream..

 

Edited October 19, 2013 by rickardo

[rickardo 76]

Quick question. I'm from America, so I don't know too much about how you guys do things. How do you guys hunt corvids with an accipiter? Do you guys car hawk like we do here in America, or do you have some other method you use to get a close enough slip?

both, I will car hawk or walk depends if I can get close enough with the cover to hide behind,but if im car hawking I don't just throw him out the window, ill drive with him, and then stop and quickly slip him at it. most slips are done from under the 100yds, but I also do bird control on a landfill site so this helps..

[rickardo 76]

^{another couple of crows taken with Kaiser at work, last one was from today..}

[craigynewall 28]

Do you just leave him in travel box while ur at work?

[rickardo 76]

no, I fly him and my female falcon, then I mann my other two up then he will be on a bow.

Edited October 28, 2013 by rickardo

[craigynewall 28]

Orrr my bad i didn realise u work as pest control this explains . Well done ya doinn great mate.