Smallest Male Harris?

[hawkingyorkshire 6]

just wondering what is the smallest male harris hawk that people have seen/had? and have you hunted with it?

[CrowHawker 227]

Friend from Dorset has a Harris that hunts at 1lb great fun on magpies!

[Lee C 55]

Friend from Dorset has a Harris that hunts at 1lb great fun on magpies!

Sound great fun. Is it a particular breed, sub species or just a small Harris. Were they breed down for the small size?

Mine was about flown at 1.4 when first flown but from a long line of large birds, he looks very big compared to some others I have seen and has bulked up quite a bit. I was looking to try him at about 1.6 , 1.6 1/2. ( rabbit, pheasy mugged pegion and mouse first flight free) But due to back op last week I am stuck in the house and frustrated as hell !!!

The male I was due to have was being flown for me until the aviary was completed. He was flying at 1lb 10oz and looked it as well, but the Friday before Saturday collection he was hit and killed by a car. How's ya luck !!

ATB

Lee

Edited December 17, 2013 by Lee C

[Beastmaster1980 40]

Peruvian males fly about 1lb, my bro has had two males & both were capable of taking rabbits, one took a mallard off the fist, they are very nice looking hawks, keep their juvenile plumage colouring for 2/3 seasons before going darker. They are a different shape to your average Harris, their skeleton is a lot lighter in structure & different shaped wings, tail etc they are more suited to feather as turn a lot quicker but don't have the weight for smashing into cover, he flew his mainly off a t-perch, I wouldn't say they were any quicker in a straight line than a "normal" Harris but great fun