The Complete Rabbit And Hare Hawk

[youcanthide...BANG 1,051]

Anyone have this book their willing to part with? I know alot of people like to keep these type of books but i would really like to read it lol. Im willing to swap a catty for it aswell if anyone wants to?

[martin hollinshead 13]

For any bargain hunters out there I have a few 'slight seconds' from the last printing. £15 inc post.

All the best,

Martin

[arcticgun 4,548]

Read mine 100s of times , pure bargain at full price never mind 15 bar, very decent of you Martin, inspirational writing done with pure passion, one of the few to see the true talent of the harris hawk and ful potential of its hunting abilities

Edited February 25, 2014 by arcticgun

[Accip74 7,112]

Any 'would be' harris hawker should of read this before stepping into the field......

[arcticgun 4,548]

A passion for harris hawk and hawking ground quarry excellent reads as well, guna order harris hawk days soon as well, wind on twenty years these be classics imho, question for Martin should he come back on thread, what do you think of harris hawk revolutions book, its another im considering investing in soon

[martin hollinshead 13]

Thanks for the positive feedback arcticgun and accip74 - much appreciated.

Martin

[charlie caller 3,654]

I will add to that, I have read it many times and would not part with it, and I fly a redtail, even though the book is Harris based, it is still very relevant to many types of hawk

[pointer 543]

I've read a few of Martins books before and after I started flying a Harris. They make you want to get out there yourself and give it a go and as they mostly cover rabbit and hare hunting its relevant to what most of us are able to do.

I do wish someone would write a book in the diary style covering a seasons hunting with any bird of prey. The basic care side and the methods of hunting have been written about now but I think a book done by someone who is out regularly covering the day to day management and hunting over a season would be great.

Edited February 26, 2014 by pointer

[charlie caller 3,654]

The bit that never fails to have me in stiches is Martin's description of the German Harris hawkers birds, landing on the pile of entrails, after they had just gutted a load of Rabbits, and swallowing them down before said Krauts could get to them

[martin hollinshead 13]

One of those priceless moments!

[martin hollinshead 13]

Arcticgun. You asked about The Harris Revolution by Tom and Jennifer Coulson. This massive book is crammed with information on the Harris - from natural history to captive breeding. With training and hawking it deals almost totally with group/gang hawking (the Coulsons never fly single hawks) - so very different to my own Harris flying.

Martin

[charlie caller 3,654]

One of those priceless moments!

Indeed, and I suppose that is the thing our anti hunting friends will never understand, there is far more to hunting than pulling the trigger, or the days catch, it is being out there, seeing the funny, the awe inspiring, and sometimes the downright odd, that sets us apart from the boring bland masses, slightly out of place with time we may be, but I would not change it for the world

[martin hollinshead 13]

I totally agree. It's the wind, the rain; the bad back - the hangover! It's when everything goes right. It's when everything goes wrong! It's the build-up, the anticipation - the never knowing. It's all the different elements that come together to serve up a fresh experience every time you grab your glove and rucksack.

[pointer 543]

The same can be said for all types of hunting but I totally agree.

[charlie caller 3,654]

The same can be said for all types of hunting but I totally agree.

Without a doubt mate, if the anticipation of a trout gulping my fly from the surface was not there I would not fish, or sit in a high seat(often frozen) in anticipation of a Muntjac stepping out, I would not stalk, but I think falconry, above all our pursuits, has the potential for more to go wrong than any other, but when it goes right, wow what a feeling