Where can I get a good crow hawk

[John Soulsby]

I'm already planning what I'm going to do next year when my birds are moulting and breeding. I want to try crow hawking on the high ground in mid Wales. Lots of crows and little in the way of woodland.

But how do you start with a new falcon in early spring, surely all this years birds will have been started flying so you must start with a second hand bird, how much damage does it do flying them through the summer?

I have flown Pere/Sakers before at game and love them so would prefer this falcon again, but where can I get one in March and as I have never flown at crows before what advice could you give.

Thank you.

John

[BrianM]

the crow hawk shop of course,, lol

i am sure terry could help you ,,, terry i want commision:supz:

[Kentish Falconry]

We normally will have Pere x Sakers ready by the April, I know it is a month late for you but it's the best I can do if you want a Bird of the Year
Terry

[John Soulsby]

I have been reading quite a lot about crow hawking and the type of lnd required. I have quite a lot of open and almost treeless land around here but my immediate area is made up of quite big fields bordered by trees, we have a huge number of crows.

Is crowhawking in enclosed country pointless or am I likely to get a reasonable number of good flights, the pere/sakers I have flown in the past at game were considered sound for enclosed country, would this still apply for crows.

Thank you.

John

[MattSpar]

My own peregrine/saker kills well in more enclosed areas, I actually think they find it quite easy, at least that's the impression I get. However, the main drawback I find is that one seldom sees much of the flight, and the flights themselves are usually short.

One tends to spend a lot of time wandering about waving one's yagi around.

[Eznugud]

Personally I would opt for a hybrid, my first choice for enclosed country would be a male pere x saker with a lower flying weight of about 1lb 7 or 8 oz.
In enclosed country keep the slips short and you will find that a fit male pere / saker will have them beat within 50 to 200yds.
It’s not the most spectacular form of crow hawking but its still crow hawking and if you enjoy it and the falcon is catching crows then that’s all that counts.

Remember in enclosed country keep the slips short {I’m talking 20yds short} and you can have a lot of success at crows.
You do have to be careful with distances to cover and really think about positioning, once he is wed to crows they do have a tendency to self hunt if they miss and it’s a pain having to track them.
I have over 24,000 acres of very open walled land but often used to fly in enclosed country for a change….