F Word!!!!

[RichYZF]

Not sure if anyone is interested but next weeks F word ( gordon ramsay program ) will be featuring him hunting with a bop, not sure what it is as i only caught the end of the ad showing next weeks show ( tuesday channel 4 9pm )
:supz: :supz:

[Sophie]

i saw that too! think i may watch :D

[RichYZF]

i saw that too! think i may watch :D

You were waiting for hollyoaks to start too then lol. :supz:

[Berkut]

Not sure if anyone is interested but next weeks F word ( gordon ramsay program ) will be featuring him hunting with a bop, not sure what it is as i only caught the end of the ad showing next weeks show ( tuesday channel 4 9pm )
:supz:

I would guess at a harris hawk.:confused: :oops: ;)

[OutFlying]

rabbit pie

[Sophie]

You were waiting for hollyoaks to start too then lol. :supz:

of course not :oops:

[Sophie]

I would guess at a harris hawk.:confused: :oops: ;)

actually mate it looked big. was literally a flash of it so not 100%

[RichYZF]

actually mate it looked big. was literally a flash of it so not 100%

Your right too big i think.

[Sophie]

Your right too big i think.

looked like an eagle of some sort. but wasnt paying much attention

[RichYZF]

Perhaps someone else saw it and can identify, heavens forbid its not a harris, lol lol :lol:

[Moritz]

if he likes falconry it mght be worth while to invite him to the falconry festival. it is allways good to have celbs on our side.

moritz

[JohnO31]

if he likes falconry it mght be worth while to invite him to the falconry festival. it is allways good to have celbs on our side.

moritz

i cant see that happening mate as he only cooked a horse last week and got a load of horse s**t outside his door

simalar thing happened with antony w thompson he said he backed something to do with feildcraft(shooting,hunting etc) and he and his family got death threats plus his buisness sufered aswell

ian

[Mark Collins]

Wish Gordon ramsey would f***off , what is it about this guy complete prat.

[Elly]

I actually love the F Word and Ramsays Kitchen Nightmares. I recorded last nights and have coincidentally just finished watching it. There was only a fleeting glimpse of the hawking, but the quarry was hare and the bird was certainly an eagle, the 2 seconds on footage made ID hard, at a guess, it looked like a goldyxsteppes. Guess we'll see next week.

[Sophie]

I actually love the F Word and Ramsays Kitchen Nightmares. I recorded last nights and have coincidentally just finished watching it. There was only a fleeting glimpse of the hawking, but the quarry was hare and the bird was certainly an eagle, the 2 seconds on footage made ID hard, at a guess, it looked like a goldyxsteppes. Guess we'll see next week.

thought so! it just kinda caught my eye if u get what i mean. it looked goldie coloured. thanks for the confirmation elly :D

[GoodFooter]

Wish Gordon ramsey would f***off , what is it about this guy complete prat.

He is???? I like him.....though have to admit I've never met him. He calls a spade a spade and doesnt mince about like half the chefs and atleast brings his children up to know what they are eating. He is good at his job, sucessful, adaptable in career, opinionated......whats not to like?

so he swears a little:rolleyes:

[Terry S]

Has anyone seen the advert for the F word for next week??
Gordon Ramsey looks to be hunting Rabbit or Hare with a Goldie!!?
I only got a quick look before it was finished....... who bird was it? have they veted the filming to make sure Falconers are shown in the correct light???
I know things like this can be good for us! but they can also make us look like idiots with the incorrect editing... sorry for being paranoid, but I worry about those grey people who shout when they dont know what they are seeing..
ie the poor little bunnie get nailed by a goldie!:roll:


Merged in from another thread......GregMik

[Mark Collins]

He seems to be on the tv all the time , every other show is about cooking, sorry it just does my head in , reality shows, big brother , cookery shows , i tend to watch sport , [football] wildlife , documentrys, films etc, all the other c*** you can keep, my misses watches soaps every day of the week , even she moanes how rubbish they are , but she still watches them , national geographic does it for me everytime, cheers, mark.

[Shaun]

just caught a glimpse myself - think it was a goldie?
Pretty sick that I missed it this week as they were two minutes down the road from me! Last year one of the farmers where I have permission said that Gordon Ramsay had been to the village and low and behold he was visiting our Sunny Wales to pick up "some of the finest lambs in the country"

[Elly]

thought so! it just kinda caught my eye if u get what i mean. it looked goldie coloured. thanks for the confirmation elly :D

Yeah, not 100% sure by any means that it is goldie x steppes, but it didnt look pure goldie either.. Interesting to see it anyway.. I like the periodic rabbit recipes on the F Word, we've got a bit of hare in the freezer, be nice to get a good hare recipe, as you're hard pressed to find one these days.

[budgie]

i cant see that happening mate as he only cooked a horse last week and got a load of horse s**t outside his door

simalar thing happened with antony w thompson he said he backed something to do with feildcraft(shooting,hunting etc) and he and his family got death threats plus his buisness sufered aswell

ian

yeah - but he was trying to sell it at the races! silly git - no such thing as bad publicity?
he tries to hard
bird looked like a big'en - he ducked!
xxx

[RichYZF]

Yes see him duck and to be honest it looked like he left a deposit in his undercrackers when it returned to his fist lol.

[Kevin Massey]

Wish Gordon ramsey would f***off , what is it about this guy complete prat.

I think he is funny....I like the guy:supz:

[SSL]

i cant see that happening mate as he only cooked a horse last week and got a load of horse s**t outside his door

simalar thing happened with antony w thompson he said he backed something to do with feildcraft(shooting,hunting etc) and he and his family got death threats plus his buisness sufered aswell

ian

I disagree, obviously until the program is aired we dont know its take, but I would guess it shows Falconry in a positive light and assuming the big Harris can catch a Hare it'll go into the pot.

Very positive for Falconry I would say, hope someone does invite him to the Falconry Festival... Paul didnt you say you needed someone to man the BBQ??? :lol:

[FlameHairedFalconer]

Very positive for Falconry I would say, hope someone does invite him to the Falconry Festival... Paul didnt you day you needed someone to man the BBQ??? :lol:

PMSL - that would be hilarious!

[Elly]

PMSL - that would be hilarious!

Itd be ace! Festival commitee, get on it! :supz:

[Becky]

Looked like a golden eagle

[Johnson C]

steppe. but i didnt get a good look, our tv aint big :p

[Lady]

Itd be ace! Festival commitee, get on it! :supz:

"Do you want f*****g onions on that?"

[MarkOfReading]

He is the most successfull, and most influentual person in his field. He obviously knew he'd get S**T (literally) for the horse meat, and his campaign fo veal and now for falconry. He does not need the money or the publicity but he is prepared to stand up for what he believes in. He will be a great target for the ALF PETA ect but he has the balls to stand up and shout about what he believes, easey for any of us to do here not so easy for a celeb like him - so I say fair play and I admire him for that.

[Elly]

steppe. but i didnt get a good look, our tv aint big :p

That was my first thought, but how many Steppes are consistantly taking hares across the country? I thought Goldy x Steppes.

"Do you want f*****g onions on that?"

Bet theres some folk on here that could out swear him! :lol:

[Harrisii]

i look forward to seeing it.
must say i watch his shows, i aint into cookery programmes but he is good, mans got balls.

but the thing i like most is his opinion on vegetarians and vegans. "fckin w@nkers".

had to laugh the other week when he fed a gay vegie a pizza with parma ham on it, pmsl.
i s******ed to myself. i must say.

plus, he used to be with my beloved glasgow rangers

[MsGizmo]

i look forward to seeing it.
must say i watch his shows, i aint into cookery programmes but he is good, mans got balls.

but the thing i like most is his opinion on vegetarians and vegans. "fckin w@nkers".

had to laugh the other week when he fed a gay vegie a pizza with parma ham on it, pmsl.
i s******ed to myself. i must say.

plus, he used to be with my beloved glasgow rangers

see... I don't eat meat... but I watch others (meat eaters) bawk while I gut/skin rabbits, cut up rats or deyolk chicks, :rolleyes:

I like mr Ramsey, but I also like to think I could also 'taste' parma ham?
IMHO that gay vegie pizza comment means he actually has quite small balls?

.... YES CHEF!!

[RichYZF]

He is the most successfull, and most influentual person in his field. He obviously knew he'd get S**T (literally) for the horse meat, and his campaign fo veal and now for falconry. He does not need the money or the publicity but he is prepared to stand up for what he believes in. He will be a great target for the ALF PETA ect but he has the balls to stand up and shout about what he believes, easey for any of us to do here not so easy for a celeb like him - so I say fair play and I admire him for that.

Have to agree mate he has got balls, knowing the sh*t he will get and still doing it, Not many like him about. :supz:

[Elly]

Does no-one on here know the falconer whos doing the show??

[Raztail]

Does no-one on here know the falconer whos doing the show??

OK ok it me flying with ole Gordy, I snuck into the UK put a Redtail in a goldie suit ( explains why it doesn't look quite right) bagged a couple hares and swam back across that big pond.:rolleyes: :rolleyes: :lol: :lol:

We here in the states had 2 seasons of Gordy in Hells Kitchen but have not seen the F word, must only be on over there...

I liked him ok in hells kitchen, little ****** most days but the show would have been boring as all hell if he wasn't.

[Elly]

OK ok it me flying with ole Gordy, I snuck into the UK put a Redtail in a goldie suit ( explains why it doesn't look quite right) bagged a couple hares and swam back across that big pond

We here in the states had 2 seasons of Gordy in Hells Kitchen but have not seen the F word, must only be on over there...

I liked him ok in hells kitchen, little ****** most days but the show would have been boring as all hell if he wasn't.

LOL, i never watched Hells Kitchen. But i love the F Word and Ramsays Kitchen Nightmares. Great fun. :supz: And you're right, your Red doesnt quite fill out the goldie suit :lol:

[MusketMad]

i had cash in the attic come to film at the centre the other day ..its gonna be on between july and october ...its all a load of b******ks really .its so scripted and edited...some of the stuff i said couldnt be televised ha ha ha ...if it was we would be on points of veiw lol:lol:

[John Hatchett]

Yeah, not 100% sure by any means that it is goldie x steppes, but it didnt look pure goldie either.. Interesting to see it anyway.. I like the periodic rabbit recipes on the F Word, we've got a bit of hare in the freezer, be nice to get a good hare recipe, as you're hard pressed to find one these days.

tawny i think

[Kevin Massey]

Bet theres some folk on here that could out swear him! :lol:

Hell I

[Jackson]

I would guess at a harris hawk.:confused: :oops: ;)

lol no definately not a hh pretty sure it was an eagle !!!

[Haz]

i had cash in the attic come to film at the centre the other day ..

irony here for ya
i brought 'paul hayes' car off him,

volvo estate - and i can say he under valued it too:lol: :lol:

[Murph]

I just saw the add for it i think it was a stepp! I think the show is good and i think hes an alright bloke! i think its good hes showing people where the food comes from! I think far to many people ot there think animals come packed and frozen not living breathing which have to he caught up and dispatched.

I think programs like this and river cottage are eye openers for some people and its a good thing.:supz:

[Hacker]

Hey,
get Gordon on our side, what publicity.
Love the guy myself, straight in no airs or graces, put up or shut up!!
Yes let`s get him invited to the festival, maybe a game cookery demonstration, Hawkmaster it`s in your court m8!

[TimDog80]

anyone got any idea when its on:?:

[RichYZF]

anyone got any idea when its on:?:

9pm tomorrow mate.

[Elly]

Hey,
get Gordon on our side, what publicity.
Love the guy myself, straight in no airs or graces, put up or shut up!!
Yes let`s get him invited to the festival, maybe a game cookery demonstration, Hawkmaster it`s in your court m8!

Yeah! :supz:

OR, if any of you have seen the F Word you'll know they have an amateur "brigade" in the kitchen every wk cooking the 3 course meal for 50 guests... The Falconers would win hands down! :lol:

[Kevin Massey]

Just sent Him an email asking if he would like to attend our stand at the fair:lol:

You never know his office may get back....or tell us to "f" off :lol:

[Elly]

Just sent Him an email asking if he would like to attend our stand at the fair:lol:

You never know his office may get back....or tell us to "f" off :lol:

LOL, i hope the reply is in as colourful language as we've come to love from him :lol: Bet Hugh Fearnley Wittingstall would attend if you asked, hes well into country sports and all that malarky. Could get them both to cater for our lot, be awesome with the 2 of them manning the IFF BBQ :lol:

[Kevin Massey]

LOL, i hope the reply is in as colourful language as we've come to love from him :lol: Bet Hugh Fearnley Wittingstall would attend if you asked, hes well into country sports and all that malarky. Could get them both to cater for our lot, be awesome with the 2 of them manning the IFF BBQ :lol:

I am on it:supz:

[Elly]

I am on it:supz:

Good man Kev! :goodman: :supz:

[JayHawk]

on now CH 4 gordon ramsey hunting hare with a goldie later in the programme

enjoy

jay

[Hacker]

Jay,
i am watching m8!
Hows things all well i hope?
Richard

[Leo 1]

chanle 4 now gordan ramsy will be hunting hears with a goldie

[JayHawk]

fine rich and you looks like im selling the redtail after the moult though due to work commitments, are you going to the festival

jay

[FlameHairedFalconer]

Threads merged

[JayHawk]

threads may have been merged but now its not on the main page and other members may miss it

jay

[FlameHairedFalconer]

Thread moved


Stick a broom up my bottom and I'll sweep the floor while I'm at it. :rolleyes: :lol:

FHF

[JayHawk]

at least with it up your bottom your hands are still free to be touchy ohhhhhhhhhhhh!

hope you got my pm's once again cheers

jay

[FlameHairedFalconer]

at least with it up your bottom your hands are still free to be touchy ohhhhhhhhhhhh!

hope you got my pm's once again cheers

jay


Cheeky! :lol:

I did get your PM's mate, but I was disappointed that you didnt use the f word, not even once! :lol: :lol:

FHF

[JayHawk]

PMSL...:lol:

NICE 1 im a true gent dont you know!!!:heart:

jay

[FlameHairedFalconer]

Eagle's up next!!!!

[JayHawk]

or the "winged assasin" as ramsey called it

[RichYZF]

Dont forget f word on now!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Hacker]

Jay,
yes m8 i will be there, have to have a beer.
I am sure you could think of something better than a broom FHF:supz:

[Pitbull]

this is his hare recipe
http://www.channel4.com/life/microsites/F/fword/recipes3_hare.html

[FlameHairedFalconer]

I am sure you could think of something better than a broom FHF:supz:

Just go and watch the TV you! :heart: :lol:

[JayHawk]

yeh will do rich

[ChakChek]

that was ****

you owe me 2 mins of life time!

[JayHawk]

short and sweet

anyone know the falconer?

jay

[HarrisHawkingNovice]

thanx to seeing this, turned on just in time :D

[Grey_Squirrel_Hawker]

bah! you never saw the flight realy! lol, he was crappin it when it came to the fist tho!

[RichYZF]

that was ****

you owe me 2 mins of life time!

Oh well :oops:

[MusketMad]

short and sweet

anyone know the falconer?

jaywe bought a bateluer off him recently

[Isis]

Wot aload of ********!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Sophie]

i didn't think theres was out wrong with it to be honest. it could have had better flight/footage but it showed falconry in a positive light so for that a thank you mr ramsey! :supz:

[FlameHairedFalconer]

Threads merged again :lol: :rolleyes:

[Graham Stuart]

bah! you never saw the flight realy! lol, he was crappin it when it came to the fist tho!

What do you expect he used to play for the HUNS...lol:yawinkle:

Didnt show anything too offensive as well.....he didnt do falconry any harm..:supz:

[Grey_Squirrel_Hawker]

i didn't think theres was out wrong with it to be honest. it could have had better flight/footage but it showed falconry in a positive light so for that a thank you mr ramsey! :supz:


here here:supz:

[Matthew Patching]

For anyone thats interested, that was a male goldieXsteppe, that I used to own.

He looked in good condition, aqnd that was his prefered method of hunting.

He geos up on flat ground, and waits on for the flush!

Nice to see him doing so well!

[Sophie]

For anyone thats interested, that was a male goldieXsteppe, that I used to own.

He looked in good condition, aqnd that was his prefered method of hunting.

He geos up on flat ground, and waits on for the flush!

Nice to see him doing so well!

oo elly was right then :D she guessed goldie x steppes

great to hear! nice to see a bird going up and looking himself or a kill rather than being thrown of the fist when the owner sees a hare in a field corner :D

i think possibly the whole idea was that the kill wasn't shown fully so not to disturb and put of viewer off the idea of falconry. it didn't look that great to some off us because the footage didn't show the full chase and kill but to others it will be less off putting!

[Elly]

For anyone thats interested, that was a male goldieXsteppe, that I used to own.

He looked in good condition, aqnd that was his prefered method of hunting.

He geos up on flat ground, and waits on for the flush!

Nice to see him doing so well!

Ha, thanks for confirmation Matt, i wasnt convinced it was pure goldie.

I thought it was a bit naff to be honest, i mean, dont get me wrong, nothing really wrong with it, but no footage of the actual flight or kill. But yeah, it was fine, bird looked in good enough nick, and i got what i wanted which is a recipe for hare!

[Elly]

oo elly was right then :D she guessed goldie x steppes

Yes yes, i am ace :lol: :supz:

[Sophie]

Ha, thanks for confirmation Matt, i wasnt convinced it was pure goldie.

I thought it was a bit naff to be honest, i mean, dont get me wrong, nothing really wrong with it, but no footage of the actual flight or kill. But yeah, it was fine, bird looked in good enough nick, and i got what i wanted which is a recipe for hare!

as i said. for general pubic view the lack of chase and kill could be more beneficial to falconry.

[Sophie]

Yes yes, i am ace :lol: :supz:

and we all know it :D

[Matthew Patching]

To be honest it wasnt the best flight I had ever seen, but for public consumption it was perfect.

I am glad to see that he still eats from the head, as it took about 5 kills to instill that into him.

I was quite shocked when I saw him, as I hadnt been told that he was going to on the box.

But I am pretty proud, and glad that I appear to have made the right chioce as to where he went.

George is a good guy, and runs hedges hawks, in cornwall, from a hotel on about the only hill in the area, and I have some fotos of fiddich specking out in clear blue skys.

[Elly]

To be honest it wasnt the best flight I had ever seen, but for public consumption it was perfect.

I am glad to see that he still eats from the head, as it took about 5 kills to instill that into him.

I was quite shocked when I saw him, as I hadnt been told that he was going to on the box.

But I am pretty proud, and glad that I appear to have made the right chioce as to where he went.

George is a good guy, and runs hedges hawks, in cornwall, from a hotel on about the only hill in the area, and I have some fotos of fiddich specking out in clear blue skys.


Id be proud too, the lad looked good.

And i would agree that for public viewing, it was about right. Just from a falconry point of view, would have liked to have seen the flight and kill.

Any chance of you uploading the pics Matt?

[Matthew Patching]

Id be proud too, the lad looked good.

And i would agree that for public viewing, it was about right. Just from a falconry point of view, would have liked to have seen the flight and kill.

Any chance of you uploading the pics Matt?

They are on my email, and I havnt downloaded them to the pc, infact I havnt even looked at them properly, to be honest, as being on bloody dial up, at work, they take for ever.

I think yahoo will ban me from recieving fotos as I have somany that I havnt downloaded. heres a 2 fotos of him the morning that he left here & one from when I flew him for 6 weeks up in northumberland.

[Sophie]

They are on my email, and I havnt downloaded them to the pc, infact I havnt even looked at them properly, to be honest, as being on bloody dial up, at work, they take for ever.

I think yahoo will ban me from recieving fotos as I have somany that I havnt downloaded. heres a 2 fotos of him the morning that he left here & one from when I flew him for 6 weeks up in northumberland.

hes a stunning bird mate :D

[Elly]

hes a stunning bird mate :D

Yeah hes lovely, thanks for sharing Matt! :supz:

[Harrisii]

WOW, WOW, WOW, steady there Barney. steady. lol.

great pics Matt. stunning bird mate.

i felt the clip was too short, not enough action and most of the flight was missing.
however, as Matt pointed out, as it was for the general public it was neat. no gory stuff just a bit of what they do.
remember its only us who really really want to see every second of a flight and chase and kill.

well spotted Elly for that really good guess, lol.
you must have burned out your video recorder stopping, pausing and rewinding so much, lol. ;-)

no harm done and nice to see falconry portrayed in a positive way.

( did anyone catch the comment about the harris being a falcon)??

[Russ]

Just saw the F word and it reminded me that falconry is something I've always fancied (wouldn't have the time for the commitment at the moment) so I've put a falconry day down on my birthday list instead :D Can't wait!

[Sophie]

WOW, WOW, WOW, steady there Barney. steady. lol.

great pics Matt. stunning bird mate.

i felt the clip was too short, not enough action and most of the flight was missing.
however, as Matt pointed out, as it was for the general public it was neat. no gory stuff just a bit of what they do.
remember its only us who really really want to see every second of a flight and chase and kill.

well spotted Elly for that really good guess, lol.
you must have burned out your video recorder stopping, pausing and rewinding so much, lol. ;-)

no harm done and nice to see falconry portrayed in a positive way.

( did anyone catch the comment about the harris being a falcon)??

great post completely agree! and yes i did catch the falcon thing lol it made me laugh

[Elly]

WOW, WOW, WOW, steady there Barney. steady. lol.

great pics Matt. stunning bird mate.

i felt the clip was too short, not enough action and most of the flight was missing.
however, as Matt pointed out, as it was for the general public it was neat. no gory stuff just a bit of what they do.
remember its only us who really really want to see every second of a flight and chase and kill.

well spotted Elly for that really good guess, lol.
you must have burned out your video recorder stopping, pausing and rewinding so much, lol. ;-)

no harm done and nice to see falconry portrayed in a positive way.

( did anyone catch the comment about the harris being a falcon)??

LOL, yeah i did catch the falcon comment :lol: Just us being pinickity i think though...

[Jacob Ewing]

of course not :oops:

:rolleyes:

[Gary F]

and we all know it :D
pmsl

[Superfly]

It was short, but as everyone has said, was great for "Joe public".
It was good that Ramsay didn't mind showing just how much he was 'wary' of the birds too, helping show really that this is not for just anyone.

His passion about it and talking of it being the "right" way to hunt could only have done good things.

That hare recipe sounded pretty good too. Never tried hare, how is it compred to rabbit? Not a meat I'm into rabbit, prefer me venison. :)

[Kevin Massey]

Just sent Him an email asking if he would like to attend our stand at the fair:lol:

You never know his office may get back....or tell us to "f" off :lol:

I have had a reply from his office saying that they have had my email and will get back in touch

[FlameHairedFalconer]

I have had a reply from his office saying that they have had my email and will get back in touch


No F'ing way Kev!!!! :cool: :supz:

[Leo 1]

he called the hh a falcon lol did u see him s**t him self wen he let go of the bird hahahahahaha

[Syrus]

i watched the f word last night (for the eagle bit of course :rolleyes: ) was a very positive view on falconry (not that i'm saying there is a single negative thing about it mind). was over way to quickly though....10 seconds i think:rolleyes:

[Elly]

I have had a reply from his office saying that they have had my email and will get back in touch

Awesome, Go Kev, Go Kev! :supz:

LOL, yeah i did catch the falcon comment :lol: Just us being pinickity i think though...

What i actually said was "Thats not a falcon, the harris hawk actually shares attributes with both the hawk and the buzzard families.."

And my brother said "Shut up, Elly" :lol:

[SycoPaff]

quite funny that he called it a golden eagle, and now anyone that wouldn't know any different thinks that a goldie looks like that pathetic mess of hybrid scum!lol

[Pitbull]

I have had a reply from his office saying that they have had my email and will get back in touch


:supz: Get the camping stove at the ready.

[Matthew Patching]

quite funny that he called it a golden eagle, and now anyone that wouldn't know any different thinks that a goldie looks like that pathetic mess of hybrid scum!lol

I can put up with hime being called a mongrel, but pathetic mess, comeon.

He was flown far harder while I had him than all of the garden ornament eagles that you see advertised on the ibr and elsewhere.

I spoke to about 30 people today that are falconers and they didnt know the difference, so how was gordon ramsey to know. I know for a fact that his present owner would have said that it was a bald eagle if he had been asked to!

[Gram]

I can put up with hime being called a mongrel, but pathetic mess, comeon.

He was flown far harder while I had him than all of the garden ornament eagles that you see advertised on the ibr and elsewhere.

I spoke to about 30 people today that are falconers and they didnt know the difference, so how was gordon ramsey to know. I know for a fact that his present owner would have said that it was a bald eagle if he had been asked to!
i thought he looked stunning,and was a credit to who trained him

[Matthew Patching]

i thought he looked stunning,and was a credit to who trained him

Thanks he was a mess when I got him, looked like he'd been used as a yard brush, took 4 imping sessions to get him ready for the field (that would be left wing, right wing, and tail in 2 sessions) he got that used to being held in one position that I used to have to prod him to wake him up, when we were done.

I didnt do his initial training, that was done by one of my co-workers and he was initialy trained to fly in a wind machine, (he was used for the film alexander), He was a bit of a froot loop when I took him on, but with time, and varied flying and hunting he came around, and was the only eagle that I have ever picked up with one of ben longs sorry ass machine stiched falcon gloves.

[Gary F]

I can put up with hime being called a mongrel, but pathetic mess, comeon.

He was flown far harder while I had him than all of the garden ornament eagles that you see advertised on the ibr and elsewhere.

I spoke to about 30 people today that are falconers and they didnt know the difference, so how was gordon ramsey to know. I know for a fact that his present owner would have said that it was a bald eagle if he had been asked to!
matt i thought he looked a stunner also mate,,and like ya comment about ben long gloves,agray with you there

[Sophie]

quite funny that he called it a golden eagle, and now anyone that wouldn't know any different thinks that a goldie looks like that pathetic mess of hybrid scum!lol

maybe they called it one on purpose so it didn't make it a complicated to explain (at the center i used to work at we occasionally did this with hybrid falcons) and it also didn't put to much emphasis on hybrids within the falocnry world which isn't a BAD thing bearing in mind some people want them banned!.i don't think it was bad at all calling it a goldie.

[TLDWB]

Matt, from the short footage that was shown, the bird looked to be the real deal. Sorry to mention it, but it must have been hard to pass him on.

ATB

Tom

[Kevin Massey]

No F'ing way Kev!!!! :cool: :supz:

Dont all get excited...its his blockers still need the reply from him:!:

Oh better check my mail:oops:

[Elly]

quite funny that he called it a golden eagle, and now anyone that wouldn't know any different thinks that a goldie looks like that pathetic mess of hybrid scum!lol

Very harsh and unneccessarily so. I was already convinced that it wasnt pure goldie, but it made me think no less of the bird. The bird was in good feather and did the job desired, and although i dont normally think Goldyxsteppes are that handsome, the bird looked good. Certainly a long way off a "pathetic mess of hybrid scum".

maybe they called it one on purpose so it didn't make it a complicated to explain (at the center i used to work at we occasionally did this with hybrid falcons) and it also didn't put to much emphasis on hybrids within the falocnry world which isn't a BAD thing bearing in mind some people want them banned!.i don't think it was bad at all calling it a goldie.

Agree completely.

[Harrisii]

quite funny that he called it a golden eagle, and now anyone that wouldn't know any different thinks that a goldie looks like that pathetic mess of hybrid scum!lol

a bit strong mate aint it??

i thought the bird was in very good condition and it obvioulsy caught a hare so i would think its far from a pathetic mess of hybrid scum.

besides joe public watching that will still think that the next buzzard they see is a golden eagle. i dont think they will pay that much attention to detail.

[Tim Laycock]

I met Gordon Ramsay briefly the month before last, he was filming for the show thats the subject of this thread.
He was doing some cooking for the District Nurses.
Bit surly but not like on Hells kitchen :rolleyes:

I enjoyed the show the other night, comes across in a more positive light when hes not abusing people.

Bit like me :idea: :rolleyes: :lol:

[Bron]

obvioulsy caught a hare

Mmmm! We didn't actually see the catch. Wouldn't be the first time a tv producer staged something. Or am I just getting too cynical as I get older.

Bird was in good nick though

[Graham Stuart]

Mmmm! We didn't actually see the catch. Wouldn't be the first time a tv producer staged something. Or am I just getting too cynical as I get older.

Bird was in good nick though

we will never know if it did catch it, but mabay never showed it on telly incase it disturbed any viewers, just like gordon himself never wanting to disturb the viewers:lol: ...lol

[Saker-Mad]

I know for a fact that his present owner would have said that it was a bald eagle if he had been asked to!


I know what you mean.:roll:

[Matthew Patching]

Matt, from the short footage that was shown, the bird looked to be the real deal. Sorry to mention it, but it must have been hard to pass him on.

ATB

Tom

Harder than choosing to live 130 miles away from the wife let me tell you,:lol: I nearly told the guy that I had changed my mind when he turned up, I just couldnt see him sat on a block for 2 or 3 years, after all the fun we had had over the previous 3 seasons.

When he came on the tele the other night, and I saw him fly it made me feel excited, and proud, over the last 2 days all it has done is depress me, wish Id never watched it.:cry:

[TLDWB]

Chin up, I know how it feels. Not quite the same circumstances, but out come was me having to say goodbye to a Eagle I trained.

Tom

[Laurie]

Missed the show but wanted to see it. Here you go:

http://www.channel4.com/life/microsites/F/fword/gallery_8_fword3_prey.html

Look at picture 16....hilarious

[Misty]

Harder than choosing to live 130 miles away from the wife let me tell you,:lol: I nearly told the guy that I had changed my mind when he turned up, I just couldnt see him sat on a block for 2 or 3 years, after all the fun we had had over the previous 3 seasons.

When he came on the tele the other night, and I saw him fly it made me feel excited, and proud, over the last 2 days all it has done is depress me, wish Id never watched it.:cry:

If it's not too personal a reason (so tell me to mind my own business) but you are obviously very upset at not having him any more, why did you sell him?

[Matthew Patching]

If it's not too personal a reason (so tell me to mind my own business) but you are obviously very upset at not having him any more, why did you sell him?

Work commitments, meant that I wouldnt have the time to fly him like I had been, and lack of suitable land where I am based cocked it up aswell, didnt want to get falconry a bad name when through frustration at lack of quarry he eventualy decided that it might be a good idea to broaden his horizons, and find a cat or similar.

Basicaly I could not do him justice, and I will not keep any bird that I cannot do right by, just for the sake of it, it aint fair on them, me or the wife, (who gets the brunt of my frustrations unfortunatly, although I get to take them out on here aswell:yawinkle: )

He is a cracking bird, and in different (unchanging) circumstances he would have stayed with me till one of us died, but I have to pay the mortgage, and put food on the table, and he could do neither with my current workload, so off he went, and I get to keep my memories, and some fotos that I keep for myself, that remind me of what I took on and what he turned out to be!

Hope that explains it better!

[Misty]

Work commitments, meant that I wouldnt have the time to fly him like I had been, and lack of suitable land where I am based cocked it up aswell, didnt want to get falconry a bad name when through frustration at lack of quarry he eventualy decided that it might be a good idea to broaden his horizons, and find a cat or similar.

Basicaly I could not do him justice, and I will not keep any bird that I cannot do right by, just for the sake of it, it aint fair on them, me or the wife, (who gets the brunt of my frustrations unfortunatly, although I get to take them out on here aswell:yawinkle: )

He is a cracking bird, and in different (unchanging) circumstances he would have stayed with me till one of us died, but I have to pay the mortgage, and put food on the table, and he could do neither with my current workload, so off he went, and I get to keep my memories, and some fotos that I keep for myself, that remind me of what I took on and what he turned out to be!

Hope that explains it better!

that is such a shame:cry: but I'm glad you put that on the forum as some people who may be thinking of getting an eagle might just think twice.
Let's hope the new owner continues to fly him as well as you did.

[HalkyWalky]

Harder than choosing to live 130 miles away from the wife let me tell you,:lol: I nearly told the guy that I had changed my mind when he turned up, I just couldnt see him sat on a block for 2 or 3 years, after all the fun we had had over the previous 3 seasons.

When he came on the tele the other night, and I saw him fly it made me feel excited, and proud, over the last 2 days all it has done is depress me, wish Id never watched it.:cry:

no just how you feel i had to sell my yorkshire show winning fell pony because i was going to have a baby and so wouldnt have time to ride him i felt it wasnt fair for him to stand about in a field, i had had him from a foal and trained him myself.i didnt even get much money for him as i just wanted a good local home for him but they only kept him a few weeks and then sold him.i have never seen him since and it would probably break my heart if i did as we had spent such good times together.i just have to hope that it was for his own good but it still hurts