Falconry trip throug northern america

[WireHairedPointer]

hello everybody,

I am planning a trip through northern america to learn about the falconry there. My special interest would be the longwing flying in the great plains, but I would love to get a wide range of experinece about the state of art in the us and canada.

Has anybody some advices for me, where to go, who to ask, etc.?

would be very gratefull for suggestions.

[Kevin Massey]

Could be an interesting thread this:idea:

BenC on the forum went over

[Dan Paradis]

...will be hunting ducks and grouse this year with tiercel Gos.. plus you can always visit us here

Cheers, Dan

[HawkMom]

I would be happy to welcome you here in Florida. We are back from our tour during the months of Mid-December through Mid-April.

Let me know.

[MitchellBrad]

hello everybody,

I am planing a trip throug northern america to learn about the falconry there. My special interest would be the longwing flying in the great plains, but I would love to get a wide range of experinece about the state of art in the us and canada.

Has anybody some advices for me, where to go, who to ask, etc.?

would be very gratefull for suggestions.

About all we could offer you here is some longwinging and gyr trapping, boring stuff compared to what a lot of others are doing. Oh yea, I forgot the tame wild goshawks.

Brad

[WireHairedPointer]

About all we could offer you here is some longwinging and gyr trapping, boring stuff compared to what a lot of others are doing. Oh yea, I forgot the tame wild goshawks.

Brad

wow, that sounds realy boring ;-)
I would love to visit soth dakota. I read the books of dan o´brien, they aktualy arouse my interesst in longwinging on the great plains.

[Rex06]

mitchell, i think its time for u to open a falconry hotel there :) and make some guided tours

[MitchellBrad]

Ya just don't want to come here in the summer month. I'm usually in an evil mood. Come cold weather I brighten up with a spring in my step and a grin on my face.

Eastern SD and Western SD are two different places. I'd say about half of this country is farmland. They did the
despicable by planting trees in the east to slow down the wind erosion during the dirty 30's and never quit planting them. Now that was Global Warming at it's finest! It worked with the erosion but ruined the view. We still have prairie but you have to go further west to get away from all this corn.

Brad

[LadyHawk2006]

try pm gamehawker he has a tonne of canadian contacts and is planning a trip next year.

[GregMik]

If you are cruising thru MN give us a holler. We may be able to put something together to show you a good time. Ask Gaz

Greg

[WireHairedPointer]

wow, that all sounds great. Looks like it will be a very interessting trip.

[Ben C]

I let you know what it was like on january the 3rd...when I get back.:yawinkle:

[Yorkshire Hawker]

I went to the 2005 NAFA field meeting in Utah which was a brilliant experience
had the pleasure of seeing some great flying and meeting some fantastic people like Greg and his other half Tasha.
Each day was a blast will definatley go back at some stage.Take up the invatations and get over.

[hoodwinked]

Let me know when you want to be in the " great plains". I dont do much longwinging, but can hook you up with longwingers here in Kansas, and can show you prairie-grouse hawking with short wings, as well as jackrabbits etc. We have a meet here in Dodge the end of october, another in January then again in March. My dog breed club ( wire haired Vizslas) will be having a hunting meeting sometime in January in Kansas also.

Just let me know.

-Matt

[PrinceOfTheWesternDesert]

a couple of things you might wanna check out would be the n.a.f.a meet, and the "california hawking club" feild meet which will be held in topaz nevada,,this meet has been strategicly placed , to entice falconers from many different states,,here is a link,http://www.calhawkingclub.org/news.htm
just a thought

[Lgthawk]

Same here in Virginia. If you need a place to hang you hat for a day of two and go out on some short winged hunts let us know.


Philip ~

[Hatchero]

well,
i'm not in the great plains but rather west of it(Idaho, actually). don't know if you plan to come this far west but your welcome to stop in. we fly ducks and partridge with peregrines until freeze up around the end of November. than switch to sage grouse and partridge with peregrines and gyrkins. if you like very remote country this is it.
http://photos.imageevent.com/teita/hawkinsafari/websize/season%20begins%20024.jpg

[Redeye]

well,
i'm not in the great plains but rather west of it(Idaho, actually). don't know if you plan to come this far west but your welcome to stop in. we fly ducks and partridge with peregrines until freeze up around the end of November. than switch to sage grouse and partridge with peregrines and gyrkins. if you like very remote country this is it.
http://photos.imageevent.com/teita/hawkinsafari/websize/season%20begins%20024.jpg

Ground like that I could even see myself flying a longwing:yawinkle:

[idbirdman]

You can alway come to Idaho. All we have here is Sage and Sharptail grouse, pheasants, ducks, chuckers, huns, and tons of fur if you like that sort of stuff. Thanks Stephen

[WireHairedPointer]

Wow, that all sound great!!!

Due to a new job I had to quitt the plan for this year, but I hope I could mange to make it in the 2008 season.
Do you think it is possible to bring a falcon from germany and make it a hawking trip?


Greetings from Germany