Wierd and wonderfull !!

[North East Harris Hawker]

my harris has caught a starling, a jack russel, a dach-hund and a mink, oh and a cat and a chicken! she also caught a goose and got pulled underwater before letting go! (not all in one season mind but all very funny occasions) what has your bird caught that was out of the ordinary?

[Hawkmaster]

A Female Gos called Lady held on to a Hedgehog and she caught a Stoat too.
My old Female Redtail caught 2 rabbits, WAIT FOR IT, in a tree, same tree, but different times. Tree was very sloped and the bunnies for some reason used it.
My Male Harris, Sultan has taken loads of small birds from Robins to Black Birds, Magpies and even Crows, Most unusual? A Little Owl. BUT the best of all a Mackrel on Meadfoot Beach.
Wife Male Redtail used to take Seagulls and once raided a Ravens nest and then killed one parent as it tried too chase him off.

[Sniper]

I had a bit of a shock last season with my trusted hen harris,watched the bird from a distance crash through thick cover and when i eventually go there it was sat on a not so happy moggy...what a battle to seperate them,i have still got the scars on my arms,also it pounced on a unsuspecting barn owl who was taking a welcome rest in the autumn sunshine,luckily i managed to extract the owl from my bird without to much damage to it,stayed with the owl for half an hour until it got its composure back and of it went into the dusky twighlight...who said there were no happy endings :D

[Jiff]

ive no amusing stories of birds yet as i have no bird however heres a couple about an excerlent dog i had many years ago,i got some permision on land belonging to brittish steel,the first time on there i was approached by a security man in a van i showed him my letter of permision to control the rabbit population,at that he said do youre dogs kill cats ooono i said reasuringly good he said at that as if on que there was a commotion in a small cops and out came my collie/grey cross triumphantly retrieving his beloved cat permision gained and lost in record time.another time i took my daughter to the park to feed the ducks
i had my dog on the leash we stood arround the pond with other parrents and toddlers throwing bread to the ducks when all hell broke loose kids crying woemen screeming and me red faced as my dog picked up a squirel that was scrounging bread at our feet...what can you do!

[North East Harris Hawker]

Ha ha! i would have pointe3d out that squirrels are related to rats and that they were responsible for spreading the plague, then departed swiftly! :lol:

[Hawkmaster]

A female Red must be the best bird I have flown on Squirrel, her last season was 18, without me looking for them, that was just what she came across!

[North East Harris Hawker]

them squirrels can be a nasty piece of work tho, but its great to see a bird chasing them thru the trees :twisted:

[Jiff]

i don"t know if any of you guys have tried it but squirel as well as being quite a trying quary is also very tasty.....trust me give it a go!

[North East Harris Hawker]

youve actually eaten squirrel jiff? :roll:
dont tell me it tastes like nuts ! :lol:

[North East Harris Hawker]

they are a bit too close to rats for me! mind you if they smelled ok mon the barby and i'd had a couple of cold ones i suppose i could be convinced 8)

[Jiff]

they"re actualy very nice,the first time i had it i was un-aware of what it was i was at the inlaws who are all shooting fanatics,because they put the game down them selves all virmin are controled and the squirels are eaten similar to rabbit with a much sweeter flavour.

[North East Harris Hawker]

it must be their diet that makes them "sweet as a nut" eh jiff? :lol: surely there cant be a lot of meat to eat on one, do you need a brace to fill a sandwich?

[Kornie]

I once left the door open as I brought my Hen Harris in the house to watch a bit of tele. After I cleaned up one of her messes I chucked her back in the aviary and went straight back in the house. Next I knew my little sister came in screaming saying there was a little songbird being chased by Trinity. I went out to investigate and found Trinity chasing this little bird round the aviary just before catching it and devouring it before I could prize it off her. :lol:

[Hawkmaster]

I believe I have a recipe somewhere, I will pop it on the Recipe FORUM.

[North East Harris Hawker]

PMSL :lol:

[Hawkmaster]

No, honest I do have one, from an old Falconry Joural. I will dig it out.

[Sniper]

never tried squirrel but that hew fernley whittingsomething of the river cottage program says they are very popular now in the trendy london resteraunts, there called not by there real name but "tree rabbit or flightless partridge.... and sell for around 40-50 nicker, i thinks i will get a RT theres money to be made

[Hawkmaster]

It seems to be a fairly nice kind of meat, not off putting like say rat, and better looking than rabbit.

I wonder where these restaurants get them?

[North East Harris Hawker]

that tales of river cottage is spot on, i like the other fella too, who potters around in his landrover with his little dog eating nice food all over the place, can t remember his name tho for the life of me :roll:

[Sniper]

Rick stein mate, he has got a resteraunt in cornwall, i wonder if HM has wined and dined there...that tales of river cottage is spot on, i like the other fella too, who potters around in his landrover with his little dog eating nice food all over the place, can t remember his name tho for the life of me :roll:

[Gaz]

Its in padstow mate :mrgreen: ,we went to eat there but only had £500 on us!!!!..got a bag of chips instead

[North East Harris Hawker]

Rick stein mate, he has got a resteraunt in cornwall, i wonder if HM has wined and dined there...that tales of river cottage is spot on, i like the other fella too, who potters around in his landrover with his little dog eating nice food all over the place, can t remember his name tho for the life of me :roll:

heheh yeah thats the fella! he rocks! and i like his dog too!
what a job he has, i'd love to do something like that (especially the eating bit) i take it the place he has is expensive to eat in?

[Sniper]

yeah..i love watching the program, just replace his dog with a HH that would be fun to watch :D

[North East Harris Hawker]

:idea: now there is an idea for a programme, falconer with hawk and a good chef who specialises in rabbit and pheasant dishes who owns a bloody good pointer! :idea: i'm gonna email the bbc !!!

[Ian Wileman]

Even better than your idea North.....A falconer with hawk and Hugh Fernley Whitinstallingrad ... now email the BBC!

[North East Harris Hawker]

im sure there are a few barrack room lawyers on here who could help out!

[BrianM]

i bought a duck tonite ..... well i had to ,my male harris ate one not 3 feet from the farmers front door.........................

[North East Harris Hawker]

Ha Ha! pmsl :lol:
how much did you have to pay the fella?

[Jon]

Sorry mate but that has put a smile on my face, Go on mate how much brass did you have to let go. :lol:

[Mary Quite Contrary]

when i saw a few guys eat them in the states they had them just skined guted and on a stick fresh from the bbQ


Marinade with chilli peppers , mixed herbs, sugar ,and a tomato sauce ,oil, leave in the fridge overnight so things can flavour . BBQ the next day.
Only use the back legs and the meat around the back bone.
Squirrel tantastic?