Trapped my very own Red Tail

[Wilded]

Last Saturday Jim Guy and I drove all the way to Laredo and covered south Texas in hopes of trapping a harris for him and a redtail for me. To make a long story short we struck out. Yesterday Carl Beckerson and I drove 156 miles to temple and back hunting a red tail. We started in Hutto and made a large circle. Once we were back in Hutto we had seen 18 hags and not even 1 passage. On the way home we spotted a passage about 2 miles from the house. We threw a BC and she came down but was bumped off by a car. She went about 3 poles down so we threw a second trap. It took her 30 minutes to decide to go down a second time and was caught. Jim Guy, my sponser had decided I was to take the first healthy hawk I got and quit looking for a giant as the passage birds are in short supply here. This girl was healthy, had great feathers and large feet. She was not very big and weighed in at 39 oz. I am however very glad to now be manning a bird. She calmed very fast yesterday afternoon and ate today at about 2:00 so I am on my way.

[Sean]

great to hear that m8 :)

[North East Harris Hawker]

well done in trapping your bird! sounds like she has settled very quickly, which is good news, make sure you take her photo so we can all have a look :wink:

[Shaun Byrne]

Well done Wilded, good luck!

[Riker]

Wilded fancy seeing you here this is Jeremy From lubbock (debbies apprentice. I trapped me a new passage rt about six days ago she the same as you was at 39 oz we did our first jumps today!!!! the first jump was not very pretty but she will get on fast. you got a good sponsur in jim you should have fun. will i see you in abeliene??

[Wilded]

Wouldn't miss it for the world. Tell Debbie I hope all is well with her and her family. See you in Abilene. Ed

[Colohen]

Great going Ed
I am next door and looking for a passage RT my self , so I know hard hard it is locating a passage . Spoted about 3 as far in 3 weeks . Only have week ends for the take . (#1) bumped by passing car , (#2) bumped by hag , took hag home for pic's and released . (#3) already feed up , not intrested ! Try again this week-end !!

[North East Harris Hawker]

good luck to you too colohen, i hope you find the right one 8)

[Colohen]

dec 31 04 7:00am - 13:00pm
Result of passage search .
spotted: 2 Kesteral , 4 harrier , 6 black vulture , 1 coop , 1 kite , 2 bald eagle , 1 GHO , 13 red tail
BC out = 6
catch = 3
relased = 3 (hags)
RT possative ID'd as passage = 2
secsess = 0

Going back this morning to points where I spoted the passage birds.
Have to cut it short this morning , come back and take wife to work , put her car in shop yesterday, then go a 100 mile to pick up a broke wing(GUN SHOT) See if there is any thing I can do for it!

HAPPY NEW YEAR

[Colohen]

Got a new bird (RT)!
1315g out of the BC!
Standing the fist in 5 min.
A fue feather mites , will take care of that tomorrow.
Pic. posted!

[Wes]

Colohen: Good Luck! Looks like Big feet in pic. Female? or male? weight, with or with out furnishings?

[Hawkmaster]

Where is the picture?

[Colohen]

hay Wes
1315g weight , roughly 2 lb 15 oz . I presume that large is got to be a female. with out furnishings.
Allready stepping up and feeding from the hand on first day.

HM
album (public) Ki first day !

[Wes]

Happy to hear birds doing well.
Is it a resident bird, you've been watching or a migrator?
wes

[IAmTheWeasel]

At 46 ounces, I would think it's safe to say it's a female....Congrats and good luck with the training! Keep us posted on her progress.

[IAmTheWeasel]

By the way....those arent traditional jesses on your bird are they? with out a swivel...... and hooked with a dog leash?? Sorry, had to say something as it's in the picture.......also your asking to get footed by the way your handling the bird there!.....It's still in shock and will eventually nail you when it figures this whole thing out....Just a word of warning as I have been there done that.......They will lull you into a false sence of security...Good looking bird though! :supz:

[Colohen]

Wilded
Hows your new bird?
Got any pic's?
Hows the training going?

[Colohen]

Weasel
Your right ! I'ts a temp set I ues to handle new raptors . As a rehab I had to design a set of jesses that is quick and easy to get the birds under control, as for the leash I was totaly unprepared to day of her catch an picked up the leash at the local pet shop, and geting footed goes with out saying , it happens so much with what I do I wouldnt expect other wise!
Getting footed by a new RT is nothing , wait till you slip up with a GHO then you know what the true meaning of FOOTED really is!
Got hit by a RT (rehab) last year , beared the talon to the hilt in the back of my left hand , had to take her to the vet for x-rays , vet thought the bird was bleeding to death! but it was only me. Oh and the bird , the unla's were broken in both wings , but she recovered well !

[Peregrynne]

Well done with the trappings gents. I am looking forward to all that within the next few seasons. Still sorting a few things out, but hope to be there soon. Good luck with the flying.

[Colohen]

Wielded
Hows the new RT? Got any pic's? Where are you on the training?

Switch my threads to "The yokes on me"

[Steve-In-Devon]

do u notice that no british ppl have posted in this subject apart from me?
And hey im part american as it is!