Magpies.

[DesO'Neile]

I notice magpies aren't mentioned much in this forum. Is that because their penchant for diving into bushes when persued means they don't off flights like crows and gulls?

[CJTaylor]

Hello Des hows things mate, no probs for the 8th will ring next week. most falcons will take magpies when they get the chance, however they are more commonly hunted with hawks , maggies up in cumbria aint that common, but we have large numbers of spars and peregrines who would target them, also as i travel i do notice more maggies and not as many carrion crows in other parts of the country, where as up here we have high numbers of carrion crows who compete in the same food bracket, but any falcon ive ever flown would always target a maggpie if it got the chance... colin

[Berkut]

I,ve taken 12 so far this season with my spar. If you look on my thread "Spars First Kill " ,I've posted a few pics.

ATB,
Neil

[DesO'Neile]

I apologise. When I used the term "Forum" I meant the "Pursuit Hawking" section.

Colin.
This is my pup, Gina learning "The Sit".

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2132/2061749959_4570f7d1c1.jpg

[Star]

She looks like one happy dawg :yawinkle:

What's her breed? And how old?

[CJTaylor]

I apologise. When I used the term "Forum" I meant the "Pursuit Hawking" section.

Colin.
This is my pup, Gina learning "The Sit".

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2132/2061749959_4570f7d1c1.jpgIts a corcker des, dont worry i knew what you meant [pursuit] when uve had the maggies with spars you have...colin

[Mr_Colin]

I,ve taken 12 so far this season with my spar. If you look on my thread "Spars First Kill " ,I've posted a few pics.

ATB,
Neil

12:shock:

So if it's 1 for sorrow
2 for joy
3 for a girl

etc etc

so what do ya get for 12 or did you only see the one, so sorrow times 12:lol:

Mind you the luck you have had this year there maybe some truth to it.

[DesO'Neile]

Gina is a pointer, born 12th August 2007 by Oksby Basso (Danish Import) X Cuan Black Bess. You can see pedigrees etc. at www.glencuanpointers.com

[GoshawkRST]

With female spar this seasone 31 magpies so far , and tomorrow hope for one or two more....

Also I belive one of the best falcons ( if not the best ) of the fist on magpies is the aplomado falcon. I have some fotos and videos, tomorrow i will post some and also make some more this weekend hawking magpies with the spar and aplomado.

Best regards !

[Svato]

Pls have you any experiences with magpies and gull´s hawking ,by using female kestrel ? I´m interresting more about gulls, because arround my house aren´t any magpies so far.... I have to help them ( magpies) to nest here around. Any ideas how to help? THX

[GoshawkRST]

I belive a large female kes will be able to hange Small gulls.
Never did it, only tried with a small female kes on bagged magpies and I doubt the small gulls ( don´t know the latin name ) will give her battle like an adult magpie !
And on bagged magpies she did grate imobilizing them and killing them all alone.
( of corse you start with " prepared " magpies until she encounter her tecnique ).

kind regards !

[Svato]

I belive a large female kes will be able to hange Small gulls.
Never did it, only tried with a small female kes on bagged magpies and I doubt the small gulls ( don´t know the latin name ) will give her battle like an adult magpie !
And on bagged magpies she did grate imobilizing them and killing them all alone.
( of corse you start with " prepared " magpies until she encounter her tecnique ).

kind regards !

Hi GoshawkRST
I´ve read your topics about your kestrel and your sparowhawk. It was awesome ! Your kes had really killer instincts.:box: But at first I have to catch some magpies for training. Maybee I´ll write you PM,for some advice. bye

[Mark Collins]

Its finding magpies in good country , ie open with isolated bushes , and a tiercel that knows the game , if he will go up over isolated bushes and stay tight magpies can be caught quite easily, they are very smart and if the tiercel drifts , thats when the magpie will bolt and escape , but if the tiercel can get a couple of stoops in at him and stay right over, the magpie is in big trouble, o the other thing is you need to be fit, young, and have at least one other beater, i pulled both knees this year chasing magpies, i would take my dogs and the wife with me , its great fun when it goes right and you lose far more than you catch but it makes it all worth it when you get one,mark.

[GoneHawking]

Its finding magpies in good country , ie open with isolated bushes , and a tiercel that knows the game , if he will go up over isolated bushes and stay tight magpies can be caught quite easily, they are very smart and if the tiercel drifts , thats when the magpie will bolt and escape , but if the tiercel can get a couple of stoops in at him and stay right over, the magpie is in big trouble, o the other thing is you need to be fit, young, and have at least one other beater, i pulled both knees this year chasing magpies, i would take my dogs and the wife with me , its great fun when it goes right and you lose far more than you catch but it makes it all worth it when you get one,mark.


Great pics and first hand info there Mark, always wanted to do this myself but like you say you need a fit team to pull it off, not just the bird and the quarry, more variables than people think.

Mark

[GoshawkRST]

Grate pics !!!

As for magpies and kestrels, I get mine from the female spar.
If it wasn´t for the female spar and the cantity of free magpies she caught for me, I would not enter her on magpies.
So i start with pigeons, then the pigeon rised to 2.5 - 3 euros and that was not good !
So as magpies came free from the female spar, I gave it a try ! And it worked better that I would ever imagine !

Feel free to send me pm and we´ll talk more!
kind regards !