Boat Hawking?

[Hawking]

Has any one tried hawking from a small boat?
We have many small creeks here that are just deep enough to float a flat bottom boat and hold a lot of duck. Same idea as float hunting with a gun. The only draw back I can see is that sitting in the stream bed you will have to stand up to see the flight in some spots, or pick your flights carefully.

[WhiteTail]

Many moons ago in a country far far away
We used to hunt waders form a boat. the hardest part of it was keeping the boat up with the tiercel as he put in stoops, so that after a bind he could make it back to the boat. otherwise.. we got wet.
not a wise thing to do over salt water given the dangers.!
I know a lot of birds that after landing in the sea have died soon after.
i assume due to the salt intake

I would imagine hunting ducks surrounded in water will be a bit of a rat hunt with birds being hit, then diving, prefering to drown rather than face you & a raptor

[richardjboyce]

What about using an osprey of ya boat ? ! Iv e thought about it. Wander if any one has tried it ? The Chinese use cormorants to fish off boats !:-D

[Hawking]

What about using an osprey of ya boat ? ! Iv e thought about it. Wander if any one has tried it ? The Chinese use cormorants to fish off boats !:-D

LOL I am not much of a fisherman, I don't imagine the minnows and crayfish task as good as bunnys or ducks. Waters a bit shallow too..under ft in most places, more of a ditch. Not sure how you'ed convince a Osprey to carry back to the boat instead of across the pond????:goodman:

I see the point about the ducks going under but as mentioned above very shallow in most places, figured to use the boat for the stealthy approach. There are a lot of fowl that use the surrounding fields too, can't get close enough on foot, so thought maybe the boat would work???

[joealshaikh]

Hi
I had an osprey last year .
It was a large , calm bird.
I kept it for 3 month and let it go

the next year I got another old age osprey kept it for a week and let it go

I think they are a litle to slow to catch ducks !!

I have watch one osprey dive on a cormorant and miss it by an inch

I usualy get an osprey every year
mostley bring them at about 3weeks old

I also live near islands in the sea and these islands are full of birds but I could find the right bird to hunt with


What are u flying know?

Joe

[joealshaikh]

Hi

I would like to know if there is any one on earth that hawked from a boat
?
I am training my falcon to do that but I still need a lot to go

Joe