The Floosie

[CloudBase1664]

Hi all
I just thought I'd post a pic of my new hawk .A peregrine falcon from Chris Southern .I've had her a week now and she's stepping up to the fist ,feeding well and hooding well (850 grms).As you can see she's quite laid back .I might change her block for a sofa:lol:

Dave

[Sean D]

Stunning mate

[SparkleBee]

Very nice.

[Taffy1]

looking good best of luck with her :supz:

[Sean White]

Cracking looking bird but the swivel/dog clip looks suspect mate.

[CloudBase1664]

Cracking looking bird but the swivel/dog clip looks suspect mate.

Why??

Dave

[Ben C]

Dave.......as always.....SUPERB.

I hope I can make it for some partridge this time......now that the mental ex has gone!!!!

[BlackFalcon]

Hi Dave, looking well chilled 8-) can't waite to see her in a few weeks.

Chris

[Alf]

Dave have a cracking season with her mate she looks the business! Alf.

[Sean White]

Why....?
The swivel spring mech will rust in time... not a safe way to secure a hawk.

[CloudBase1664]

Why....?
The swivel spring mech will rust in time... not a safe way to secure a hawk.
Yes you are right but the hawk is in an enclosed pen even if the clip did break she would go nowhere .If I have to block her out in the open I use a traditional leash. I had a hawk that was foreever pulling it's jessies up and wrapping them around it's leg.Using a heavy clip eliminated the problem and I have used it ever since,But only when the hawk is enclosed :lol:

Dave

[Sean White]

No worries.......... I work with a guy who's daughter lost her eye using a springclip with an extendable dog leash whilst walking her small dog, the springclip was at fault.
Not being picky... I use one to secure the hawk to fist, they're usefull

[Juddy Casper]

Yes you are right but the hawk is in an enclosed pen even if the clip did break she would go nowhere .If I have to block her out in the open I use a traditional leash. I had a hawk that was foreever pulling it's jessies up and wrapping them around it's leg.Using a heavy clip eliminated the problem and I have used it ever since,But only when the hawk is enclosed :lol:

Dave

Why break tradition ?:rolleyes:

[GameHawker]

Nice looking falcon Dave good luck with her.

Carl

[Coupe]

good luck dave have a good season.
regards glyn

[TiercelJim]

she looks very content dave! all the best with her mate shes a cracker:supz:
jim

[Raseni]

very nice falcon, I hope you have a lot of fun with her, and hopefully not too many headaches ;-) But then again, where is the sport if we didn´t get headaches..hehe.

Picking up my female RSN today, can´t wait.!

cheers
Rasmus

[Cassini]

Hi all
I just thought I'd post a pic of my new hawk .A peregrine falcon from Chris Southern .I've had her a week now and she's stepping up to the fist ,feeding well and hooding well (850 grms).As you can see she's quite laid back .I might change her block for a sofa:lol:

Dave

Hi Dave, Good looking female bud. Chris sent me a sneaky peek at them befor you
picked her up. Hope she does the buisness for you. Your obviously rolling in it to have
a Carpeted mews!!! or have you gone all middle eastern and now call it your majlis :)

Hope to see her going soon

Andy

[CloudBase1664]

very nice falcon, I hope you have a lot of fun with her, and hopefully not too many headaches ;-) But then again, where is the sport if we didn´t get headaches..hehe.

Picking up my female RSN today, can´t wait.!

cheers
Rasmus

Thanks Rasmus and thanks to everyone for the good wishes.Good luck with the new hawk.Were you at the IAF meet in France last season with Jack and Morton ?

Dave

[CloakDaggerTiercel]

Hi Dave,

She's looking nice and settled. I hope to be joining you in the glorious struggle before long with a diesel myself!!.
We can't lose really. If they are fairly slow in their first year we can pull the old 'three year project' explanation.
If they are doing the business by xmas, we can ask what all the fuss is about, these females are easy!!
Looking forward to starting now.
Good luck,
Nick

[CloudBase1664]

Hi Dave,

She's looking nice and settled. I hope to be joining you in the glorious struggle before long with a diesel myself!!.
We can't lose really. If they are fairly slow in their first year we can pull the old 'three year project' explanation.
If they are doing the business by xmas, we can ask what all the fuss is about, these females are easy!!
Looking forward to starting now.
Good luck,
Nick
Thanks Nick
A case of two poachers turned gamekeepers eh?Mind you I will still be flying the little guy probably on an alternate day routine.Hope your's turns out to be what you'r expecting after the last disappointment.

Cheers Dave

[CloudBase1664]

Hi Dave, Good looking female bud. Chris sent me a sneaky peek at them befor you
picked her up. Hope she does the buisness for you. Your obviously rolling in it to have
a Carpeted mews!!! or have you gone all middle eastern and now call it your majlis :)

Hope to see her going soon

Andy

Andrew .There's only one thing I'm rolling in and it aint money.I like to keep em on carpet for a couple of days .It's easy on the feathers and if they do bring anything along with them it's easier to pick it up and burn it than dig up your weathering:lol:They are starting to cut the rape around here now so it will soon be time to crack on.It would be nice if our paths crossed some time this season .What are you flying.Have you got sorted out hawkwise?

Regards Dave

[CloudBase1664]

"What a fierce old devil she is "

Coming well to the lure going free next week .I'm in love:heart:

Dave

[BlackFalcon]

"What a fierce old devil she is "

Coming well to the lure going free next week .I'm in love:heart:

Dave

Making good progress Dave, I'm sure she will live up to all your wish of her.

Chris

[Bazzer]

The quizzical expression in the 2nd pic just broke me up. If this was a caption contest, my entry would be: "who me!"
Bazzer

[Ginty]

howz the bird getting on Dave ?

[CloudBase1664]

howz the bird getting on Dave ?

Hi Steve
we've been on hold for the last couple of weeks waiting for the harvest .As soon as they cut some barley she will go free .On the up side I've started seeing some bigish coveys and a fair few phessies .This rain may slow things up a bit which I must admit is trying my patience.Of course if I had a kite:supz:

Dave

[Judd Casper]

Hi Steve
we've been on hold for the last couple of weeks waiting for the harvest .As soon as they cut some barley she will go free .On the up side I've started seeing some bigish coveys and a fair few phessies .This rain may slow things up a bit which I must admit is trying my patience.Of course if I had a kite:supz:

DaveYou would go to the beach and pass a bit of time away:lol:


Sam

[Matthew Patching]

You would go to the beach and pass a bit of time away:lol:


Sam

Yep cheers for that, Ill be cleaning the keyboard with the crappy whisky work bought me for xmas now!

[Tezz]

"What a fierce old devil she is "

Coming well to the lure going free next week .I'm in love:heart:

Dave

Hi Dave,
What type of lure work are you doing with her are you giving her passes?

Tez

[Reece Carter]

Very nice mate good luck

[CloudBase1664]

Hi Dave,
What type of lure work are you doing with her are you giving her passes?

Tez
No Tezz I'm just throwing out the lure for her she coming before I get 20 yards but I need more open ground before I push her any further.

Dave

[CloudBase1664]

Very nice mate good luck

Thank you!

Dave

[Dean]

Hi Dave,
What type of lure work are you doing with her are you giving her passes?

Tez
Tez,you know better than that????

[Tezz]

Tez,you know better than that????

Dean
Don't quite follow what your saying?

Tez

[Tezz]

Hi Dave,
What type of lure work are you doing with her are you giving her passes?

Tez

Ignor this question

Thought she was flying free:oops::oops::rolleyes:

Tezz

[Dean]

:twisted:Dean
Don't quite follow what your saying?

Tez
Stooping gamehawks?Too many variables for disaster!Peregrines especially do not have the wing loading for this game!Now obviously we are going to get posts that somewhere on the planet someone has succeeded in doing so,maybe,but not always!!!It seems everyone these days are looking for better ways,wierd ways to train their gamehawks!!!!There can only be one!!!:D

[Tezz]

Tez,you know better than that????

Well spotted Dean,
I'm surprised I didn't get slated for that;).

Tezz

[Tezz]

:twisted:
Stooping gamehawks?Too many variables for disaster!Peregrines especially do not have the wing loading for this game!Now obviously we are going to get posts that somewhere on the planet someone has succeeded in doing so,maybe,but not always!!!It seems everyone these days are looking for better ways,wierd ways to train their gamehawks!!!!There can only be one!!!:D

Dean
Don't want to get into a big debate about this, but I asked the Q because
I have done a week of passes to the lure with mine. Cannot see any harm done by it providing it's a very short period though. I believe it helps to get their apetite going and also it's little bit of an arobic work out for them.
Did it with my Perlin and found no negative from it.

Tezz

[Dean]

Dean
Don't want to get into a big debate about this, but I asked the Q because
I have done a week of passes to the lure with mine. Cannot see any harm done by it providing it's a very short period though. I believe it helps to get their apetite going and also it's little bit of an arobic work out for them.
Did it with my Perlin and found no negative from it.

Tezz
Ok,No debate!!!:D

[Dean]

Ok,No debate!!!:D
Other than,I opologise,hes going on the kite,and maybe a little lure work wont do him no harm!!Oh ****,I dont know,Im getting confused!!!:confused:

[CloudBase1664]

Making good progress Dave, I'm sure she will live up to all your wish of her.

Chris

Chris
She went free last night .I cast her off and she flew around for 5 minutes or so enjoying herself but never more than a couple of hundred yards away .She finally came back over at about 50 feet and cut at the lure before running out of steam and landing in the next field .
Tonight she was down 1/2 oz I cast her off she flew downwind turned and came back over at 70 feet and started to ring around me .She got the lure before she'd done one circuit and came down to it nicely.I couldn't be happier with her at the moment.:supz:

Dave

[Ginty]

its dead easy this falconry lark ! :lol:


Chris
She went free last night .I cast her off and she flew around for 5 minutes or so enjoying herself but never more than a couple of hundred yards away .She finally came back over at about 50 feet and cut at the lure before running out of steam and landing in the next field .
Tonight she was down 1/2 oz I cast her off she flew downwind turned and came back over at 70 feet and started to ring around me .She got the lure before she'd done one circuit and came down to it nicely.I couldn't be happier with her at the moment.:supz:

Dave

[Dean]

Chris
She went free last night .I cast her off and she flew around for 5 minutes or so enjoying herself but never more than a couple of hundred yards away .She finally came back over at about 50 feet and cut at the lure before running out of steam and landing in the next field .
Tonight she was down 1/2 oz I cast her off she flew downwind turned and came back over at 70 feet and started to ring around me .She got the lure before she'd done one circuit and came down to it nicely.I couldn't be happier with her at the moment.:supz:

Dave
Dave,when shes doin a few hundred next week I should put her on the kite!!!!!:wink::twisted:

[GameHawker]

Dave,when shes doin a few hundred next week I should put her on the kite!!!!!:wink::twisted:


Making good progress Dave the cadge will be with you tomorrow at some stage. 6th day on the Kite for Wilma she is doing about 700ft now on target for 1200 by sunday.

Regards Carl

[CloudBase1664]

Making good progress Dave the cadge will be with you tomorrow at some stage. 6th day on the Kite for Wilma she is doing about 700ft now on target for 1200 by sunday.

Regards Carl

Good Luck with her Carl.When are you off with Lee?

Dave

[CloudBase1664]

its dead easy this falconry lark ! :lol:

Steve.& Dean
I think if your lucky enough to get a hawk that wants to fly you are half way there .If she is also a greedy pig and you dont have to take her down to far she should have plenty of go in her.The Floosie seems to have both attributes.Mind you there's a long way to go:o

Dave

[Dean]

Steve.& Dean
I think if your lucky enough to get a hawk that wants to fly you are half way there .If she is also a greedy pig and you dont have to take her down to far she should have plenty of go in her.The Floosie seems to have both attributes.Mind you there's a long way to go:o

Dave
The tiercel I have Dave is the complete opposite,everything I want from him I have to beg him for!!!:xEvery movement he makes,he makes it very quickly,hes gonna be some work!:roll:

[CloudBase1664]

The tiercel I have Dave is the complete opposite,everything I want from him I have to beg him for!!!:xEvery movement he makes,he makes it very quickly,hes gonna be some work!:roll:

I'm sure your turn him round Dean

Dave

[SmallPeregrine]

I'm sure your turn him round Dean

Dave
Especially Dean if your going to put him on the kite!:-D
Phil

[CloudBase1664]

Especially Dean if your going to put him on the kite!:-D
Phil

Phil
Gus has got a tasty little tiercel he is training to the kite .Smashing little fellow with a really nice wingbeat .Flys a bit like Ralph Watt's Wasp.I saw him last night and was impressed!

Dave

[SmallPeregrine]

Phil
Gus has got a tasty little tiercel he is training to the kite .Smashing little fellow with a really nice wingbeat .Flys a bit like Ralph Watt's Wasp.I saw him last night and was impressed!

Dave
Well Dave the way your talking it sounds like you might be considering the training technique(kite) from the dark side.......
Stranger things have happend eh?:goodman:
If you do, I will ask Mr Al Fahed if I can show my ass in Harrods front window?
Phil:yawinkle:

[Barbary Boy]

Well Dave the way your talking it sounds like you might be considering the training technique(kite) from the dark side.......
Stranger things have happend eh?:goodman:
If you do, I will ask Mr Al Fahed if I can show my ass in Harrods front window?
Phil:yawinkle:
is harrods window big enough?

[CloudBase1664]

Well Dave the way your talking it sounds like you might be considering the training technique(kite) from the dark side.......
Stranger things have happend eh?:goodman:
If you do, I will ask Mr Al Fahed if I can show my ass in Harrods front window?
Phil:yawinkle:

Phil "never say never"but I think South Kensington can rest in peace for the time being:roll:
Like I said to CDT in another post I'm not convinced .The test comes late on in the season or even in the second season but there's little point in trying to discuss this on here as it always seems to descend into a p***ing contest.Which is a shame!!

Dave

[CloudBase1664]

is harrods window big enough?

:supz:A case of -"Does my bum look big in this?"eh?

Dave

[BlackFalcon]

Chris
She went free last night .I cast her off and she flew around for 5 minutes or so enjoying herself but never more than a couple of hundred yards away .She finally came back over at about 50 feet and cut at the lure before running out of steam and landing in the next field .
Tonight she was down 1/2 oz I cast her off she flew downwind turned and came back over at 70 feet and started to ring around me .She got the lure before she'd done one circuit and came down to it nicely.I couldn't be happier with her at the moment.:supz:

Dave

Great stuff Dave, Coco took no training to wait-on she just did it, like you say... if your bird want's to stay on the wing, not just chase anything in sight or sit on the nearest post.. the rest is easier.

Chris

[Dean]

Great stuff Dave, Coco took no training to wait-on she just did it, like you say... if your bird want's to stay on the wing, not just chase anything in sight or sit on the nearest post.. the rest is easier.

Chris
I once had a tiercel from Michael Moore on his first free cast,he climbed,climbed and climbed,I pulled out the lure and he just kept on climbing,suddenly he just shut up and put in several stoops intermittently corkscrewing down to his lure!!!He made a fantastic partridge hawk,unfortunately not for me,as he totally ignored mallard!

[GameHawker]

Good Luck with her Carl.When are you off with Lee?

Dave

Week on Friday be glad to get away from work for a while.

Carl

[CloudBase1664]

I once had a tiercel from Michael Moore on his first free cast,he climbed,climbed and climbed,I pulled out the lure and he just kept on climbing,suddenly he just shut up and put in several stoops intermittently corkscrewing down to his lure!!!He made a fantastic partridge hawk,unfortunately not for me,as he totally ignored mallard!

Dean this is my tiercel Mike,he was bred by Michael Moore.He was trained by Antony Rhodes so I dont know the ins and outs but he will fly everything except ducks.

Dave

[Judd Casper]

Chris
She went free last night .I cast her off and she flew around for 5 minutes or so enjoying herself but never more than a couple of hundred yards away .She finally came back over at about 50 feet and cut at the lure before running out of steam and landing in the next field .
Tonight she was down 1/2 oz I cast her off she flew downwind turned and came back over at 70 feet and started to ring around me .She got the lure before she'd done one circuit and came down to it nicely.I couldn't be happier with her at the moment.:supz:

DaveNot to bad then Dave...youv'e done in two day's what some do in two weeks kite flying but yours couldn't fly down a pigeon at the moment and why would you want it too at this stage in its training.

Keep it up.
Sam

[Dean]

Dean this is my tiercel Mike,he was bred by Michael Moore.He was trained by Antony Rhodes so I dont know the ins and outs but he will fly everything except ducks.

Dave
It must be a thing with em Dave,the first thing my young tiercel took was a hen pheasant???He was sold to an old guy down south,forget his name,he would be about seven now!I think he was one of the first Michael bred!

[TiercelJim]

sounds good dave:supz:I have a friend who's got a fair sized tiercel bred by micheal moore thats a spitting image of yours,i think this birds nine or ten yrs old.how olds mike?
jim

[CloakDaggerTiercel]

Chris
She went free last night .I cast her off and she flew around for 5 minutes or so enjoying herself but never more than a couple of hundred yards away .She finally came back over at about 50 feet and cut at the lure before running out of steam and landing in the next field .
Tonight she was down 1/2 oz I cast her off she flew downwind turned and came back over at 70 feet and started to ring around me .She got the lure before she'd done one circuit and came down to it nicely.I couldn't be happier with her at the moment.:supz:

Dave

Hi Dave,
Good stuff. Its nice to get off the creance and get to the interesting bit eh.
Are you hoping to make her to pheasants first before partridges or just whatever comes?
Keep us posted.
Nick

[CloudBase1664]

Hi Dave,
Good stuff. Its nice to get off the creance and get to the interesting bit eh.
Are you hoping to make her to pheasants first before partridges or just whatever comes?
Keep us posted.
Nick

Hi Nick Yes it's good to get rid of that bloody piece of string.I'm hoping to get her onto the traditional game for a falcon ,pheasant,duck,grouse and partridge .Hopefully in that order .Thats as far as the plan goes for the moment .I'm just hoping to sit back and enjoy the ride .Hopefully we can get together at sometime this season I'd like to see that falcon of yours .

Dave

[CloudBase1664]

sounds good dave:supz:I have a friend who's got a fair sized tiercel bred by micheal moore thats a spitting image of yours,i think this birds nine or ten yrs old.how olds mike?
jim

Jim
Mike was hatched 4/05/98

Dave

[SmallPeregrine]

Not to bad then Dave...youv'e done in two day's what some do in two weeks kite flying but yours couldn't fly down a pigeon at the moment and why would you want it too at this stage in its training.

Keep it up.
Sam
Come on then Longwing guru?..... explain positive reinforcement and negative reinforcement training program in your young eyass'es....'cause the world wide web is waiting in open breath your phillosphy??
And your flying for the United Kingdom!!!....
Be careful now Unc. F, the world is looking in.??
Conquer the world and spread your new found method...
Hallelu'jah!! Praise the Bishop Rice fron Stapleford, Nottingham. UK on all things Longwings!!!!
Phil:heart:

[Gil]

Why....?
The swivel spring mech will rust in time... not a safe way to secure a hawk.
You mean falcon;)

Great looking bird
atb gil

[Judd Casper]

Come on then Longwing guru?..... explain positive reinforcement and negative reinforcement training program in your young eyass'es....'cause the world wide web is waiting in open breath your phillosphy??
And your flying for the United Kingdom!!!....
Be careful now Unc. F, the world is looking in.??
Conquer the world and spread your new found method...
Hallelu'jah!! Praise the Bishop Rice fron Stapleford, Nottingham. UK on all things Longwings!!!!
Phil:heart:If your hawks sit down on post's and barn roofs don't kick them off and make them fly from a sitting position...how's that for positive and negative reinforcement.....and don't go hawking with something moving in your hawking bag and if you need to what can i say, also if you can only get a performance at last knockings the witching hour you also need some big time adjustments to your training program, is that alright for you Mr blood high.

Sam

[SmallPeregrine]

If your hawks sit down on post's and barn roofs don't kick them off and make them fly from a sitting position...how's that for positive and negative reinforcement.....and don't go hawking with something moving in your hawking bag and if you need to what can i say, also if you can only get a performance at last knockings the witching hour you also need some big time adjustments to your training program, is that alright for you Mr blood high.

Sam
Thought you would reference Yorkshire Dvd, swear and blame the Peregrine after a bad performance when it skims water after ducks. Then praise yourself when the Peregrine performs well.... thats more like dont you think???
Phil

[Judd Casper]

Thought you would reference Yorkshire Dvd, swear and blame the Peregrine after a bad performance when it skims water after ducks. Then praise yourself when the Peregrine performs well.... thats more like dont you think???
PhilWe all have bad day's and flights some just have more than others and that's why your hawks got left out Chris's dvd.:lol:



Sam

[SmallPeregrine]

We all have bad day's and flights some just have more than others and that's why your hawks got left out Chris's dvd.:lol:



Sam
Uncle Fester
Funny he has footage of me female taken a Grey from over 800ft down at Glyns maybe I will make the cut, who knows maybe thats not what he is looking for????
Like I say the Dvds that are out there do the talking
:goodman:

[Judd Casper]

Uncle Fester
Funny he has footage of me female taken a Grey from over 800ft down at Glyns maybe I will make the cut, who knows maybe thats not what he is looking for????
Like I say the Dvds that are out there do the talking
:goodman:Bloodhigh I thought it was a cock grey from 1400ft or was it a cock grey from 1400ft:rolleyes: yawn yawn yawn

Sam

[SmallPeregrine]

We all have bad day's and flights some just have more than others and that's why your hawks got left out Chris's dvd.:lol:



Sam
Judging by them Dvds looks like Chris always caught you on the bad days then Fester LOL
:goodman:

[Judd Casper]

Judging by them Dvds looks like Chris always caught you on the bad days then Fester LOL
:goodman:But not as bad as the day's Chris's camara was on you and your team? You underacheived yet again and your film got binned.



Sam

[SmallPeregrine]

But not as bad as the day's Chris's camara was on you and your team? You underacheived yet again and your film got binned.



Sam
Like I say the Dvds you and your team star in set presindence dont they????:prayer:

[Judd Casper]

Like I say the Dvds you and your team star in set presindence dont they????:prayer:Norris Bloodhigh Whatever...Whatever yawn yawn yawn.

[SmallPeregrine]

Norris Bloodhigh Whatever...Whatever yawn yawn yawn.
Like I say the Dvds do the talking dont they???:prayer:

[GameHawker]

Anyway back to the thread how is the falcon doing Dave. Did you get the cadge?

Regards Carl

[CloudBase1664]

Anyway back to the thread how is the falcon doing Dave. Did you get the cadge?

Regards Carl

Hi Carl
Cadge came about an hr ago thanks. I haven't unwrapped it yet.

Dave

[GameHawker]

Hi Carl
Cadge came about an hr ago thanks. I haven't unwrapped it yet.

Dave

Hey posted it last Wednesday hope you like it.

Carl

[CloudBase1664]

Just a quick update /
Yesterday she checked on some pigeons she spotted on the floor a field away.
Picked her up half an hr later on the floor with no kill ,So no harm done.Tonight she waited on over a questing pointer in nice fashion at about 80 feet but started tro lose height after a few minutes .Making slow but steady progress.
Pic -Took some advice from the kite boys and gave her a banana:lol:

Dave

[Tezz]

Just a quick update /
Yesterday she checked on some pigeons she spotted on the floor a field away.
Picked her up half an hr later on the floor with no kill ,So no harm done.Tonight she waited on over a questing pointer in nice fashion at about 80 feet but started tro lose height after a few minutes .Making slow but steady progress.
Pic -Took some advice from the kite boys and gave her a banana:lol:

Dave

She'll be up for it tomorrow now Dave just watch out for those bannana trees
she may start landing in them for a quick snack:lol:

Tezz

[Judd Casper]

Just a quick update /
Yesterday she checked on some pigeons she spotted on the floor a field away.
Picked her up half an hr later on the floor with no kill ,So no harm done.Tonight she waited on over a questing pointer in nice fashion at about 80 feet but started tro lose height after a few minutes .Making slow but steady progress.
Pic -Took some advice from the kite boys and gave her a banana:lol:

DaveHi Dave how did she get on with the banana did she peel it herself or did you have to get in and help her out:lol:


Sam

[HawkMom]

The traditional swivel and leash system is much safer. IF you want to use a modified system. I use a trigger snap and a para cord leash. I also use SAMPO brand snap coast lock swivels for leash attachment. I change these yearly.


GO to www. themodernapprentice.com They have good explanations for the different tethering systems.

[CloudBase1664]

The traditional swivel and leash system is much safer. IF you want to use a modified system. I use a trigger snap and a para cord leash. I also use SAMPO brand snap coast lock swivels for leash attachment. I change these yearly.


GO to www. themodernapprentice.com They have good explanations for the different tethering systems.

Thanks for the advice .Please see post no 11

Dave