who is going to fly a young gos next season?

[WireHairedPointer]

I have chosen my new bird for the next season!!! a beautiful female gos, she is three weeks old. I will try an imprint this time.

[Falcon]

I've got a deposit on a female which is coming up for 3 weeks old, and i'm going for a pr bird.

[North East Harris Hawker]

oh no! :? more gos "stories" in the pipeline....
they all fly away you know :wink: then you end up stood there thinking... i knew i should have got a harris hawk!
pmsl :wink:

[Liam Hay]

hi yeah i have a 25 day old male gos, socially imprinting him can't wait to get him going.

[Tim Laycock]

Looking forward to having a peek at him Tomorrow night Liam :D

North East Harris Hawker wrotethey all fly away you know then you end up stood there thinking... i knew i should have got a harris hawk!
Once upon a time I "bothered" with a Harris Hawk!
It always came back!!! (and I was not often glad about it) :wink: :lol: rpmsl

[Dave Whitt]

Wire Haired Pointer,

Is that your dog he looks very similar to mine what are his lines, my GWP was imported from germany

[North East Harris Hawker]

"who is going to chase after a young gos next season" should be the title for this thread!
I "bothered" to go and watch a "superb" gos flyonce, which is exactly what it did....straight over the horizon! :lol:

[Tim Laycock]

Thats the thing though!
When its good its Very Very Good :D , When its bad its [glow=red:d0ef46bb06]Bloody Awfull[/glow:d0ef46bb06] :x
:lol:

[Dave Whitt]

"who is going to chase after a young gos next season" should be the title for this thread!
I "bothered" to go and watch a "superb" gos flyonce, which is exactly what it did....straight over the horizon! :lol:

it beets going to a gym though :lol: :lol:

[Tim Laycock]

Gym!!! :vom:
(My body is a temple) :lol: pmsl

[Falcon]

My body is a temple)
what leaning tower of ................? :lol: only kidding!

[Tim Laycock]

A falling over tower of drunkeness :rolleyes: :lol:

[Jastreb]

I have full house of Accipiters :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :D !

[Tim Laycock]

I know you do Jastreb, You lucky ****er!!! :evil: :mrgreen: :wink:

[North East Harris Hawker]

Gym!!! :vom:
(My body is a temple) :lol: pmsl
whereas my body is a template :? of what though i am not certain :lol:

[Tim Laycock]

pmsl :mrgreen:

[Jastreb]

GOSSSI GOSSSI GOSSSSI GOSSSSI :mrgreen: :mrgreen: !

[Falcon]

:roll: :mrgreen:

[WireHairedPointer]

better chase after a young gos and use all your falconry skills to make it a good one and finish the season with a lot of game in the bag and beautiful memories of flights and hard work, than having a tame and sweet harris that will follow you like a dog but you have caught only three sick rats and two frogs during the season(':wink:')

Its my dog on the avatar, "Edda von der Bismarkeiche" father: "Cent vom Iberg" other lines in there: vom Ortfeld, vom Buterland, v. d. Wissower Klinken

[North East Harris Hawker]

, than having a tame and sweet harris that will follow you like a dog but you have caught only three sick rats and two frogs during the season(':wink:')

Its my dog on the avatar, "Edda von der Bismarkeiche" father: "Cent vom Iberg" other lines in there: vom Ortfeld, vom Buterland, v. d. Wissower Klinken

ill have you know it was only thru human intervention that my HH didnt have a goshawk on her kill list in the first season :wink: :twisted:
they are the best all rounder, why dont you goshawkers just bite the bullet and accept if FFS :roll:

[Tim Laycock]

having a tame and sweet harris that will follow you like a dog but you have caught only three sick rats and two frogs during the season('')

Pure quality :lol: rpmslfoc :mrgreen:

[WireHairedPointer]

Harris-Hawks hate goshawks I think, I heard about a lot of them attacking goshawks. it is true that the Harris is the perfect bird for some people, but I prefer the gos because it is more delicate to handle and I just love goshawks. I can not tell who is the better hunter, I have seen very good and very bad birds of both species, but mostly it is the falconer who is responsible for the performance of the bird.

[Jastreb]

WireHairedPointer wrote:
Harris-Hawks hate goshawks I think, I heard about a lot of them attacking goshawks.
I had one video from Italy meeting-two ladies, one with gos one with harris, and ladie with gos made only one step to close to the harris-MAN, HH GRABED GOS FOR HEAD :twisted: :twisted: very bed picture!!!!!!

[Falcon]

I've heard stories along the same line too! not nice!

[OutFlying]

Gosses and harris hawks should never be flown at the same venue at the same time - asking for an accident, especially if not all flown from the fist and even then still dangerous.

OF

[Falcon]

Well said OF!

[Jastreb]

Have any of you been watching documenatry about hawking with goshawks from Spain-they are flying female gos and female HH at the same time on rabbits :rolleyes: ! I was only waiting for the ULTIMATE FIGHT TRIANGLE CHOKE :mrgreen: :mrgreen: !

[WireHairedPointer]

I saw it, too. I was astounded that the birds did not kill each other. My theory is that they were raised together.

[Tim Laycock]

I have heard of three or four Harris hawks killing Goshawks. Never in the field though.
Always due to mistakes in a shared mews.
It must be a taken by suprise "thing" because on the face of it I know who I would be backing in a prize fight :wink: :mrgreen:

[OutFlying]

Definition of ironic - a friend who got a new female gos loaned his old female harris hawk out to a novice, both went on a field meet and the harris was following on in the trees - whack the harris takes the gos clean off his glove. The gos later died as a result of the injuries. Lesson learned.

Don't fly harrishawk and goshawks at the same place at the same time, it will result in ????

[Tim Laycock]

Lesson learned
Indeed OF

Dont mix "proper" birds with Mexican crows :mrgreen: pmsl

[Liam Hay]

how dare u say that Bb, mexican mines from america (USA) reason i know cause she is lazy like most Americans.

[PeregrinesUK]

i seen a harris pull a gos out a tree once the harris pulled off the rabbit turned and flew at least 500 yards to get it lookly both birds were ok

[Tim Laycock]

how dare u say that Bb, mexican mines from america (USA) reason i know cause she is lazy like most Americans
:oops: :lol: :mrgreen: lmao

[North East Harris Hawker]

Definition of ironic - a friend who got a new female gos loaned his old female harris hawk out to a novice, both went on a field meet and the harris was following on in the trees - whack the harris takes the gos clean off his glove. The gos later died as a result of the injuries. Lesson learned.

Don't fly harrishawk and goshawks at the same place at the same time, it will result in ????
victory to the harris!!!! :twisted: :twisted:
nails you see!

[Tim Laycock]

The only thing they chase with glee- Goshawks :roll: :lol: lmao

(I do love a bit of good old Harris Vs Gos banter :D )

[OutFlying]

No BB - [glow=red:f88bf0f35e]GOS[/glow:f88bf0f35e] vs harris

[PeregrinesUK]

are you taking a female from keith this year Jim?

[Hawkmaster]

Ok guys we should have done this LONG time ago. STOP cocking up this thread and someone go make a GOS vs Harris Banter thread! :lol:

And remember all you HH girls I will see you there! :lol:

[Tim Laycock]

Sorry OF
Its my B,day Drinking since dinner time :drinkers:

[OutFlying]

are you taking a female from keith this year Jim?

No Michael,
I'm colllecting a female spar for imprinting from your neck of the woods on Saturday. No time to do justice to a gos or longwing this season, the wife is still working most nights and the 2 boys now have plenty of hobbies - no more flying the gos everyday and arriving home when I like (until 2006 season :oops: ).

How's the male gos - did he remain at 1-9 lb ? Just 2 gos chicks this year -one of each maybe.

Jim.

[PeregrinesUK]

took him up as high a 1lb 10 1/4 but this was just me and him generally 1 9 1/2 not much more who you getting the spar off mark at sunderland?

[WireHairedPointer]

wow we slipped back to goshawks :wink:
but i love those gos vs Harris stuff. it ends always in the same way!
My little gos is doing very well. I was there but forgot the camera (stupid idiot) so no pics for you guys. she is not the biggest of the tree females but the most aggressive. cute little devil

[WireHairedPointer]

Got my new gos last week !!!!

[Tim Laycock]

Good stuff! :D
I will put a pic of mine up now she has lost all her down 8)

[SakerYZF]

You flying a Finnish male then OF? Pick up me wee German laddie in 2 weeks:D, reckon 1lb 6/7 if his dad was anything to go by:)

Off out celebrating tonight my young Sakeret caught his first crow today , sure there will be many more to come:P

[Wightwings]

pick up my male finnish is a couple of weeks........started fitness training already.......been there had a bit of experience with the gos so my eyes are wide open.......

[Bash]

How are they fitness training him WW?

[Wightwings]

ME.............fitness traininh me..........RPMSL.

[Bash]

Oh! :lol: :oops: lol

[Saker-Clive]

Bungee creance....................:rolleyes:

[OutFlying]

You flying a Finnish male then OF? Pick up me wee German laddie in 2 weeks:D, reckon 1lb 6/7 if his dad was anything to go by:)

Off out celebrating tonight my young Sakeret caught his first crow today , sure there will be many more to come:P

No YZF, flown them for the last 6 seasons, this year a female spar for a change.

Jim.

[Tim Laycock]

Heres my girl.

[OutFlying]

You flying a Finnish male then OF? Pick up me wee German laddie in 2 weeks:D, reckon 1lb 6/7 if his dad was anything to go by:)

Off out celebrating tonight my young Sakeret caught his first crow today , sure there will be many more to come:P

First season male german 1-7 will be a good weight, I'd like to know it starting weight and progress through the season, also at what quarry.

Jim.

[Tim Laycock]

First season male german 1-7 will be a good weight, I'd like to know it starting weight and progress through the season, also at what quarry
You wanting to compare with Finnish bird Jim?

[OutFlying]

Hungry for information thats all BB, it would be interesting to see the avairy weight, start and finish first season weight. Also how it fairs on quarry. As you know they (p/r) make there best weights second/third season and I've not heard of a straight german male flying much above the 1-7 mark, so 1-7 taking all quarries in its first season would be the result of some real hard work and time (if straight german).

[WireHairedPointer]

beautyfull bird BB!!!
big feet!

[Tim Laycock]

Hungry for information thats all BB, it would be interesting to see the avairy weight, start and finish first season weight. Also how it fairs on quarry. As you know they (p/r) make there best weights second/third season and I've not heard of a straight german male flying much above the 1-7 mark, so 1-7 taking all quarries in its first season would be the result of some real hard work and time (if straight german).
I see m8.
Thought you might be considering a german next year :D (Should have known better :rolleyes: :wink: )

beautyfull bird BB!!!
big feet!
Yes m8. totaly out of proportion 8)

[SakerYZF]

Well , this is going by his dad who wasn't pure german , he was 1/8 finnish , so its not a true german weight , his mum was 2lb 2oz pure german, both stunning hunters , but they where both imprints , going by some of the p/r's from last year (feedback) they range from 1lb/5 - 1lb 7oz. Im after crows pheasants rabbits and the odd duck, crows will make up most of his daily kills , his dad took over 200 of the things in his first season, rabbit population seems to have exploded this year so with any luck i have some bunnys to go at aswell, my biggest let down is the lack of a dog, i'll have to make do with ferrets this season n hope i can train one this summer. :D

[Ben C]

Oi you gos head you......:) :) Leave the rabbits to us Buteoists :) :) Okay you can have a few :)

Good luck with the ferrets......best thing I ever got....they are causing chaos in the kitchen as I type!!!! :)

[Tim Laycock]

Oi you gos head you...... Leave the rabbits to us Buteoists
8)
By the end of october 1 rabbit =1 various.
:finga: :lol: :mrgreen:

[M & J Raptors]

The true flying weight of any gos, can only be determined by who's holding the other end of it. :shock:

[SakerYZF]

Does't really matter to me anyway, i'd rather a 1lb gos that took everything under the sun.
It's the age old saying , "its not the bird in the fight its the fight in the bird" :supz:

[Tim Laycock]

The true flying weight of any gos, can only be determined by who's holding the other end of it.

8) 8) 8)
Is that the sharp end or the blunt end. :lol:

[M & J Raptors]

Does't really matter to me anyway, i'd rather a 1lb gos that took everything under the sun.
It's the age old saying , "its not the bird in the fight its the fight in the bird" :supz:

I doubt a 16oz Gos could kill everything under the sun, probably make a good partridge hawk though, but 3lb buck rabbits, :shock: i doubt it.

[SakerYZF]

haha :tonqe:

[M & J Raptors]

The true flying weight of any gos, can only be determined by who's holding the other end of it.

8) 8) 8)
Is that the sharp end or the blunt end. :lol:

BB

Imprints dont have blunt ends, both are bloody sharp, :twisted:

[SakerYZF]

Aye and its tail would be a rite mess :shock:

[Ben C]

Oh BB......YAWN..............sorry? what was that I didn't hear you properly? Various you say? mmmmmmmmmm REALLY :) :)

(is there a catergory VARIOUS???.....****** I've been listing them all, right down to a butterfly and a fallen apple of a tree :) :) :) )

[Gaz]

The true flying weight of any gos, can only be determined by who's holding the other end
Aint that the truth :!: :finga: ..some have "light" birds,with "heavy"scales..i know you know what i mean Mick :wink:
"He flies at 1-12" they say with a smile,
"Yeah,but what does he come back at"says i.. :shock: :mrgreen:

[SakerYZF]

Yeah love young ferrets , picking up 2 youngsters soon enough , need to buy a ferret locator this year though , not going through all that hanging around again! "has it killed , is it asleep" then theres all the swearing that goes with it :twisted:

[OutFlying]

The true flying weight of any gos, can only be determined by who's holding the other end
Aint that the truth :!: :finga: ..some have "light" birds,with "heavy"scales..i know you know what i mean Mick :wink:
"He flies at 1-12" they say with a smile,
"Yeah,but what does he come back at"says i.. :shock: :mrgreen:

If it's flying right, it shouldn't be coming back - you should be picking up on the kill :butthead:

[Tim Laycock]

(is there a catergory VARIOUS???.....****** I've been listing them all, right down to a butterfly and a fallen apple of a tree
Rosalinda entered herself on Moth the other night but I didnt put it down in the day book! :lol: :lol: :wink:

[SakerYZF]

Whos rosalinda? if ye don't mind me asking, what did the moth weigh :rolleyes:

[Tim Laycock]

My imprint female 8)
http://www.falconryforum.co.uk/viewtopic.php?t=4754

Diddnt get near before she scoffed it!!!!! :lol:

[Gaz]

:rolleyes: :butthead: :rolleyes:

[SakerYZF]

ah is see! reading through , sounds like its going really well :D

[Tim Laycock]

so far so good m8! :D 8)

[WireHairedPointer]

fly her free for the first time today !!!!

[Tim Laycock]

Let us know how she goes 8)

[SakerYZF]

what is it you're flying WHP?

[WireHairedPointer]

female imprintet german goshawk

[SakerYZF]

ah, anyone getting a male this year? :mrgreen:

[GoneHawking]

:lol:

[OutFlying]

ah, anyone getting a male this year? :mrgreen:

Already 2 threads running on 2005 male gosses, Tom the Gos and Trigger 2005 male imprint gos.

[Tim Laycock]

I tried! :mrgreen: