anyone own a steppe eagle

[Moses]

anyone own a steppe eagle in this club

what r they like to fly or hunt even


cheers

[Goldie]

sold one just recently. Never had any great success hunting it. It was female and flew at 6lb 8. Don't particularly know why but they tend to be biting B******s I think they are better suited to display work as I have never seen one do much in the field. Not in the same class as a male Goldie, although I have heard the Steppe/Goldie hybrid is a lot better than pure Steppe

[Goldie]

Pic of Tailah

[Moses]

aww man she is a beauty, u didnt sell it to alan did u who runs the chatelherault falconry, he has one their and i also saw one for sale for 2500 it sounded cheap for an eagle

still a beautiful bird mate :) very nice pic indeed

[Wingless]

"Steppe/Goldie hybrid is a lot better than pure Steppe" but still... a **** goldie!

[Moses]

lol dont u like goldies much :D

[Wingless]

no i like goldies, just dont see why people go and spoil them by hybridising with a steppe!

[Moses]

yeah true i understand :) why mix the king of eagles with a peasant :D

[Goldie]

"Steppe/Goldie hybrid is a lot better than pure Steppe" but still... a **** goldie!

Amen to that :lol:

[Goldie]

Moses, I sold her down South.

yeah true i understand :) why mix the king of eagles with a peasant :D

The simple answer is £££££ I can't see any other reason.
Going rate for a Goldie is £4500
Going rate for a steppe is £2000
Inseminate a female steppe with goldie and the Hybrid fetches £3000+

[Moses]

how many eagles u got bud , how dangerous is their nip , does it dig right deep into your skin when they nip on your finger

[OutFlying]

aww man she is a beauty, u didnt sell it to alan did u who runs the chatelherault falconry, he has one their and i also saw one for sale for 2500 it sounded cheap for an eagle

still a beautiful bird mate :) very nice pic indeed

Sounds expensive, if it ain't going to catch anything / much.

OF.

[Moses]

yep probably :D buy 2 goshawks for that and their so cool

[OutFlying]

yeah but do you really fly an eagle because it can catch a lot of quarry? Although a bit of action must make it much more worth while

If I want to see something big in the air that can't catch suitable quarry I'd fly a kite. If I wanted an eagle for FALCONRY, I'd choose a suitable species of eagle that could and would catch quarry.

Too many eagles are being bought for "big willy syndrome" and being paraded round, without the slightest chance of them ever catching quarry or even hunting - these are ornaments for life and are not FALCONRY EAGLES.

I've no doubt that the right eagle in the right conditions flown at suitable quarry would be a superb bird to own and provide a spectacle that would be hard to beat, but how many are in this country ?

OF.

[Moses]

yeah but do you really fly an eagle because it can catch a lot of quarry? Although a bit of action must make it much more worth while

If I want to see something big in the air that can't catch suitable quarry I'd fly a kite. If I wanted an eagle for FALCONRY, I'd choose a suitable species of eagle that could and would catch quarry.

Too many eagles are being bought for "big willy syndrome" and being paraded round, without the slightest chance of them ever catching quarry or even hunting - these are ornaments for life and are not FALCONRY EAGLES.

I've no doubt that the right eagle in the right conditions flown at suitable quarry would be a superb bird to own and provide a spectacle that would be hard to beat, but how many are in this country ?

OF.

u have a way of words bud :D well said mate couldnt have put it better