Goshawk

[Quinny_Boy]

What are the benefits of either a p/r bird or social imprint? How long is the imprinting process and how much of my day would i have to spend with the eyass to properly imprint?



Cheers lads,
Quinny 8)

[Coedhirion]

24 hrs a day, 7 days a week.

[Tim Laycock]

24 hrs a day, 7 days a week.
Not Quite!
It would be nice, but not very real world! At least not the one I live in at any rate :(

Would this be your first Gos Quinny?

[OutFlying]

Fly a parent reared one first. Plenty of imprint gos information regarding timescales etc in the hand rearing and imprint section on this forum.

OF.

[Finnish]

These links might help you Quinny Boy

http://www.falconryforum.co.uk/viewtopic.php?t=2050

http://www.falconryforum.co.uk/viewtopic.php?t=3515

[Liam Hay]

What have u previously flown quinny, out of interest.

[Tim Laycock]

Fly a parent reared one first.
Innit!

[Quinny_Boy]

Well i have never had a bird before, but i have always been drawn to the goshawk. At this current time i cannot commit to the responsibility but in the future i am definately up to the challenge. Having read previous posts i think that i would probably begin with a broadwing such as a redtail, but ultimately i would like a gos. I just wanted to learn more about them as i know very little about acipiters in general, having learnt morea bout broadwings.
Is this the right way to go about it?
Quinny

[Ben C]

At this current time i cannot commit to the responsibility but in the future i am definately up to the challenge.

That Quinny Boy is the most honest and straight forward answer I have seen for a while. And in answer to your question you have started on the right track.

How old are you Quinny? And what 'drew' you towards falconry (silly question but ya gotta ask it I suppose :) )

[Tim Laycock]

If you want to move on to a Gos then fly a male Redtail first.
Definatly not a Harris, The culture shock can kill you know!
:shock: 8) :mrgreen:

[Quinny_Boy]

Alrite Ben mate,
Im 15 at the moment, so i cannot really commit to anything. I recently bought a book, ''falconry basics'' by tony hall and that has made me aspire to a gos. I think that eventually i would get a redtail as u said- they seem more of a challenge than a harris.

Cheers

[Quinny_Boy]

- in answer to ur question i am getting a shotgun so i will be able to do some shooting etc, but falconry does the same job but with style- thats another reason whyi want to get into the sport.

[Coedhirion]

No get a Harris, flying a redtail can kill you..its the boredom when it sits up a tree waiting for you to climb up an carry it home!! :lol: :lol:
Flew a male and female Harris last season, had to finish them early. so then a male Redtail. It was an older bird that has caught pheasant and hare etc but we could only get one good flight a day out of it, about 10 mins. work and it wanted to go home!! So we finished the season with a male Gos. and the Redtail went to a new home!! where it will only be expected to fly one or two afternoons a week for an hour or so.

[MickeyDredd]

No get a Harris, flying a redtail can kill you..its the boredom when it sits up a tree waiting for you to climb up an carry it home!!

Quinny, this is not typical redtail behaviour although this particular bird perhaps behaves this way, it is a myth that reds wont come out of trees along the same lines of flying a gos and having to look for it all day cos it ******s off all the time.

It was an older bird that has caught pheasant and hare etc but we could only get one good flight a day out of it, about 10 mins. work and it wanted to go home!!.

Must have been a good hawk to catch such game in ten minutes :lol:

Quinny, if you intend to get a gos in the future a RT is a good option for you as a first bird as it will be less forgiving than a HH.

ps I fly a F RT and a MHH so am not biased in any way between the species :)

[Ben C]

Also Quinny, you will have probably understood by now that there is a good, honest rivalry between falconers. However they love all species the same deep down. :) :) :)

[SakerYZF]

I started falconry about your age Quinny , Had a female Harris first , thought she was great , not being able to drive doesn't help though m8, once I'd passed my car license things got easier and i started catching more , I've always aspired to fly a gos and 2 more Harris hawks a red tail, 2 falcons later and I'm getting my chance , Its not easy starting young , I've had to sacrifice alot including uni and the "normal " student life, but its been more than worth it , Go for a red tail , a male at that , mine was one of the nicest hawks I've ever flown although he was a little more stubborn than the ever cooperative Harris, he was a great in site into another species and has led me to feel more confident about trying a Gos :) Hope you do well let me know how you get on.