Best advice Ive had

[Pitbull]

i would just like to share some advice that was given to me when i first started looking at getting into falconry seriously and I have stuck with throughout so much so i do a 100mile round trip to get my help

Once you have found a so called mentor ( hopefully you have found a good one ) stick to their ways the one thing any teacher hates is the student asking questions, getting answers and going off doing what someone else says.

hopefully this makes sence

if i see anything intresting on this forum i first put the idea to my now good friend, but i must say this forum is also a great way to gain a variety of views

sorry if i am blethering aload of *****

[HawkMan69UK]

funny that mate ive given lots of sound advise to a few falconers who have asked for help only to go and do the oppposite because someone else happens to mention it and rather than stick to one method through out be it mine or someone elses tried to do it all result f--d up birds.. then ask for help how to reverse what they have done .....this has happened on more than one occasion....sound advise pitbull

[Barbary Boy]

like you say, depends on who your mentor is?there are plenty of falconers out there who have been bad falconers for years passing on bad advice to unknowing beginners?

[Pitbull]

the funny thing is the falconer that gave me this advice is or was a member of the bfc is only down the road from me but i felt i had more in common with the other falconer 50miles away, and as of this moment all is well both run falconry centres

[HawkMan69UK]

being a member dosent mean your any good:);)

[Pitbull]

being a member dosent mean your any good:);)

i agree there. i am not a member of any club but i do think it helps if you have something in common with your teacher, aswell as folconry

[As The Falcon Her Bells]

My advice is: Take as many advice as you can, read as many books as you feel you can cope with (not everyone find it easy to read factuall books). When you done this, use your comon sense and take the advice that you think fits you, your bird and your circomstanses.
We are working with induvidualls, every hh, falcon, gos, rt etc. is diffrent from the next, all are individualls and should be treated as such.
No one can say what is 100% right ore wrong, if you reach the same result, then there is many right ways of doing it :yawinkle:

[Barbary Boy]

do you realise that if you join the B F C you will be expected to wear a shirt and tie just to feed your birds? moleskin pants brogue shoes and full tweeds are expected the rest of the time? no laughing or fun of any kind to be observed throughout any field meet, formal or informal,it wont matter if you fly your bird or not, any excuse will do as long as you look the part. hope that helped?

[Pitbull]

your such an ambassador BB you have sold it

[As The Falcon Her Bells]

do you realise that if you join the B F C you will be expected to wear a shirt and tie just to feed your birds? moleskin pants brogue shoes and full tweeds are expected the rest of the time? no laughing or fun of any kind to be observed throughout any field meet, formal or informal,it wont matter if you fly your bird or not, any excuse will do as long as you look the part. hope that helped?

PMSL!! I start to think we have a lot in comon!!!!!

[Barbary Boy]

you know what makes me laugh? every article you read on falconry starts, as a falconer of 12yrs 5mths and 23 days!! so fu**ing what!! ive been driving for nearly 30 yrs doesnt mean im a good driver! begginers beware???? there are a lot of centers out there where the people running them have flown birds for a little while but are not falconers,youve been warned!

[As The Falcon Her Bells]

look at your "wake up" thread

[FlameHairedFalconer]

do you realise that if you join the B F C you will be expected to wear a shirt and tie just to feed your birds? moleskin pants brogue shoes and full tweeds are expected the rest of the time?

I also prefer to look the part when feeding my birds, after all they deserve it, which is why I wear the full length ball gown (green of course), gloves and tiara. Its a ****** to climb over barbed wire fences in, but its worth it just to ensure I look the tart.......errr I mean part.

Best piece of advice I can pass onto women falconers - the necessity of a sports bra, and the ability to pee behind a bush with the hawk still on your fist!

FHF

[Barbary Boy]

any pictures?

[Blaze]

I also prefer to look the part when feeding my birds, after all they deserve it, which is why I wear the full length ball gown (green of course), gloves and tiara. Its a ****** to climb over barbed wire fences in, but its worth it just to ensure I look the tart.......errr I mean part.

Best piece of advice I can pass onto women falconers - the necessity of a sports bra, and the ability to pee behind a bush with the hawk still on your fist!

FHF
The bush bit yeah.............
But the sports bra why bother...........Scrap that bit...lol

[As The Falcon Her Bells]

And run around with two black eyes?? Ore do what, make a knot behind the neck??

[FlameHairedFalconer]

The bush bit yeah.............
But the sports bra why bother...........Scrap that bit...lol

But how do I explain the black eyes then? ;)

[As The Falcon Her Bells]

We did it again fhf....

[Barbary Boy]

pleeeeese pictures pleeeeese?

[Blaze]

We did it again fhf....
What can i say!:oops:

[As The Falcon Her Bells]

would a man feel confi in running fast and jumping fences without any underwear in a loose fitting pair of throusers (ore a kilt)

[Blaze]

would a man feel confi in running fast and jumping fences without any underwear in a loose fitting pair of throusers (ore a kilt)
Ooooooooh.....Climbing over wire fences wearing a kilt no boxers on..............Oooooooooooooh that makes me cringe!

[As The Falcon Her Bells]

he he he that was my intention, Now you know why a sports bra is a excellent advice, as for peeing behind the bush, Im an expert in not peeing at all as its often no f**kin bushes nearby, you men have it so easy sometimes!!

[Blaze]

he he he that was my intention, Now you know why a sports bra is a excellent advice, as for peeing behind the bush, Im an expert in not peeing at all as its often no f**kin bushes nearby, you men have it so easy sometimes!!
Yeah..........Until you trap it in your zip:shock:

[As The Falcon Her Bells]

LOL! That smiley says it all!!

[Talon]

or stand on it. if your a big lad like me...ha

[Barbary Boy]

perhaps you girls could write a book? "a bush for the bush" a ladies perspective on modern falconry!

[As The Falcon Her Bells]

Poor pit bull, we are completely ruening his thread, I did start off trying to be serious, but just as always you get more response talking about certein body parts then you do when you try to be serious,
CONCLUSION:
Men always think about ore ascociate with sex
men falconers rather discuss sex and body parts then falconry..
Falconry forum have a majority of men...
I wake up every morning and thank god Im a woman......

[Blaze]

or stand on it. if your a big lad like me...ha
Pmsl.........:)

[Blaze]

Poor pit bull, we are completely ruening his thread, I did start off trying to be serious, but just as always you get more response talking about certein body parts then you do when you try to be serious,
CONCLUSION:
Men always think about ore ascociate with sex
men falconers rather discuss sex and body parts then falconry..
Falconry forum have a majority of men...
I wake up every morning and thank god Im a woman......
Easy get all your mates lasses from boozer to join..............N away we go!

[As The Falcon Her Bells]

ehrm, to much slang for me......Whats it mean in english???? :?:

[Blaze]

ehrm, to much slang for me......Whats it mean in english???? :?:
Sorry.......Get more ladys to join!

[Talon]

it means get your women friends to join forum and hay presto more women on forum.

[Xtreme204]

but then its no fun lol.

[As The Falcon Her Bells]

but then its no fun lol.
Well.....I hope you never ever expect any kind of advice from me ore any other woman on here you young little ****

[Barbary Boy]

how the hell do you have time to be a falconer anyway. what with washing dishes , doing the housework and all the other women things, i dont think youve got time? get back to the sink woman!!!

[As The Falcon Her Bells]

lol lol lol, you found my sore spot hey??
Well as they say, Im sure you always have the last word in the house:
"yes darling I totally agree"

[Barbary Boy]

YES I DO WOMAN!! i decide wether i do the dishes or the ironing 1st in my house! so there woman what do you think of that!!!eh eheh????

[Kentish Falconry]

I just read this lot

[Jiff]

MENTOR! lets get one thing straight, i've only been going two minutes, but when i started out, a mentor was never ever mentioned! the forum at that point was only young also, now that we have a large u.s membership, which each and everyone had to have a mentor, all of a sudden all the brits need em aswell, and 99% of first answer's to newbies is get a mentor, i never had a mentor! unless you count martin hollinsheads books, neil forbes' Emails and nick fox' dvd's, i also havnt met localy an active falconer who understands catching rabbits aswell as i do! infact the first time i listened to a "MENTOR" i lost me FN bird, and that was NEHH, so this mentor ****, if someone plays football from the age of five untill retirement but only ever gets good enough to play for the pub team, what's the point in learning to play football from him, if you want to be good at somthing learn from them that are good, not the nearest person with a bird!

[Jiff]

i just noticed the dates.........am i in a time warp!:lol:

[Q8e]

lol that explains the ban on barbary :) though the moderator shouldnt of been exempt especially when she went down to his level :oops:

[Ben Wallace]

My advice is: Take as many advice as you can, read as many books as you feel you can cope with (not everyone find it easy to read factuall books). When you done this, use your comon sense and take the advice that you think fits you, your bird and your circomstanses.
We are working with induvidualls, every hh, falcon, gos, rt etc. is diffrent from the next, all are individualls and should be treated as such.
No one can say what is 100% right ore wrong, if you reach the same result, then there is many right ways of doing it :yawinkle:

Spot on advice.

Sincerely,
Ben Wallace
www.shaheensolutions.com

[Q8e]

Poor pit bull, we are completely ruening his thread, I did start off trying to be serious, but just as always you get more response talking about certein body parts then you do when you try to be serious,
CONCLUSION:
Men always think about ore ascociate with sex
men falconers rather discuss sex and body parts then falconry..
Falconry forum have a majority of men...
I wake up every morning and thank god Im a woman......

i could say she's 100% wrong there so im just throwing her advice out the window so to speak :)