Packs?

[Minty]

How many Harris hawks if they all got on would be comftable to fly in a pack?
If offcoarse at the moment they all came from the same bloodline.

How many would be an average number in thw wild?

How many have some of you Flown in a Hunting Pack before the Regulations of Late.

[RabbitHawker]

I fly a cast of unrelated male HH, that's enough for me for the odd occasions they split, more than 3 would loose thier style, and end up with a free for all not cooperation.

[Stephen]

I fly a cast of unrelated male HH, that's enough for me for the odd occasions they split, more than 3 would loose thier style, and end up with a free for all not cooperation.
i am flying four birds just now and watch them working in a pack and have had no probs with co`operation they all work well 3fhh 1 mhh.
If anything goes for cover the male will flush it out for the females or if we are going for treerats 1 fhh goes up the tree and rips the dray to bits to flush it while the rest hang back and cross the tree till it touches ground then they get it.

[IAmTheWeasel]

At a NAFA meet here in the states, I saw 14 HH in the air at the same time. Only one bird did not get on OK and it sort of sat on the side lines while the others hunted quite well on Jackrabbits. They all took turns at hitting the Jacks, but only 3-4 of them would be on the bunny at a time. The rest sat back and waited for their turn. In the wild, I have personally seen 5 in one group. This doesn't mean that there could'nt be many more.

[HunterPaul]

flown in a cast of two...but never been in a situation where ive thought any more would have made a better day... or more exciting hunt....

[Flying High]

the most i have seen flying and had part of was 15 Harris hawks. what a sight. but i would say there was also 15 falconers. as far as i know the average family size in the wild is 5 - 15 individual birds

[SycoPaff]

most i've flown is 3! i've always thought they lived in packs of 10-12 in the wild! depending on how much there is2eat!

[Minty]

Surely the Danger of two or three hawks coming in for the Kill is opening up a dangerous collision between them.
I saw two as i said and it made me cringe as on one or two occasions they pounced together and i was concerned in case one was hurt . I can't imagine 4 or 5 doing it the danger of damage to ones bird would certainley not be a risk i would want to take.
Three is to me the maximum as any more i would feel that unless slipped seperately would be to dangerous for the birds.

[Hawkmaster]

Naaa no danger of that a friend and I have even flown my Gos and his 2 harris hawks together without that happening.

[HunterPaul]

not to be recommended though.......

[Minty]

Naaa no danger of that a friend and I have even flown my Gos and his 2 harris hawks together without that happening.

What no Danger at all?

[Wightwings]

yes lots of danger in my opinion but HM's Gos hs flown with HH' for a while i believe.........wouldnt fly my gos with a HH tho.......he would get very fat very quick:lol:

[Barbary Boy]

the amount that are lost up here will mean that weill have huge flocks of them before long? it will be like hitchcocks "the birds" people will be unable to leave the house?

[Wightwings]

i know its off thread BB but i have heard there are areas up your end ( and i know it very well up there ) they may be breeding?

[Barbary Boy]

i know its off thread BB but i have heard there are areas up your end ( and i know it very well up there ) they may be breeding?
heard this to, but never actually seen them though i can easily beleive it.

[Wightwings]

another 15 yrs we will need A10's for them as a native bird......:roll:

[Barbary Boy]

15yrs there will be a new species on the british list.harris hawkXredtailXcommon buzzard i think?

[Kevin Massey]

harris hawks and redtails aint even on the british list.....yet

[PlumbRite]

Got to say HM thats certainly not something I`d try!

Plumb

[Minty]

There are quite a few in Kent.
two not far where i live. One perades up and down a group of Graveyards feeding Mostly on Rat ( i am being cremated mate:!: )

[Minty]

Got to say HM thats certainly not something I`d try!

Plumb


Fester........What happened to that Ukranian Bird you had in your Avatar has she flown away or have you decided to mate her!:supz:

[Palmer]

We fly 3 MHH and 1 FHH all togther they are a great team! But the female tends to take charge abit!

[Tr1gger]

I wouldnt mess with a female harris' if i was the males either lol. They can hunt in large packs, i met a man who flew 10 harris' at once by himself. They would work as a team to killl the quary with the alpha male and female doing almost all of the killing.

[Saker-Clive]

I've been out on a field meet on several occaision where the most we've had up at one time is 8, all different owners but only about 5 worked together. In general we go out in groups of 4 or 5.

[Scruff]

I worked with a fantasic cast of 3 once (not my birdies), 2 mhh and a fhh, with the two males flushing then swooping up to a vantage point at seperate angles as the fhh struck the quarry, if the quarry was to get lose at all the mhhs would swoop down to strike, but the female didnt often make that mistake. Awesome!:supz: But I did hear of 30 wild in mexico that hunt together!