What would you do?

[Bones]

HI ya folks just a quick question for you all to ponder on given this situation what would you do ?
Been out flyin with romeo with cast of MHH today had a few flights at bolted rabbits but to no avail then on way back came across pools that was frozen over with islands in the middle of them but before we could call birds back mine had hit a mallard in the middle of the pool and the force of it had took them through the ice and my bird was still holding the duck refusing to let go even though the duck was trying to dive under to make him let go any hows he managed to drag the duck to the island (before you start i had tryed to entise him towards us)so anyways the situation was a MHH on the island with cock mallard soaking wet still trying to kill it shivering with cold but refusing to let go of mallard (and no remarks about quick dispatch)
what would you do ?

[Bones]

heres the senario

[Stephen]

get wet and go get the bird done that in up to nether regions

[HunterPaul]

**** my pants..... so many factors to take into consideration, when not there ... i personally would have talked my mate into going and wading across for it... and before you say anything romeo ...I can talk anybody into anything.....

[Blaze]

**** my pants..... so many factors to take into consideration, when not there ... i personally would have talked my mate into going and wading across for it... and before you say anything romeo ...I can talk anybody into anything.....
And if he didnt oblige.....Chuck him in anyway...:yawinkle:

[Pitbull]

get wet and go get the bird done that in up to nether regions



phone stephen hehehehehe:lol: :lol: :lol:

[Dave G]

you go in after it dont you bones like a man while i take pictures lol , but the batteries went so the other pic didnt come out of you in the water then bless, would have been a cracker get some batteries ,by the way my bird is trained not to take ducks off water or islands if i carnt get to him pmsl, soon got hold of it when in dry land bless thats my boy ,rarther you than me bones bbbbbbbbbrrrrrrrrzzzzzzzzzzzzzz pmsl

[Dave G]

not this time andy as its my land pmsl

[Stephen]

phone stephen hehehehehe:lol: :lol: :lol:
cheers m8

[Stephen]

my m8 had to do it his mhh got a stoat the other side of the river water was freezing this was last dec and went in up to his bo****ks

[HunterPaul]

surely you got a pic of him actually in there....

[Stephen]

no by the time i got the camera out he was across
and he never came back that way he walked a mile down to cross a bridge

[Dave G]

hunterpaul i was well ****ed off the batteries went while he was half way across ,on the way back i was shouting stay there i need to get a pic but it wouldnt turn back on a was well ****ed off would have been a fantastic pic will make him do a rerun tomorrow when he puts some new batteries in the camera pmsl

[HunterPaul]

pmsl....now the question is was he chuffed at the mallard catch...or not....

[Bones]

So stephen whats yer tel number for future reference lol
can vouch for the water being below feezing when theres ice on the surface and having ice floating around yer neck whilst trying to wade through the silt and debris on the bottom is no good for man or beast and besides i had just me boxers on as had thought about having clean dry clothes to put on when i got out besides i wasn't letting a hard worked after duck get away now was i
And yea romeo i can still here you saying you mad b*****d you lost the plot whilst laughing at me but like i said i would have done it for your's or any others bird rather than leave it there besides he's in the conservatorie now on portable bow drying out eating the head and neck off his reward lol
PAUL

[Bones]

hunterpaul i was well ****ed off the batteries went while he was half way across ,on the way back i was shouting stay there i need to get a pic but it wouldnt turn back on a was well ****ed off would have been a fantastic pic will make him do a rerun tomorrow when he puts some new batteries in the camera pmsl
YOU KNOW WHAT THE ANSWER TO THAT IS F**K OFF

[Bones]

pmsl....now the question is was he chuffed at the mallard catch...or not....
Me romeo or the bird/birds lol

[HunterPaul]

well done bones ...you ****in psycho...... when your ****** come down from wherever they disappeared to...go have yourself a hand shandy to celebrate....

[Stephen]

next time take your trunks m8

[Bones]

well done bones ...you ****in psycho...... when your ****** come down from wherever they disappeared to...go have yourself a hand shandy to celebrate....
i think they hit the glands in me neck and stopped there as talkin in high pitch and struggling to swallow since lol
PS not recomended to do as a fun thing maybe if it was jackass or on candid camera would have got 250 for the tape lol

[HunterPaul]

well thought ahead to take your kit off though mate...most would have gone in fully clad leaving them in freezing clothes for the rest of the journey home...id have gone in clothed ...but not now....see you learn all the time...

[Bones]

well thought ahead to take your kit off though mate...most would have gone in fully clad leaving them in freezing clothes for the rest of the journey home...id have gone in clothed ...but not now....see you learn all the time...
see this is one for the new falconers on here to learn by don't do as i do lol

[DeathFromAbove]

Not trying to be a smart ass but i know someone who had to do that in freezing water and it didn't sound too good hehe altho the **** taking from the bank was a right giggle i'm told - so i've now bought a pair of lightweight stocking foot chest waders that are small enough to put in a hawking vest/bag pocket and have with you when ur out just in case something like that happens.

no worries :wink:

[HunterPaul]

i carry a divers tank flippers mask and dry suite...you can never be too prepared..... ;-)

[Bones]

Not trying to be a smart ass but i know someone who had to do that in freezing water and it didn't sound too good hehe altho the **** taking from the bank was a right giggle i'm told - so i've now bought a pair of lightweight stocking foot chest waders that are small enough to put in a hawking vest/bag pocket and have with you when ur out just in case something like that happens.

no worries :wink:
please show piccy's if you can of waders as be interested in them and where you got them from
not got fetish about rubber waders niether lol

[HunterPaul]

please show piccy's if you can of waders as be interested in them and where you got them from
not got fetish about rubber waders niether lol
i bet you have now mate....

[DeathFromAbove]

for doing that special type of 'underwater' hawking mate hehe........ so you're a cunning linquist then? lol

[Bones]

i carry a divers tank flippers mask and dry suite...you can never be too prepared..... ;-)
depends what yer diving into pmsl

[Stephen]

i could do with that i keep drowning my mobiles
think thats 3 i`ve done in

[Bones]

i bet you have now mate....
oh stop it what you like lol

[Dave G]

we are going to buy a little blow up dingy as im the one with the brains , and told bones to take off his cloths as would have some dry cloths to get back into and as you can tell i was dry and warm watching bones shiver so was my hawk who was dry too looking at bones bird shivering too pmsl

[Bones]

we are going to buy a little blow up dingy as im the one with the brains , and told bones to take off his cloths as would have some dry cloths to get back into and as you can tell i was dry and warm watching bones shiver so was my hawk who was dry too looking at bones bird shivering too pmsl
DIE ROMEO DIE
Never gonna live it down am i but yer bird never said no to the warm mallard did he lol
i was that cold i would have cuddled up to the duck if i could have got passed the HH's

[DeathFromAbove]

there's a few on e-bay at moment

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[Bones]

there's a few on e-bay at moment
cheers mate

[DeathFromAbove]

no worries bud - they're dead handy too - roll up nice and small

[DeathFromAbove]

hahahahahaha how appropriate for this thread - is as if the item was posted to sell specifically for it lmao

[Flying High]

i would **** myself then take my trousers of (don't get excited know) and go and help and see my bird, because at the end of the day my birds well fare comes first. plus it would not be the first time i have done it.

[SycoPaff]

i would **** myself then take my trousers of (don't get excited know) and go and help and see my bird, because at the end of the day my birds well fare comes first. plus it would not be the first time i have done it.
don't forget your arm-bands steve!

[Sean]

when i lost rolf a few weeks ago, i got a phonecall that he was at the other side of the river above the town, so instead of walking down the down and crossing, i just waded throug hthe river, was only about 4 or 5 feet high, but well worth it!

[HawkMan]

What are you a man or a mouse ,
Id of took me clothes off and swam across and dispatched the mhh from the mallard ,
I remember in the SAS ,we,d run 20 miles and swim under a freezing lake for 30 minutes ,Those where the days ya brummy rat .
You,ve never lived you youngens today ya make me sick
All the best
Jb
Nice that you got your bird back though

[Wightwings]

ye southern wussy........summers day up north that is.....ps Johhny ONLY 30 mins under the ice??? Sunday off was it:yawinkle:

[Kevin Massey]

swim for it........... btw what did u do bones?

[Wightwings]

your worse than me for skipping posts K ha ha pmsl.......i nearly asked that its on page 3 i think........

[Barbary Boy]

this is exactly the reason why i allways carry a pair of ice skates in my hawking vest this time of year? i would have simply slipped them on and gracefully glided across the ice, retreaved my bird returning smoothly and dryly(perhaps performing a piroet or two on the way) if you cant skate then take some lessons its a vital part of every falconers training, i beleive its part of the LANTRA qualification actually?

[Wightwings]

this is exactly the reason why i allways carry a pair of ice skates in my hawking vest this time of year? i would have simply slipped them on and gracefully glided across the ice, retreaved my bird returning smoothly and dryly(perhaps performing a piroet or two on the way) if you cant skate then take some lessons its a vital part of every falconers training, i beleive its part of the LANTRA qualification actually?

RFPMSL..........a lot........pass your suggestion on to Varmit im sure he will be receptive to it....PMSL

[Kevin Massey]

i had a bit of land next to the river ouse..... but being there was no bridges for 7 miles or so.... i stopped flying there...mainly cos i didnt wanna go for a dip....

good post this !!!....mainly about being aware on your hunting ground.....

kev

[Barbary Boy]

i have loads of flying permission but its nice to just walk out my garden and fly, but i have the a1 1/4 mile away on one side and the main london to edinburgh railway 500yds on the other side? know what you mean m8?

[Hardcore Hawker]

You just have to grin and bear it and go straight in and asist the hawk but like hunter paul sais first take all your clothes off even the undies i reakon as you soon warm up once you have dry clothes on i once had to swim 60yards out in the sea in february to get to my gos when she took a hen bird out of the air over a reed covered sea wall i hadnt checked the tide and got a shock when i saw her trying to row in against the wind i thought at one point i may die as swimming with one arm whilst freezing is not easy.

[Kentish Falconry]

Hi All, Now back from the UAE and freezing my butt off.
All this talk of wading in to retrieve a bird on a kill reminds me of a visit I had from members of the Irish Raptor Breeders Association in 1994, the then secretary Gerrard O'Neil was flying one of my Harris Hawks out on some marshland. He had several good flights on Rabbits then the HH decided to go for a Moorehen this ended up on an island way out in a swamp we told him that as he released the bird it was his duty to retrieve it so he stripped down to his underware and waded in with just a glove gripped in his teeth, there were 5 or 6 of us there and not one of us had a camera with us. The following day we were flying the same area and the bird did a repeat performance ending up on the same island haveing dragged a duck out of the water. Gerrard did not wait to be told it was his responsibility again and just stripped off and waded in. This time I did have a camera with me and got some brilliant pic's of him wadeing back with the HH on his fist with the duck wearing nothing but a pair of green underpants with a shamrock embroidered on them. For you members old enough to remember this pic was published in Cage and Aviary Birds with the caption "Irish Water Sports" I forgot to mention that this happened in Mid February and was freezing cold.
Another little incident was about 3 or 4 years ago I held a BHA field meet here on the Island one of our members, Shean Kemsley had a good Harris that took on Hares with a vengence he released his bird not realising that the Hare was on the other side of a big dyke he ran over to where his bird was and stopped at the Dyke he imediatley turned around and took a flying jump at the Dyke no way was he ever going to make it as it was at least 12 feet wide, in he went with all his gear on and retrieved his bird then he swam back to us, we were all in stiches by this time as about 25 yards away there was a bridge for tractors to cross but none of us had the heart to tell him untill he was back. Shean was so excited that he hadn't even looked and spent the next 3 Hours freezing his butt off after all it was January.
Moral of the the story is "Who needs friends when you got us"

[Bones]

swim for it........... btw what did u do bones?
soz for delay in posting but as you put it i swam for it not recomended lol
PS did post earlier stating i went and retrieved it

[Bones]

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Andy.......
again soz for delay in postin but hey andy very F****N funny i like it and most apropriate pmsl

[Bones]

What are you a man or a mouse ,
Id of took me clothes off and swam across and dispatched the mhh from the mallard ,
I remember in the SAS ,we,d run 20 miles and swim under a freezing lake for 30 minutes ,Those where the days ya brummy rat .
You,ve never lived you youngens today ya make me sick
All the best
Jb
Nice that you got your bird back though
I forgot you are used to swimming in freezing watery conditions as you take a bath in the S**T coloured mersey everyday you thick scouce B*****D no wonder yer skins like a rhino's pmsl

[HawkMan]

Pmsl
Least i wont be connecting the christmas lights up to the street lighting ya gypo .
Its good to know your safe i cant afford traveling down the camp for ya funeral ,lol
Love
JB

[Bird_Dog]

I would send my dog "Slick" out to retreive the duck. The Hawk could ride back sitting on Slick's head. I'll never understand why people don't use a dog in falconry

-- BIRD_DOG

[Sean]

doesnt the dog retreive the bird too? or wont the bird be footing the kill while its in ur dogs mouth

[Bones]

Pmsl
Least i wont be connecting the christmas lights up to the street lighting ya gypo .
Its good to know your safe i cant afford traveling down the camp for ya funeral ,lol
Love
JB
year only jealous cause you have to pay the electric bill the council pay mine only dis advantage we only got power in darkness hours as cant find sensor to make the street light stay on all day lol
And not to worry the family would have sent a horse to pick you up for the funeral yea dirty skip rat lol

[Bones]

I would send my dog "Slick" out to retreive the duck. The Hawk could ride back sitting on Slick's head. I'll never understand why people don't use a dog in falconry

-- BIRD_DOG
love the piccy mate

[KenHawker1970]

Have a look on ebay mate, there must be some diving gear on there somewhere mate. I think he might need some armer after todays trip eh. Lets face it mate your MHH has balls that big its a wonder he can fly at all lol.

Ken

[Bones]

Hows it goin ken mate will have to meet up soon eh may be before crimbo what yer say stranger?

[KenHawker1970]

Were going up goerges farm this weekend bones. You up for it mate?
If so let me know, me bro in law is ferreting for us, still in the process of sorting the trip out but its deffo on mate, this Sunday.Setting off when you get mine ok bud.

Ken

ps. carnt wait see your harris get frown off 1 of the hares. pmsl

[Bones]

will be in touch mate ok
PAUL

[KenHawker1970]

No worries mate. Ile phone you in a min mate just goin get some credit lol.

[Eggy]

hi bones i was flying a sparr free for the first time over what i thought was a cow dip. for moorhen then one broke high in the middle. of so called cow dip slipped mantel at it thinking she would hit it and coming down and clear the far bank but no she took it male gos style from underneth and straght dowm in the middle. of so called cow dip as you do strahgt in. wellies hawking vest barber the lot and it was deeper than me and im 5/8 so no matter what water. ill still go in hot or cold .