06 Falconry birds.

[Game & Pursuit Falcon UK]

Is anybody out there planning ahead for 2006. Whoes going to be taking up something different,are changing disciplines? Just interested.

[Aquilla]

I have flown golden eagles and peregrines and am currently flying a FRT!
If my finances would allow me I would love to have a go at a mountain hawk eagle a friend of mine flew a changeable hawk eagle a while back and it was absolutely rapid taking pheasants, ducks on the wing aswell as hares and rabbits.

[RedNoseK9]

perhaps steepe male or another falcon have found i can fly a falcon and a gos quite well in same season

[Game & Pursuit Falcon UK]

perhaps steepe male or another falcon have found i can fly a falcon and a gos quite well in same season
Wouldnt bother with a male Steppes mate you dont get much back for the time spent in regards to quarry. A female tawny would catch more. Better stilll sweet talk the missus and get a Golden!

[RedNoseK9]

really fancy a tawny but would be male to keep the agility but i tried to source a breeder earlier in the year to no avail

[Aquilla]

Wouldnt bother with a male Steppes mate you dont get much back for the time spent in regards to quarry. A female tawny would catch more. Better stilll sweet talk the missus and get a Golden!
The male goldie i used to fly was fantastic to watch! Long distace slips from the top of hills where i flew it in the borders onto hares crossing the flats at the foot of the hill

[Game & Pursuit Falcon UK]

Amen to that were deffinately singing from the same song sheet. I fly a social imprint male at hares in flat country. You dont half have too get them fit for it though!

[Aquilla]

really fancy a tawny but would be male to keep the agility but i tried to source a breeder earlier in the year to no avail

I may know of a breeder of tawny eagles if its any help! A friend is hopefull of aquiring one in 06 from a breeder up north! I will make enquiries if it is of any use to you

[RedNoseK9]

aquilla that would be fantastic just drop me a pm with price and location and so on thankyou

[Game & Pursuit Falcon UK]

African or Indian? Im looking for a PR Indian male to pair with my female bred by JPJ.

[Aquilla]

Amen to that were deffinately singing from the same song sheet. I fly a social imprint male at hares in flat country. You dont half have too get them fit for it though!

We used an old starter motor from a car and hooked it up to a battery!
The spool on this device we used contained about 300yrds of line onto which the dummy was attached! the dummy was placed in cover at th top of the hill and motorised down hill for the eagle to fly at! Great fun!

[Aquilla]

aquilla that would be fantastic just drop me a pm with price and location and so on thankyou

Will see what i can find out for you tommorow mate

[Aquilla]

African or Indian? Im looking for a PR Indian male to pair with my female bred by JPJ.
Not 100% sure! I will make enquiries tommorow and keep you updated

[Game & Pursuit Falcon UK]

I just use the vehicle it goes where ever and can make the lure carcass vary its path. Its a V8 Discovery so keeping the eagle moving quickly aint too much of a problem. Im quite interested in a tawny as I cant afford what I realy want, but there you go!

[Pitbull]

how much £s are goldies

[Game & Pursuit Falcon UK]

how much £s are goldies
Between three and a half thousand, and five thousand.

[Pitbull]

Between three and a half thousand, and five thousand.

yer ****ING kidding good job im not after one of those hehehe

[Game & Pursuit Falcon UK]

Why how much would you have geussed PB?

[Aquilla]

Between three and a half thousand, and five thousand.
That was about my estimation!
There were two advertised recently on the ibr and one in cage and aviary!
3-4 grand!1-2 yrs
I favour the social imprint approach though
in my oppinion i would steer clear of the 1-2 year olds advertised and go for the imprinting option so i know what im getting

[Pitbull]

i dont know i suppose when you used to seeing birds being sold for between 250 and 2000 it does become a little shock but i have never thought of it before but at the same time im glad there not any cheaper, my friend is on about wanting one next year but never asked him what they were cost wise.

[Game & Pursuit Falcon UK]

Your starting too sound earily like me! Although my male is a social that is older than that. See Imprint Golden eagle thread in eagle forum.

[RedNoseK9]

how do you find your imp goldie and do you think the same attributes would come from imp tawny

[Game & Pursuit Falcon UK]

So I dont repeat too much see my thread on eagle forum, should tell you a lot more theres even pictures! An imprint tawny would react differently, very differently, Ive flown them before. I have a PR one and shes fine, and I dont hunt her.

[Aquilla]

Your starting too sound earily like me! Although my male is a social that is older than that. See Imprint Golden eagle thread in eagle forum.

Yes i did read it! Highly interesting and very informative! The eagle i used to fly belonged to the keeper i worked with at the time! i payed him a visit last night and he said that if i wanted i could take it and hunt with it! I went out to see him(eagle) and i swear he remembers me! Believe it or not that was the first bird i learnt to fly and it has done me no harm what so ever! It was a case of `here keep a hold of this' i was only 16-17 from then it developed into me manning the bird up and being at the top of the hill with the eagle on fist! quite an experience for a 16 year old! I work as a lecturer in gamekeeping and wildlife management now at borders college in scotland and he is located about 10 mile away from me. the offer is there and i think i will take him up on it!

[RedNoseK9]

what are your reccomendations on imprinting tawny k ya or na i have flown male not hunted just flown but would like to imprint one to pull the best out its quite enclosed here and will be pursuit flights at rabbit hare etc

[Game & Pursuit Falcon UK]

Good god can I see the core of a Falconry Forum Golden eagle field meet for 06. We certainly could muster enough beaters out of this lot!

[Game & Pursuit Falcon UK]

what are your reccomendations on imprinting tawny k ya or na i have flown male not hunted just flown but would like to imprint one to pull the best out its quite enclosed here and will be pursuit flights at rabbit hare etc
Go PR route they bond realy well anyway and you would only make them worse to handle by imprinting. There less hectic as PR and aint going too pile into you at every opportunity.

[Aquilla]

Good god can I see the core of a Falconry Forum Golden eagle field meet for 06. We certainly could muster enough beaters out of this lot!

sounds like a plan! Got some Cracking ground up here to go at! Plus i could probably recruit some of my students for beaters(educational of course!)

[Game & Pursuit Falcon UK]

Lets do it would be good fun, and allow some poeple who have never seen them flown too get in on the action.

[RedNoseK9]

think its a bad idea as soon as i see a goldie hunt and kill we all know i wont be able to resist and three grand can suddenly seem like small change

[Aquilla]

Lets do it would be good fun, and allow some poeple who have never seen them flown too get in on the action.

What weight is the bird currently going at?

I think forgive me if im wrong i used to fly this one around the 7lb mark( might be miles of??)

Flying him again is too good of a chance to pass up !
Eagle it is then!!!!!!!

[Game & Pursuit Falcon UK]

Sell the missus! And beg enough land!

[Game & Pursuit Falcon UK]

What weight is the bird currently going at?

I think forgive me if im wrong i used to fly this one around the 7lb mark( might be miles of??)

Flying him again is too good of a chance to pass up !
Eagle it is then!!!!!!!
Between sixand a quarter and six and a half on flat land up too about nearly seven for waiting on.

[Aquilla]

Between sixand a quarter and six and a half on flat land up too about nearly seven for waiting on.

I still remember my first hare with the bird!
The hare broke out of a plough field and the eagle was up a tree after previously missing a flushed hare!
The hare ran under the tree the eagle was in and it just dropped out of the tree onto it!
not the most glamorous of pursuits but you take what your given!!

[Wightwings]

in answer to your original question K :roll: (nothing EVER runs smooth on here:lol: )........im sticking with the same ......one Gos and one HH if hes back..;)

[Game & Pursuit Falcon UK]

Cool. I did ask though if anybody was going to be flying anything different or changeing disciplines!

[Wightwings]

well gotta admit with my new permission i was VERY tempted to think about taking up a longwing again but like i said will stick with el evil one and hopefully have some enjoyment watching a friends LW.....

SO in answer to your question....NO

[Aquilla]

Suppose i will have to invest in some new leather now then!
What do you favour K?
I was looking at a glove on the web called excalibur
Three layer
cushioned inner, with Kevlar in the middle and the traditional hide on top.
Impenatrable allegedly!

[Game & Pursuit Falcon UK]

Martin Jones, Falconry Furniture. I only use a double thickness, with no problems. Im going too start a thread about a possible eagle meet on the eagle forum, so as this dosent get moved there.

[ChakChek]

Im going to be getting my first bird (Fhh), hopefully, in June. My plan is to use the time from, well from the time i started getting into falconry about 10years ago, until then to read and re-read as much as i can and carry on going out with my mate and get shown as much as i can. My college course finishes in June so i will have the whole of the summer to man and train the bird up. With the job im aiming to get aswell i will still be able to fly the bird regulary and hopefully have plenty of land to fly her over :)

[Raseni]

I am thinking of looking into the accipiters, but not to fly them for now, just to set them up as a future breeding pair.
Have looked at coops a lot, and have found some breeders.

maybe, don´t know yet, maybe just stik with what I got. HH

cheers,
Rasmus

[FalconryMews101]

Aquilla can you forward the contacts for a tawny to me i'm interested in one for next year. I might try and make space in my diary for the meet i dont mind doing a bit of walking.

[Hawkmaster]

MOVED FROM BIRD IDENTIFCATION:rolleyes:

[StormRider]

Im off to the bank. I want one. Only joking.
Ill stick to my FHH and Scottish Tiercel this year. They are doing so well.
Might put the tiercel down for breeding next year. I havent made my mind up yet.
Defo interested in this Goldie meet tho.
STU

[North East Harris Hawker]

im just gonna stick with my old girl, maybe have a look at breeding for next year though