Are there falconers among us?

[Chub_by]

No no, I don't consider this too much of a derail - maybe we can even make some sort of "General birds of prey thread"
Still hoping to find a falconer here, I have so many questions
But I swear, and all of you are my witnesses, one day I will be able to practicate this magnificent hobby!
Thanks guys for all the interest so far, really appreciate it.

 

[Chub_by]

They really are a thing of beauty, only other time I saw one up close was when one landed on my AC and nearly pulled it out of my window. I thought someone was trying to rip it out of my window when I went to check there was a Hawk slipping and sliding on it trying to keep his balance, those talons weren't helping him at that moment.

 

[Inglorious]

You're not going to see any hunting here, but this link is to a webcam that was set up to watch a bald eagle nest last fall. Almost a quarter of a million people watched the eggs hatch live and now you can watch the chicks hang out in the nest.

http://www.ustream.tv/decoraheagles

 

[Dan F]

I have a friend from high school that keeps a couple Red-Tailed Hawks. I've seen his birds while he handled them, but never seen them actually hunting. The guy has been doing it for about twenty years now, it's pretty cool...

 

[krichardson]

That's cool Dan,maybe you could get a few pictures of his birds?


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[Dan F]

That's cool Dan,maybe you could get a few pictures of his birds?


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I'll have to get out to his place sometime. It has been a few years, but I ran into him at the hardware store a couple months ago and he said he is still falconing, but he got rid of his Cougar (Puma, Mountain Lion, Catamount - not old hotty).

 

[krichardson]

Wow a cougar,what happened with that?

 

[Wiggles92]

I'd love to get into falconry but it is almost impossible in this state.

The trick is finding a mentor and then putting in your time with them. I've looked into it before, but I never had any luck.

 

[predatorfish1]

My school once got an organization together and i was the lucky one to get the picture with the bald eagle flapping it's wings over my head.

 

[krichardson]

The trick is finding a mentor and then putting in your time with them. I've looked into it before, but I never had any luck.

Yeah,I know that mentoring under an established and experienced falconer is one of the state's requirements.I also looked into it before.


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