Any falconers?
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You can hang out in Florida...and have the vulture just stare at people in the parks...
...and I could feed it some of the non native road kill.
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Thanks!rwellbaum said:
Yeah my brother was lucky in befriending a member of the falconry society so the wealth of experience and knowledge was incredibly helpful. It was a common buzzard who if my memory serves me correctly was actually given to him by the member.
It is funny, I always imagined something like that to be much bigger over your side?
Regulations are the main reason why it's not bigger over here; they've led to a very closed-off community. As far as I know, we also can't buy our own birds until we're at the highest level; we have to catch them otherwise.
I opened a similar thread a few months ago.. Seems that in the US falconry isn't as widespread as in Europe. Which is funny because anything animal related is much bigger in the US.
Anyway, I researched this alot because I wanted to start myself when I'm 18,but I have certainly given up on that.There probably are very,very few hobbies that require less time and money. The license alone costs 5000 euros here that's 6000 dollars, and before it you have to acquire a normal hunting license.
Not to mention aviary, food, equipment and the bird itself.
Also you need a huge property preferably in a rural area.
If you haven't got money for all this, + the property + a job which allows you one to several hours of free time a DAY, I wouldn't try it.
But, if you do try it, all the best of luck and keep us updated.
@ Ryan. There are only 2 types of buzzards here. Common and honey buzzard. Germans also call the harris hawk "desert buzzard" but the english do not.
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Anyway, I researched this alot because I wanted to start myself when I'm 18,but I have certainly given up on that.There probably are very,very few hobbies that require less time and money. The license alone costs 5000 euros here that's 6000 dollars, and before it you have to acquire a normal hunting license.
Not to mention aviary, food, equipment and the bird itself.
Also you need a huge property preferably in a rural area.
If you haven't got money for all this, + the property + a job which allows you one to several hours of free time a DAY, I wouldn't try it.
But, if you do try it, all the best of luck and keep us updated.
@ Ryan. There are only 2 types of buzzards here. Common and honey buzzard. Germans also call the harris hawk "desert buzzard" but the english do not.
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thats cool . i wanna get into falconry but its very expensive , i cant find someone who breeds them , and im afraid it will fly away and never come back .
The main site I know of. Joined it years ago when I was in South Dakota with my own house. It's a great hobby, but super expensive and like has been said before, give up your other hobbies/free time. I am single, but still the dedication/time to this is too much for me
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