ayrshiretaxidermy Posted July 18, 2013 Report Share Posted July 18, 2013 Granted, but you never said it wasn't yours. Maybe go back and edit your post saying " credit A.Godfrey for the following photo" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deaquire Posted July 20, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 20, 2013 I was going to ask if that was your photo, I've never seen anything like it, it's incredible. Licensing wouldn't work - look at the LANTRA award, it's a 4 day course that "qualifies" you as a falconer, ***? Though I do agree it's a shame that there are too many people take falconry too light hearted. The two major concerns I've come across are; People want birds like kestrels and spars without realising that a slight fluctuation in their weight could kill them, or people (children want owls because they're cute but don't realise they're very hard to train and very dangerous. Then you get the people who fly a harris on the weekend who keep it in their back garden and call themselves a Falconer but wouldn't have slightest clue who to turn to or what to do in the case of their bird being lost or injured. How you finding that Pere x saker? Personally can't stand saker hybrids but pure sakers make for some nice flying, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ayrshiretaxidermy Posted July 20, 2013 Report Share Posted July 20, 2013 You'll struggle to get a better bird for pursuit flights than a properly conditioned female per x saker. A pure saker, while may put up a good show, once the rain starts forget it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deaquire Posted July 22, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 22, 2013 No you won't. Gyr x Pere for hunting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadSpringer Posted July 22, 2013 Report Share Posted July 22, 2013 The Female Pere x Saker is very aggressive on crows, shows great motivation and determination once slipped. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deaquire Posted July 22, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 22, 2013 The Female Pere x Saker can be very aggressive on crows, as well as on any other feather, depending how well it has been trained. I know a few breeders who are phasing out their Sakers. Favouring the Gyr Peregrines for their size and speed. I'm not saying sakers can't be fantastic birds in the right hands, but if money isn't an issue then I don't see anyone preferring a saker over a Gyr. I'm not even sure they should be compared. That and alot of sakers are psychotic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadSpringer Posted July 22, 2013 Report Share Posted July 22, 2013 Early training and her first year was single kills and high rewards (fed up on kills). Have considered trying her on duck this coming season. Not had any experience with Gyr x Pere's, a friend flys a Gyr x Merlin at magpies, seen it take a few and I was impressed by the flights. A few friends fly pure Pere's at game with great success. One has a small male that specks out when it waits on and puts in fantastic stoops at partridge, a joy to watch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dazza9t9 Posted July 27, 2013 Report Share Posted July 27, 2013 I've had several Harris hawks over the years, I really enjoyed falconry but my work forced me to stop a few years ago My father is pretty big in the falconry world, runs a falconry club in the ne of England and is an active British falconry club member. He has a very well trained gos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deaquire Posted July 27, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 27, 2013 Who's your dad? HA thats not always something you can ask so freely in the North East Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildfowler.250 Posted July 27, 2013 Report Share Posted July 27, 2013 I fly a female harris and have flown Gyr x Sakers in the past, like said by 2sledge the best all round bird. It's just a pity too many dabble with them and don't get to see the birds at their full potential along with not having a mentor in place and end up losing them or killing them. The hardcore harris flyers have been tainted with the same brush as the back street kids who dabble then give up after one winter season because they don't or cant afford to but the food for the summer moult. Far to many are been bred and sold for pittence nowadays, when i had my first harris i paid £1600 for her back in 1989 now you can get one for £200 if you look around, me personnely woud license the sport just like our shooting. My profile picture shows me and my son who flies with me at the age of 8 and loves doing the ferreting. CJ Me AND JESS (1024x768).jpg taking the bunny (650x491).jpg Haven't read any of the posts but that second picture with the hawk and rabbit is awesome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
double10 Posted July 27, 2013 Report Share Posted July 27, 2013 not sure I can call myself a falconer tbh but I did a weeks training with a falconry company on husbandry and training etc, also ended up training a siberian eagle owl (i think) to jump to the glove and a chilean eagle to hunt rabbit. was an amazing experience really...we got to fly about 15 different birds including a perregrine falcon and a hooded vulture. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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