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Was fortunate to hunt with a friend and his falcon a couple of times this year..Here is some action from about a month or so ago. This year my boy got to watch nature in action, needless to say he was very impressed with the gyr falcon and its speed.
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That's super cool! I had a teacher in middle school that had several falcons. He had an extension built to the classroom for a fenced area to hold the birds during class. We had the opportunity to handle and feed the birds often. He was a very active "falconist" (sp?). Very educational, but even more impressive. Never seen it live.. Extremely jealous.
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I used to take a guy out pheasant hunting. He had the falcon and I had pointing dogs. It was VERY COOL! If you ever have a chance to go along, I HIGHLY recommend it.
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Hopefully the $50 worth barred flank feathers on that Woodie weren't destroyed? Awesome pics!
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Gooose said:
Hopefully the $50 worth barred flank feathers on that Woodie weren't destroyed?
I think they were... I gotta do a better job at saving feathers as I know a guy that does pretty good saving feathers from birds he shoots each year and gets enough jingle to make it worth the effort.
Pheasant hunting would be very exciting...On these hunts we spot were the birds are at (usually small bodies of water) He releases his falcon and then we proceed down toward the birds, meanwhile the falcon is above and the ducks are very aware of the it and do not like to fly. We get to the edge and jump the birds off the water and the rest is up to the falcon. He brings a dog if the duck escapes back to the water plus it helps in getting the birds off the water. The 3-4 times I have tagged along the falcon has made great "stoops" and slammed the birds to the ground. It is a blast if anyone gets an offer to go...GO!
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