[doganjo]

Harris's are what are generally recommended for beginners.  I think your Dad is giving you sound advice, young Jack.  Go to a falconry centre and learn how to look after the birds as well as how to fly them.  Their weight is crucial and is extremely finely balanced.  I was talking to a friend of mine today who has one of my pups (Ha ha -some pup, she's 3 now) and he works her with three B's o P - he is going to take me out for a day when the new  season starts, hopefully with my young dog if I get him trained up enough beforehand.

[jackle23]

Thanks have found a local(!) falcon flyer club thing and im going to a zoo on monday to see if they need help for saturdays looking after the birds of prey.



jack

[sausagesandcash]

I feel so proud...the boy is becoming a man! Always listen to your parents jackle23, they may seem like a pain in the ass, but they have your best interests at heart. Mark Twain said something like...When I was 18 my parents knew nothing, by the time I was 21, they sure had learned alot!

My mum used to have a sign that said.. Teenagers , while you still know everything, go out, get a job, find a flat, pay your own bills and feed yourself!

 

[doganjo]

I have a badge that my kids gave me - Mother knows best!

[sausagesandcash]

I'm 38 and I still find her advice good....ya' can't beat the few years of extra experience. She used always say, you went to university, I went to the university of life! How right she is!
 

[jackle23]

Any laws concerning these hawks before I get one?

[doganjo]

Your local Falconry Club will keep you right on that, Jackie

[jackle23]

Rejected by local Zoo too many internships already

[doganjo]

Join the falconry club then - if no pocket money left ask Mum & Dad to advance your next birthday present.  I'm sure they'll think it worthwhile, I would.  I'm glad you can't have a gun, to be honest!

[jackle23]

in the search for natural hunting i find hunting with another animal is the most natural.Today i watched a bird of prey fly after somthing and it was great just watching it.





Jack

[doganjo]

I have seen wild Buzzards watching my dogs run in the fields then following them to see if they put any littel animals up - then they dive bomb and catch them.  It's fascinating!

[jackle23]

Local(!)falconry center 3 hours away but ill still go should be good.

[doganjo]

What's the significance of 23?

[ballingall]

My OH is very keen on Falconry- he has a falconry experience to use at the moment. He also is desperate to get a barn owl since we heard that they are more indangered these days. I have a friend who has worked with most B of P- but she lives in Denmark! However jackle23, she did start off her experience with her local falconry centre (it was Cupar Deer Park, who had/have a falconry section).

Beth

[doganjo]

One of my pups is owned by a falconer - he's going to take me out with Breagh an the birds when the seasons starts.  Really looking forward to it, but I won't be adding a B o P to my brood - enough is enough!