Look out Fuzzies...**** is comming!!!


Chenango Dave

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Caught my hawk for hunting this year just this past week. Got her flying to me in the house in just 5 days or so. Will be starting her training outside on the creance line tomorrow.

So far she has been a great bird to work with- she doesn't even seem to mind my dog at all. Should have her ready for hunting rabbits and squirrels by the time our muzzleloader season closes.

I'll be sure to update our status as the training progresses.

Take care

Dave

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Won't be long and well be having shots like this - This was my bird from last year..

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Thanks guys..

I let Roxie go last spring around the first part of MAy. I could have kept her, but it's a lot easier to let them go and trap and train a new one in the fall. If you keep them , you have to feed them all summer long, if you go on vacation, you have to have someone feed her that knows how. It's a lot of work. Plus being an apprentice - I wanted to train a different bird. Each one has their own personality. I can already tell a big difference between this one a Roxie..

You fatten them right up for a couple weeks before releasing them. They are pretty much just as wild as they day you caught them. They wouldn't come to you if you tried to call them.

A lot of falconry is all weight related. they are just like a fighter. You get them fat and they are lazy, get them to light and they are weak. you want to get them right at their hunting wieght. It's takes a little time to figure that weight out, you can get a good idea by how they respond to your commands. I weigh my bird twice a day.

Here's a few pics from todays traing session

Well Hawkie is starting to fly outside now on the creance line. Had her flying today 40-50 feet to me. Now we're starting to get some colder weather, it'll be easier to manager her weight. I figure in two weeks we'll be ready for free flight and hunting. We'll keep you updated..

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Here's her and my boy checking out a dove that came to the birdfeeder...

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A couple snow shots from the storm yesterday...

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Take care

Dave

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