them fuzzies. I know a lot of you been interested in our adventures rabbit hunting with my hawk this year so here's a little update. Moka has been having an amazing year so far. We are up to 23 rabbits for the season with 4 doubles. Finally getting our first snow so it'll only get better from here on out. Here's a few pics from our latest outings Got a new Canon video camera, still working on getting some good vids of her in action. Here's a couple , hope to get some better ones on Xmas eve when we get out again. http://youtu.be/a2mmRIjN1u8 http://youtu.be/-QLVECxI4fQ http://youtu.be/eiXYhE5fec4 Take care Dave
Wow, that is amazing. It still looks like she is ready to deploy deadly force if you get too close to "her" rabbit!
I just watched the videos............ again, Wow, I didn't know that they crashed into the ground/brush that hard and that fast.
Dave that is awesome! Love the pics. Something about falconry is just so freaking awesome!! It's cooler than a T-rex with a bazooka. I'd love to be a part of a hunt like that! Just to see the bird doing his thing must be awesome.
Wow that is amazing! What kind of work is it to get a bird of prey like that and keep them and teach them to hunt and what not?
Thanks guys. Greg - the vids don't even begin to do her justice. You have to see it in person to appreciate it. They crash so hard it sounds like a softball bat hitting the ground. PT - I'll be getting out again on Xmas eve and we should have a good 6 inches to work with. I can't wait. I'll be sure to get some more pics of the days events. Yeah Kyle - hunting with one is like nothing else I've ever done. It's something not many people get to experience. I have just as much hunting with her as I do deer hunting. Hope everyone has a Merry Christmas and a happy New Year!
Actually they already know how to hunt - I just train them to let me hunt with them. I trapped her out of the wild on Sept 1'st and had her free flying to me in 3 weeks. We caught our first rabbit exactly one month and a day from trapping her. They traing amazingly quick. Ton get involved in falconry you mush first know or get to know a general falconer this is willing to sponsor you . It's a 2 year apprenticeship to go thru.
This absolutely blows my mind.....so awesome man...keep it up! Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I727 using Tapatalk 2
Can I please come hang out with you and your bird...HaHa. Seriously tho unbelievable footage keep it coming. I can't get over how fast they swoop to the ground it's crazy!!!!
It just amazes me that they become so willing to hunt for you after being a wild bird. It just shouldn't be possible! Fantastic. Do you ever worry her leather strap/bell could get caught in a tree branch crotch or anything?
