falconry

tommyboy26

Hi all

Was just wondering if anyone could explain a bit about falconry to me. i would like to get into it but would like to know about:


1: how hard is it to do?
2: how do you get started?
3: what type of birds you use for it?
4: about the birds ie what you feed them, keep them in, take care of them?
5: the cost of a bird and up keep of it?

If anyone could fill me in on these things i would be very greatful.


tommy

Judgement Day

http://www.falconryofireland.com/

tomahawk101

Falconry is not a particularly expensive past-time but it does need dedication, thought and time.
It is definitely not something you can learn from a book without making a lot of mistakes along the way.
I learnt from a lot of mistakes and believe me when I say that learning from other peoples mistakes is a lot less hassle, emotionally and financially.

Regarding the birds; A lot of different species are being bred in captivity, but the species you chose should directly depend on what you intend to hunt and what type of land you have available to hunt over.

Most importantly, don't just get a bird and try your hand at it. Do a course that will teach you how to handle these birds safely and securely. A good course will cover housing, the law, feeding, hygiene and food preparation, species suitability, manning and all equipment needed.
A very good course will also cover training and the use of positive re-inforcements.
Any other info needed, please feel free to ask,
Tom

tommyboy26

thanks for the information im very interested in learning about it


tommy

Linguo

Hi,

My boyfriend and I recently had a hawk walk in the Burren and I'm really interested in learning more about it, doing it once simply isn't enough, it was amazing!

Could anyone recommend the best place to do a short course where you learn to handle the birds?

Basically I don't know what way to go about it apart from the places that offer hawk walks so could anyone please tell me the best place for a beginners type of course?? thanks!

Mothman

Moved from Nature to Hunting

Birdnuts

http://blog.woodlandsfalconry.com/


Had a great day out here last year and learnt so much about this ancient style of hunting which used to be very popular with native Irish chieftains:)

Linguo

Ah thanks for that, seeming to have a problem logging on to the site though, Norton is saying it's malicious!

Spunk84

ive noticed a big time increase with people lamping with birds of prey and also working pointing dogs with them these days. One of our GC members has one but spends most of the time finding it LOL he has one of those radio trackers so is fairly easy to find it. He did mention that you have to have it out alot as well

Linguo

By the way I don't want to use a hawk for hunting purposes, just loved the experience and would really like to learn more about it

Alan 1990

Birdnuts wrote: »

http://blog.woodlandsfalconry.com/


Had a great day out here last year and learnt so much about this ancient style of hunting which used to be very popular with native Irish chieftains:)

Was at that place 2day thought it was a great day out and very reasonably priced I'll be going again soon.

goshawker

join here http://www.irishfalconryforum.com/portal.php
and you can ask all your questions there and maybe find some1 that willl take you out

dodderangler

plenty of people selling hawks eagles and owls on donedeal and gumtree but read up about them first and learn bout it before purchasing id love to get one myself for game hunting just cant afford it it can be expensive and need dedication

tomahawk101

Linguo wrote: »

Hi,

My boyfriend and I recently had a hawk walk in the Burren and I'm really interested in learning more about it, doing it once simply isn't enough, it was amazing!

Could anyone recommend the best place to do a short course where you learn to handle the birds?

Basically I don't know what way to go about it apart from the places that offer hawk walks so could anyone please tell me the best place for a beginners type of course?? thanks!

Give Woodlands Falconry a call on 059-9156878

kildare.17hmr

I often meet a lad out hunting in the same area as me, he uses a springer and a female harris hawk, they work great together, serious to watch but he said the bird takes up a lot of time. the guy who bought my hmr also does it and he said the same