Originally Posted by Ridge Runner (Post 4033642)

love watching the big birds hunt. check out the vid of hunting for wolves in mongolia, with golden eagles
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Re644qgnCtw
awesome pics eminart
RR

Originally Posted by Ridge Runner (Post 4033642)

love watching the big birds hunt. check out the vid of hunting for wolves in mongolia, with golden eagles
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Re644qgnCtw
awesome pics eminart
RR

Originally Posted by eminart (Post 4033536)

Depends on what you're hunting. Most people don't use dogs if they're hunting rabbits and squirrels. But, some do use beagles or other dogs to flush rabbits and some use dogs to help find squirrels.

People hunting upland birds use dogs in the same way you'd use them with a shotgun. You don't want to stomp all over wyoming to find a grouse. Use dogs to point them and then your falcon that's waiting in the sky chases them on the flush, or a goshawk or cooper's hawk catches them flying from your glove.



Money isn't really the problem with falconry. You CAN put a lot into it. But, I probably got started for around $1,000. The time and effort are where most people can't do it. It's not a hobby. You can't just have a "pet" hawk and go hunting with him once or twice a week. Obviously they need care every day, but they also need to be flown a lot. The more the better. I probably average hunting 5-6 days a week. They need a lot of flying to stay in shape to be fast and strong enough to catch game.

Originally Posted by Chopayne (Post 4033936)

If you leave the cage open...will they run away?

Originally Posted by Chopayne (Post 4034937)

Hmm, saw this episode on Mountain Man, this guys brother charges $10,000 to train a falcon. Guess that goes in line with dog training.