Hello and welcome! We are a pretty spread out group here in Montana but we are around. There are a couple of folks on this site that are around the Great Falls area -- I am down near Hamilton myself....
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Hello and welcome! We are a pretty spread out group here in Montana but we are around. There are a couple of folks on this site that are around the Great Falls area -- I am down near Hamilton myself....
Hey Doug, welcome to the forum.
Sadly I'm going to miss the picnic this year due to work obligations but hopefully I'll catch you at a meet or during the season!
I live just outside of Hamilton so...
Hi Spencer! Depending on where you're at in MT there are many falconers here that fly gyrs and gyr hybrids as well! Like Paul mentioned, that's a fantastic future goal and very reachable in this...
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Welcome, bienvenue! I don't speak much French, but I know that much. :)
Good luck in your endeavors, both in falconry and in opening an orchard. That sounds exciting. You should find many friends...
Welcome Austin! A big chunk of my family is from Basin, it's AWESOME country for falconry over there. Taken the hawk down with me a few times while visiting and it's been a ton of fun.
Not a...
Welcome Matt! Washington has a great group, you should have a lot of fun!
Washington has a ton of awesome members. Good luck in your journey!!!
Hide your children! toungeout
Welcome back!
Lindsay it's great to be curious :) Right on.
Everyone else has pretty much summed it up.
^ What they said.
My sponsor and I hardly ever saw each other. But we communicated via phone and email. I kept him apprised of my progress. It was a rough apprenticeship. I wasn't very successful....
I think you're on the right track with him. What a little bipolar monster bird :D Can't wait to meet him. You'll get there!!!
Phil he's beautiful, very pale, thanks for sharing!
I feel your pain on what you were going through...it's that time of year. They wig out...crazyy
This is the hardest part and it seems like...
Saw this picture already but it's AWESOME! Love it!
Excellent!
Phil,
Yikes, sorry to hear! Always scary, and goshawks sure do seem to hold grudges. Blackjack is still sore at me for tethering him for the first time since I put him up for the moult, and it's...
I think you might be disappointed by what you find coming back, Phil. It's not a great place for falconry any more. BUT we still manage, and it's still beautiful country!
If you do make it back,...
Cool pictures! This is exciting! And good on you for taking the little guy, you may have saved a life :)
Thanks for sharing!
Welcome Tommy! Good luck!
Jeff...I had that same reaction from Blackjack when he hit this stage and it was like I was a total stranger...do you have the time to write a little bit more detail about what you do with him at...
Sounds like it :)
Just one word of caution with shooting game animals--raptors are extremely sensitive, and lead poisoning is a HUGE concern when you're using bullets. Steel shot is your safest...
Hey John, glad you found your way here! You'll find a ton of information, and a few more folks from Montana visiting these forums so it may help you expand your network. Good luck!
Welcome Ray! Sounds like you have an idea about the time commitment required, and good on you for waiting until the right time.
I think you'll find a lot of the answers to your questions as you...
Excellent thread, Audrey! As I enter my second year with my first imprint, this is very valuable information for me as well!
Welcome Brandon! I get over to WA a couple times a year so I'm sure we'll run into each other. Good luck, sounds like you've done your homework :)