Hi Isaac - yes I know what you mean - they have different strengths for sure. Springers excel in some situations where HPR's find things more difficult - Springers are great for really rough ground...
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Hi Isaac - yes I know what you mean - they have different strengths for sure. Springers excel in some situations where HPR's find things more difficult - Springers are great for really rough ground...
Thanks for the comments guys - the Springer is a great dog for rabbiting in this type of land. Dandy would quite often 'set' before the flush providing notice of the flush. She was a real one off - I...
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Heres another pheasant flight - parent reared female :-)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-f3adckPxTg
Thanks Mark - the nature of the land helped and the fact that these rabbits were flushed with spaniels - a real challenge for the hawk sometimes as they would invariably flush upwind - more of a...
Thanks Mark :-)
Here's my male imprint - 50/50 Finnish/Russian 9125 not sure if I'm uploading correctly so forgive me if it doesn't work
Thanks Mitch :-)
Hi Edmund - no it wasn't a cocker it was a small English Springer Spaniel bitch called Dandy. Working Springers tend to come in a lot of different shapes and sizes as they are bred for working...
Hi Dillon - ok I'll give it a try..... the majority of my birds have been parent reared females but I have flown a number of imprint male Finnish birds, including the one I am currently flying. Many...
Thanks Ryan you're welcome. I think Pheasants are the perfect quarry for Goshawks and if you can keep that balance of stamina, fitness and motivation in your hawk they provide fantastic sport with...
Thanks Derek - success will come I'm sure - Goshawks are demanding but hugely rewarding. I've seen your thread - you seem to be doing fine so far. I hope you have a good season and its the first of...
Hi all just thought I'd better finally introduce myself. I registered a while ago but have only just got around to posting. I'm Dave Parry and I live in Chester in the UK. I have flown goshawks...