Not sure who the local falconer is that's been helping you, but that sounds like someone you should be asking? Also not sure how you have experience trapping, unless you watched someone else do it,...
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Not sure who the local falconer is that's been helping you, but that sounds like someone you should be asking? Also not sure how you have experience trapping, unless you watched someone else do it,...
Dan, check out this website if you haven't: http://flgamehawkers.com/ It also provides a link to the fb group.
Who knows? lol. Most falconers I know say they'd quit falconry if they had to live in FL. It's certainly not a particularly falconry friendly state. The regs aren't bad, but the climate is pretty...
That is one heck of a run on sentence.
You do learn what you need to learn from your sponsor, however you're not going to just magically get a sponsor that's worth anything without putting in the...
What I think he may be thinking of is the fact that I told him it takes an average of two years to find a sponsor in our state. Many falconers are not sponsoring right now, and those that are require...
^Hahahahaha! This is why we're friends. I just cracked up at work. Thanks Robert!
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I think I've seen both of you on the fb group. That's a great start. Please read the webpage...
That’s a really funny story but definitely makes a good point about how different birds think from the way we do.
My aplo also seems to have some superstitions regarding hunting from a specific...
Thanks! Once again you make some really good points!!
I actually ran into an issue this past weekend where my bird started landing on the ground and running around by my feet in the field....
So as an update, I took some of the various things mentioned here, and decided to start with using the clicker to hood train. I figured it was a simple enough thing that it would be a good refresher...
Thank you guys for the responses! If other people want to weigh in as well I'm all for it. :) I'll see what I can work out with all the information here, and I'd be happy to post updates as well if...
Thank you Geoff! That's a fantastically in depth response! I haven't previously done any shaping with this bird, but I am currently working on establishing a clicker as a bridge, which I'm hoping...
So, not wanting to revive an older thread, or take away from a new one, I figured I would start yet another discussion on screaming.
Some of my backstory:
I had a passage red tail that came...
I also recommend checking out the florida gamehawkers group if you are on facebook.
We frequently post about planned hunts and invite out apprentices and pre-apprentices to join us.
You can look into the two clubs in Florida, the Florida Hawking Fraternity and the Florida Falconers Association. You can also check out florida gamehawkers on facebook. We frequently post about...
Brooke, I recommend calling FWC to schedule your test and studying now, as you don't need a sponsor to take an exam.
Since sponsorship is a 2 year commitment people typically wont sponsor someone...
I recommend checking out the florida gamehawkers group if you are on facebook. We frequently have hunts posted on there and invite pre-apprentices and apprentices to come out in the field with us....
I'm not sure where that is located (I'm near orlando) but I recommend checking out the florida gamehawkers group if you are on facebook. We frequently have hunts posted on there and invite...
I recommend getting in touch with the florida falconry clubs, the Florida Hawking Fraternity and the Florida Falconer's Association.
I also suggest checking out the Florida Gamehawkers facebook...
Welcome!
I'm just an apprentice, but I would recommend you wait to build facilities until you have a sponsor. That way they can guide you through the process so you can make sure it's built right...
There is also a falconry picnic, set to be in June I believe (separate from the FHF apprentice workshop). Look for the Florida Gamehawkers group on FB. Terry or Trish should be able to give you more...
Okay. Cool. Thank you guys for the answers. :)
I'm glad to know that imprints can be fixed. As a pre-apprentice or whatever the term is, I don't know much about the imprinting process, so I wasn't...
Okay. XD I mainly wanted to stress that just because I'm asking, doesn't mean I'm planning to run out and illegally imprint an eyass. I'm just really curious about the imprint process as it's...
Okay. That essentially answers my questions. :) I wasn't sure if it was luck, guessing, or some little known trade secret. Lol.
It seems like a lot of folks hand feed accipiters? Are they less...
Thanks Fred. That sort of helped, but I'm still confused. :)
I'm also not really familiar with what most people imprint. Obviously accipiters, and some falcons. Do folks imprint Harris hawks?
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This is just me being curious (as I haven't even had a bird yet).
My CHC study guide makes a big deal about feeding and imprints. They recommend that an imprint never associate the falconer with...