Quote Originally Posted by Stacia Novy View Post
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Feathers broken at the main shaft (vein) are indicators of poor handling. Thanks for the conversation, your points are good.
Stacia, I wasn't going to respond to this thread because it is just plain silly but newbies read these threads and when something is stated as a fact as the statement above and is so completely wrong, I feel the need to step in. Unlike many falconers out there, I hunt the shit out of my red-tails in dense brush and trees and my birds crash hard after game. I have yet to have a red-tail make it to the end of a season without a tipped feather or ever broken feather. So for you to make that statement tells me how you hunt your birds. Instead of bashing NAFA for a photo you disagree with, why don't you get out there and catch some game and start a thread on your bird and share the stories and photo's, it would be much more enjoyable!