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Thats what I'm worried about...i have a feeling it will probably turn out that way. For now though, hes fat and pretty content

I won't take offense. If you have something on your mind say it. All it can do is improve what I've got for this bird. I've had a few guys over that know me and how I do things, and they didn't have...

It's been a long time since the last update, but as it's now time for the molt, I thought a little info might be good.

We didn't end up taking any wild game his first season, mostly through my own...

Kim,

Thanks for the reply and advice. I'm fairly new to operant conditioning so I do admit to getting a little excited and pushing forward too fast sometimes. I haven't tried sequences again since...

Hunting at sunrise. Sherlock's pose after chasing and missing a pheasant.
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Still no hunting stories yet, but some more behavior training (hopefully the former will start next week when I'm done moving). I figure if anyone else has the same issues, maybe this will help a...

Ray - unpurchased at that point! I'll bring it next trip out, I promise.

I glad you liked it, Ryan! I feel your pain with insect phobia haha, I can't stand things with stingers...

Not much of an update, but I just have to share this photo I shot of Sherlock yesterday. His face as he's surprised by a yellow jacket and falls silent mid-scream.
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This will be a long one...

It's been almost a month since I updated, but I've had several people ask me to post what I've been doing with Sherlock lately so I figure I ought to. I'm in the middle...

Harry,

I have a friend that breeds quail that helps me with quail buggies, but no I don't currently have any sparrows on hand. I did start him off in sparrows when I did have them though.

53 days ~294g at mealtime

Well, we went over to Eastern WA this past Saturday and tried to find some quail for Sherlock but weren't successful in finding a good slip. For his first time out...

48 days - 300g @ 3pm

34g quail on lure transfers taking off from fist outside. Responding to command step up after transferring to tidbit, slowly but response there. On later tids, would run...

47 days - 300g @ 4:30 meal

I had Sherlock on the glove for a solid three hours today, and he settled down and started preening much quicker than yesterday. He's also been fairly quiet when I'm...

46 days - 15th day of hack - 308g with equipment

Sherlock is hardpenned now and his days of hack are officially over today. He quite happily dive bombed my boyfriend's mother and landed on her...

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42 days - 11th day of hack

I've switched Sherlock back to two meals a day, the first being one or two quail...

First off, thank you to Aurelia Kucera of Cazador Falconry for making me this awesome, goat hide glove. It's super comfortable and I love the way it looks. I recommend that anyone looking for great...

Pictures will have to wait until after the weekend as I'm out away from home hunting with my boyfriend and some friends. Sherlock came to the lure with a little more biting than usual, but no...

Thanks Deb :)

34 days

Yesterday was an uneventful day at hack for Sherlock. He stayed within eyesight pretty much all morning and afternoon in one of the large pines bordering our yard,...

Called Sherlock down to the lure around 4:30 as he was acting more hungry than usual aka running around my feet the moment I walked into the yard. I had him chase the lure around the yard which he...

And from today at 33 days. He's hanging out under a tree in the front yard right now

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33 days - 2nd official day of hack

Sherlock looks to have topped off in the 300-305g range (with his equipment on), so it looks like he'll be at an average tiercel coops weight when he comes...

26 days

I haven't been bothering to get a weight on Sherlock lately since he's so mobile these days and just hops right off the scale as soon as I put him on. Sorry for the lack of updates, I've...

23 days
At the WAFA picnic.
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Both of us! ...

22 days cont.

Well, I guess it's time to expand Sherlock's play area from just the floor to every piece of furniture in the house. After some intent staring, he made a leap and scrabbled his way...