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Welcome John,
Great information about your trapping techniques. I’m an apprentice in Helena, MT currently working with a Kestrel but am very interested in flying Goshawks sometime in the future. I recently built a miniature Swedish GH trap with a cell phone alarm which caught 3 sharpies & my current Kestrel right out of my back yard in the middle of town. I’ve been planning on building a larger one for Goshawks but your funnel trap has sparked my interest… Maybe that’s a design I should look into. Anyhow, Ally, who’s a member of this forum, is also located in Missoula & is currently training a GH for Crows & Magpies. I expect she could help get you connected up with the falconry community in Missoula. Also, if you decide to trap a GH I’d be very interested to hear your impression of the Missoula area.
seems like missoula is a pretty darn tough place to be a falconer...? I built a house in the Bitteroot valley and kept my eyes out while traveling around and it seemed dismal there too. a few duck slips here and there in some tight places, but very little pheasant and partridge. And no big feed lots for starling flights. Gerald Gieger told me the Bitteroot was pretty sweet in the 70'sdue to beet farming that supported pheasants. No worries to any falconers in the area - I'm no threat I promise, wont be flying a bird anytime soon.