funny I went from a redtail to a harris's because I wanted something that was naturally more versatile. Here in Canada redtails are easy to obtain from the wild and are great birds but can be hit and miss. My last redtail already had a preference for snakes when I caught him and was very hard to change him from that. Finding the weight for him was very tight and as our weather is prone to sudden drops in temp, he was hard to keep at just the right weight. Now I wasn't looking for a harris's when my friend asked if I wanted a bird, he had of which the sale had fallen thru, and I was hesitant because of our weather. I was infact trying to trap a new redtail or gos at the time and had thought of buying a gos. But I figure what the hell lets try the harris's. I am quite happy, I'm a bit more laid back these days and enjoy the wider weight range that my harris's will hunt at and the social nature. I love having the bird about in the house. She reminds me of the Peales I had. And had I had better hunting areas for one I would have bought another peregrine, but our duck season is very short, and our terrain makes it hard to find enough open creeks and ponds for a high-flying falcon. It's not about which bird is best for the beginner or advanced falconer but what bird best matches the falconer and the game available. We don't have rabbits we have only hare here so I wait till the snow flys making tracks easier to find and hare easier to flush. And with the cold coming in I can pick the warmer days to go out and not worry to much about that 10 grams of weight. Yes I keep her indoors all the time and her weight is much more stable. My rt would be up and down, not dropping enough many days and often gaining weight when kept inside add to that my last RT got very grumpy when high in weight. Nope it's about matching bird game and style to the falconer not how long or what your idea of falconry is.
Red-tailed hawks are used as the introductory birds to apprentice falconers in the US precisely for the reason you just stated. By learning how to train and care for a red-tail, you can pretty much then easily transition to other raptors. Whereas if you start with a Harris hawk then the bird kinda trains you instead and so it's harder to start working with other species down the line. Here in American, a Harris hawk is actually something a more experienced falconer would fly.
Very much enjoyed this talk , I would love a goshawk, I’ll stick to my HH hunting with a passion. Have a great season, will you get more time to fly Zeus this year .
funny I went from a redtail to a harris's because I wanted something that was naturally more versatile. Here in Canada redtails are easy to obtain from the wild and are great birds but can be hit and miss. My last redtail already had a preference for snakes when I caught him and was very hard to change him from that. Finding the weight for him was very tight and as our weather is prone to sudden drops in temp, he was hard to keep at just the right weight. Now I wasn't looking for a harris's when my friend asked if I wanted a bird, he had of which the sale had fallen thru, and I was hesitant because of our weather. I was infact trying to trap a new redtail or gos at the time and had thought of buying a gos. But I figure what the hell lets try the harris's. I am quite happy, I'm a bit more laid back these days and enjoy the wider weight range that my harris's will hunt at and the social nature. I love having the bird about in the house. She reminds me of the Peales I had. And had I had better hunting areas for one I would have bought another peregrine, but our duck season is very short, and our terrain makes it hard to find enough open creeks and ponds for a high-flying falcon. It's not about which bird is best for the beginner or advanced falconer but what bird best matches the falconer and the game available. We don't have rabbits we have only hare here so I wait till the snow flys making tracks easier to find and hare easier to flush. And with the cold coming in I can pick the warmer days to go out and not worry to much about that 10 grams of weight. Yes I keep her indoors all the time and her weight is much more stable. My rt would be up and down, not dropping enough many days and often gaining weight when kept inside add to that my last RT got very grumpy when high in weight. Nope it's about matching bird game and style to the falconer not how long or what your idea of falconry is.
Nice and glad to hear you can work around the real cold weather
Thanks Dave .... This video left me a lot to think about ...
Nice one
spot on esp re eagles very well presented and clearly thought out
spot esp re Eagles very well presented
Thanks
Red-tailed hawks are used as the introductory birds to apprentice falconers in the US precisely for the reason you just stated. By learning how to train and care for a red-tail, you can pretty much then easily transition to other raptors. Whereas if you start with a Harris hawk then the bird kinda trains you instead and so it's harder to start working with other species down the line. Here in American, a Harris hawk is actually something a more experienced falconer would fly.
I totally agree there
@@falconry.davesharpenatureboy you’re vids are great and super informative, I’ll be trapping my first red-tail come September!
@AsianDudeX01 good luck
Very much enjoyed this talk , I would love a goshawk, I’ll stick to my HH hunting with a passion.
Have a great season, will you get more time to fly Zeus this year .
I’m trying to but we’ll see! Well catch-up whatever
Harris Hawk are fun because you can fly them with other Harris Hawk owners.
Snuck a few uncomfortable truths in there👍
Hehe
Can’t watch it, Harris’s just doesn’t sound right. Never heard that pronunciation and can’t watch 😂