Thread: Hunting with Hawks

I had the honour of flying a friends Steppe Eagle for a few hours some years ago. Not hunting, just training her up. That is something I wont forget in a hurry.
Harris Hawks are great as you can hunt them in pairs or groups, which is pretty much unique among raptors. They actively hunt as a group, helping each other out. Biggest problem we had was that to get a bird trained up it had to be imprinted, and with Harris haks, they tend to get very vocal when they see their human "dad" . Doesnt go down well if you have neighbours


I wish I could claim this photo but I just copied it from another hawking forum