Thread: Hunting with Hawks

That is fascinating, I'd love to see it.

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You would have to travel to Europe :-)
Here is an interesting link:
Falconry

Originally Posted by Friwi

You would have to travel to Europe :-)
Here is an interesting link:
Falconry

It'll definitely be on my to do list when I take my OE. Hopefully someone will let me watch without the $$$$$$$$

Anyone know if NZ falcons have been trained in this way? Perhaps in less bureaucratic days? Some of the early colonel tweed gentry? Hah

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Originally Posted by phillipgr

It'll definitely be on my to do list when I take my OE. Hopefully someone will let me watch without the $$$$$$$$

Anyone know if NZ falcons have been trained in this way? Perhaps in less bureaucratic days? Some of the early colonel tweed gentry? Hah

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Wingspan National Bird of Prey Centre Rotorua New Zealand | Birds of Prey | NZ Falcon

I remember you talking about it when we met @Pengy, my ears pricked up as I have always taken an interest in it, shame about our laws here which brings me to this:

Wouldn't the quickest way to bring back the NZ falcon be to make it available to the public?

Understandable from bio security point of view that we cant bring in other raptors. They would have a ball taking out all the native flightless birds if they were allowed to escape and get established.

Yes, but surely our own native falcon would be very good? Not sure about our Hawks, they are pretty slow. Our native falcon is very fast!

Make it available to the public, I'd own one!

While were at it we could save the kiwi by making it financially viable. McDonalds could bring back the kiwiburger they used to sell in the 90s but with real kiwi!

Originally Posted by Wildman

Wingspan National Bird of Prey Centre Rotorua New Zealand | Birds of Prey | NZ Falcon

Interesting read there.

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Originally Posted by phillipgr

It'll definitely be on my to do list when I take my OE. Hopefully someone will let me watch without the $$$$$$$$

Anyone know if NZ falcons have been trained in this way? Perhaps in less bureaucratic days? Some of the early colonel tweed gentry? Hah

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Go see it. Just down the road from you.
http://s45.photobucket.com/user/Jame...edfa4.mp4.html

Wingspan trust is a place I want to visit, maybe very soon. Ive always loved Birds of Prey and especially our Swamp Hawks. As a side note, I was flying above Te Kowhai (Waikato) one hot summer day circling in a thermal with my engine powered back and who do I bump into but a Hawk up there in the same thermal. Would have been about 1500 ft by memory as that was my standard floating about height. I was surprissed to see a Hawk that high up. It was not worried about me in the slightest and I started getting concerned he was getting to close to me. Was an awesome memory, me and the Hawk just circling together on a hot summer day.

They are great to just watch as they seach for rats and mice then swoop down on their target.

Haast eagle, now that would be a mint hunting buddy.

Originally Posted by Nibblet

Haast eagle, now that would be a mint hunting buddy.

Tho it could be interesting wrestling a deer off it before it eats it all.

Could carry you to the tops and then take out tahr and big reds. Put a little back pack on him and have him do runs back and forth to the truck with your gear.

I would think a kea would be pretty good. Very smart birds.

Originally Posted by kiwijames

Go see it. Just down the road from you.
http://s45.photobucket.com/user/Jame...edfa4.mp4.html

Do they do displays over live game?

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No. I it is probably not that family friendly!