Thread: unusual project - falcon lure machine

A work mate asked if I could make him a drag lure machine to help train his falcons/hawks with. He's made keen on his birds of prey and its something that appealed to me too.

So I was stuck at home looking after the kids this weekend, so in-between the madness that comes with caring for little children and separating fights etc... I managed to do a few quick google searches where I got the basic idea from, then a few hours in the garage mostly while the kids where asleep ... a machine was born.


Basic idea with a few bodged tother parts to see if it will work - and yip... it did!


finished product, all nice and pretty!


The test subject herself (females are bigger and tougher in the bird world, they hunt harder so are preferred)

The basic idea is to tow a rabbit skin using the machine and a remote hand control to build up the birds hunting fitness. My machine uses a 12V motor from a repco boat trailer winch. The little motor runs off a spotlight batter and goes all day as it doesn't draw too much current and it revs hard out, so the lure can reach about 70kph!!! All up it was a great hit and bird and handler ('m sure there is a flash Ye Ol English term for a bird handler...but I'm too dumb to know, or want to know shit like that) are very happy.

Anyway, thought I'd share as its a bit different than the usual gun stuff

kj