Thread: unusual project - falcon lure machine

Originally Posted by Rushy

Excellent stuff. This is an interesting sport with a long history. I picked up a young fully fledged hawk in the Woodhill forest that was grounded and couldn't take flight from the scrub it was trapped in while out horse riding years ago. I took it (wrapped in my shirt) to a rehab place to be checked out and released. Man the talons on those things are sharp.

Having see an Eagle owl put it`s talons right through a blokes hand, I would have to agree Rushy.