@nokia6303b There is no way you can understand all the hours, hard work and $ that goes into training a bird of prey until you have done it. It can be very exausting but is a wonderful thing to accomplish.
You should falconry in Pennsylvaniaor USA.,,Great for PA Falconry Birds Lovers.,So the population keep growing,,,The birds will be much more healthier...on the wild they just last 10 years,,,If you falconry they will last 30 years...its a shame...***The Human Ignorance ***..these birds never get domesticated,,,they stay wild,,,they just get tamed..if you decide to let them go they will survive....you just helping them,,THINK BIG PA. USA.~~~~~
@Stampeder21 I'm not an expert or even a practitioner of falconry, but I know that one of modern falconry's goals is to also bring endangered birds of prey species back to sustainable numbers.
@Jakeshark Depending on where you are located, it is possible to fly during the summer. You will have to read up on molting under lights, so it is more for an experienced falconer
@gregmikk Yeah it is always possible to push the envelope on anything.
This is a sport about nature, and moulting birds using the lights is not natural and does stress the birds. For me....I don't think it s what the sport is all about. It's a matter of personal choice and doing what is best for the birds not the falconer.
@sedafire Natural? If you follow your slippery slope on the definition of Natural, release your bird because what you are doing is not natural. Then you better release your Harris because it is not a natural predator in your location. I would even bet you bought your bird from a breeder, is that natural for them to breed in captivity?.... Light is light, and molting under lights does not stress the birds if done right. As I stated before it is not for the beginning falconer to attempt.
It is a legal sport in all states except Hawaii. Read North American Falconry and Hunting Hawks by Beebe and Webster. It will tell you almost everything that you could possibly want to know. Search falconry and go to your state web page. Make contact there or with who else may be local to your area. Once you are legal I find that I can hunt where no one else can. I hope this helps...
@5tonyvvvv Ya, of course. Go climb up a mountain, avoid the angry, fighting, parents, grab and egg, and climb all the way back down without breaking it only to find that it was illegal and have your bird taken and you be fined. Jeez. Use you head. That's what it's for. In case you didn't know. Don't get all your knowledge of falconry from "My Side of the Mountain". Even though it's a great book, you shouldn't get all your information on it considering it was written for CHILDREN.
hey thanx for the nasty stuckup additude..asshole...thats why i was askin cause people steel eggs from rare birds ,and thats shit should be ilegal so good
@5tonyvvvv if you knew that then you shouldn't have asked. Believe me. I could have been alot more stuck-up then that. That's what anyone else would have told you. Even yourself if you had even bothered to look at one other site- such as wikipedia- before posting that. I don't know if you know this but most of the time youtube videos are not the best source for information. I could've been alot more stuck-up about that too. I'm not a falconer, but still. Anyone with common sense would've known.
As we do bird control by falconry, I hope one day you will take a plane and get a bird strike... the last seconds of your life you will think: why did I think that falconry can't be a serious issue...
start with a harris hawk. or a redtail buzzard but make sure you know everything and have everything before hand, its hard to get started but then harder to stop, love it
I recommend "North American Falconry and Hunting Hawks" by Beebe and Webster. There you will learn that there really isn't any training...only learning. Then look for a sponsor. If you live in the USA see my video "Falconry Hunt" 1, 2, and 3. It will explain most of your questions. Then you can also enjoy my pretty facelol.
In the US out of the legal choices for an apprentice bird it is generally the best choice. There are exceptions depending on your state. I agree that overall the redtail is the best choice. There are many reasons for that too...mostly the number of birds available and the skill level involved.
?? whats wrong with my question man? i was asking nicely and seriously i dont know what you replied that comment, i am really interested in getting involved in falconry cause i think its fucking amazing and i thought you could help me but i thought wrong i guess, and i didnt get about that i am not qualified for a proper answer,?? what the hell are you talking about and no i dont know the answer man thats why i asked you but thanks anyway i really hate fucking rude people, bye.
The sport is highly regulated, and government controled. Should you read the other comments you would have a beter idea of the requirements. Get books on the subject and get a sponser, from there you will learn. You don't just buy a bird. Qualified means having read something on the subject before making very rude comments on a public fourm. The very reason for my comments....Falconry is not cool and I think maybe you should start with keeping goldfish.
Hm.... you seem like a "Robin-Hood Falconer" who wants to "buy" a falcon just because you think it's cool. Falconry is not a sport, it's an art, an art that you must dedicate your life to, not just "buy" a bird and tell everyone about it.
@KittyRokher Is there a way to play with a falcon, maybe pay for some time with someone who's more dedicated to it, so that you can take pictures and tell your friends and pretend to be a badass without being irresponsible?
@hymnofashes First of all, you can't exactly buy a falcon. You'll have to get a license and all that junk, before you can get a falcon, and by then you would have gone through the apprenticship and everything. And if you pay someone else, it would be their bird. not yours.
Find someone who is a falconer, and ask them if you can teach them a few things about it. Eventually, ask if you can hold it. Take a picture, and tell your friends. Don't lie; just say that you met a falconer who was pretty cool and let you hold his bird.
realy depends on what bird you want. a harris hawk (the one that caught the rabbit in this vid) male will be about 300 - 400 pounds, a female (being alot heavier and better for hunting) pobably bout 500 - 600. you cant just decide to buy one in an instant, you must read, read, listen, take acvice, and the best thing is to take a falconry course.
@angelpollogol Actually techinacally buying a falcon is illegal. The way falcons apprentices(to my extent of knowledge) would catch falcon. They would train it for a year or so. I'm not sure about higher level facloners....
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i love harris hawks the only thing i dont like about them as an apprentice is the fact that they are so easy to train most states wont alow aprentices to use them as they give a false sence of professionalism
It could also be that they just want to hunt with you more than other birds. They are all around just such a wellrounded bird. They work with the working man. Why stress and worry when you can spend more and better quality time in the field hunting. It is still about skill and quality of the hunt.
If the apprentice has Harris' native to their location...then I think they should be allowed. The apprentice should only be allowed releaseable birds. It is because once an apprentice gets started, should they decide that it requires more than they want to put into it, or if they need to be droped, then the bird is released. I see no difference training a RT to a HH, just the RT is more hard headed, the same skills are required.
absolute rubish im getting an harris hawk i live in england and it will have a home for life. fact is if you dont intend on putting the work in every day for 15 or more years you shouldnt get an hawk or any animal for that matter. i will be getting ferrits too and the same goes to those ill spend just as much time with those. too many ppl get animals who dont want to put the time in and they should just take up fishing as a pass time as they can do that when they like. hawking is full time 24-7
I read somewhere that I would have to go threw a two year apprenticeship to even get a bird. This is ridiculous. Is it true, because, if it is, it would pretty much kill the idea of me being able to start this sport.
how does it kill the idea of being able to start the sport? Apprentice ship only means you are restricted on birds of prey able to own.. number of birds able to own and you have to trap your first. Everything else is just as if you were a general or master falconry.
Yes you do have to go out of your way, as Falconers we'd seek to actively discourage people taking up the sport on a whim, show some dedication and give some time or take up keeping pigeons!
first of all you don't know what you're talking about. All you have to do is pass a 100 question test which you need to study for. After you pass the test you must build a MEW which is where the bird is housed and has certain specifications. Once a member of the DNR has inspected your MEW you can then obtain an apprentice falconry license. This allows you to obtain one bird, General can have 2 birds and a master can have 3 birds. Also the different levels open up new species you can obtain.
My video Falconry Hunt part 3 (that I appear in) goes into detail concerning the laws in the U.S.. Please take a look at it and your basic questions may be answered there.
first of all, you have most of that right. however what you forgot is that you MUST HAVE a master or general falconer as your sponsor. no sponsor, no license.
I looked into falconry in my state and it is illegal to take these birds out of the wild. Some are even protected (pergrine falcons) and you can get in serious trouble for taking one out of the wild. So be careful, know the laws for your area.
Also, it appears to me they don't fly away because they are trained so they get food when the touch the lure (watch around 4:12, the bird looks like a trained dog doing something so it gets a treat).
@0506790951 I concur I think it is a Golden Eagle too.
maokly1 5 months ago
@sedafire Haha, nice one mate. Sick of seeing other languages in an english video!
Tilan123 6 months ago
@Tilan123 Removed.....I agree make where I can read it or I delete it.
sedafire 5 months ago
i want a falcon
12345stephsteph 6 months ago
LOOOL @ the end
matrixfoxtard 8 months ago
how much training is required to have trained this bird?
nokia6303b 11 months ago
@nokia6303b There is no way you can understand all the hours, hard work and $ that goes into training a bird of prey until you have done it. It can be very exausting but is a wonderful thing to accomplish.
MrFuckyoumannn 10 months ago
sedafire, Thank you, for uploading historical and educational video.
MrJeffreydunson 1 year ago
You should falconry in Pennsylvaniaor USA.,,Great for PA Falconry Birds Lovers.,So the population keep growing,,,The birds will be much more healthier...on the wild they just last 10 years,,,If you falconry they will last 30 years...its a shame...***The Human Ignorance ***..these birds never get domesticated,,,they stay wild,,,they just get tamed..if you decide to let them go they will survive....you just helping them,,THINK BIG PA. USA.~~~~~
ifaoduistheway 1 year ago
i'd be scared of hitting the bird with the piece of meat on the string when i was training it
ishouldplayzelda 1 year ago
Is it possible to do Falconry in some of the more extreme parts of the world, like, Northern Canada, where it's below freezing half the year?
OneStarRatingLTD 1 year ago
@OneStarRatingLTD
If you have raptors that live there naturally ....then you can fly hawks.
I believe you have several species, just depends just how far north you are.
The goshawk is a very fine bird to fly on hares.
sedafire 1 year ago
@sedafire arent goshawks also classified endangered?
Stampeder21 6 months ago
@Stampeder21 I'm not an expert or even a practitioner of falconry, but I know that one of modern falconry's goals is to also bring endangered birds of prey species back to sustainable numbers.
dedeen 6 months ago
Is there a way I could do it just during the summer? I won't be able to fully commit to it until I'm out of college or grad school.
Jakeshark 1 year ago
@Jakeshark It is a commitment and a life style
Please watch my other videos Falconry Hunt a three part series
It will explain why
Due to the molting of these birds .....this is a winter sport and not practiced during the summer.
sedafire 1 year ago
@Jakeshark Depending on where you are located, it is possible to fly during the summer. You will have to read up on molting under lights, so it is more for an experienced falconer
gregmikk 1 year ago
@gregmikk Yeah it is always possible to push the envelope on anything.
This is a sport about nature, and moulting birds using the lights is not natural and does stress the birds. For me....I don't think it s what the sport is all about. It's a matter of personal choice and doing what is best for the birds not the falconer.
sedafire 1 year ago 2
@sedafire Natural? If you follow your slippery slope on the definition of Natural, release your bird because what you are doing is not natural. Then you better release your Harris because it is not a natural predator in your location. I would even bet you bought your bird from a breeder, is that natural for them to breed in captivity?.... Light is light, and molting under lights does not stress the birds if done right. As I stated before it is not for the beginning falconer to attempt.
gregmikk 1 year ago
really awesome...who would have thought this would have been one of history's worst jobs....
googooshpugoo 1 year ago
He's like a cruise missle.
calapanpo 1 year ago
"I mean how hard could it be to swing my piece of meat on a string?"
Very hard, Tony. Very hard.
scribbullproductions 1 year ago
The harder part is making it follow you.
TheFalconryFan 1 year ago
Poor Harris, why did they call it a falcon?
SamaCWNS 1 year ago
I mean can it be everywhere or in special locations that are permited by the goverment? please answer my question
Nice video =)
temprohell 2 years ago
In the USA every state is a little different.
It is a legal sport in all states except Hawaii. Read North American Falconry and Hunting Hawks by Beebe and Webster. It will tell you almost everything that you could possibly want to know. Search falconry and go to your state web page. Make contact there or with who else may be local to your area. Once you are legal I find that I can hunt where no one else can. I hope this helps...
sedafire 2 years ago
@sedafire how the hell do u catch,and train a wild hawk,or do u just steel eggs from the nest and raise them??
5tonyvvvv 2 years ago
@5tonyvvvv Ya, of course. Go climb up a mountain, avoid the angry, fighting, parents, grab and egg, and climb all the way back down without breaking it only to find that it was illegal and have your bird taken and you be fined. Jeez. Use you head. That's what it's for. In case you didn't know. Don't get all your knowledge of falconry from "My Side of the Mountain". Even though it's a great book, you shouldn't get all your information on it considering it was written for CHILDREN.
LaparaLaela 2 years ago
hey thanx for the nasty stuckup additude..asshole...thats why i was askin cause people steel eggs from rare birds ,and thats shit should be ilegal so good
5tonyvvvv 2 years ago
@5tonyvvvv if you knew that then you shouldn't have asked. Believe me. I could have been alot more stuck-up then that. That's what anyone else would have told you. Even yourself if you had even bothered to look at one other site- such as wikipedia- before posting that. I don't know if you know this but most of the time youtube videos are not the best source for information. I could've been alot more stuck-up about that too. I'm not a falconer, but still. Anyone with common sense would've known.
LaparaLaela 2 years ago
Where can you practice Falconry?
temprohell 2 years ago
falconry in the 9th ward. you heard it here first. y'urrmeh?
solidarity9 2 years ago
im not old enaugh for falconry yet but i pretty much want to start it
umean123 2 years ago
As we do bird control by falconry, I hope one day you will take a plane and get a bird strike... the last seconds of your life you will think: why did I think that falconry can't be a serious issue...
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Falconers really need to be shot they dont care about wildlife they are just trying to make up for their small dick size they have serious issues.
Also I noticed they hardly know anything about the birds they hunt with lol god they are pathetic!
cateyes221981 2 years ago
The fact that their birds fly back to them obviously shows that they have developed a trust relationship with the bird.
It takes plenty of training to be a falconer.
You're the one with the small dick, go read a book. But keep your uneducated comments off of youtube.
0teh0killah 2 years ago
start with a harris hawk. or a redtail buzzard but make sure you know everything and have everything before hand, its hard to get started but then harder to stop, love it
workinlurchers123 2 years ago
Im looking to start falconry soon but can anyone recomend a good bird for me to start with after I go through with the training?
madheaddan1234 2 years ago
You must start with reading the books.
I recommend "North American Falconry and Hunting Hawks" by Beebe and Webster. There you will learn that there really isn't any training...only learning. Then look for a sponsor. If you live in the USA see my video "Falconry Hunt" 1, 2, and 3. It will explain most of your questions. Then you can also enjoy my pretty facelol.
sedafire 2 years ago
red tailed hawks are good for beginners, but thats just wat I read. I was looking to start falconry soon as well but I'm not old enough yet
eli960 2 years ago
The best bird to start with is the red tailed hawk. All the falconer's I know swear by starting with a red tail
Falconhawk123 2 years ago
In the US out of the legal choices for an apprentice bird it is generally the best choice. There are exceptions depending on your state. I agree that overall the redtail is the best choice. There are many reasons for that too...mostly the number of birds available and the skill level involved.
sedafire 2 years ago
how much is one falcon??
angelpollogol 2 years ago
Priceless......
No answer for your comment.
If you were qualified for a proper answer then you would know the answer...
sedafire 2 years ago
?? whats wrong with my question man? i was asking nicely and seriously i dont know what you replied that comment, i am really interested in getting involved in falconry cause i think its fucking amazing and i thought you could help me but i thought wrong i guess, and i didnt get about that i am not qualified for a proper answer,?? what the hell are you talking about and no i dont know the answer man thats why i asked you but thanks anyway i really hate fucking rude people, bye.
angelpollogol 2 years ago
The sport is highly regulated, and government controled. Should you read the other comments you would have a beter idea of the requirements. Get books on the subject and get a sponser, from there you will learn. You don't just buy a bird. Qualified means having read something on the subject before making very rude comments on a public fourm. The very reason for my comments....Falconry is not cool and I think maybe you should start with keeping goldfish.
sedafire 2 years ago
Hm.... you seem like a "Robin-Hood Falconer" who wants to "buy" a falcon just because you think it's cool. Falconry is not a sport, it's an art, an art that you must dedicate your life to, not just "buy" a bird and tell everyone about it.
KittyRokher 2 years ago 9
@KittyRokher Is there a way to play with a falcon, maybe pay for some time with someone who's more dedicated to it, so that you can take pictures and tell your friends and pretend to be a badass without being irresponsible?
hymnofashes 2 years ago
@hymnofashes First of all, you can't exactly buy a falcon. You'll have to get a license and all that junk, before you can get a falcon, and by then you would have gone through the apprenticship and everything. And if you pay someone else, it would be their bird. not yours.
muyangdong 1 year ago
@hymnofashes
Yes.
Find someone who is a falconer, and ask them if you can teach them a few things about it. Eventually, ask if you can hold it. Take a picture, and tell your friends. Don't lie; just say that you met a falconer who was pretty cool and let you hold his bird.
KittyRokher 1 year ago
@sedafire Burn! So true...
SuicidalFurby 2 years ago
realy depends on what bird you want. a harris hawk (the one that caught the rabbit in this vid) male will be about 300 - 400 pounds, a female (being alot heavier and better for hunting) pobably bout 500 - 600. you cant just decide to buy one in an instant, you must read, read, listen, take acvice, and the best thing is to take a falconry course.
fishpimp100 2 years ago
@angelpollogol Actually techinacally buying a falcon is illegal. The way falcons apprentices(to my extent of knowledge) would catch falcon. They would train it for a year or so. I'm not sure about higher level facloners....
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fishpimp100 2 years ago
hawk burger...
xpez 2 years ago
Lure fly is amazing.!
eco77punk 2 years ago
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them bird turn me on....
snedd1 2 years ago
Go Falcons
whitewine2001 3 years ago 6
i love harris hawks the only thing i dont like about them as an apprentice is the fact that they are so easy to train most states wont alow aprentices to use them as they give a false sence of professionalism
sorthon 3 years ago 2
That's 100 % correct!
cruoficio 2 years ago
It could also be that they just want to hunt with you more than other birds. They are all around just such a wellrounded bird. They work with the working man. Why stress and worry when you can spend more and better quality time in the field hunting. It is still about skill and quality of the hunt.
sedafire 2 years ago
If the apprentice has Harris' native to their location...then I think they should be allowed. The apprentice should only be allowed releaseable birds. It is because once an apprentice gets started, should they decide that it requires more than they want to put into it, or if they need to be droped, then the bird is released. I see no difference training a RT to a HH, just the RT is more hard headed, the same skills are required.
sedafire 2 years ago
absolute rubish im getting an harris hawk i live in england and it will have a home for life. fact is if you dont intend on putting the work in every day for 15 or more years you shouldnt get an hawk or any animal for that matter. i will be getting ferrits too and the same goes to those ill spend just as much time with those. too many ppl get animals who dont want to put the time in and they should just take up fishing as a pass time as they can do that when they like. hawking is full time 24-7
mastainventa 2 years ago
Would a harpy eagle be alright to practice falconry as my falcon is being a bitch lately.
JessThePest 3 years ago 2
Go for it...
sedafire 3 years ago
lol!!
wildgrem7 3 years ago
Sedafire, another good video!!!
kdelbox 3 years ago
guys in wikipedia there are some good articles in falconry, i wish i lived in the country so i'd practice this sport
CamiloSanchez1979 3 years ago
Possibly someone else has already asked, but is that Baldrick?
This is a wonderful post! Many thanks for adding
freckldface 3 years ago
Yes as played by the actor Tony Robinson.
daave77 3 years ago
They only have to be within 200 miles of you.
This is not a cool sport anyway, I would look for some other sport if I were you. This one might end up pissing you off anyway.
sedafire 3 years ago
I read somewhere that I would have to go threw a two year apprenticeship to even get a bird. This is ridiculous. Is it true, because, if it is, it would pretty much kill the idea of me being able to start this sport.
quillwielder 3 years ago
what's two years????
sedafire 3 years ago
apprenticeship or some crap like that. it kind of makes me angry. 6 months to a year, tops.
quillwielder 3 years ago
how does it kill the idea of being able to start the sport? Apprentice ship only means you are restricted on birds of prey able to own.. number of birds able to own and you have to trap your first. Everything else is just as if you were a general or master falconry.
datrickit 3 years ago
kind of hard to go out of my way, off to god knows where to find a general, while having to maintain a job at the same time.
quillwielder 3 years ago
Yes you do have to go out of your way, as Falconers we'd seek to actively discourage people taking up the sport on a whim, show some dedication and give some time or take up keeping pigeons!
daave77 3 years ago
first of all you don't know what you're talking about. All you have to do is pass a 100 question test which you need to study for. After you pass the test you must build a MEW which is where the bird is housed and has certain specifications. Once a member of the DNR has inspected your MEW you can then obtain an apprentice falconry license. This allows you to obtain one bird, General can have 2 birds and a master can have 3 birds. Also the different levels open up new species you can obtain.
jkill416 3 years ago
My video Falconry Hunt part 3 (that I appear in) goes into detail concerning the laws in the U.S.. Please take a look at it and your basic questions may be answered there.
sedafire 3 years ago
first of all, you have most of that right. however what you forgot is that you MUST HAVE a master or general falconer as your sponsor. no sponsor, no license.
silvershad03 3 years ago
I really want to get into falconry.
rebeccatrishel 3 years ago
beautiful gyr
marshanmanhunter 3 years ago 2
really interesting
WSPlumber 4 years ago 2
great vid, thanks, from USA
FlickBooger 4 years ago 2
Thank you for uploading. :]
chickenspirit 4 years ago 2
hi im new so can u ans few ques?
how do u capture a bird of prey (harris hawk)?
how come they dont fly away when you leave them?
and how do u get a bird in the first place? purchase or capture?
if capture how come they dont bite you and fly away?
fearless189 4 years ago
This sport is called "Falconry".
Go to your local library and get a few books.
Then check with your local wildlife office for your local laws that govern the sport.
Once you have read a few books the other questions will be answered.
sedafire 4 years ago
I looked into falconry in my state and it is illegal to take these birds out of the wild. Some are even protected (pergrine falcons) and you can get in serious trouble for taking one out of the wild. So be careful, know the laws for your area.
Also, it appears to me they don't fly away because they are trained so they get food when the touch the lure (watch around 4:12, the bird looks like a trained dog doing something so it gets a treat).
searchingforparadise 3 years ago
it is illegal but an apprentice falconer can and has to for his first year.
silvershad03 3 years ago