The man i bought my Brit from, Mark Belmonte swore by his bitch and told me that most quarry put up at a certain well known falconry meet was produced by his bitch. I have no evidence of this, but i have no reason to doubt him.He placed this little Brittany well above the Gsp he also had.
Having worked different breeds of dogs for quite a few years, i find it impossible to say one breed is better than another, though there are certain strains within a breed being produced that seem to be superior in certain ways.
hi patricia this is an old post so may now not be relevent iam sure the reason people say you must use a pointer is all down to tradition there are many good traditional falconers out there who put many hours into training there hawks ( i have spent many hours setting up delta kites to teach a teircel to gain hieght drove hours to find the right spot for a 10 minute flight) with there dedication comes a price a one sided veiw if you dont fly a peri at grouse your not a true falconer and you must have a pointer to do it if you were to use anything else it is to be frowned upon a defination of a falconer is to train a hawk to hunt in its natural state at suitable quarry wether it be a hybred flying out of the hood at rooks or peri at grouse i have been flying both longwing and shortwing for 23 years and my favourite is gull hawking with my female tri bred she will take slips from half a mile away at gulls sat out in feilds but to a traditionalst thats not true falconry iam not knocking them its great to see a tradition going with passion but they dont all look at the bigger picture
steve
To the uninitiated how do you juggle the dog's hunting methods and that of your raptor...
do certain dogs dislike working with your birds?
you must be very busy what with a dog at foot and a bird at hand?!!
at what age is your peregrine trained and to what age would you work them?
it is such a fascinating subject, Steve, and I would love to observe this form of hunting in person. One day! _________________ "...amitie, respect mutuel et amour..."
I also find the whole concept rather intriguing and something I'm sure in this country you would never be allowed to do. Sometimes the only thing I feel we miss out on over here (Australia that is) is that we have no real history/tradition to speak of in comparison to Europe, etc.
Cheers,
Waldo
Bit like the USA Waldo _________________ Jan
Merlin, hips 9/9=18 and Ghillie, hips 8/9=17
Pull [n or v] An equal and opposite force perpetrated on both ends of a lead that results in the inevitable tripping and falling of the human involved!!
Well you are both right but here in New Zealand we are world famous (sorry, Waldo) cos we get to see the sun before anyone else, everyday!!!!! _________________ "...amitie, respect mutuel et amour..."
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