Something I started to late this year. The last couple years I've been working with a young Harris's Hawk that I use for falconry. We are just finishing our second season together and have had limited success . Mostly due to me either not getting the flushes right for her or miss judging her weight. Anyway I was finding she was on and off about chasing grouse and towards the end of the season I thought if I could get her to catch and eat a grouse she might more effort into it. On this I took up my bow for the first time with the intent that if I could atleast hit hit and injure the grouse making it easy to catch she would see that they are worth the effort. Unfortunately I couldn't hit the dang things but it has opened some new ideas for next season. Oh and for the record I was using a bunny bister arrow so on sharp points to worry about.
@thecodeoftraditionalarcher27267 ай бұрын
Very cool! I know a few falconers down here.. Many hunt pheasant and bunnies with their birds.. due to the nature of how they hold for the birds and stooping success etc.. the best grouse hunting down here with the guy I know that Harris hawk hunts is fencelines he says.. I really appreciate you sharing your path! That is so amazing!! Whats your birds name? and Good luck! Let me know how it goes!!!
@SparkleDonkey6 ай бұрын
I shoot snowshoe hares year round especially in the winter. I find my first shot is often a miss because they do something unexpected but my follow-up shot produces which is where having blind knocking and speed shooting plus instinctive skills helps. I started hunting bunnies with blunts with a 45 lb bow but did not always get a clean kill. I've since switched to cheap 3 blade broadheads which are much more ethical imo although you may not get a lot of shots out of one point.
@thecodeoftraditionalarcher27266 ай бұрын
When it comes to hares- snowshoes or European Jacks even.. I only use broadheads.. 100 agreed!
Where are you from, how is your turkey population?
@thecodeoftraditionalarcher27267 ай бұрын
We are in Eastern Ontario- we have a very healthy turkey pop down our way.. We have also done a lot of habitat remediation on our place for both roosting and nesting habitat improvement.
@outdoorsman93847 ай бұрын
@thecodeoftraditionalarcher2726 glad your still loaded with them, here in my area of New York there dwindling away 😪
@josephtreadlightly56867 ай бұрын
I don't prep my areas in September. I prepped 2 the 1st week of January. It got too warm out here in MN so when the weather cools down late this week I'll be out again. No snow in central MN & last year @ this time there was 70". I'm not complaining, last winter took 5 yrs off my life😮😅
@thecodeoftraditionalarcher27266 ай бұрын
Awesome! We tend to do same in our large swamp we hunt here.. @@josephtreadlightly5686
@thecodeoftraditionalarcher27266 ай бұрын
Sorry to hear that.. We have a fall season as well for archery- Allows for one bird of either sex- not a fan of taking hens out of a flock that's wintering up or otherwise- not a lot of pressure on them as it coincides with opener of deer. It's so warm Oct 1 here we chase Toms and Jakes with the bows until late Oct generally...@@outdoorsman9384