FALCONRY; Imprinting and tame hacking part two

[@trishmillson6410]

I really enjoyed this. I would have loved to hear the calls and sounds made by the youngster, though, as I am sure that they must be important in helping to understand and communicate with the bird.

[@lohikarhu734]

Is there any danger to Marty while out on this hacking tower? And, sadly, another one who knows not "hacking"...it appears that this gets him used to the outdoors, and I search that he's being fed there, I guess this gets him further removed from human as foot source?

[@falconry.davesharpenatureboy]

Always some danger like any wild animal at this point . Hacking allows a young bird to attain supreme fitness and skill before formal training even begins

[@MeMarios]

Would you imprint a Harris hawk?

[@falconry.davesharpenatureboy]

The best hh I know is a hacked a imorint , but to have the knowledge and the skills and the area for this is rare all together . For most people an imprint Harris hawk would turn into one very screamy annoying bird . For most folk I’d say hundred percent go with parent reared

[@ricardovanleeuwen7675]

100percent agree with that. They will get tame annyways. I once took one A LITTLE too young and turned into a verry hard screamer, started at 5.30 am in the morning and only stopper when i left home. I tryd verry hard to not associatie me to food bij bringing her to the lure for couple of weeks but as soon as i started training the screaming began

[@freebirdofreason1994]

Although I understand imprint, hacking I don’t fully get, I’m sure that it’s to do with being free but will still hunt with the falconer , can you give a brief talk on hacking at some point, it looks an interesting way of keeping a peregrine.

[@falconry.davesharpenatureboy]

Stay tuned and we’ll see as we follow it’s progress !

[@freebirdofreason1994]

@@falconry.davesharpenatureboy I guess we will, hooked .👍

[@MeMarios]

What is hacking bud?

[@falconry.davesharpenatureboy]

Keep watching hehe! Basically letting the bird fly free as soon as it wants to like in the wild , feeding it on the tower at set times so it comes back for its feed but free ti do what it wants until ready to train , so once ready to train the bird is already super fit and knows how to fly well