Falconry

Jaimie Atkinson
Erin Cook
Joy Fu
Nicole Lysak
Andrew Strelecki

[@nickl.6808]

This guy is living the life, dude's just getting stoned as fuck and playing with a falcon all day. HOW COOL IS THAT.

[@danielhuber4953]

I love those Dinos. I love birds. Who has the time, the mind, the nerve and the verv to follow it ... respect, I am like You. LOVE

[@hudentdw2]

Beautiful here it is someone who cares Falcons are amazing animals!

[@MADEnAMERICA78]

Looking at High Times at the end with the bird! Awesome

[@anakruger2412]

I wish people would do their research. That Animal Rights Activist was clueless. I love animals, and that's one of the reasons why I want to start Falconry.

[@jasonwarren9874]

Activist typically speak before they think, and before they look into whatever it is they're speaking out against. The activist (5:45) in this vid displays that perfectly. She loves to hear herself talk is all. Good vid.. Anthony should be a master by now 2018 :)

[@TheWizardYeof]

OH MY GOSH!!!!!!!!!!!!! The My Side of the Mountain series is what taught me about falconry, and now there's no doubt I'm going to be one!! Seriously!!!!!!!!! I can't wait till I'm old enough, because I'm only twelve. There is at least one peregrine in my city in Maine. I've seen it about 4 times. I want to have one of them, pissibly even that one, when I'm skilled enough to get a peregrine!!

[@rishijusia3050]

This is one of the most fucking badass things i have ever seen.....I now apire to become a master of falconry and fucking rid the world of evil together with my hawk, FUCK YEAH!

[@heiditaylor3576]

It's been awhile. How's that goin' for you? :)

[@jesswolf7]

I go hunting (falconry) with my dad all the time

[@IamFreeRu]

Great video. The kid knew what he was talking about. You can tell he enjoys it and does it well.

[@abdulazizalrefai8278]

good movie I am also a falconry from Saudi Arabia and like to train them. There are some dislike comments becouse thay don't know about falcons. When the day you deal with falcons you can't keep them. Best wishies falconry

[@wildhorse333]

what a beautiful red tail hawk~~~~

[@aywolfpac]

My kid's sponsor says that all falconers are weird in their own way. That's just one of the things they all have in common.

[@56Axis]

I had healed a falcon when I was younger..taught her with help from books and other falconers how to train her to hunt rabbits..she was smart and fast..we hunted railroad tracks before sundown and did great..I eventually left her return to the wild. :)

[@celiawhite4355]

My Side of the Mountain and the other two were my absolute favorite books as a kid! Got really into falconry because of them

[@RoadKing751]

I got into Falconry by reading the My Side Of The Mountain books too.

[@aramhampson]

good video.. People that think humans should let "wild" animals be "wild" without exception would not be alive today. We have been partnering with our brothers since time began. It is an awesome endeavor to develop a working relationship with such a magnificent animal... whats the problem? yeah and the high times.. that was a nice addition .. good for you.

[@samuelsanchez1968]

That is such an Awesome Video. My friend was a Falconer who had a Red-tail and a Harris Hawk.

[@kingfields7286]

I love Falcons

[@pheonixfire989]

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[@1Kinslayer]

Your English is excellent, and I wish you luck with training your bird! May you have a long and successful relationship with him/her.

[@Paragonfagotti]

my dream falcon on my hand.

[@toddoetken4092]

The first bird I ever trapped "footed" me. OUCH!

[@wildhorse333]

and how nice lady~~~！She knows and supporting to falconry

[@abigailholt650]

AWESOME VIDEO!! BEST ONE I'VE SEEN! !

[@Memgon]

i love birds i want one.

[@scarrypat4]

the high times mag was a nice touch

[@toddoetken4092]

If it weren't for falconers most raptors would be extinct.

[@tree01house]

After the dog, the raptor was the 2nd animal that "volunteered" to be domesticated. My birds were never really tamed, they were just used to me, tollerated me, etc., saw me as a free meal, but I made them work for their meals during the hunting season. I'd release them after a year or two, catch another. Those released were healthier, better hunters. That is the definition of "animal activism".

[@viirruuss]

Yeah!

[@paulbennett6390]

good video mate I have a harris nice to see how you do it over the pond

[@richtrik1]

Very nice video! I'm 18, from the Czech Republic. There it isn't so easy to be a falconer in my land. You must pass exams of falconry and hunting and you must be 18 years old or more. So.. although I have been interested in falconry for many years, I bought my first bird this year. But this system is good because only people with know-how can have birds of prey. Just the age limit could be lower.. I'm sorry for my bad English. Good luck in falconry! ;-)

[@Slay_No_More]

Maybe that's where the confusion is for me. I don't think I'd go the extra distance seems how it's a wild animal. I don't want to get attached to something that might stick around. You know?

[@ppg2snowboard]

falconry is a lifestyle!! nice video dude

[@coltondagostino762]

I would totally move back to my moms if she allowed me to have a falcon and smoke pot all day lol. Did anyone else notice the high times mag

[@mikethesnake63]

very nice I wish I could this just to busy these days good luck mate

[@adamlentz7976]

The girl at 5:45 obviously knows nothing of the benefits of falconry. True, some use falconry purely as sport. However, many falconers work closely with rehabilitation facilities to help prepare hawks and falcons to be released into the wild. Falconer training works basically like physical therapy for birds recovering from injury. Birds that were rescued as babies and then hand raised have to be taught to hunt before they can be released. Falconers do this too. A falconer's expertise is a great asset to the rehabilitation of any raptor.

[@goshawk1974]

Great comment Adam!

[@goshawk1974]

***** hahahahahahaha, you read Adam's comment and that's what you came up with? I actually laughed out loud, go figure.

[@moviemaniacproducts]

Yes. Partners, not pets. Brothers, equals.

[@whitetiger123100]

Red shouldered hawks are the only ones for me.

[@goshawk1974]

If you can't handle the idea of your bird leaving you, I don't recommend falconry. After 29 yrs as a master falconer, I lost my Passage Female Canadian Goshawk. That was the last time I flew birds. The sport can be heartbreaking at times.

[@TheWizardYeof]

Please answer, do you know where to get that book you have?? Thanks!!

[@richtrik1]

Thanks. I know, my falconry mentor said it too - sometimes these things happen. The bird was male of 3/4 hybrid of saker and gyr falcon, his flying weight about 900 grams, and I called him Jackie (it is perhabs a girl's name but I meant "little Jack" :-) ).

[@1Kinslayer]

I'm sorry to hear that. Sometimes these things just happen. I hope this doesn't put you off the sport, nor do I hope you believe it is your fault. Birds do what they want, and that's just another facet of life. I wish you best of luck with your career in falconry in the future. By the way, what was the birds name and species?

[@poeplay2008]

That's very cool.

[@richtrik1]

Thank you very much, but he was electrocuted two weeks ago. I loved him, it was horrible :-( He was very nice, lovely and good-flying. Electricity poles are very dangerous. He had never sat on it but then one day he chased after a kestrel around the pole and second day he flew there directly. I don't know why he did it. Maybe he was confused from electromagnetic field or... I don't know.

[@JDT738126]

Great video I've been interested in falconry for about a year now. there's just one thing I thought its funny how the guy said there not pets and you don't nuzzle them but look at the last 20 seconds of the video......

[@tiffanygomez3070]

the magazine "high times" is a great read though

[@ChrisCameron1958]

Good job on the video.

[@alwaysyouramanda]

at least in his care, the bird is more likely to live 10 to 20 times their lifespan

[@buslawjim]

Fyi on capturing- In every state you must be properly licensed by your state fish ans game dept. (or equal) and have a valid migratory bird permit from the US Wildlife Service. If you jave even a bird of prey feather without one let alone a hawk its a federal feleony with big time prison sentences. If you want a bird of prey find and join your state falconers association and jump trough hoops to get a sponsor to take you on for two years.

[@AzBirdDog]

I think that he should be allowed to make mistakes, video and upload so that we can all help him become a better falconer. The best of the best make mistakes, it's all apart of learning.

[@user-hw5ez7mm1f]

🦅.

[@cptbfrank]

Its not bogus. The reason you start with a hawk is because they are very common. A bird is more likely to end up dead when in the care of a new falconer than an experienced one. It happens. You wouldnt want to hand a rare bird to someone that is new to training them. Its like having training wheels on a bike. Plus its only for 2 years and that goes fast enough.

[@foxy358]

nice vid, well done

[@joeybloss13]

in missouri there is no specific season. just age restictions. probably the same where you live.

[@Cheyenne1038]

Perfectly legal if you have a license to do it.

[@Falconty123]

nice to know

[@bradludwigtwo]

agreed we should work with nature

[@Cheetree1]

there needs to be more guys like him... he's so cool XD so wait, you can just trap any hawk and keep them as hunting animals? i have a red tailled hawk and a swallow tailed kite hanging around, and i was wondering if i could catch one of those.

[@Slay_No_More]

How come we aren't aloud to think of the birds as pets, or treat them like one yet he cradles it like a baby and plays with it? Can someone explain this to me?

[@nickbrown7403]

how do you get a falcon to fly onto your arm?

[@felltucker6631]

Ignore all of the rude comments. The art of falconry is ancient and respectable. The raptor has a good home, and is treated very well. This person is not going against nature; if ya'll think that he's going against nature then--I'm sorry--an idiot.

[@islamgh3069]

plz bro how did you train him with no hood ?

[@wandanorthern7598]

I call red tailed hawks,..chicken hawks

[@Slay_No_More]

Never wanted a pet, just never understood how they can say they aren't allowed to think of them as pets then treat them in that way.

[@kimberlysymonds793]

Just want you to know most raptors don’t make it through the first winter so that’s how the peregrine almost died but falconry saved them

[@WayToVibe]

The Dictionary and the Thesaurus are your friends: they help other people take you('re trolling) seriously by providing definitions to the big words you're attempting (incorrectly) to use to show your (non-existing) knowledge of falconers.

[@marciureis9982]

Have any notes in your's bird diary?

[@cptbfrank]

I have to agree but will offer a few considerations. Looking at the tags this is obviously a student video done as a project. On this level i can be a bit more understanding. However it goes awry when they are so fast to pass over the fact that he is an apprentice. This may have been a product of editing and not his own fault. Had the video focused on him being an apprentice and still learning i think it would have gone over better. That bit tickling the bird though sunk him imho.

[@streetreporterpaulsatyatnb5176]

I have but train is very difficult

[@Cazper86]

@gregmikk you should post one.

[@ikcus]

Who is your sponsor?

[@were562]

haha i agree:)

[@dunskie]

curious how the birds are caught.

[@denverbob2602]

So I have a question. I hope you're still around to answer. I'm a first year apprentice and trapped my bird about 8 weeks ago. He tamed down real nice and training on the creance quickly moved outside and soon he was flying 200 feet on the creance 10 times in a row with no hesitation. His response was great and at that time he went from 1127 grams to 930. For his first free flight I released him in a huge field with no trees and his response was sluggish. I hadn't yet found an adequate rabbit field so I purchased a rabbit and set it out. He flew 50 yards and made the kill. Today he simply flies to the top of a tree and refuses to come down except for with the lure. He wants to hunt, he searches constantly and I look for that field. I'm sure hunting him will help us turn the corner but I can't figure why he won't come to the glove. It means food! For the past five days I dropped his weight to 900. His response is exactly as I described above. I fear his weight is too low. My sponsor who's been a falconer for over 40 years is astonished. He said that bird should be attacking my glove. With gradual weight losses we still haven't found that sweet spot. Can you tell me your thoughts please?

[@goshawk1974]

Raise the weight up, then cut it down again slowly. Don't bag it, just fly it to the fist. When it comes to you consistently, then bag it again. You then have to flush many rabbits, to give it a chance to successful. Good luck.

[@denverbob2602]

goshawk1974 Thanks for your prompt reply. I will try the technique you outlined.

[@goshawk1974]

denver bob sometimes you might have to get another bird. not all red tails are good hunters. give the bird may be another 2 or 3 weeks, if it doesn't work out for you trap another one.

[@denverbob2602]

goshawk1974 I was thinking about that also. So far I've kept it 2 months that he could of used to hone his skills for hunting in worst weather conditions. I'm letting him go late summer anyway and I don't mind the extra challenge, it could only make me a better falconer. Thanks again for your replies.

[@goshawk1974]

denver bob How did it go? My son had to train a few birds before finding the right one. The bird now flies 34oz (we're old school) it flies from pole, the fist and waits on, nailing bunnies and jacks. Yesterday, it smacked a rooster pheasant, from a 200ft stoop. Missed though.

[@EverestTesting]

Who is your Sponsor?

[@Cheyenne1038]

Atleast there native to America the pigeon is an introduced bird.

[@saeklin]

For the naysayers, you ever had your airliner have a birdstrike? no? yeah.. thank falconers for that. they help keep airports bird-free.

[@goshawk1974]

I don't think he's trying to rock it to sleep. Since it is a wild animal, it needs to be as tame as possible. Don't mistake taming the bird with trying to turn it into a pet.

[@slinder02]

@7:12 Medical Kush Doctor.lol

[@annaives8356]

you normally do it in the fall cause thats when all the passage birds are out of the nest and flying around, but they are still young and dumb enough to get caught.

[@cjwhiteshizzle]

the animal rights activist is ignorant, falconers are actually helping the birds through life, i deal with these birds everyday, most branchers/ juveniles die their first year in the wild

[@ionut86g]

don;t chase the hawk like that man,..

[@joeybloss13]

I'm pretty sure he didn't make the video, so he probably isn't seeing your comments.

[@terrycapouch6480]

Which are better hunters males or females.

[@goshawk1974]

Females, they catch a larger range of game. From squirrels, pheasants to large jack rabbits.

[@sliimshadyyx477]

Neither, personal preference. Females can catch larger prey but that doesn't mean they are any better at hunting then males, males are smaller and more agile and also faster than females and depending on the birds confidence could catch the same size prey as a female with low confidence

[@tnoonan3]

Is that you, Billy Bob Thornton?

[@badaripandarinath4529]

High Times magazine >>

[@CosmicMC11]

put a peace of meat on your arm with a leather arm guard, the put a peace of string to the bird so he does not fly away. when you put the meat on hell fly and eat it. then keep doing it

[@goshawk1974]

This kid is just learning about falconry. He shouldn't be on KZbin yet. That being said, he's really taking time to tame the bird. But, Him saying, don't pet the bird, no you do pet the bird. It's not a pet, but you do get the bird used to you. I need this kid to post a follow-up video on how the bird did.

[@rossclark2622]

I think he means that you don't pet it as you would pet a dog, it's different to that

[@goshawk1974]

Ross Clark No it isn't. It's exactly the same. What's the difference?

[@rossclark2622]

I have never seen someone pat a hawk on the head. And I think if you pet a hawk as you Pet a dog it would be terrible for your hawk's feathers. You can't be too rough with a hawk Or it will get you! Sent from my iPad

[@goshawk1974]

Ross Clark You're not a falconer, are you? I just assumed everybody watching hawking videos are. Well, we pet the head, we pet the chest and we pet the back too. You just go in the down direction. We do it so they can trust that we're not going to hurt them. Like when a friends dog meets you for the first time, you pet it.

[@rossclark2622]

Ok thanks for the info, you are right I am not yet a falconer but planning to get a red tail In the summer, that's why I was watching the video. I didn't know you pet the bird like that, I thought you just stroked the chest a little bit. Thanks for the information! Sent from my iPad

[@justinkier4219]

location plss where can i get one?? i want chick falcon...my location is in philippines

[@bubbafish123]

im studying to beocme a falconers apprentice and even i saw the mistakes he was doing!

[@raptorsause]

O.o

[@FalconryTold]

Watched this video on hulu several months ago, a terrible representation of falconry to the general public! My sponsor would have killed me if that had been my video! These are the type of things that cause non-falconers to look down on falconry... I watched this as an apprentice and felt sick! Poor Rolan!

[@ElSueno97]

It's completely bogus that you have to start with a hawk, especially if your passion is owls. I mean that is mind-blowing, they won't even let people have the fucking bird they dreamed about. Bullshit.

[@goshawk1974]

Yeah, most novice Falconers think they know everything. I was writing how-to articles in newsletters that now, 30 yrs. later, sound stupid. Oh well, we usually learn the hard way. LATE!

[@goshawk1974]

Falconers DON'T treat them like pets. This falconer states that. The birds job is to hunt game, just like it would be doing in the wild. I don't think people do that with their pets. It's not Rocket Science, they're just not pets.

[@shutupfish1619]

Why did you have to bring in the tree hugger in

[@georgel19841]

i had one pigeon hawk ,i had to feed him forcebly ,because he would not eat ,....what did i do wrong ,

[@goshawk1974]

You probably had a pigeon. I'd recommend you buy some glasses.

[@AlexBastuba99]

What was the reason for having that animal rights "activist" on?

[@lizardslipper]

Often times to make a compelling argument, people will propose a counterargument to either a.) give the viewer/reader something to think about or b.) to immediately shoot down and bring up more support for their own side. However, because of the poorly supported and downright illogical argument of the """animal rights""" lady, it seems like option b was more their intention.

[@colbjallen8334]

Wasn't happy with the bird footing him?