Goshawks on Pheasants, over pointers.

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A morning on a local farm, hunting Pheasants with a Goshawk.
After leaving the farm yard, we headed along a hedgerow leading into a game crop.
The dogs hunted well, with several Pheasants flushed, before Lush and Calla came on point directly in front of Keith. Cammy helped flush the Pheasant and the Goshawk was slipped.
After a short flight the Goshawk struck the Pheasant and after a further 100m or so, caught it.
Keith made his way in and after fitting the tail guard, he allowed time for the Hawk to plume it's kill, before trading the Hawks normal rations for the Pheasant.
To maintain the birds quality of flight and to keep them keen, Keith only allows a single kill.
We then headed back to the pickup.
On the way, the dogs pointed on a Pheasant sitting tight in a ditch. After a bit of persuasion from Cammy, it flushed out into the glare from the sun.
On arriving back at the pickup, Keith returned Rheagar, the Goshawk, back to it's box and prepared Rhaena, the Ferrutail, for a flight later, at the next location.
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[@oldschoolhawking8191]

Excellent game hawking video, thank you for taking us along.😎📹👍

[@kennywillmitt6404]

Glad you enjoyed the video. It was a great day. We hope to get out again soon. Kenny

[@elmerdiogenes6190]

l like ur bird sir

[@paulreynolds9003]

A big shout out to all the farmers out there who give us permission to practice the sport we love. We would be screwed without them.

[@kennywillmitt6404]

Paul Agreed. We are lucky that we have a number of farmers and estates who support what we do. Kenny

[@samueledwards4009]

Looks like a cracking day and what I like is how you show a full range of fieldsports and what it is all about 👍 well done lads!

[@kennywillmitt6404]

Sam thanks. Trying my best to cover as many sports as possible. Got a new camera so just getting used to it. Kenny

[@leemcgrorty5381]

Looks like a great day good sports Keith hawks flying well as usual.

[@kennywillmitt6404]

Thanks Lee. We went out with the Ferrutail later that day on the brown hares. Got some good footage and hope to combine that with a future outing. Kenny

[@alanarmer8069]

Great video 🦅🦅🦅

[@kennywillmitt6404]

Alan Thanks. Have you seen my other falconry videos? Kenny

[@alanarmer8069]

@@kennywillmitt6404 not seen any of your other videos Kenny but I will check them out🦅🦅

[@kennywillmitt6404]

Thanks

[@jinmengyo5163]

I feel a high level of gameplay and romance in the fact that the hunting is done not with guns but only with animals. Goshawk is beautiful.

[@kennywillmitt6404]

Yes. The connection between the hawk and falconer is exceptional. A lot of time is spent getting to this level.

[@jinmengyo5163]

@@kennywillmitt6404 It's wonderful. It is also interesting to see the historical details. From Japan.

[@kennywillmitt6404]

@@jinmengyo5163 The "Sport of Kings" and apparently the Samurai were keen on it.

[@jinmengyo5163]

@@kennywillmitt6404 That's right. Since ancient times, falconry has been a favorite pastime of the royal family and samurai in Japan.

[@kennywillmitt6404]

@@jinmengyo5163 Can't blame them. It is something special.

[@shaheenfalcon122]

Best hunter bird

[@kennywillmitt6404]

Agreed. A fantastic bird.

[@geoffbrand9855]

Great video Kenny and something I've never heard of nor seen before. Spot on 👋👋

[@kennywillmitt6404]

Geoff. Yes it is a great sport. Perhaps you could join us some time. Let me know if you fancy it. Kenny

[@U26AT]

Another great video

[@kennywillmitt6404]

Alisdair, thanks. Catch up soon. Kenny

[@andrewtully4458]

Imprint 👍

[@kennywillmitt6404]

Andrew Thanks Kenny

[@iantorrie5435]

Looks like a cracking day

[@kennywillmitt6404]

Ian. Yes a great day and what an experience. We all had a good time. Thanks, Kenny.👍👍

[@user-xi3oe8nd7q]

苍鹰训的好，狗训的也好。good

[@kennywillmitt6404]

谢谢. Thankyou

[@gulfair-cavalry-tango1011]

All austringers should wear proper neckties!

[@combitz]

Will Goshawks take grey squirrels generally or are they not preferred if there are pheasants about? I'm looking for an alternative grey squirrel management as external manual hobbyist management has let me down in reducing the numbers so I'm wondering if there is a more natural way. I know we can't rid all the greys without a costly countrywide scheme but the trail cams show an increase of more than double in the past few weeks and spring is only just here.

[@kennywillmitt6404]

In the wild, Goshawks are very astute at catching grey Squirrels and can form a large proportion of their diet. However falconers would be reluctant to use them for Squirrel control, as they have a nasty bite that could lead to injured tendons, loss of foot or death. There is a huge amount of information and advice available online on the control of Grey Squirrels. Please see a few links as follows. basc.org.uk/advice/basc-grey-squirrel-control/ scottishsquirrels.org.uk/ bpca.org.uk/a-z-of-pest-advice/squirrel-control-how-to-get-rid-of-squirrels-bpca-a-z-of-pests-/188983 Hope this helps.

[@combitz]

@@kennywillmitt6404 Thank you, links much appreciated 👍🏻

[@kennywillmitt6404]

No problem. Hope you sort out the Grey Squirrels.

[@MohandMessaoudi]

Salut

[@kennywillmitt6404]

Thanks

[@fgb3126]

What is that aimless music for? It adds nothing, in fact it subtracts.

[@kennywillmitt6404]

Sorry you don’t like the music. Try turning it down if you find it upsetting.