Raising, Training, and Hunting a Cooper's Hawk: A Synopsis

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[@stephenbianco2146]

I live in a Sub'd. next to a wetlands area in Oregon. We have a resident Coopers"s Hawk that nests in a nearby cottonwood every year. My winter bird feeder which I have set up on the patio table with the umbrella over it, is her "go to" it seems like whenever she really needs a meal. Mourning doves have got hit hard this year. When I hear a loud bang downstairs, I know is a dove flying into the sliding glass door when being attacked. She has gotten 3 this year so far. She is totally unafraid of me, sitting on the fence or in a lower branch of our birch trees. I can get quite close before she moves to a different spot. Anyway, when the babies are young, they scream all day wanting to be fed. Thinking about this year maybe climbing the tree.

[@mikepointes6497]

When the hawk gave that short scream towards the end, I cringed. That scream usually means "protect your face falconer." I've flown many imprint Coops, very few DIDN'T become face baters. One male was cool, catching game and all. Then one afternoon, after missing a close flight on a dove, he flew back towards my fist, only to smack me in the face. Good luck and I dug your video!

[@officerdoofy222]

It's funny, I found a Coopers nest three years ago, a stones throw from my house.

[@leahbelverd1379]

I hope so, too! Looking forward to it...

[@anakruger2412]

Lol at 0:24 so cute. "He just ate your finger!"

[@southernwoodsfalconry2582]

Great video! I just started working with accipiters this year, and there's such a huge difference! Thanks for this.

[@cechk01]

just... amazing. Keep us updated

[@MikeMaki]

Well done. Enjoyed it very much!

[@mowdan77]

the kids are funny yup ya don't wanna put your fingers to close to his beak . I read the blog about becoming a falconry looks pretty intimidating. I guess I ll just watch the Hawks around here . use to have some kestrels around and had a nest box for them but it fell apart . I see alot of cooper's hawks and red tailed hawks around our farm fields pretty awsome to watch . thanks Dan Luther from ohio

[@unkn0wn226]

The filmography is phenomenal!

[@mdsponge21221]

Kudos ! Excellent as always !

[@rakhaeza4125]

this video is amazing dude ! appriciate that!

[@adamnorris9646]

That's a badass bird

[@honeybadgervoodoooutdoors7305]

Absolutely brilliant.

[@HawkMother]

Have you considered using a T post to help get the height for slips? I would think that an imprint accipiter would readily use one.

[@alicewarburton1897]

At 1:00 I could see the beautiful, powerful bird that it would become =)

[@HawkMother]

I do enjoy your videos. Keep up the good work.

[@alcinkaya]

Dude you lowkey made me wanna leave eveything beyond and live like a hunter with a wild animal like that in nature

[@roberttrump37]

That was great. I'm trying to get my falconers license. Is a Cooper's hawk fast enough to catch starlings? I couldn't quite tell what your bird caught.

[@falconersapprentice9837]

Robert, coopers hawks excel at catching starlings. They are definitely fast enough. In that video, what you saw was my hawk being trained using released quail "baggies." Good luck and I hope you pursue falconry!

[@elicohencohen]

The Cooper Hawk have a most difficult behavior in the raptor kingdom, in my opinion. Unless a baby caughted in this video. I not recommend to any one who do not have the experience like this guy this video.

[@anthonymelchiorre7366]

Dude thank u sooo much- I have a cooper hawk that hunts in my back yard almost daily (I have bird feeders) the hawk helped reduce the number of pigeons - it's amazing what nature can do without us fucking it up- super cool video and nice job with the hunt(s)!!!!

[@angelmartin7310]

Is yours weirdly friendly and calm around you? The one in my yard is. Can't scare it away, it doesn't care at all about my presence within 5 feet.

[@seldomscales4616]

Can this be applied to other Hawks such as Harris?

[@Luxfer999]

Very nice video and bird!! IMO, I wouldn´t ever throw the bird to quarry, the should have the interest and energy to start and pursue by themselves. Regards

[@Hanzofalconry94]

Nice🥰🥰

[@kmantekukur2887]

great video.....

[@princejohnson3468]

Is the Hawk a natural predator even without parental influence or peer pressure...

[@sapturner]

Hi I liked this video as I am learning and it helped a lot. How long did it take before your bird started to successfully fly to you. Kind regards from a new Zealand falconer

[@Jerry13Only]

Falconry is legal in New Zealand? I assumed it would be illegal, like it is in Australia

[@Rzk41207]

@@Jerry13Only it is legal, but you are limited with harriers only.

[@gulfair-cavalry-tango1011]

OUTSTANDING!!!!

[@gocksewmimi9938]

I am in Sri Lanka What should be done to tame the hawk first after catching it

[@iangregg5504]

Great vid

[@marikotoyoko]

こんにちは。 　良い動画ですね。小さな女の子や男の子が遊んでいる姿を見ると、日本と変わらない事に新鮮な驚きを感じます。頭では分っていても映像を見てると、また違った感覚を呼び起こされます。同じ時代に生き、同じ時間を共有して生活して暮らしているんだなあ、ってさ。遠く離れた国と国であってもさ。 　とてもバランスの取れた素晴らしい映像と音ですね。 　平成２８年４月２２日（金曜日）晴　２３℃　午後１２：１８　世田谷区より。

[@BiangKeladi]

nice videos!! have you owl partners? and hunt with owl?

[@robertlouiemanlapaz5944]

Ungr videos are awesome. I do have eagle too but they are 3 months old already and not train to eat in my hand. How can I train it? Is it still possible to train it eating on my hand?

[@sangamkendre4413]

Great video bro 👍👍👍

[@Hokiesnumber1]

Great video, I really enjoyed it. One question, what kind of dog is that in the video?

[@falconersapprentice9837]

Thanks! We still aren't sure! I rescued him as a pup on the side of a road. We think he's part Shepherd, he looks, acts, and behaves like one.. But other than that, probably just an all around mutt. He's very smart, fast, and knows how to work the brush and flush game. Great on commands and picks up quick.

[@mattr2238]

Looks like a blue heeler mix

[@Hawk-eq2hh]

Nice

[@jaffapeasant4290]

Out of 10 coopers, how many will be good in falconry? both PR/imprint. Thanks.

[@trey5285]

Correct me if I'm wrong but do the baby birds of prey learn to fly without being with their mother

[@leonjohnsonjr3331]

I wonder if another copper hawk see him will he eat him

[@robblawrence7540]

Hey mate I was just wondering how do u actually become a falconary expert it’s something i want to do so bad but it’s a weird profession

[@volx3342]

Wish I knew how to do falconry

[@birdman2947]

What kind of GPS tracker is that?

[@franklinmichael671]

4:36 What brand are your boots?

[@maxlagonos9901]

What do you put on the Hawks nek?

[@davidholden2426]

correct me if i am wrong but did the hawk have split jesses on while at hack and while hunting? because if it had would,nt it be in danger of catching on a branch?

[@falconersapprentice9837]

David, I've been waiting to see who might be observant enough to catch that. You're correct, the hawk is wearing slotted jesses in part of the "tame hack" scenes. However, he was not really in hack at that point, but I still needed some extra "tame hack" footage, so I took him off his perch and flew him past the camera a few times. In reality, he wore no jesses at all during hack. I almost didn't use that footage because I realised people might assume, but in reality he was never hacked my with slotted jesses.

[@thepigeonersisterspigeoner1226]

how is she doing?

[@ayushshaestha4380]

I need help I found a week old chick He seems very weak he is eating but it's not like alot iam not really smart in terms of this What can I do to help Wat meat should I feed him Keep In mind I live where there is almost zero veterinary care

[@alfredhamiltonjames2194]

hey I'm thinking of trapping a passage coop next year for mourning doves. Do you think they are capable of catching mourning doves? thanks

[@zubeneschmali6723]

Fred Hamilton James That's all I fly my Coop on. It's their favorite game in the wild in North Florida

[@alfredhamiltonjames2194]

awesome thanks. do you fly a male or female?

[@hardhkumar6493]

What's the name of that tracking device

[@mightsnow3654]

What is the tracker you use?

[@bhaithefighter9724]

sooper macha

[@KingElrosTarMinyatur]

Hello good video. Greeting from India

[@FaizanKhan-sn9ym]

Very good to c some1 interested in falconry from India...greetings Bro...hope someday falconry would be legalised here..

[@sangamkendre4413]

Faizan Khan i am from india .. is the falcony illegal here !

[@shahiboxing]

Hi Can you explain me the training process for an eyass Cooper's hawk.. Is it similar to trapped hawk?

[@Luxfer999]

+Sanil Shahi No, very different.

[@madanibari3319]

Does he drink water? And what do you feed? Thank

[@revonahawk6750]

Yes, every living thing drinks water. Birds of prey eat prey. That's: rabbits, quail, other birds, squirrels, and so on. They catch them live. Then they eat them. Some falconers feed their Coppers already dead quail and chicks.

[@BDfoxmore]

I have lots of falcons and hawks in my vilage.So im wandering is it better to trap one or to raise one? what is the diference betwene a raised one and a traped one? Please answer me! thank you

[@falconersapprentice9837]

It depends, if it's a red tail, they do far better taken from the wild as passage birds. If it's an accipiter, falcon, or Harris hawk, it really depends on how you want your bird to be! Above all, make sure you're in legal.

[@BDfoxmore]

im in greece... in a far away place... so ther is no problem... i dont know by myself what race of falcos we have at my vilage. i only see them for some moments at the road when i pass next with the car when i stop to see them they fly away. maybe you can add me in facebook so we can have a talk about that thinks? because i realy want information tips etc. and when i start i would need a pro to give advice for my progres :)

[@BDfoxmore]

well you are saying redtail accipter etc.. i dont know what kind of falcons they are i searched and i found that this are the local falcons we have. wich falcon is better for a noob like me :D to start with ?? Falco tinnunculus, F. subbuteo, F. naumanni,F. vespertinus, F. eleonorae, F. columbarius, F. peregrinus, F. cherrug, F. biarmicus and some not original falcons type, we have Accipiter gentilis, A. nisus, A. brevipes. can you recomend any of that falcons to me? because i think we dont have redtail...

[@davidshultz3442]

I like your telemetry can you send me a message back on where I can purchase it at least look into it thank you very much I appreciate it and I really enjoyed your video.

[@user-ch5me4yy8g]

ياحلاته

[@charlesslee856]

I want a hawk so bad :\

[@michaelparker4988]

Not a fan. I raise roller pigeons. Natural prey to Cooper's. AreThey are over populated? Why are there so many now when there didn't use to be. In their beauty and magnificence they take the fun out of my hobby.

[@samuelseixas1068]

👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏😍

[@leonjohnsonjr3331]

The sad think what about to say these copper HAWKS killed my Quacker PIRATE and after that I had went crazy and shot every copper hAwk that came in my TREE I love these HAWKS until then I couldn't watch the video BECASUE it remember me of my pirate if anyone owns a pirate you will understand me!

[@lasigna0212]

Illegal to shoot hawks. You could get arrested.

[@leonjohnsonjr3331]

FUCK them hawks they took away my baby

[@leonjohnsonjr3331]

@@lasigna0212 what if and eagle comes and take the owner hawk he had for 10 years he want revenge

[@tjvincenzi3695]

Train 1 to kill nothing but blue jays. And I'll pay you what ever you what! No seriously