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Matt;
Thanks for the reply sir, I do appreciate the information and was madly googling the sizes of the birds.

I'm quite certain that someone else can wrestle with the eagles thanks - I'm busy that day......

So when you are hunting with the birds, is it tough to get them to share the kill?

Does that vary somewhat with the personality of the bird as I imagine it might?

Anyway Matt, no panic on answering my queries, it's just idle curiosity on my part as falconry is far removed from anything I've experienced first hand, though I see there is a BC Falconry Association and it's legal up here - again which I didn't know until now...

Thanks again sir and all the best to you and your fine family.

Dwayne

the kestrel hunts at 105 grams (16" wingspan)
the Harris' hunt at 960 grams (4 ft wingspan)
the Golden hunts at 6000 grams (7' wingspan)
the Harpy hunts at 9000 grams (8' wingspan)

for comparison sake the bald eagle's I've handled have all been around 3000 grams

the harris eat about a jackrabbit a week. in the field I tear off a front leg apiece for them and 2 jacks a day is a good average for them. I freeze the rest. they killed 58 jacks, 4 cottontails, and 4 pheasants last season -- enough for a year's supply (of which we're down to six and need to get back into the field soon!)

Thanks for the information on Falconry. I saw it in the CT laws. Your topic has brought it to life for me.

Here is quote from CT on it.

"Mar 17, 2008 - A little known aspect of hunting is the ancient practice and art of falconry which, yes, is legal in Connecticut as in most states. A recent Hartford ..."

Matt;
Thanks for the size comparison, again I'll say that eagle wrangling isn't for me.

A now passed on friend had a taxidermy shop a couple of km from here and when work was slow back in the day I'd go help him out to pass the time.

Anyway once this logging truck operator brought in a Golden to get mounted and they are of course very tough to get a permit to possess, so the Ministry guy wanted proof it wasn't poached.

As that was suspected, buddy had thoughtfully brought his logging truck to the Ministry and showed said Ministry guy the passenger window that the bird had entered through and the feathers and such on the passenger seat.

He'd told my taxidermist friend it was "unbelievably loud" when the bird came through the window.......

Unsettling too I should imagine.

That was the last Golden I looked at "up close" Matt and if memory serves it was in the late '80's.

Dwayne

Awesome post! I always pull my wife over to view your posts as they must be shared. I really like the ultra-lite. We have a few of them around our "farm" ENE of Edmonton. Fantastic bird to watch fly.
GRF

thanks! I'm going to try to make a better effort to bring my DSLR more this season and get some "real" pics as opposed to primarily cell phone shots. it gets tricky to fly two birds alone and get pics too. I've got a friend who's a photog for the local rag and he wants to tag along more this year as well so that should help.

a little "extra" eye candy:

That is one MEAN looking bird.

U L -

THNX for the thread. Very interesting.

A W E S O M E picts!!!

Super! Please keep us updated on the hunts and all pics are appreciated! The guy I knew that worked at Deseret that did falconry had lots of fun turning his bird loose on the coots they have on their reservoirs/ponds.

Utah Lefty,

Thanks for the pix and for the info. Fascinating ! Look forward to seeing more...

Utah Lefty,

Good stuff. Thanks for sharing. I have always been interested in the birds of prey. Really enjoy your posts.

Cool stuff right there!!

WOW ! Great stuff there, Utah. e

as of yesterday the girls were 1030 and 1070 grams -- maybe 10 days to get under 1000grams and we'll be set loose upon the land!

Really like the looks of the ultra light, great pixs

Utah,

Your birds are prettier than mine. Smarter too. All I can do is get mine to circle a while, then land on something already dead.



What am I doing wrong?

Man, I concur. One of the coolest things about The Fire is being exposed to topics I know absolutely nothing about.

THANKS!!

great post Utah, very interesting pictures. Thanks

I would take the one that doesn't eat all the rabbits. Rabbit roasted in a mustard cream sauce is delicious!