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Well, Amanda....you activist you....what's the survival rate of juvenile birds of prey, hmm? 10%? Less? Falconry is conservation, you dope!

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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

Why did you have to bring in the tree hugger in

Wasn't happy with the bird footing him?

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 :)

I call red tailed hawks,..chicken hawks

I love Falcons

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".

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

I have but train is very difficult

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

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

Kind of boring and too clean animation

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

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

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

Applying for a graduate job at ZIPcar just getting some last minute info for my phone interview tomorrow. Insightful.

the magazine "high times" is a great read though

Have any notes in your's bird diary?

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

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

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

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

If the bird didn't enjoy it then it would fly away the bird has the choice ..there's nothing wrong with this

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

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. :)

I am continually amazed by people who speak with such authority out of complete ignorance. Open your mind, close your mouth, and educate yourself before proving to the world you have absolutely no idea what you are talking about. Fact - Falconry has a net 0 to net + impact on associated raptor species. That is an irrefutable fact. End of story. “Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak and to remove all doubt.”

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?

that animal rights activist is extremely uneducated.

"assisting the bird during the hunt" - and what exactly are you assisting in? the bird can hunt on its own, it's how nature created it.. and they don't need your assistance LOL

High Times magazine >>

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

This kid is just learning about falconry. He shouldn't be on TH-cam 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.

Man, I hate that animal rights person. Like his mom said, you don't keep them forever!! And I read that a good day for a falconer isn't a day when he gets food, it's a day when he comes back with his bird. This is because the raptor often escapes, and sometimes they use telemetry to get it back, but it's also the way of things if it gets away. It may be sad at first, but then you'd feel good that it's in the wild.

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!!

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

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.

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.

5:45 empty words, there are always stupid people in the world

falconry and marijuana, whats better than that????!

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!

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

Which are better hunters males or females.

plz bro how did you train him with no hood ?

I guarantee this hawk died of aspergillosis not long after this video was filmed. The heavy breathing, dull eyes, and breathing with the beak open after minimal exercise are symptoms of aspergillosis. The bird probably got asper from stress (look how the kid treats it) along with living in an enclosure with wood on all sides. The kid does not practice safe creancing and the bird got tangled up in the tree. He should not be a falconer.

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

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

hot mom

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