HOW TO TRAIN A HAWK first year | Flying a Hawk | how to train a Bird of Prey

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One year ago I uploaded a video called How to train a hawk the first week. In that video I go through my steps on how to train a bird of prey. In this video, one year later, I discuss and go through the steps I take to advance her from that first week and take her from a hawk that just flys round a series of perches, to a hawk that confidently follows on through woodland. Flying a hawk takes a lot of work, and its not just hawks, training and flying a bird of prey can sometimes take weeks, even months of work. Some birds do not even unlock their full potential until after years of flying. Training hawks can be broken down into different steps. Each day for the past week I have been taking these steps and filming them with a brand-new hawk. Hawks are exceedingly popular falconry birds of prey; however, my birds are all used for education rather than hunting. This is not exactly a How to train harris hawks tutorial. This is just the process I take when training birds of prey. If you are not a falconer but are interested in falconry and the training and flying of birds of prey, then consider subscribing for more future videos like this. If you are a falconer and use different methods to what is shown in this video then leave a comment about what you would do differently, I am always up for discussing and trying new training techniques.
If you are planning to get a hawk soon or thinking it might be something for you in the future, then although this video may help, after watching this it does not mean you are ready to go and get and train a bird, there is a lot more that goes into it than this!
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