Falconry: Trapping Merlins

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  • เผยแพร่เมื่อ 23 ก.ค. 2024
  • This falconry video discusses trapping Merlin Falcons for use in the sport of falconry. Merlins are one of the most incredible, agile, athletic and capable falcon species utilized in the sport of falconry.
    WARNING!
    Do NOT attempt falconry or trapping without first researching the laws in your area! Most states require permits to practice falconry.
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  • @paulwolfenberger3884
    @paulwolfenberger3884 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Ben, I can't thank you enough for sharing your amazing knowledge and experiences with these birds. You are a natural at presenting and make it very entertaining. My favorite youtube channel!

  • @emmuealhird5075
    @emmuealhird5075 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Thank you Mr. Woodruff for the info. I just discovered your channel today while looking at Hawks making kills. After watching some of your videos and others, I now think I want to try Falconry. I'm a veteran and saw the other Falconry videos by military veterans too. Now to research what my state requires and study the legalities. I look forward to learning more from your channel.

  • @bigdumbsucker
    @bigdumbsucker 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I would love to have you as a falconry mentor. You are stunning in your passion and ability to communicate complex notions effectively and amusing.

  • @boosted2jz217
    @boosted2jz217 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    The sounds effects around the 6 minute mark were just excellent

  • @GURWINDER_RAI
    @GURWINDER_RAI 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Thanks to Indian falconers who invented most of the traps which are widely used today. Love your videos, enjoy alot. Thank you Ben!

    • @GURWINDER_RAI
      @GURWINDER_RAI 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Imran nawaz nahi..... Shikra tha , release kr dia tha October main.

  • @Sunsaintsandwaves
    @Sunsaintsandwaves 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Great info!

  • @jantirpak7902
    @jantirpak7902 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hi Ben. Excellent video. I have experience with merlin that he is still sitting in the same place. He is there today and he will be there tomorrow as well. Also for another year, if he survives, he will be there.

  • @travis43
    @travis43 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This is the 4th Winter that Merlins come roost just a mile form my house here in Kansas.
    The past two years it was 2 males and 2 females, the previous years had fluctuating numbers.
    The highest at once was 13, 11 another time.

    • @edwinpliett488
      @edwinpliett488 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      what part of Kansas you in?

    • @travis43
      @travis43 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@edwinpliett488 CL county

  • @josephavalos7894
    @josephavalos7894 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    You are right I see most of the Merlin's I've seen in the inner city neighborhood I grew up in hanging out on top of the large power structures that run through the neighborhood. I believe I saw all 3 Merlin subspecies in San Antonio,TX this past fall-winter, I'm sure I saw Prairie, and Taiga, and I'm fairly certain I saw the Black Merlin suckleyi, do they migrate South to Central Texas?

    • @jackkrell4238
      @jackkrell4238 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I believe you mean the richardson's and columbaris subspecies? Columbaris marlins have the second lightest plunge pigmentation and have a more tan plumage, richardson's coverts and primaries especially are much lighter and are more of a cream color, and suckleyi marlins are a charcoal Grey to black.

  • @aamirrizwankhan6140
    @aamirrizwankhan6140 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Very informative video Mr Ben.
    Make a training video of peregrine falcons.
    Regards
    Aamir
    From
    India

  • @pilocereus2
    @pilocereus2 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    hi ben every winter i watch or should i say glimpse merlins hunting near my home in paisley scotland prey is mostly chaffinches or linnets sometimes wagtails amazing speed low down hardly follow them but surprisingly they fail more than win suits me see more hunts my fav falcon becoming more common here than the kestrel becoming rare here i have some ideas why not humans for once best wishes jj stewart

  • @davemyers7507
    @davemyers7507 ปีที่แล้ว

    Cool 😎 I hunt a pair of Merlin’s here in California on starlings thanks for the viewing time today

  • @zakirkhan5085
    @zakirkhan5085 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    sir please make a video of dho gazza in which falcon caught.

    • @GURWINDER_RAI
      @GURWINDER_RAI 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Check out on his channel...he made couple of videos on dhogaza.

  • @stephenboyes5189
    @stephenboyes5189 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    have you ever flown hobby hawks

  • @zakirkhan5085
    @zakirkhan5085 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Very nice amazing.......

  • @LordDaymien
    @LordDaymien 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Do you ever have any success using pigeons for bait?

  • @lohikarhu734
    @lohikarhu734 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Basic, basic question: where do you get, and what kind are, the "bait" birds?

    • @travis43
      @travis43 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      A House sparrow or European Starling, their are non native.

    • @lohikarhu734
      @lohikarhu734 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@travis43 Thanks!

    • @lohikarhu734
      @lohikarhu734 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Imran nawaz Thanks!

  • @MalekJ3105
    @MalekJ3105 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Can you do a video about how to teach birds on waiting on

    • @brendannielson5292
      @brendannielson5292 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Imran nawaz waiting on is when the raptor soars above waiting for the falconer to flush prey

    • @brendannielson5292
      @brendannielson5292 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Imran nawaz while that could be part of the training, not the whole thing. They'd just wait for the lure, and not a flush. Using a baggie would be the way I do it.

  • @frigginchi
    @frigginchi ปีที่แล้ว

    Ever try a sparrow harness? Tried it once using a cane pole stuck the sparrow out thevwindow fluttered and down came the Merlin, sky fishing😂

  • @larrydotson2625
    @larrydotson2625 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Why don't you keep adult Merlins?

  • @conradlines7860
    @conradlines7860 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Ben have u made any videos on telemetry?

    • @benwoodrufffalconry
      @benwoodrufffalconry  3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Not yet. I really need to. Also one on GPS telemetry. Thank you for the reminder!

    • @conradlines7860
      @conradlines7860 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Your welcome I've watched all of yours so far thought I might have missed 1 about telmetry you've helped me so much here in uk with some stuff from your videos il look forward to seeing it when u make one all the best 2021

  • @Ptyasm
    @Ptyasm 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hi, Ben. How can I contact with you. I have serious question on one-eyed diurnal raptors wether are they releasable or not. I’m from Thailand not in the US. May i email you or even better, chatting on facebook messenger.

    • @brushwolf
      @brushwolf 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I had a one-eyed Redtail for several years, my second falconry bird. I caught her on November 21, 1999. Whatever caused the injury must have happened several weeks before. The eye was intact but she had some object penetrate it and you could see the path that the object took. J. Karger from San Antonio, Texas' Last Chance Forever had a look at her the day of her capture and found she was completely blind in that eye. She was making it on her own for the time being, who's to say if she would have made it through her first winter on her own. She caught 40+ jackrabbits and 2 cottontails that first year. I had her for seven seasons and she had a very successful career at catching Jackrabbits and coots. If you can give them a boost, a chance to figure out how to cope with the injury for at least a year, a one-eyed bird should do fine.

    • @jantirpak7902
      @jantirpak7902 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hi, I know a falconer who had a one-eyed goshawk female. She stopped seeing after overcoming WNV. She hunted jackrabits very well. The problem was that she was often frightened if someone appeared near her from the blind.

    • @Ptyasm
      @Ptyasm 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hi, did she had problem of her part on the blind side hitting objects while flying?

    • @jantirpak7902
      @jantirpak7902 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Ptyasm No, I've never seen it and my acquaintances didn't tell me she had a problem with it. Only if someone appeared on the blind side and then turned her head, she was startled when she saw him with a seeing eye. Because he was suddenly close in front of her.

  • @postmodernmining
    @postmodernmining 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    To trap an Arthur, you need a sword from a watery bint.

  • @deborahcox-mp5ul
    @deborahcox-mp5ul หลายเดือนก่อน

    Hi

  • @pacodogtule
    @pacodogtule 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Good racer homing pigeons are faster in LEVEL flight (no fair stooping) than a peregrine. A Merlin is close to the same size and mass as a pigeon. Makes your point about merlins having the mass and muscle to fly fast through air.

  • @btakin8737
    @btakin8737 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Falconry Trolls, Ben is not YOUR sponsor. Ben delivers relevant accurate information on this wonderful sport. Your sponsor will give the pertinent and essential info you need to accomplish your goals. Oh wait, you want Ben to show you everything so you can practice Falconry illegally and irresponsibly.😳

  • @danhughes3626
    @danhughes3626 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I'm not sure about gender decisions..
    With the LGBTQXYZ genders now days..
    Lol I heard some one got a male kestrel
    That Identify as a female golden eagle.
    Are you allowed to keep one like that
    Lol...great video. You think and have very honest opinions and knowledge

  • @timrobinson2984
    @timrobinson2984 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    its a shame merlins are traped,

  • @dannybrunt5840
    @dannybrunt5840 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    you need to show videos more and stop talking as much but good infomation

    • @vadimpm1290
      @vadimpm1290 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Danny Burnt, you may try to invent your own style on your own channel.

    • @SL-vx1sx
      @SL-vx1sx 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Danny, I totally disagree. Ben's videos are great just as they are. I always look forward to learning more from Ben.

  • @lohikarhu734
    @lohikarhu734 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Basic, basic question: where do you get, and what kind are, the "bait" birds?

    • @MalekJ3105
      @MalekJ3105 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Personly I use house sparrows for smaller birds like kestrels and pigeons for birds like peregrine falcons and sakers

    • @lohikarhu734
      @lohikarhu734 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@MalekJ3105 Thanks!

    • @lohikarhu734
      @lohikarhu734 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Khaine Able Thanks!

    • @lohikarhu734
      @lohikarhu734 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Imran nawaz Thanks!