Thanks for the explanation of why you should hood a Golden Eagle. I never thought about their instinct to chase prey from half a mile away, and when you hold the bird back when it is bating, it gets exhausted. However, on the flip side, if a wild Golden Eagle that's never been with a Falconer is hunting constantly and misses every time, then it already failed in its own abilities! At least as a Falconry bird, a Golden Eagle will always get food even if it doesn't catch anything. It still got its exercise and managed to gain muscle mass from the constant bating! It'll take me 7 years from the start of my Falconry career before I can hunt with a Golden Eagle! It is a bird that I could love to just hang out with just because of its sheer size and beauty! I'll go ahead and subscribe to your channel. I was almost against it when I saw a thumbnail of an older video of your eagle standing there with a hood on it! You did *almost* convince me to hood my birds as a future Falconer, but not quite! I already knew about the zip-line method to the creanse training! I learned all that from another Falconer named Ben Woodruff. Also, great explanation as to why you'd use a dog as a hunting partner. But....I can still flush prey completely on my own! Even though a dog can smell things 40 times better than us and they can run better too, I think I can still manage this without any interference with a dog! Also, dogs are too jumpy and affectionate and I totally just avoid them altogether! I don't want that lovey-dovey stuff to get in the way of me and a hawk's hunt! Even if it reduces the chances of a hawk catching something, it'll still catch something regardless. It'll just take longer to do so! However, I have seen some great hunting dogs though with other Falconers, and I do have to say, I am still impressed by the bonding between the dog and the hawk, especially after meal has been caught and the hawk lets the dog get a share of the meal!
That was I great insight into a lifetime of knowledge, I love the passion that you have. It makes so much sense listening about hooding an eagle, I can imagine how the power of this magnificent creature will be very wearing and the hood is a key to having one in the UK for many reasons. As I have experienced just a small bate from a beautiful eagle 😜I can only imagine what it would be like if it wanted to continually leave a tired fist. Brilliant.
At tleast you’re flying out there even fir rehab , My mae moved out long time ago and he said ‘ you should come ‘ I said I can tad falconry is banned !
@@falconry.davesharpenatureboy yes im an Exhibitor but i can let them do their thing on the rehab side 😜I've only go a gos at the moment still waiting for a rehab eagle
Hi Andrew; its personal choice, whilst I fly and train various imprint birds including eagles and indeed one of my gosses was imprinted, for hunting birds especially a goldie there is no contest for me as I can't stand raising imprints, they are way more likely to be very noisey and are usually never going to start out as lovely to be around as a parent reared eagle . Always exceptions of course and a friend flies a very nice imprint, but for me the only positive is they will chase anything and especially stuff too big in general. I set out to have a really well mannered hawk that was totally enjoyable to be around and not noisy; and so for me as always with my hunting partners it is pr everytime.
@@falconry.davesharpenatureboy much appreciated Dave thinking strongly about a male pr this year 2022 bird 😁👊all guidance greatly appreciated flying Gos at moment 👍
Thanks for the explanation of why you should hood a Golden Eagle. I never thought about their instinct to chase prey from half a mile away, and when you hold the bird back when it is bating, it gets exhausted. However, on the flip side, if a wild Golden Eagle that's never been with a Falconer is hunting constantly and misses every time, then it already failed in its own abilities! At least as a Falconry bird, a Golden Eagle will always get food even if it doesn't catch anything. It still got its exercise and managed to gain muscle mass from the constant bating! It'll take me 7 years from the start of my Falconry career before I can hunt with a Golden Eagle! It is a bird that I could love to just hang out with just because of its sheer size and beauty!
I'll go ahead and subscribe to your channel. I was almost against it when I saw a thumbnail of an older video of your eagle standing there with a hood on it! You did *almost* convince me to hood my birds as a future Falconer, but not quite!
I already knew about the zip-line method to the creanse training! I learned all that from another Falconer named Ben Woodruff. Also, great explanation as to why you'd use a dog as a hunting partner. But....I can still flush prey completely on my own! Even though a dog can smell things 40 times better than us and they can run better too, I think I can still manage this without any interference with a dog! Also, dogs are too jumpy and affectionate and I totally just avoid them altogether! I don't want that lovey-dovey stuff to get in the way of me and a hawk's hunt! Even if it reduces the chances of a hawk catching something, it'll still catch something regardless. It'll just take longer to do so! However, I have seen some great hunting dogs though with other Falconers, and I do have to say, I am still impressed by the bonding between the dog and the hawk, especially after meal has been caught and the hawk lets the dog get a share of the meal!
That was I great insight into a lifetime of knowledge, I love the passion that you have.
It makes so much sense listening about hooding an eagle, I can imagine how the power of this magnificent creature will be very wearing and the hood is a key to having one in the UK for many reasons.
As I have experienced just a small bate from a beautiful eagle 😜I can only imagine what it would be like if it wanted to continually leave a tired fist.
Brilliant.
Incredible bird! Dave you are so lucky to be working with a golden eagle and Drymarchon are also a passion of mine.
Thanks John, it’s amazing how many of my falconer friends also love their reptiles too!
Our Wedgetaild Eagle is the same i have to go into the forest to fly the wind is the best time for me as we cant hunt only fly our birds great video
I take it you’re in oz; keep up the fight !
@@falconry.davesharpenatureboyyep in Oz
At tleast you’re flying out there even fir rehab ,
My mae moved out long time ago and he said ‘ you should come ‘ I said I can tad falconry is banned !
@@falconry.davesharpenatureboy yes im an Exhibitor but i can let them do their thing on the rehab side 😜I've only go a gos at the moment still waiting for a rehab eagle
Fai play!
I have golden eagle and I don't what kind of food to give me eagle a part from chicken
Surely not ? Why do you have an animal that you don’t know how to feed ? Rabbit , rat , deer meat , beef, horse meat , …quail
Any.chance I can ask you cuple questions picking up my first eagle nexst week
vipersbugloss@hotmail.co.uk
Hi pal why you choose a parent reared rather than an imprint cheers Andrew TOP BIRD 👊
Hi Andrew; its personal choice, whilst I fly and train various imprint birds including eagles and indeed one of my gosses was imprinted, for hunting birds especially a goldie there is no contest for me as I can't stand raising imprints, they are way more likely to be very noisey and are usually never going to start out as lovely to be around as a parent reared eagle . Always exceptions of course and a friend flies a very nice imprint, but for me the only positive is they will chase anything and especially stuff too big in general. I set out to have a really well mannered hawk that was totally enjoyable to be around and not noisy; and so for me as always with my hunting partners it is pr everytime.
@@falconry.davesharpenatureboy much appreciated Dave thinking strongly about a male pr this year 2022 bird 😁👊all guidance greatly appreciated flying Gos at moment 👍