Falconry, the sport of the kings
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The grouse finding machine!
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Awesome set up and great pictures.
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Another one bites the dust!
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The cotton fields up north!
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New pup @ 9 m/o
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Tommy
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Ace on grouse
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Grouse detail
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Lone mill
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Troy08er wrote:Awesome set up and great pictures.
Thanks bud! been on the road hawking for almost 2 months, will return home on Dec 3rd
Currently in NE flying prairie chickens and sharptailed grouse...
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Thanks for sharing your pictures and story with us; looks like a great trip.
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1 word. Envious! Very nice pictures.
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Dont be envious! Get out and play hard, and always remember "it's later than you think" you never know what tomorrow will bring...ultracarry wrote:1 word. Envious! Very nice pictures.
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OK not a falcon but some Golden Eagles, it well worth a couple minutes of your time
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Re644qgnCtw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Re644qgnCtw
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Are you a professional photographer? Is your gig falconing while on the clock taking nature photos? What a combo that would be!
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DogNewbie wrote:Are you a professional photographer? Is your gig falconing while on the clock taking nature photos? What a combo that would be!
Yes, I am a professional photographer, but Not a nature photographer, I do commercial advertising photography and I'm not on the clock while in the field, I do freelance photography work directly with my clients. So no one keeps track of my hours... lol
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Ah! Even so, looks like you've got a good gig goinglongwingger wrote:DogNewbie wrote:Are you a professional photographer? Is your gig falconing while on the clock taking nature photos? What a combo that would be!
Yes, I am a professional photographer, but Not a nature photographer, I do commercial advertising photography and I'm not on the clock while in the field, I do freelance photography work directly with my clients. So no one keeps track of my hours... lol
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I lived in Orange County for 40 years. I would say your hobby is extremely rare in so. Cal. Where do you live and how did you get started. I assume you camp when out of state hunting
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Season wrap up
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Ace On Mallard
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Ringer
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Hen Mallard
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Lost Tommy last year and since then my new female pointer has come into prime, here are a few pixs from our recent adventures...
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pointing Sage Grouse
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one in the bag
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These two pups are the upcoming generation still 10 months old
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preparing for the hunt
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Lucky to call this gorgeous women my fiancé, she is an avid falconer too, flying a female North American Goshawk.
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Hot!
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Sage Grouse
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More Sage Grouse
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another Sage Grouse
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a fine brace of mallards with a goshawk
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A happy ending!
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The pupa are getting big
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Keep the pictures coming... of your fiancé!
All kidding aside, I just read through this whole thread and this is pretty dang cool.
All kidding aside, I just read through this whole thread and this is pretty dang cool.
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Thanks for the update. I really enjoy your photos!
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"I love pointing grouse dad" She whispered...
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Another one bites the dust
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The cadillac of game species for high flying falcons
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"She loves me yah yah yaaah"
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This whole operation revolves around this pups ability to run wide and find the grouse...
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The 11 month old pups are coming along, we shall see if they have the run and the nose to meet the standard of the team, every 3 years I buy 2 new pups from different breeding and allow them to mature and socialize till they are 10 months old, then the soft training starts and usually by 18 months, one will prove a better choice for the falconry team and the other one is sold off, usually the deal breaker is range, the more the better, the older female "Anatum" has an average range of 1/4 to 3 miles while we course behind her in the truck with the rest of the entourage. She runs wearing a tracking/ beeper collar that notifies us when she is on point. Since we primarily hunt BLM land there is no end to the sea of sage brush that we can run her.
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running off the piss and vinegar before the days training
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I could be labeled the luckiest "bleep" on the face of the planet, every year I spend 2.5 months between MT, WY, NE, ID chasing my dream.
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Another brace of mallards taken by Beckie
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Priceless
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the take off
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