Guy that bred Roach came out today. I’ve been inviting him to see him fly since he gave him to me and today was the first time.
Took him to one of the ranches I have permission on. Got a point but too close to cover. Put Roach up on spec and tried for another point but a bunchve antelope were...
Flights have been tough. Roach takes huge pitches, often mounting really wide before coming back over too high to get to the game before they make cover. No complaints, this is the type of flying everyone wants. Itll get easier when it cools off again and there is a bit of snow - the huns...
Also since you wrote ‘no hotels’, I just want to add that short of agroturismos that also provide meals, a hotel in town - whether big or small town - is the way to do things IMO. I’ve done it all and will choose a hotel every time now unless there are no other options.
It can’t be emphasized...
I was in Athens for a couple days this past spring after visiting my brother and family who currently reside in Cyprus. Layovers were in Athens so it made sense.
Despite being dirty, crowded, full of tourists, yadda yadda, I loved the experience. The Acropolis, other archeological sites...
Shooting a small deer for some meat is one thing, but its absolutely mind boggling that someone would put a picture of this deer on Instagram (or Facebook or whatever that screenshots). Especially a guy that dubs himself 'The Mule Deer Hunter'.
Whatever was causing him to protest and throw tantrums has stopped. After a couple weeks of acting 'goofy' - flying off the fist then landing, freaking out over random crap, food possessiveness, one instance of leaving the fist to immediately go and fight some other raptor a mile away (I think...
Actually killing birds has been pretty low on my list of bird hunting priorities for a long, long time. I might pick up a shotgun again for something like this, tho - a fine CZ SxS (because thats all I have).
I may be being a bit dramatic here. Just…
Holy eff. He is the most high strung bird I’ve dealt with. High strung and defiant with stubborness and tantrums. As bad as - tho in different ways for different reasons - wild, female prairie falcons.
Tolerates her. Hasn’t grabbed her face yet. She knows to stay clear and understands the difference between the falcon and gamebirds just as all my other dogs have.
Days like today reinforce how much I dislike Roach. I am not going to go into the crap Ive been dealing with, with him, or my 'fun' today other than to say I dont think he will ever be a grouse bird. And for a tiercel thats totally OK - its OK if he is only a hun hawk which many tiercels are -...