Hawking with Belle | Sept 4, 2019
GoPro video with Martin & Belle out hawking on the fourth day of the season. This is non-edited for those who would like to follow the whole experience.
** Spoilers **
Here’s a timeline of actions & topics if you’d like to skip around
00:00-2:47 – getting Belle out of box and tracking system set up
2:47 – 5:19 – talking about the season so far and getting Belle physically fit
5:50 Jackrabbit chase 1
6:00 – 7:00 Talking about hunting area
7:10 Another chase
7:45 – 10:15 Talking about the problems with sage brush and rabbit tricks
11:00 – 12:30 Talking about having only a general direction of area of cover, let the bird lead.
12:30 – 13:00 About “tidbits”, rabbit launch
13:00 – 15:30 About jesses and when to keep them and take them off
16:20 – 17:00 About using food control for motivation
17:00 – 18:00 More about hunting area
19:00 Most fun as falconer, smallest bird to get the job done
20:00 About upcoming hawking for larger jackrabbits in Wyoming
24:30 About Cedar City, Vacations & Falconry
28:30 About Hawking with Tee Perch
29:30 About Harris Hawks hunting in groups
33:00 Couple good chases
36:40 About a rabbit trick
37:50 About Belle losing track of still rabbits
40:15 About hawking with a dog
44:30 About Belle’s weight and the importance of it
47:30 Issues with birds and the effect of the falconer’s attitude
1:00:15 Cottontail Close call
1:00:40 More about Belle’s weight
1:02:30 Wind picks up
1:08:40 About VORs & pilots
1:10:00 About end of hunt and when to put hood back on
1:15:00 About previous male Harris Hawk Thumper
