Still the most undervalued bird in falconry today. Time and effort in - rewards out. Goshawks today are often more of a status symbol than a real hunting bird. Anyone else remember switching from Goshawks to HH back in the day? They will know/understand how good HH really are.

Like all things in life, you only get out of something, what you put in.

True! I dont think novices learn enough from a Harris Hawk ! They are so intelligent they will always be a few steps ahead of a novice, leaving the Hawk training the novice! I have had 2 GH and they made me go bald! I would sooner have a well conditioned and fit Harris than GH all day long! My favourite bird secon d to my Sakers!

Really enjoyed watching your Harris Hawk vids keep it up .

Love Harris hawk they are beautiful birds.

great talk! the Harris' seems, to me, "Mr. Lurker", to have a wonderful combination of traits, given the right sort of training, environment, et al... the social nature really looks to make them a real "team player" with the falconer, and, as. we've seen in some cases, they really understand dogs as team members...perhaps they make a kind of "career-long" bird, able to put up with a beginning falconer, and bonding, and then the ability to just keep getting better! even that one clip showed the speed, maneuverability, and sheer bloody tenacity! I've seen some videos from an Italian fellow who flies a pair (or three?), and they show that amazing teamwork among birds, falconer, and dogs...thanks for another HH video...if was 10 years younger....

Nice one Dave. Harris all the way very intelligent. I'm a pestie and wouldn't consider anything else. Good bond with a Harris, it will do anything you ask of it. Great birds.

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just got a remote control car to help get my bird really fit for next season. Car training and ground squirrel for the summer and then when Duck and hare open up I'm hoping for that lighting quick confident HH that I know she can be. Would love a Gos but they don't fit my nature . My favorite coffee shop is just down the road and we love to sit on the deck with the bird on the rail and talk about the hunt we just had or the hunt we're heading out to,

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Hey Sir, greetings from the US, Arizona to be specific, and I heard you mention that Harris' are good at ground game, and after observing them fly in the wild, since here where I live we have the Northernmost population of Harris', The reason behind that I believe is because they hunt a lit of rabbits, mostly jackrabbits, which are actually a very large and extremely powerful desert hare, as well as pack rats, and roadrunners (of all things) and they are social so taking large prey is just inherent to them, where as a goshawk is solitary and whilst capable of taking hares, rabbits, hell, even geese, they by nature want to be hunting doves, pigeons, songbirds, squirrels and other swift small quarry. I am not a falconer, but aspire to become one when I have the time and money, but I love all things birds of prey, and so correct me if you think the reason is otherwise. Thanks-Luke

Harris's hawks are superb hunters. they hunt with their brain if you let them develop their skills on enough slips.

Totally agree with you Dave. So much of this is down to the keeper. A well manned, fit HH or Redtail is so much better than an unfit posers Finnish Goshawk.

I wonder how many HH are passed on or not flown because the falconry world has misunderstood this wonderful hawk that can hunt from the fist, follow on through thick forest , hunt from the soar, if flown properly with dedicated enthusiasm. A great video 👍

I love the action photos. Any chance we could see your top 5 or 10 of the season ?

Take the stress out of hawking don't they

peruvian brown crow,most are more inteligent than there owner