All opinions are valid, this is a very broad subject. Please chip in for the beginners.

That's amazing. I understand its just opinions, but they are valid, well reasoned and solid ones. I can't express how grateful I am that you took the time and effort to help me in this way. I hope this will help many new to the sport of raiding. You have given me a much greater understanding of diet and requirements throughout the year. Again, thank you, very much appreciated.

Absolutely brilliant you are first person I’ve seen that is not preaching very informative and straight forward I’ve been involved In falconry for 20 years and this is always my advice keep up the good work

Really good video and advice..... Thank you

I loved this vid mate I'd love to see more about your maintenance and stuff .iv been hawking for four years now and love hearing about new ways of doing stuff that I can apply to what I do .the old ways are rarely the best way especially when were talking about the best interest of the animals

Hi Matt , I watched this before I got my Hawk last year, it just came up again in my suggested to watch, it was certainly so spot on , I did listen to what you said but until I had been through it , was some how not as it feels now watching this again. I felt after time I could feed the right amount of food just by reading my hawk each day out, although I always weighed him I could guess his weight by watching him hunt almost. Anyway brilliant video appreciated last year , and now to see it again . Next season is going to be very different I’m sure.. Cheers Pete

Fantastic info matt thanks for that ,cheers

Good advice whatever your passion is. Get out there and do it.

Brilliant video I've learned so much from your videos

Sounds like you know what you're talking about . Keep it up!

matt i swear you have just let us know what is written in the harris hawks bible,brilliant matt,keep this type of video coming,well done mate

Love your video's I'm seriously thinking of starting folconry my biggest concern is noise with my neighbours cheers steve

Good effort, its not easy explaining the ins and outs of falconry. A lot of variables !

Good advice especially the one about the weight for response in your garden being different to that out in the field. Also the range for getting a response is different in every bird. My female operates at a much smaller range going from deadly to completely indifferent, whereas my male allows for a much larger weight range and is still as responsive and eager. Each bird has to be treated as unique and managed accordingly

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Brilliant Matt that should help alot of people out mate, I would say wen ure hosing bird down I reckon ure holding hose at wrong angle 😁 cracking informative vid 👍

So do you go for a tail mounted bell or bells on the feet Mine had tail mounted bell but came out during moult Shes not footy at all even on a kill but wiggles her tale wen I call talk to her Could you do a video on how to mount etc Planning on coping at same time Cheers good vids keep them up

Amazing advice 👌 any beginner would do well to listen can’t chip in pretty much how I do everything 🦅

Well said Matt.

I've been waiting to get the time to listen to what you had to say, and it all makes perfect sense. There's really nothing new, and nothing surprising either! Everything was right on point! I do have a question, and you might laugh at answering it! I saw this article recently. It was of a man who had a Golden Eagle as a Falconry bird. One day, after 3 months of trapping a female Golden Eagle, he went out hunting in an open desert. She continued to chase a jackrabbit, but because she went beyond the Falconer's line-of-sight, the Falconer was unable to find her. The eagle didn't have any transmitting equipment on her, only bells. He searched for hours into the night, but with no avail. The next morning, he drove for about a mile. The eagle saw his truck and went to the last place he searched for her. She stood right on the road and waited for him. The Falconer noticed the eagle had a full crop but still returned to him regardless. He simply held out his glove full of meat and then she came back without any hesitation. This wasn't mentioned in the article but I'm guessing that the eagle had most likely had eaten the jackrabbit the day before then ate part of it the next morning. Also, I'm pretty sure that she was hunting late in the day as well, so there wasn't enough time to eat the entire meal before roosting. What else did I read? Oh, the Falconer explained that she had more training to do because of the fact that he was attending to another Golden Eagle but spent less time with that one. He also explained that he couldn't describe the bond that him and his Golden Eagle had. But here's my opinion, the reason why this Golden Eagle came back is because she wasn't quite in "hunting" mode yet and still relying on the Falconer for food. By the way, this eagle was 4 years old so this eagle suddenly decided that "Oh this is way easier to hunting, I'll just grab the food from this guy's glove," the survival rate of this eagle living alone in the wild would be virtually ZERO! That's not part of the question though. Alright here it goes, when a bird of prey eats a meal and it gets stored in its crop, does it "feel" that weight? The reason why I ask that, is because what if the Falconer from that article found his Eagle later in the afternoon after the eagle does the "crop drop"? Would they eagle still feel hungry enough to return to the glove? I always thought that a crop is just a storage tank for a bird. It can expand just like the bird's stomach does but it can hold more depending on what bird it is. If its a Kestrel, then most likely it'll hold less, but if its a Golden Eagle, it'll hold 2 lbs or so. (I'm not sure of the exact weight). I know that eagles expend a lot of energy anytime they flap their wings, so in essence, they would probably need to eat 2 jackrabbits to be above the hunting weight. I've thought about this almost every day at work and it's hard to stop thinking about it. I just really gotta know this! And I want to become a Falconer hopefully by 2021. This year, I've got plans for another career path and a side project in Real Estate. So I'm quite busy this year, but I'm always learning things about Falconry every single day.

Brill these videos mate always watching met James other week 👍

I honestly don’t think you could of done that video any better. I am currently absorbing as much information as possible. I want to get a Harris hawk myself.

I’ve been doing falconry for a few years and you can never stop learning, I’ve picked up so many tips from your hunting videos. Do you ever get near Halifax?

Really good vid lads....16.08,was that a Fox?

Hows things mate I was wondering have you ever had issues with birds plucking? My bird plucked a lot last season when I dropped her to 2.3 lbs and she wasnt responding much over 2.3 I'm thinking I might have to start flying off appetite rather than hunger but iv never done that before

Hi buddy could u put a mews video up at all just after some ideas thanks

Hi mate, this is my first season and my first bird. I have a female Harris. When you say the flying weight is when she is on the glove straight away, how many chicks/ bits of chick is that for? like would you expect her to be eager for 3 chicks or whatever. Hope that makes sense thanks

hi guys I have first bird a 2 year old harris but she wont let me anywhere near her during molt is that normal ?

What is the females temperament matt when you go in the mews to clean mate

When they are outside on the perch unattended do you ever have problems with cats

Ive just weighed the wifes sunday dinner, im hoping to make her wanna bounce more 🤪. Cracking video mate expertly narrated 👍

U want change that mesh the birds tail will end up with smashed feathers

I dont wana be rude because it Looks like ur a good guy but there to much "er hmmm" în This video

Stop pissing around and waistin that water