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Caught a hawk today

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Mesophilic:
I'll preface by saying my buddy already has a sponsor,  a mentor, all necessary legal paperwork, and living accommodations.

A friend texted me late last night and asked if I wanted to help him catch a hawk this morning.  Sounded like a great idea.  So we went out to a meddow on the edge of the forest and put down a couple of traps.  Watched this fellow for about an hour and a half as rain and fog came and went.  Chased off a couple of coyotes interested in the trap, too.  Then the hawk couldnt resist no more.

My buddy will keep him for a year or two, do some hawking and whatnot, then release him back to the wild.  My understanding is the mortality rate of young, non breeding age hawks is pretty high.  This process will teach him and get him back to the wild with experience and  higher survivability skill set.

This was a great experience and the bird is simply magnificent.  I got to hold him all the way down the mountain.  I was surprised at how calm he was once we got the hood on him.

Stoner:
Great experience. My neighbor is a falconer with a redtail and a peregrine. John

Pappy:
Beautiful bird. :)
 Pappy

Russ:
Yea! thats awesome! give me 6 years and a job and i can finally start making my falconry dream come true! Nebraska has so many hawks, sometimes i just sit and watch as the hawks fly above, they're magnificent creatures.

sleek:
Considering my last name, Hawkins I need to do two things. O e, build a genuine Hawkins rifle, and two, learn the art of falconry, and according to family lore, it used to be called hawking  where our last name came from.

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