hawk in a car

[rossy]

today whilst putting rubbish in the bin a car with 2 occupants in looked like they were looking for a house the next thing all hell broke loose magpies crows starlings all went up and it sounded like 1 had been attacked by the way it was sqawking. a neighbour ran out and the car drove past and 1 of them had a hawk in tethers on his arm. apparently the neighbour witnessed them throw the hawk out and attack the birds alas i didnt see if it took a bird but can only assume it made a hit from the racket and the neighbour didnt know either. never heard of this before and very surprised i can tell you. has anyone else ? rossy.

[The Woodman]

Were they driving a Ford Falcon or a Humber Hawk?

[wildherbalian85]

Seen videos on youtube of this sort of thing in other countries... People hunting with hawks.

Was one bloke using a Goshawk to hunt crows.

I don't agree with it personaly because they hunt many birds and even small animals. Ok if you own a hawk and you take it to hunt so as it can catch its own food then fair enough but i think most these people do it just for the fun in the kill.

P.s. the bloke hunting the crows would use a knife to kill the crow once the goshawk had made the capture... i think he was just collect food for his hawk.

YouTube - Goshawk hunting crows-a "drive by" falconry

[Jonathan]

Originally Posted by rossy

today whilst putting rubbish in the bin a car with 2 occupants in looked like they were looking for a house the next thing all hell broke loose magpies crows starlings all went up and it sounded like 1 had been attacked by the way it was sqawking. a neighbour ran out and the car drove past and 1 of them had a hawk in tethers on his arm. apparently the neighbour witnessed them throw the hawk out and attack the birds alas i didnt see if it took a bird but can only assume it made a hit from the racket and the neighbour didnt know either. never heard of this before and very surprised i can tell you. has anyone else ? rossy.

Have a look at these:

YouTube - Car Hawking

YouTube - Urban Hawking - Harris

Illegal in the UK unless you have permission to fly a hawk on the surrounding land and providing one is flying legal quarry.

Cheers
Jonathan

[wizzo]

Hi rossy! and welcome to the 'club'. These were probably just some pimply faced prats, with nothing better to do than try and turn the general public against what is otherwise a wonderful pastime. People like these just irritate me. Grrrrrr!

[Jim Ford]

I though the thread was going to refer to someone's unpleasant personal habits!
;^)

Jim

[sunnydale]

Originally Posted by Jonathan

Have a look at these:

YouTube - Car Hawking

YouTube - Urban Hawking - Harris

Sorry but I think this is awful....and I don't agree with people keeping BOP as 'fun pets' either!

[Picidae]

Originally Posted by sunnydale

Sorry but I think this is awful:

I agree and as Jonathon says, very likely they were breaking the law - not to mention the risk of flying a hawk in the area of a road where the chances of it (or other birds!) being hit by a passing car is very real. It's certainly not 'falconry' whatever they thought they were doing.

[Dutchess]

Oh my word....the depths people sink to! I had no idea this went on

D.

[The Woodman]

Originally Posted by wizzo

These were probably just some pimply faced prats, with nothing better to do than try and turn the general public against what is otherwise a wonderful pastime.

Please let me know where the pimply faced prats club is based - I'd love to join a society where enjoyment can be gained by releasing a hawk from a moving vehicle and to recapture the same to avoid investment becoming void.