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#7022791 - 01/07/12 06:17 PM
Blake working the hawk
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#7022901 - 01/07/12 06:39 PM
Re: Blake working the hawk
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Registered: 07/01/04
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Brandon, that is so cool!
can I come watch sometime?
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#7023074 - 01/07/12 07:20 PM
Re: Blake working the hawk
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Sure. Wednesday, Thursday and the weekends he hunts with the bird.
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#7023369 - 01/07/12 08:35 PM
Re: Blake working the hawk
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That is awesome! Where can you even buy a hawk!?
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#7023428 - 01/07/12 08:44 PM
Re: Blake working the hawk
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You can't buy them. You have to catch them. Birds of prey are protected by federal and state law. You have to obtain a license after passing exams and game warden inspections of your property with facilities to house the animal. This is a wild bird caught less than 2 months ago. Here is Blake baiting the bird from the trees in the back yard. He loves working with it. 
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#7024019 - 01/07/12 11:41 PM
Re: Blake working the hawk
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 Very Nice! 
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#7024043 - 01/07/12 11:57 PM
Re: Blake working the hawk
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Wow that is awesome
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#7024534 - 01/08/12 09:29 AM
Re: Blake working the hawk
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#7024967 - 01/08/12 11:34 AM
Re: Blake working the hawk
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That is way cool! Is that dangerous?
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#7025071 - 01/08/12 12:01 PM
Re: Blake working the hawk
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Registered: 02/05/11
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Loc: San Antonio, TX
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That is awesome. I have often thought how cool it would be to have your very own killer animal. I bought a cat once, but no dice. She just licks my face when I sleep.
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#7025086 - 01/08/12 12:06 PM
Re: Blake working the hawk
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The worst thing that could happen is to be "footed." He is wearing a kevlar glove to help prevent a problem. You have to keep your arm at an angle where your hand is elevated or even with your elbow. If you drop your hand, the bird could climb up your arm to your shoulder.
You also can't pull your arm away when it is baiting. Blake has to keep still so the bird "hones in" on the intended target, his hand. You don't want to lose your nerve, pull back and the bird decide to land on your head.
Blake is rather careful and seemily understands animal behavior well. He started handling venomous snakes last year and isn't afraid. He is very astute and gets into a zone of awareness.
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#7038877 - 01/11/12 04:47 PM
Re: Blake working the hawk
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Kids got _____.nerves! I want one now!
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#7038924 - 01/11/12 05:04 PM
Re: Blake working the hawk
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There were some guys at the Dallas Safari Club convention that use the birds for duck hunting. They release the bird to fly and gain altitude before flushing ducks fron a pond. The bird will then dive and hit the ducks at speeds of up to 150 mph and typically break the ducks neck. I sure would like to see one in action.
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#7038959 - 01/11/12 05:17 PM
Re: Blake working the hawk
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thats awesome
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#7039060 - 01/11/12 05:47 PM
Re: Blake working the hawk
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This bird was at the Dallas Safari Club convention. She was hooded the entire time due to her wanting to kill the falcons you are talking about hunting ducks.
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#7039139 - 01/11/12 06:07 PM
Re: Blake working the hawk
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Total coolness.
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#7043254 - 01/12/12 04:18 PM
Re: Blake working the hawk
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Bravo to Blake! What a cool way to spend your time!
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#7043318 - 01/12/12 04:31 PM
Re: Blake working the hawk
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There were some guys at the Dallas Safari Club convention that use the birds for duck hunting. They release the bird to fly and gain altitude before flushing ducks fron a pond. The bird will then dive and hit the ducks at speeds of up to 150 mph and typically break the ducks neck. I sure would like to see one in action. They get their own season...in a prime time! I want to go watch this SO BAD!
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#7043331 - 01/12/12 04:34 PM
Re: Blake working the hawk
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Loc: College Station, TX
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That is awesome!
Are they generally released back into the wild at some point?
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#7043347 - 01/12/12 04:38 PM
Re: Blake working the hawk
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Loc: Hebron
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Wow, thats a lost art. Nice to see it still being practiced. Nice work......
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#7044770 - 01/12/12 10:06 PM
Re: Blake working the hawk
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That is awesome!
Are they generally released back into the wild at some point? A lot of the time they are released after the hunting season. My buddy will release her in March.
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#7049684 - 01/14/12 10:26 AM
Re: Blake working the hawk
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lol
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