my new bird

[welshdragon]

5390

she 23 weeks old and just lerning to come to the fist from distance

[paulthefish2009]

stunning! Paul

[jbrown14]

Lovely bird, beau'iful plumage. (Sorry, couldn't resist...) :D

She's quite pretty. Congrats!

Josh

[fish]

wowza! how much was that?

[jus_young]

She is a beaut. My she give many happy hours hunting.

[CanadianMike]

Name her yet?

[AL...]

Thats a stunning Harris She looks real fisty :)

Cheers
AL

[Tigger004]

Great looking Bird, Must be a fulfilling hobby (a royal method of hunting) keep this post updated. Jeff

[biker-bri]

A beautiful bird mate, I would love to carve that in leather.
Cheers Bri

[welshdragon]

did you manage to get her carved Biker-Bri would love to see it if you have

[biker-bri]

Not quite finished yet, other projects got in the way, I have carved it just need to paint or stain it - I will post pic,s later today
Cheers Bri

[Roadkillphil]

Ansum bird :)

[mrs fish]

great looking bird mate

[biker-bri]

Sorry about the delay, but better late than never 56175618
I am thinking of blacking out the background ( black acrylic paint ) then staining the bird with antique gel, if I painted it I would lose detail
Cheers Bri

[welshdragon]

lovely job my friend well done most excellent and im glad you got her finished would make lovely patch for game bag

[welshdragon]

we had a most excellent day rabbiting today with the birds taking four rabbits and 5 getting away but not much the capture as the hunt watching birds of prey hunting in a great enviroment taking a few but seeing the chase is all what it is about. Still alot of ground cover around so some bolt holes missed but there is always another day and with a rabbit each for the birds and one each for me and my partner the day is complete, no lost birds and thunder behaved herself and flew to the fist all day killing 3 out the four and harriet the baby harris taking the the 1 not bad for its first time out tofur she did have a go at pheasant to but i dived into a rhubarb field never to be seen again and im glad she didnt take it as my game licence is out of date which has given a kick up the ass to get it renewed befor next time out and sorry folks i forgot to pack the camera in the excitment of first hunt of the season. Next time

[AL...]

Great write up WD Would have loved to watch the birds work.
Look forward to the pic's from the next hunt mate.

Cheers
AL

[AL...]

Bri thats beautiful work bud.

Cheers
AL

[welshdragon]

Got a call from the mews where i keep my birds someone broke in last night and has executed my birds and my friends birds they all been shot with air rifle it was to late when my friend got there when the alarm went off,all we can see on the camera is some one in cammo gear with full head cover. We got the police in and they dont seem to be interesed as on officer said only birds i have reported him this morning those birds cost over £2500 we trying to think who we p****** off but havent got a clue who would carry out such an attack thing is we were not able to insure the birds due to the fantastic ammount required even though we had cameras and alarm they wanted to much, more than the birds cost. Sorry to bring such sad news but i cant afford to buy new birds so probably wont be calling in anymore

[paulthefish2009]

Oh mate, that is terrible,there are some complete scum around and sounds like one has visited you, so sorry. Paul

[AL...]

The sick Bastd!! WD Im so very sorry for your loss mate I realy hope he gets cought and brought to book.
How could anyone in there right mind kill something so magistic?
Please dont leave te fourms though mate We are here for ye .

Cheers
AL

[craige]

That is horrendous, I can't understand why someone would do that, even if they were p****d at you! What a lack of respect for life. I'm really sorry for your loss and I hope you catch the culprit!

[biker-bri]

Gutted :Sorry: what else can I say

[Chubbs]

Sick Ba****ds. I'm so, so sorry for your loss mate. I'm sure that if a reward was offered it might help catch the scum who did this. I will start the pot with an offer of £10.00 to the person who names the thug and gets a conviction.

Keep your chin up mate and please don't leave the forum.

Neil

[welshdragon]

thanks chubbs for your kind offer but the police dont hold out much hope of catching him as no description to go on and acting alone they seem to think that the birds were shot to be taken for taxidermy, i am truly gutted with all the time money and love for these birds to have it taken away overnight

[f0rm4t]

What low life scum.
I'm so so sorry WD. What I'd give to have this cretin in a room with you & an air rifle!

:(

[fish]

Got a call from the mews where i keep my birds someone broke in last night and has executed my birds and my friends birds they all been shot with air rifle it was to late when my friend got there when the alarm went off,all we can see on the camera is some one in cammo gear with full head cover. We got the police in and they dont seem to be interesed as on officer said only birds i have reported him this morning those birds cost over £2500 we trying to think who we p****** off but havent got a clue who would carry out such an attack thing is we were not able to insure the birds due to the fantastic ammount required even though we had cameras and alarm they wanted to much, more than the birds cost. Sorry to bring such sad news but i cant afford to buy new birds so probably wont be calling in anymore

ide put money on animal rights activists.scum all of em.

[f0rm4t]

ide put money on animal rights activists.scum all of em.

:confused2:

[paulthefish2009]

Look lads,I'll add £5. to chubbs kind offer and maybe WD could buy at least one new bird.(Mods,Ash etc is this ok to do this please?). Paul

[f0rm4t]

+1 t^

[alvino78]

:mad2: so sorry!
(hold mouse on icon)

[fish]

ille chuck £2 in if thats ok.

[biker-bri]

Count me in for a fiver - WD you cant give in to these guy's whoever they are .

[OakAshandThorn]

thanks chubbs for your kind offer but the police dont hold out much hope of catching him as no description to go on and acting alone they seem to think that the birds were shot to be taken for taxidermy, i am truly gutted with all the time money and love for these birds to have it taken away overnight
Deeply sorry for your loss. :(.
Wish I was there to catch the bast*** - he'd still be in the hospital.

[welshdragon]

birds cost about £250-300and i would have to wait till next season and i wont have anywhere to keep them now as my friend is taking the mews apart today as he is so upset with loosing his birds to we buried all the birds this morning i broke my heart to see my birds go into that hole

[paulthefish2009]

So sorry about whats happened WD, don't leave the forum mate you bring a wealth of knowledge that many of us find fasinating. Paul

[biker-bri]

So sorry about whats happened WD, don't leave the forum mate you bring a wealth of knowledge that many of us find fasinating. Paul

+1 T^ Bri

[OakAshandThorn]

So sorry about whats happened WD, don't leave the forum mate you bring a wealth of knowledge that many of us find fasinating. Paul

A definite +1 T^

[jus_young]

Gutted for you mate, lost my own through a suspected break in and its heart wrenching. Those hawks are a wonder to behold and you build a real relationship with them. Nothing can replace that.

It's unlikely to be animal activists as they would not harm one animal to protect the other (not looking for a debate on this one!) but unknowledgeable game keepers can be a problem, not that it really matters.

[mr.punch]

Gutted for you mate.

Sadly there are some _______ about that think nothing of what they are doing may this _________ that has commited such a henious crime trip down a hole or something and break his neck.

[welshdragon]

would like to offer any advice to anyone setting up hawking or falconry will also offer to make some hoods for anyone who wants them they aint what you would buy from hood makers they do the job they are meant to and thats it

[shepherd]

Got a call from the mews where i keep my birds someone broke in last night and has executed my birds and my friends birds they all been shot with air rifle it was to late when my friend got there when the alarm went off,all we can see on the camera is some one in cammo gear with full head cover. We got the police in and they dont seem to be interesed as on officer said only birds i have reported him this morning those birds cost over £2500 we trying to think who we p****** off but havent got a clue who would carry out such an attack thing is we were not able to insure the birds due to the fantastic ammount required even though we had cameras and alarm they wanted to much, more than the birds cost. Sorry to bring such sad news but i cant afford to buy new birds so probably wont be calling in anymore



thats one of the saddest things iv heard in a long time.. duno what id do if some1 shot my birds... and for literally no reason... so sorry bud

[snowleopard]

Got a call from the mews where i keep my birds someone broke in last night and has executed my birds and my friends birds they all been shot with air rifle it was to late when my friend got there when the alarm went off,all we can see on the camera is some one in cammo gear with full head cover. We got the police in and they dont seem to be interesed as on officer said only birds i have reported him this morning those birds cost over £2500 we trying to think who we p****** off but havent got a clue who would carry out such an attack thing is we were not able to insure the birds due to the fantastic ammount required even though we had cameras and alarm they wanted to much, more than the birds cost. Sorry to bring such sad news but i cant afford to buy new birds so probably wont be calling in anymore

Wish I could get my hand on him!:war:

Joel

[rawfish111]

Wish I could get my hand on him!:war:

Joel

+1

[shepherd]

=2!

[snowleopard]

Or three.

Joel

[shepherd]

that was suppose to be +2, not =2 ...

[snowleopard]

Sorry,

Joel:Sorry:

[shepherd]

lol, no worries dude, wasnt aimed at u, just correcting myself..:)

[snowleopard]

Don't worry!

Joel

[saxonaxe]

I've just caught up with this post, it makes sad reading. :mad: WD is there anything on the video that might give ideas? How many birds were killed, was it a single shot weapon, Springer or PCP, anything at all?
Might be worth speaking to local RSPB if they have a local rep/office. Events like this involving working birds of prey are thankfully rare, it may just be that asking around amongst folk like Wildlife reascue etc: may turn up something/someone on the "grapevine." I hate to think of this moron not being hunted..

[shepherd]

+1

[snowleopard]

So do I !

Joel

[freedom]

All I can say is I am a great believer in what goes around comes around. Really sad killing these beauitful birds, what scum.