The word "magnificent" says it all. Thank you for sharing your hunt with us. It was a privilege to watch your birds and dogs do their work. Chris (Maine, USA)
As you can see, the spaniel was only used in thicker cover to flush the Pheasant once the pointer was on point. It’s the way Keith works both dogs together.
What a magnificent bird! Always loved birds of prey and having read Helen Macdonald’s wonderful book H is for hawk in which she describes training a goshawk I was hooked. A perfect video of a timeless scene, thank you.
Great hawking style and have just one question; What was the reason you didn´t let the gos go after that quarry? You mention something like: "Luch was not on point", but that wasn´t the goshawk´s fault or am I missing something? Maybe you want the gos to learn bating only after quarry being "pointed"/shown by the dog? Kind regards from Mexico
On a normal days hawking I would have released the bird, as you say it wasn't his fault that it flushed before the point. I held on for a point to ensure Kenny had a chance to video
Thanks Kenny. The springer seems to work well as well. Springers are May favorite dog breed and goshawks my favorite bird of pray, so it's good to see they both work together. I see most people just using pointers.
Nice videos ,have a spaniel myself and would see it hard work to use one under a Goshawk. I will be looking for a Pointer when the time is right to work under my Goshawk . Could you let me know where you got your short cuff glove from please .. Many Thanks
Its definitely more challenging and the success rate of slips drops as the flush is less predictable than with a pointer. The glove is a Doug Pineo glove that was a gift from a friend
@@keithtalbot8836 yes am sure the lack of setup time makes it harder, but the anticipation is higher 😀.. Great thank you for the glove, sure it would be unavailable now . But never mind. Thanks again
I’ve told my mate to look at your vids. He’s got a goss and it’s not as sharp as yours. I know nothing about it but I can tell his bird isn’t quite right yet🤷♂️👍
Just come across your excellent channel and subbed,love the relationship you have with your dogs and hawk which is an awsome hunter,your pointer is a grand old dog,but the name lush,come on lol
Glad you enjoyed the video, however in my experience, the vast majority of keepers don’t persecute birds of prey and that successful falconry is much easier on keepered ground, where good land management results in higher biodiversity, including larger game numbers. Kenny
