A Master Falconer Shows How His Bird Protects Valuable U.S. Crops (HBO)

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Flying falcons may be the best way to protect America’s crops, but not many farmers even know of the practice.
Each harvest season, farmers fight against flocks of nuisance birds that typically feed on their most expensive fruits. It costs farms millions of dollars in lost revenue each year and can lead to price spikes on foods like blueberries, cherries, and apples.
One effective way to scare off the nuisance birds is adding a bigger, badder bird to the mix. Enter the falcon, the world’s fastest animal and one that humans have been training for thousands of years. VICE News follows master falconer Justin on the job.
This segment originally aired October 2, 2017, on VICE News Tonight on HBO.
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@VICENews 7 лет назад

One effective way to scare off the nuisance birds is adding a bigger, badder bird to the mix. Enter the falcon, the world’s fastest animal and one that humans have been training for thousands of years. VICE News follows master falconer Justin on the job. Watch Next: American Kids Of The Corn Farm - bit.ly/2yfc35F

@1-gz7xy 7 лет назад

Let's bring down capitalism already

@allfloorsolutionsllc821 6 лет назад

is this in Oregon?

@dickaalj999 6 лет назад

VICE News naming your falcon Goose 😆

@stephenmaxwell8283 6 лет назад

wow cheers ................I had to pay this forward .............thanks

@stephenmaxwell8283 6 лет назад

and he has a Job from his destiny ......................Sweet

@bwuh 7 лет назад

Falcon upon learning its name is Goose: "You gotta be sh*ttin' me. Really?"

@matts5247 7 лет назад

apierce5 it's a reference to I'm pretty sure the movie Full Metal Jacket

@brittanyhayes937 6 лет назад

its top gun dude.

@macuss87 6 лет назад

Thank you Brittany. Dude better have a bird named Mav!

@krl9713 5 лет назад

@S i am and stop calling me shirley

@masoneichhorn8054 4 года назад

My cat is named Goose

@khalidalali186 6 лет назад

As an Arab falconer from Abu Dhabi, I have nothing but the utmost respect for you dude...good job and well done.

@M-Maxentius 5 лет назад

who cares about you ethnicity? just as easy to say you are a falconer lol

@king_clixz2187 5 лет назад

It’s because they are famous for there birds of prey and they were the first ones to do it

@عشوائياتمنوعة 5 лет назад

Arabs like to show off, and they think that they are the best at everything/anything Sauce: I am an Arab@@M-Maxentius

@aleksandart6637 5 лет назад

@@king_clixz2187 no you are wrong man

@gerhardbaut8312 5 лет назад

Kudos from an ex Austringer from USA. G

@all-timealien4483 6 лет назад

I love how eagles, falcons and hawks have those eyes that make them looks pissed off all the time. Intimidating as hell.

@annalisa14 6 лет назад

Magnificent animals. Praiseworthy career. Nothing is more heart pounding than watching a hawk approach its prey.

@hereticlife2546 4 месяца назад

I’d think being chased by a Grizzly bear would be more heart pounding

@animedreammachine7123 7 лет назад

I wish vice would do more stories like this

@lolmock25 7 лет назад

Waves and Blaze better then a big tank of piss

@n0yn0y 7 лет назад

But no. We gottha get the Marge-Thimpthon hair guy do dalk aboud raythithm.

@coolraspyhobbit4723 5 лет назад

@Leo Garcia i know this is really late, since this was posted a year ago, but you are incredibly incorrect. Falconry in california is as legal as everywhere else, you just need the proper licenses and equipment and things, going through an apprenticeship and all that.

@haydendasilva487 3 года назад

@Leo Garcia you give California a bad name.

@sheaeastman5576 Год назад

the video about the cocaine addicted trans prostitute that kept skid row in LA satisfied was kinda like this. There were birds, there was grass, and everyone had a deep velvety voice.

@قناةأصواتالطبيعة-س8ز 4 года назад

Man, this guy just about created for himself the best job ever.

@RandomCatVids 4 года назад

He isn’t killing many of the birds at all. The point is that they get scared away

@قناةأصواتالطبيعة-س8ز 4 года назад

@nickys34 buddy if eagles could exterminates other birds they would have done that decades ago.

@matthewmckenna248 7 лет назад

1:51 What a beautiful animal

@rainfire9765 7 лет назад

2:05 also very beautiful.

@gerominomohican1565 7 лет назад

yes it is. check out 4:05 the under belly is beauty

@brendanaidoo87 5 лет назад

@howtofish5051 6 лет назад

What a great approach to animal control. I'm no a falconer but I can see lot of hard work goes into keeping those falcons fit and healthy. Well done Justin for running a business like this. I hope it continues to grow.

@burtonl7239 7 лет назад

Oh my God. This is the closest thing in real life to a Pokemon Trainer.

@ojutay8375 6 лет назад

Burton L I just realised you're right

@unwantedwombat4409 6 лет назад

Please do not ruin falconry. Falconry is cool. Pokémon is not

@ojutay8375 6 лет назад

Please do not ruin my dreams of being pokemon trainer. Good day

@unwantedwombat4409 6 лет назад

Geoffrey go watch some more Pokémon porn kiddo

@ojutay8375 6 лет назад

Unwanted Wombat you can’t tell me what’s right naaaaah. Just let me live my life aahhhhh

@giusepperesponte8077 3 года назад

I have no idea why more farmer don’t do this, it’s all positives, you keep pests off your farm and you get to watch and have a close relationship with some of the most amazing and majestic predators on earth. If I was farming this would be an absolute no brainer.

@agentmueller Год назад

I know this is an old comment but I just stumbled across this video due to the algorithm and figured I would reply. Having to train the falcons and spend the amount of time in doing so vs hiring a guy who specializes in that niche field makes perfect sense in a cost to effect way. If you just put a couple falcons on your farm without any training they would probably just fly off after awhile. Owning these birds and taking them home with him means they never stray from him, very smart idea actually and for him to be making 120k a year on his own is wildly impressive, especially getting the bragging rights to telling people you are a falconer.

@fastdraw30 6 лет назад

Absolutely amazing. An ancient technology still viable for pest control today. This is an honest unique occupation indeed.

@woooshbait5398 5 лет назад

Its not technologie its zoologie

@Stephen-uz8dm 4 года назад

@@woooshbait5398 well the little hats the birds wear to calm them are a sort of technology

@woooshbait5398 4 года назад

@@Stephen-uz8dm yeah i guess

@woooshbait5398 4 года назад

@@Stephen-uz8dm but the hat isnt doing much for pest control

@guaranichapin 7 лет назад

Justin I admire your talent and I recognize the farms you are working at in this video. Salem Oregon and its farming community is something that I love and am not even a farmer. Thanks

@elementel2699 5 лет назад

"Who's up next?" Elizabeth: Meeeee. Mee. Meeeeeee. Me

@jaredellifritt6094 3 года назад

Seems like a really nice guy. Works his ass off to support himself. God bless you 🙏

@Nimuetootoo 4 года назад

This guy needs a youtube channel, stat! SO much respect for what he does, and why he does it. SAVE THE FALCONS!

@catgiles3268 2 года назад

I have a friend who owns a Falcon and is a falconer. They are beautiful, amazing birds! What a great job to have.

@futile9588 7 лет назад

Nature will always do things better

@Mrjmaxted0291 6 лет назад

Often, not always.

@kaiz1845 6 лет назад

eh, not really tbh. If we wanted to, we could kill those "nuisance birds" to the point of extinction. It's been done before, way back when Communist China was first starting out, and the only reason we don't do it again is because we don't wanna deal with the repercussions of ruining the food chain.

@ch3rok33jo3 5 лет назад

It's a shame nature doesn't do this and instead falconers must help the birds! If only they naturally did this and found the farms naturally and learned to police them naturally without human training!

@naota3k 6 лет назад

2:05: My goodness Sam is a gorgeous bird.

@Aleziss 7 лет назад

120000$ in revenue for 6 months... damn, am I in the wrong field...

@acolyteoffire4077 5 лет назад

working 80 hour weeks. 6 months of pure toil, but you get another 6 months of leisure. seems pretty ok.

@dongambino5308 5 лет назад

He's fucking figured it out.

@dongambino5308 5 лет назад

That's what elon musk said though, he said work 100 hours a week and you'll be going farther than everyone by more than 2x. And it's true

@acolyteoffire4077 5 лет назад

@@dongambino5308 well the only issue is that taxes will cut that number by a lot, then there are "running" costs like gas and housing, if a bird gets sick somehow they are expensive to fix. a majority of this guy's income gets burned just by all that.

@Elpipiton 5 лет назад

@@acolyteoffire4077 plus his clients don't pay him for other benifits like medical, dental, paid time off, ect ect. And he walks alot

@falconer5830 6 лет назад

I'd like to do abatement one day, i'm a first year falconer right now and i'm really enjoying it.

@unwantedwombat4409 6 лет назад

That’s cool. I’m starting my Apprenticeship next year. What kind of bird do u have? Red tail I’m assuming?

@JustinArce10 6 лет назад

How are you learning that and where, guys? I got involved with birds suddenly. Two days ago, little birds came fairly close while i was whistling, yesterday wanted to learn hand feeding and today this 😂😂

@falconer5830 6 лет назад

Unwanted Wombat yeah i got a redtail, she’s a fine squirrel and rabbit bird, that is when i can find em

@falconer5830 6 лет назад

Justin Arce well after wanting to do it since i was 8 i called my state fish and game department and got a packet with potential sponsors, which you’re required to have, a sponsor is just someone who has experience in it and is willing to teach you for your first two years

@falconer5830 6 лет назад

you gotta take some tests and build a mew, a hawk house, and have it inspected by fish and game then you apply for your capture permit

@marcusyoung24117 4 года назад

This is awesome, I'm a falcon enthusiast. Really appreciate what you are doing.

@alishkov1991 5 лет назад

The Falcon is my idol for life, the way it hunts, the way it looks, the way it thinks...I am just crazy about it.

@supervegeta101 7 лет назад

I love the kind of ideas that make you go "Oh shit, that logic is fucking... WHY DIDN'T I THINK OF THAT?!"

@okdigital151 7 лет назад

dream job

@Valkyry5 6 лет назад

That the best video of relationships between the owner and their Falcons. I love how you seem to kinda approach the birds like parrots and "talk" with them. ...and to me, they seem to be more Interactive and comfortable with you and Not just "tool". Not like the other Falconers who just throw them in the air, swing a line and toot a whistle. I like your style, man. Good job*

@aluwanimoyo4093 6 лет назад

Yeah I noticed how he doesn't seem to have that blindfold helmet thing I see so often put on a trained falcon's head.

@n3v3rforgott3n9 5 лет назад

@@aluwanimoyo4093 that blindfold ISNT a bad thing and helps the birds keep calm so they dont hurt themselves animals arent human so we cant put human feelings onto them and think if we wont like something they wont either

@anuragpradhan7500 6 месяцев назад

@@aluwanimoyo4093Blindfolds are acceptable for vet visits, I would say.

@WayneRowlands 6 лет назад

Beautiful birds doing a great job. I believe the birds love this.

@scoobydoo7220 3 года назад

I saw 2 falcons above my house . they were the same size as these and had brown feathers, and white on the tail and did the screeches. it was really cool! They kept circling the clock tower like vultures lol

@spritemultipack 7 лет назад

This is the type of stuff I fucking love from Vice. What a cool guy

@Kmteegarden 7 лет назад

Jack Duck the coolest he's my brother!

@ch3rok33jo3 5 лет назад

Yeah way better than them breaking a computer and bragging about it hahahaha

@bassmaster117 2 месяца назад

Talk about finding a niche market. Never in a million years would I have thought of this. This guy is living his best life

@Gguy061 Год назад

No one tells you what a big commitment falconry is. You can't just walk away from a bird for three days, even if you hire a keeper to feed and maintain them. This guy's life is probably nothing but birds, even in the off-season. Falconry kicks ass, but I'm not willing to sacrifice LITERAĹLY EVERYTHING to be a part of it. The only friends or lovers you'll have will be other Falconers

@thevulgarchef 7 лет назад

*Bird dies from second hand smoke

@doc27able 6 лет назад

The Vulgar Chef 😂😂😂😂😂😂

@hugolopez6644 6 лет назад

Sad truth

@adamzetta6025 6 лет назад

that's exactly what i was thinking lol

@Dogsrule777 6 лет назад

The Vulgar Chef HaAhahah!!! Yes! ☺️

@BULPIN847 5 лет назад

LoL

@snarkyswanky5444 6 лет назад

Awesome, love to see stories of people starting projects and businesses! Great story telling as well.

@TONAH 7 лет назад

He Protec. He Atac.

@MistiriousStranger1 7 лет назад

But most importantly he comes Bakc.

@adamcarr1920 6 лет назад

He fly de wey

@impulse034 6 лет назад

he scar bard

@seamur3937 6 лет назад

Dude.... look into Hooked on Phonics or buy a dictionary....start slow with Green eggs and ham or Horton hears a who....

@gunnerkolb2066 5 лет назад

But every now and then he gets a snac

@X_pert_bandit 7 лет назад

Those Falcons are good birbs, such cuties.

@alancrandall3863 4 года назад

Watching two of earth’s great predator species working together is awesome!

@melloe 7 лет назад

Such beautiful birds.

@wonderboy2402 7 лет назад

Wow every once and awhile vice does some interesting stories.

@ChuckKeough 6 лет назад

He should be making more than 120,000 a year.

@sassypepper100 6 лет назад

Chuck Keough irs

@brandonclark5924 6 лет назад

he also only works 5 months out of the year

@jimmychanga4130 6 лет назад

Brandon Clark but he works 80HR weeks for those 5 months. Kind of evens itself out

@lesrock6065 6 лет назад

And that's just his revenue, he still has to play his employees... luckily they accept bird seeds as payment ;-)

@jamietaylor1398 5 лет назад

@@lesrock6065 actually if theyre abatement birds they dont catch any birds to eat he doesnt let them so they keep chasing them away, so the food he buys for them is not cheep

@kcgfy81 4 года назад

He has an amazing job. Get paid to fly birds. Respect.

@crescodaily1044 7 лет назад

They will still blow the lead in the Super Bowl 😭

@toohoney8674 7 лет назад

Chiefs kingdom

@MaryJo22 7 лет назад

This was one of the greatest joke I’ve ever read or heard. Respect, man ✊🏽

@hildarodriguez9626 6 лет назад

😂😂😂

@ThePlumber4511 6 лет назад

lol, good one !

@akenihiyama1236 4 года назад

Lol

@1mew101 3 года назад

Such a beautiful Falcon

@deleon3139 7 лет назад

Dream job

@loveamour5649 4 года назад

Yes.

@ryneagheilim9782 Год назад

My ancestors were Falconers. I just realized theyre cool AF

@salv434 4 года назад

That's fucking awesome. That guy's loving his job and so are those Falcons.

@LeeorEngelstein 7 лет назад

Well im about to drop everything move out of the city and start this myself!!

@andreigrigoras5264 6 лет назад

i want too ...let me know how is going ...please!!! best of luck

@Kapok6 6 лет назад

You need to be a master Falconer to get your special permit for abatement. It takes a minimum of 7yrs to become a permitted master Falconer. You have a way's to go.

@frog1204 6 лет назад

You do not need to be a master falconer to be a subpermittee and do abatement. However, you do need to be a very dedicated falconer and push your way into the industry, because it’s competitive.

@Kapok6 6 лет назад

Caitlyn O'Neill that is correct that *technically* you can fly as a subpermitee on someone else's abatement permit, but the idea of "just dropping everything to start flying raptors for a living" is a pipe dream. It can be done. My sponsor has done very well for himself, but most people I know that are doing this are doing it in the side and are not getting rich off of it.

@frog1204 6 лет назад

Kapok6 If someone is doing abatement 9/10 times it’s as a subpermittee. Yeah, these people commenting “I’m going to do this!” with presumably no raptor experience are dreaming. But everyone I know doing abatement - and I know many - are doing it for a living. (Other than myself, because at the moment I’m intentionally keeping only one contract and working my traditional job for the benefits.) We’re all just regular falconers who knew what we wanted to do, are reasonably good with birds, and were persistent enough with the licenseholder. Agricultural abatement does make six figures, and industrial makes a decent living.

@harlowblackadder356 2 года назад

I took my little pet conure on a walk in the back yard (we lived in Florida). An eagle soared by, and she dove into a bush. Never saw her so scared or out of breath.

@mna9211 6 лет назад

What a beautiful documentary it is.

@robertgarza9753 8 месяцев назад

I’m at aww on how real that bird 🦅 of prey actually looks 😊

@Renaevannatta Год назад

I love 1:00 non skippable ads.

@callalilly1988 7 лет назад

I've always loved peregrine falcons.

@yummyjasmine7015 6 лет назад

this proves animals and humans can work together

@dhulgariir 5 лет назад

That is great Need more vedio about the falcons and how you train them

@8.O.8. 5 лет назад

when he said it can get kinda lonely out here and talked to the birds... it' broke my heart T . T

@phuturephunk 6 лет назад

Falconry! YES!

@FlyingArchitect 5 лет назад

Fascinating video. I understand it’s called ‘falconry’ but I’m curious if falcons are the only bird used for this specific purpose of deterring nuisance birds. I’m sure their speed and maneuverability makes them ideal for air to air attacks but would a Cooper’s hawk, for example, ever be used since their prey would also be midsized birds? Maybe they’re used but just not as effective. Maybe their larger size makes them less economical.

@88osprey 3 года назад

As a falconer…. Well done Vice!

@cyranodebergerac636 6 лет назад

FANTASTIC. Great way to let nature check nature. Great video

@JohnDoe-xu2vx 6 месяцев назад

What cool vocation ....great story

@moosemama9071 6 лет назад

I'm not sure if I'm more in love with the birds or him😍

@saulloya9877 3 года назад

I wish I had the resources you have because I would never get tired of your job. I’ve always wanted to imprint on a bird of prey but I don’t know how to start?

@liz6595 4 года назад

Honestly if we used animals instead of pesticides not only does it give jobs to alot of people. It makes food healthier ^-^ I would love to train a falcon to do this service for people. It would be amazing

@odscanadiann1453 7 лет назад

that was cool

@am1992sxe Год назад

Can we do a follow up of the after care post farming season? I’m curious to know what happens in winter.

@mgpmisterk2322 4 года назад

this would make the coolest pet ever

@Arkstromater Год назад

I have seen peregrine falcons in down town Pittsburgh Pennsylvania and they eat pigeons. I have also seen hawks eating pigeons

@hunting2018 7 лет назад

I adore hawks

@camerontaylor7471 5 лет назад

This is the power and wisdom of the ancient Egyptians... this is why they were a powerful nation and the greatest civilization forever more... they used nature to sustain themselves in every part of there culture... the falcon is the silhouette of the all seeing eye... this is also the true purpose of a human being and the destiny in all man.. to have there own land for free and be fully responsible in maintaining it and using the land as the source of life for each man to live from... not this corrupt system of money and law over the land...

@frankieli98 3 года назад

I need a falcon to scare my wife away sometimes.

@stephenmaxwell8283 6 лет назад

what a nice guy thanks

@Chiefbigcorn 6 лет назад

Holy shit this is beyond being a badass. I'm totally just waiting for this dude to summon a giant eagle from another dimension.

@trevors7711 6 лет назад

I dated the daughter of a Falconer 25 years ago. She was starting to learn the family biz and kept her falcon in her bedroom. He was very protective of her when, ah, let's say he was getting jealous. That God for that tether or I'd have been a goner!! Lol

@RFYS2-4 3 года назад

BRO DIDNT EVEN NEED A GLOVE

@elise8276 3 года назад

There’s a difference between the bird strangling your arm and it resting there. The birds trust him as their hunting partner and weren’t too crazy that day it looks like, so the glove wasn’t necessary.

@RFYS2-4 3 года назад

@@elise8276 yh, trust but also skill

@thejamnasium6447 Год назад

the falcon CAN hear the falconer

@DigitalYojimbo 6 лет назад

I wanna get some falcons just to name them goose, maverick and iceman. :-)

@josephj1973 Год назад

What an awesome job/passion!

@claredowning5295 11 месяцев назад

So awesome! Thanks!

@jacobgoldenofficial4321 5 лет назад

You gotta be passionate to be like this.

@Pazkizzle 7 лет назад

I'd work for this guy.

@lebronjordan4750 6 лет назад

I was thinking the same thing, I can fly pretty fast.

@76olimpo 4 года назад

lovely..

@LifeskillsTV 6 лет назад

Great

@qamarpasha2818 6 лет назад

a classic solution for classic problem....that preserves the nature..

@entropy666w 7 лет назад

Love these birds, wish I had one ;)

@SuperPhantom1990 6 лет назад

Congratulations bro keep up the business I just started one of my own and understand the struggle

@felixdiaz4268 5 лет назад

Jose sotelo how is it going now? You’re in the falcon business right?

@grippen3273 3 года назад

Please hire me, that would be a very rewarding experience

@lcoi-3200 4 года назад

Falcons are the most badass bird

@andyhill9562 5 лет назад

What a great job,good luck with the business mate

@hman7236 11 месяцев назад

Beautiful

@danielcuevas5899 7 лет назад

Controversial Opinion: Vice was always good.

@voltic7133 5 лет назад

Idk why but the name Elizabeth for a falcon is so funny

@MassDynamic 5 лет назад

i shall name thee, Raptor

@malikismailawan380 6 лет назад

Masha Allah

@ChrisPBacon681 6 лет назад

How do they train those falcons to fly/patrol just within a designated area? I mean they can chase other birds like a mad dog and wind up somewhere. This is incredible

@jethrobantillo5878 6 лет назад

This is surely a lifetime job 👏👏👏

@deepblue153 5 лет назад

Such awesome creatures!

@Gizmo_edits Год назад

Looks peaceful ❤

@terrystratford1235 6 лет назад

I'm watching this because for the last 3days I've seen a bird of prey fly over the garden! Today, it was right above me in the trees by the pond! We have many many many different birds in the garden ( we live in a rural setting, farm/ woodland) it's a sparrow hawk!!! But your peregrine and hobby, such beautiful birds! Your so lucky to have a job u love! Do u breed your birds? And no I'm not interested in buying one! Just interested! If u do, maybe a vid on the young growing up and u training them!? Ps I've only watched this one vid, so sorry if u have already done this!!!