Blue Hare Hawking in the Highlands of Scotland 

+tusker Thanks! You only get out what you put in, that's for sure

indeed, that's how you make children

The highlands are certainly an incredible place to hawk

Thanks and I totally agree with your comments.

hussain althagafi A very special day indeed. I think you are referring to the tail guard which protects the tail feathers. I am sorry I do not understand the remaining questions. Thank you for your comments

i don't know where you are located, but in the US you have 2 choices of birds to start with; the Kestrel, or the red tailed hawk. only after you finish your apprenticeship can you move on to different raptors.

In the UK something like a Harris or Redtail would be a good hawk to start with. They are both able hunters. As regards imprinting I couldn't begin to answer that question here. I would recommend by a book on the subject.

imprinting is the process of taking a eyess from the parents very young and simply raising the bird from a chick to an adult. it can be difficult to imprint properly because the bird has to be exposed to humans constantly, and there are alot of ways it can go wrong, for example: it can become demanding of you for food which they call being food imprinted

+Doctor Dolittle The hawks can get knocked around if they fail to quickly get hold of the hare's head. The hare is at least twice the weight of the hawk.

We fit a tail guard to protect their feathers

***** I was asking the maker of this video not you. But thanks for clarifying the species.

Karadra Peterson We always allow the hawk a reward after catching quarry.

dalemews1 Okey, that's neat.

Aj Odon We prefer to dispatch the quarry ourselves and as quickly as possible.

+Aj Odon Falcons themselves, when the falconer can't dispatch their prey, will kill it with a little notch in their beak. If you're talking about accipiters such as the goshawk in the video, they will usually dig their long talons into it and kill it that way. But there is less suffering for the prey when the falconer is there to help.

This should come as no surprise, but goshawks are my preference. However, harris hawks and redtails can also be very good on rabbits, but neither can match the speed of a good, fit goshawk.

олег гураль My goshawk Stellar is a female

+dapicus Everything we do is legal in our country. The goshawk is doing what she would in the wild.........and there's no K in criminals.

no it's not. the animals need to eat and so do the hunters. this is nature.

mockel c then don't watch it... I don't watch your gay marriage videos

Radrobin25 get back into your cot and look at all your cartoons

Gabriel Smith I agree it's in the birds nature to kill but ye train them for this and no1 is that hungry they can't feed themselves in this day and age or this country

mockel c Damn I'm left speechless lol, so insulting