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San Fransisco
Silver Falcon Survey
#1 - 2012-09-11 15:01:29 UTC
Hey all

Are there any other falconers who play EVE?
Jim Era
#2 - 2012-09-11 15:10:53 UTC
wat

Wat™
San Fransisco
Silver Falcon Survey
#3 - 2012-09-11 15:15:44 UTC
Jim Era wrote:
wat


Falconry, as it the care and training of birds of prey for the hunting of small game.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Falconry

I am a falconer currently training a Red-tailed Hawk.
Jim Era
#4 - 2012-09-11 15:21:17 UTC  |  Edited by: Jim Era
Oh, no.
I kill my targets.
Sounds interesting though. A little companion.

Wat™
San Fransisco
Silver Falcon Survey
#5 - 2012-09-11 15:51:14 UTC  |  Edited by: San Fransisco
Jim Era wrote:
Oh, no.
I kill my targets.
Sounds interesting though. A little companion.


Only little by some standards.

https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-GeAtcxy53uQ/UE9bXYQQ3jI/AAAAAAAAAAw/xlDrdC7EKeE/w379-h505-p-k/2ndGRSQ2010.JPG

https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-GKB2BiLNNPg/UE9dKcw8JsI/AAAAAAAAABU/X7Sq1AZgNqo/w301-h226-n-k/first%2Bsquirell.bmp

These are from my first 2 successful hunts.

The pictures are not for the squeamish.
Telegram Sam
Sebiestor Tribe
Minmatar Republic
#6 - 2012-09-11 17:15:58 UTC
San Fransisco wrote:
Jim Era wrote:
wat


Falconry, as it the care and training of birds of prey for the hunting of small game.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Falconry

I am a falconer currently training a Red-tailed Hawk.

Wow, that's nice. A lot of work, I'd bet. I checked falconry out when I lived in Texas. You have to get a permit from the Parks & Wildlife Dept., and for that you have to take a course. And your housing for the hawk/falcon has to be inspected by the Dept. You start with a permit for a sparrow hawk, then from there can work your way up to bigger birds over a period of years. Pretty excellent, they way they really make sure people know what they're doing.

Are you starting with the red-tailed hawk, or did you have to start with something else? Where'd you get the hawk?
San Fransisco
Silver Falcon Survey
#7 - 2012-09-11 17:41:27 UTC
Telegram Sam wrote:
Are you starting with the red-tailed hawk, or did you have to start with something else? Where'd you get the hawk?


I started 12 years ago with a RT Hawk. They are an abundant bird so the thought is they can, as a species, easily cope with some individuals being taken out of the wild.

Fortunately they are also a powerful bird that hunts well and can take quarry as large as jackrabbits on a regular basis. I have even seen a RT take down a fox. (That was probably a fluke though.)

In New York you also have to go through a rigorous licensing procedure including equipment/facilities inspections, testing, and a finding a sponsor.

So far all of my birds have been captured from the wild during the birds first year southern migration.
Surfin's PlunderBunny
Sebiestor Tribe
Minmatar Republic
#8 - 2012-09-11 20:26:40 UTC
that's just lazy.... you go and kill your own small things Evil

"Little ginger moron" ~David Hasselhoff 

Want to see what Surf is training or how little isk Surf has?  http://eveboard.com/pilot/Surfin%27s_PlunderBunny
Kattshiro
Deep Core Mining Inc.
Caldari State
#9 - 2012-09-11 22:50:22 UTC
I imagine someone still dressing up in 16th century European garb, and having some sort abstract facial hair when taking part in this.
Caleidascope
Republic Military School
Minmatar Republic
#10 - 2012-09-11 23:37:12 UTC
Kattshiro wrote:
I imagine someone still dressing up in 16th century European garb, and having some sort abstract facial hair when taking part in this.

They are often hired to drive away birds at the air ports. So while it is not the most glamorous occupation, the falconers do provide a useful service to society.

Life is short and dinner time is chancy

Eat dessert first!
Surfin's PlunderBunny
Sebiestor Tribe
Minmatar Republic
#11 - 2012-09-11 23:39:45 UTC
Caleidascope wrote:
Kattshiro wrote:
I imagine someone still dressing up in 16th century European garb, and having some sort abstract facial hair when taking part in this.

They are often hired to drive away birds at the air ports. So while it is not the most glamorous occupation, the falconers do provide a useful service to society.


Isn't releasing a bird into an airport the opposite of getting rid of birds at the airport?

"Little ginger moron" ~David Hasselhoff 

Want to see what Surf is training or how little isk Surf has?  http://eveboard.com/pilot/Surfin%27s_PlunderBunny
Kattshiro
Deep Core Mining Inc.
Caldari State
#12 - 2012-09-11 23:58:11 UTC
I heard that and also scaring of murders of crows that congregate and give people the willies.
Surfin's PlunderBunny
Sebiestor Tribe
Minmatar Republic
#13 - 2012-09-12 00:25:05 UTC  |  Edited by: Surfin's PlunderBunny
Kattshiro wrote:
I heard that and also scaring of murders of crows that congregate and give people the willies.


Caw! Caw!

"Little ginger moron" ~David Hasselhoff 

Want to see what Surf is training or how little isk Surf has?  http://eveboard.com/pilot/Surfin%27s_PlunderBunny
Herzog Wolfhammer
Sigma Special Tactics Group
#14 - 2012-09-12 00:53:43 UTC
I always wanted to get into falconry, but being a drifter and couch surfer, already with several vehicles and a few thousand pounds of equipment to haul each time, kind of limits options.

INB4 the animal cruely crowd too. Hey bunny fluffers, the whole damned world is a slaughter house. Get over it.


Bring back DEEEEP Space!
Alara IonStorm
#15 - 2012-09-12 01:23:46 UTC
San Fransisco wrote:

Are there any other falconers who play EVE?

Good luck finding them...

They are all invisible.
Marie Hartinez
Aries Munitions and Defense
#16 - 2012-09-12 02:18:56 UTC
My first thought was this....

Bad Falcon


but on a more serious note....

With all the small game around where I work, such as jackrabbits, rats, mice, etc, I've considered about learning more about falconry.



Surrender is still your slightly less painful option.
Micheal Dietrich
Kings Gambit Black
#17 - 2012-09-12 04:47:33 UTC
Marie Hartinez wrote:

With all the small game around where I work, such as jackrabbits, rats, mice, etc, I've considered about learning more about falconry.



I just learned about the .22 Marlin bolt action rifle. Easier and cheaper to maintain.

On a lighter note I'm not into falconry myself but they are regular tenants where I live. I've got 3 young peregrines that are nesting on the telephone poles right now. Every time I come down the road to my house they swoop down and glide next to the truck.

Out of Pod is getting In the Pod - Join in game channel **IG OOPE **
Marie Hartinez
Aries Munitions and Defense
#18 - 2012-09-12 17:56:23 UTC
Micheal Dietrich wrote:
Marie Hartinez wrote:

With all the small game around where I work, such as jackrabbits, rats, mice, etc, I've considered about learning more about falconry.



I just learned about the .22 Marlin bolt action rifle. Easier and cheaper to maintain.

On a lighter note I'm not into falconry myself but they are regular tenants where I live. I've got 3 young peregrines that are nesting on the telephone poles right now. Every time I come down the road to my house they swoop down and glide next to the truck.


I've offered to bring in my .22 Lakefield MK II bolt action rifle or a 410 shotgun to deal with all the vermin and rattlesnakes, but a couple of the "foaming at the mouth environmental nutcases" I work with poo-pooed that idea.

The site we work at is a bit out in the boondocks and so we have vermin all over the place. Everyone in my department will kill a snake on sight.

Surrender is still your slightly less painful option.
Micheal Dietrich
Kings Gambit Black
#19 - 2012-09-12 18:48:58 UTC  |  Edited by: Micheal Dietrich
Marie Hartinez wrote:

The site we work at is a bit out in the boondocks and so we have vermin all over the place. Everyone in my department will kill a snake on sight.



I don't. King Snakes up here. Sure they have a bad attitude and seem to be pissed off at the whole world but they are great for keeping rattlers away and eating mice. They get in my garage constantly and usually head to a place that contains maximum pants shitting potential like inside my folding chairs that hang from the ceiling away from any wall or inside a cupboards. When I see them I just grab them and take them to various wood piles or hay bales around the yard.

You guys may consider a dog as well. My big guy absolutely loves hunting mice and goes on patrol constantly. If I catch him really checking a spot out I'll come over and start moving objects to let him in and if there is a mouse he's quick to stomp on it. I'm still working with the cat on this. He's good at catching them but he likes to bring his toys back to the house alive, where I usually bring the dog over to kill. This upsets the cat.

Out of Pod is getting In the Pod - Join in game channel **IG OOPE **
baltec1
Bat Country
Pandemic Horde
#20 - 2012-09-12 19:34:49 UTC
My cat gets beaten up by the magpies and crows.Ugh

To be fair though it did manage to kill a rabbit, drag its body from the feild, down the street, through the slightly opened garage door and then place it on the mat at the back door as a gift for us.
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