Nope actually I have heard that a merlin is probably the best bird to do that with. I have heard of a big Richardsons hen that took homers with no problem. Check out Merlinfalconry.com. Eric Edwards has a lot of expirence with them and I know he has taken dove.-Zach
I used to think i knew some things. But i'm not so sure anymore.
In season they can be taken. It all depends if you can hunt dove in your state. If you can then they can be taken durning that season. It might be longer if you state has a extended falconry season on them aswell.
Last Edit: Nov 29, 2006 21:13:01 GMT -5 by Tiercel78
I used to think i knew some things. But i'm not so sure anymore.
Eagles may soar, but weasels don't get sucked into jet engines "Give a man a fish, and you'll feed him for a day; give him a religion................ and he'll starve to death while praying for a fish."
Post by mdsquirrelhawker2 on Dec 5, 2006 20:07:49 GMT -5
Merlins work, I had a barbary x anatum that did well on them, perlins do well, barbaries, tiercel prairies, and even small tiercel peregrines (preferably p. anatum, or p. tundrius). Coops and sharpies will work too. I fly them over cut corn fields. I watch them sit on power lines then wait till they fly into the cut corm looking for scraps. I soft flush them so that only a couple at a time flush. Most will hold under a falcon so that if unsuccessful you can flush some more.
Stoop, many tail chases and just a few been caught in that way tha ones that he caught regularry been from stoops, hit them hard and knock them dead to the ground. Many times when the falcon is about to touch them they drop to the ground and make the falcon fail , i had to let my falcon go high again before the reflush and sometimes the falcon wants to grab them on the ground but when he do that he miss,. So the 90% of the kills been from stoops.
Eragon go ahead and put it in ur wall but if u gonna post it in another forum let know where it come from. Raul Ramirez
Post by UTLongWinger on Jul 14, 2008 9:31:04 GMT -5
I plan on taking a male Peregrine from the wild for Dove/Quail. I plan to do it from a short pitch, maybe 400-800 ft. I figure that a shorter pitch will be more effective, especially on quail but on dove too. It doesn't give them as much time to get up to speed.
I could be wrong on this, because I haven't actually done it yet, but thats my logic, perhaps someone with experience could step in and either confirm or correct me.
Eurasian Collared doves are becoming very common here in Southern Idaho. Not protected and I suspect delicious. Lovely birds. Non-native, but don't seem to be "invasive". Trouble is, they hang with the Mourning doves in town. Both species have found that dodging the house cat is worth the risk to get the bird feeders.
Oh, to watch an Aplamado sort one out in mid-air !