This one is relative to where you are going on vacation....If I were going to Disneyland, I certainly would not want to bring my bird along no matter how much I would want to enter her on Mickey mouse. I go to my ranch all the time and she comes along for the trip, but the trip is modified to allow her to be out of the giant hood and onto a bow perch for weathering. I would not take the bird anywhere that it would be confined to the GH a majority of the time. According to Federal law, you must allow only a licenced falconer to care for the bird in your absence for no longer than 30 days. Any longer and you must transfer the bird via a 3-186 form sent to the state and federal authorities. When the bird is given to another falconer to look after for less than thirty days, a letter of consent must accompany the bird as proof of who's it is. The bird is also legaly allowed to stay in "temporary facilities for up to 30 days while in the hands of another falconer(meaning a giant hood or other approved enclosures) Now, Air travel has been a big issue on another list I visit and several things are too uncertain to make this a reliable way to move your bird. First of all, the bird has to be in an approved travel container, not a giant hood. Then there is a health certificate that some airlines require....Then, you have the actual charge to transport the bird which can vary greatly per carrier. As I travel quite often on airlines and have had too many episodes of lost items, this does nothing for my feelings of security for my bird when the take it into their custody........I know lots of people that do it if need be, but I have the last name of Murphy........enough said....
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."
Hey Noel.... I youre like me and go on Holidays with the Wife and kids in the Summer and the Hawk is Freelofted,dropping feathers and Fat as a Butchers Dog...Are you saying that over there only a Licensed Falconer can pop the food down the serving hatch and turn the tap to flush the bath..?
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."