Trapping Wild Harris Hawks With A Bal-Chatri trap

Great video to show and share the behavior of wild Harris Hawks on the trap. It’s important to note that licensed falconers must be patient and wait to ensure that the Harris Hawk is trapped before approaching so that they don’t bounce the Hawk. Harris hawks are amazing and you can see from this video how they work together to capture prey.

[combatveteransfalconryasso]

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[Nobodyspecial]

Combat veteran Falconry I love it!!!! Also a combat vet and just moved to Idaho getting ready to take my exam in a few weeks. Very happy I found this channel.

[michaelp.]

Mouse: "I need a salary increase....this crap is for the birds!!"

[stevevallance]

I’m from California and I flew one of the first captive bred Harris hawks in 1984. Occasionally I see a Harris in California but my favorite thing is to drive into Arizona to watch wild Harris’s.

[VagrantMalice]

Lmao @ The Gerbil. My boy tried to take a piece of that Hawk when it was all said and done. Like, "YEAH! WAT U GON DO NOW?! MY HUMAN HERE!" love it. Also, very educational! First time I've seen a video like this and... and I don't even know how I *got* here. No regrets.

[clay]

My uncle was a falconer here in Arizona I went out with him to catch hawks he used the same trap wish I would have learned from him before he passed great video lots of good memories

[andrewh]

I like how the the bait took bite out of the hawks feathers at the end

[darkstranger]

I enjoyed that middle eastern music in background and the video as well

[ramankr]

The mouse must be given the treatment for PTSD

[Beristic]

LOL the little guy at the very end was like MY TURN TO EAT

[name_and_alias]

i like how the rodent seemed to realize how safe it was lol

[thetwelfth]

I just love how they keep aggressively clawing and pecking without understanding why it’s not working while the mouse is vibing 😂

[anthonyziemba]

We use this same trap in Minnesota. Red tails broad wing sparrow hawks. You always monitor the trap and remove it when you're done for the day.

[swede]

We used to do that back in the late 60’s. My dad have Prairie falcon’s, and Kestrels. My uncle had a Merlin. I still have hoods. Dad brought home a sack of chicken heads that someone butchered. He would tie one to the lure for the falcons. They always looked like a kid with a candy bar.

[shanshulphomphoto]

Nice play... Love you❤ from India🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳

[nayas-content]

I held one of these haris hawks! It was amazing :D Also the fact that the bait took a bite of the haris hawks feather-

[saylor]

Mouse: "Now you are my slaves. Fly me to Disneyland at once."

[combatveteransfalconryasso]

When looking at this video the most important thing for young falconers to understand is to be patient! Just because a bird is on the trap doesn’t mean he is caught. This video clearly shows how a bird of prey can slip in and out of nooses effortlessly. Running towards a bird standing on the trap will cause you to bump him. That’s why you must have a good pair of binoculars to see what’s going on and only come to the trap when you see that the bird is trapped.

[SomeoneCommenting]

I was expecting a much more sneakier attack than that from the hawks lol

[narcissistectomy]

2:52 - Mouse: “This is fine. I am completely okay with the way events are unfolding.”