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Hawker

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Hunting going good. My new Bird Sega is one of the best I have ever had. Working on a short video in the mean time . Rabbit #24 and 25 as of the last couple days. Man, working on raffle items and trying to hunt , there is just not enough hours in the day. Spent the day yesterday with buddies flying falcons at Ducks.

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Man she really goes into the thick grass and brush after the prey.
 
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Right , here in Arkansas that's where the bunnies hang out. I am always surprised at the effort she puts into the catch. If she misses the first time she seems to get mad and really slams them the next flush.
 
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Little up date : Winds howling 20/30 today but sun shinning so went Hawking . We knew of a field surrounded by trees for some protection from the winds. My bud put up first and after an hour finally flushed a Rabbit. His Bird Marge made short work of the chase , one down. Moved to another field ,again protected by trees but not as good. Put my new bird Sega up . She loves to soar but got blown 1/4 mile down wind . She finally pump her way back to the trees and took a set. About 30 seconds later flushed a Rabbit . It ran into the wind but this bird is so good she flew it down in 30/40 seconds and nailed it . Good day in the field Hawking . :victory:

Sega 26.webp
 
I could use a nice rabbit with some biscuits and gravy. She's beautiful.
 
Man that's so cool. Like you say not enough time in the day. I'd love to be able to watch that someday though thanks for the pics - cannot wait for the video.
 
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My new addition to the Family . For now I am just calling her Sega's dog. The pup on the left.

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Good looking dogs. The pups gonna be fun.
 
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On going saga of Sega . Some of you southern boys will know what a swamper is but for those who don't it is like a cottontail on steroids . Was invited to hunt a private place in a River bottom with old growth timber . A beautiful place and hunted only for Deer. The owners had no interest in small game lucky for my buddy and I . It had been very selective timbered about two years ago so there were some tree tops on the ground which made perfect rabbitat areas . We put up my friends Redtail first and she caught the first swamper flushed. We were not sure how many were in the area so he fed up and put her up . I got Sega out and in less than 10 minutes flushed another and she caught it. I traded her off for a small rat so as to hunt her back to the starting area and would call it a day . Any Day catching a swamper is a good day. On the way back to the truck we flush another dozen or more . Sega missed or got kicked off by three more but then nailed a big one . I fed her up and was happy to have , what we call doubled on swampers, in one day. It had warmed up so the dogs were ready to call it a day also. They did find a cool water hold to cool down in.

Sega #38 Swamper.webp

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Sorry don't know how 3 of the same made it into the post . Trying to figure how to delete but don't know yet.
I guess I will just leave the post alone . trying to edit and getting it mixed up .
 
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I really enjoy the pics of these birds, they are beautiful.
 
Thanks for the cool pictures Robert- The dog sure looks comfortable in the puddle!!!
 
That is just the coolest sport/hobby. I don't like either word for it sport or hobby. Craft maybe. Every time you post new pictures I come back to it over and over. That bird is so beautiful and looks so . . . . regal.
 
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Right in the middle of the auction I had to go pick up the new pup but I did make it back in time to score some auction items . Thanks to all who donated .
The new pup (Revia ) I think will be a natural at 4 1/2 months she takes a point on the training lure.
We hunted around the Ft. Smith area for 5 days and Sega's game count at 40 Rabbits is the best first year Bird that I have had . Maybe a couple more hunts but the season is all but over for the year.
NOW I have to learn how to turn pens on my delta midi . My pen blanks via auction need some work. A new project just what I need on top of 15 other projects . Retirement is turning out to be busy .

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