Car hawking

Car hawking, or drive-by falconry is a modern

Typically, the falconer will drive around in a car, slowly, seeking suitable small game in the immediate vicinity of the road. Once an appropriate target has been selected, the raptor is then slipped from the window of the moving vehicle as it passes by in order that it might engage with its prey.

Car hawking provides an advantage over more traditional methods of falconry in that the hawk is already moving at a considerable speed, with added momentum upon exiting the vehicle and as the car acts as cover, it has an enormous element of surprise over the quarry, giving it little or no time to react and potentially escape.^[

in both urban and rural areas.

Legality of this practice varies by location and protected status of the quarry and some falconers consider car hawking to be extremely unsporting.^[1]

References

1. ^ Mullenix, Matt. "Principles & Opinions". A Falconry Site. Archived from the original on 20 January 2012. Retrieved 10 November 2011.

External links

• A video demonstrating car hawking utilizing a Northern Goshawk on
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