URGENT - Lost Goshawk Near Piltown Kilkenny

dave999 · 02-09-2009 5:23pm #1

Lads,
A friend of mine has lost his Goshawk Owning and Piltown (Kilkenny/Waterford borders) yesterday (1st September 2009).

Anyone around the area (piltown/Fiddown) with telemetry receiver on 216.00 please have a scan as we have 7 - 10 days to try and find him. He has a bell and transmitter (216.00).

Anywhere around Piltown will do as the weather would have impact on his ability to cover ground.

If you can see or hear him please call Dave Sinnott on 087 955 2392 and there WILL be a beer in it for you! Or mail me and I'll sort out contact.
David

Any chance of a Mod moving this to top level thread Shooting or Hunting as I managed to post it in the wrong place. Sorry

Rovi · 02-09-2009 6:35pm

Moved to Shooting for maximum exposure; hope the Goshawk turns up.

thedragon · 02-09-2009 6:45pm

Wouldnt he look well on my mantlepiece. I wonder would a .22lr do much damage to him,apart from the obvious of course.

macnas · 02-09-2009 6:51pm

thedragon wrote: »

Wouldnt he look well on my mantlepiece. I wonder would a .22lr do much damage to him,apart from the obvious of course.

:(:(:(:(:(

seanybiker · 02-09-2009 6:55pm

what is a goshawk. Hope ya find it, whatever it is.

moose112 · 02-09-2009 6:59pm

thedragon wrote: »

Wouldnt he look well on my mantlepiece. I wonder would a .22lr do much damage to him,apart from the obvious of course.

Why would someone even think that they are such a beautiful bird i really do wonder sometimes.
Hope he turns up.

BravoMike · 02-09-2009 7:56pm

dave999 wrote: »

Anyone around the area (piltown/Fiddown) with telemetry receiver on 216.00 please have a scan as we have 7 - 10 days to try and find him. He has a bell and transmitter (216.00).

What are you supposed to hear when you tune into 216.0. I'm listening now and I can hear a very faint tone.

elius · 02-09-2009 8:55pm

Hope you find this wonderfull creature...

As for ''the dragon'' Im sure would look a lot better behind bars in mountjoy why even think a comment. Its the likes of you that shouldnt own guns:(:(:(

marlin vs · 02-09-2009 11:57pm

Just read this tread, and was shooting duck down in Rochestown not far from Ballinlaw yesterday I saw a bird that caught my eye and it could have been him, it's not far as the crow flyes from where he was lost,hope you find him.

thedragon · 03-09-2009 12:31am

moose112 wrote: »

Why would someone even think that they are such a beautiful bird i really do wonder sometimes.
Hope he turns up.

Just joking,I couldnt ever dream of the likes. Sorry!!

thedragon · 03-09-2009 12:35am

elius wrote: »

Hope you find this wonderfull creature...

As for ''the dragon'' Im sure would look a lot better behind bars in mountjoy why even think a comment. Its the likes of you that shouldnt own guns:(:(:(

Thats a bit harsh. Do ya not think.

elius · 03-09-2009 12:42am

thedragon wrote: »

Thats a bit harsh. Do ya not think.

Just joking:D:D

Mellor · 03-09-2009 3:16am

thedragon wrote: »

Wouldnt he look well on my mantlepiece. I wonder would a .22lr do much damage to him,apart from the obvious of course.

thedragon wrote: »

Thats a bit harsh. Do ya not think.

Harsh?? That's a bit rich after your previous comment. If you are joking it future, its normally to include :pac::D:p:) or what ever, even still it was in very bad taste

dave999 · 03-09-2009 8:25am

BravoMike wrote: »

What are you supposed to hear when you tune into 216.0. I'm listening now and I can hear a very faint tone.

Its a 'pinging' or bleep sound every 1 or 2 seconds (a bit like a submarine sonar ping).
David

daithiosin · 03-09-2009 1:01pm

cheers marlin
Was down there this morn. no joy as of yet.
Did you happen to hear a bell ringing? as hes got one attached.
Hes grey in colour,yellow feet and about the size of a crow.

if any one happens to see a flock of crows mobbing a bird,it may well be my hawk. they tend to gang up to try to drive him away from their area.

Thanks everyone.
Dave

daithiosin · 03-09-2009 3:26pm

BUMP:)

marlin vs · 03-09-2009 6:14pm

No I didn't hear a bell, he was about 300 yrd's away from me, I always keep an eye out for bird's of prey as iv'e got an interest in them as a friend of mine kept bird's of prer for a long time, there's a buzzard down there regularly and i always kep a lookout for him, the bird I saw the other day definatly wasn't the buzzard but he had broad wings, i'll be down there again tomorrow and keep my eyes peeled.

seanybiker · 03-09-2009 6:19pm

still no luck? Hope ya get him back in good health.

daithiosin · 03-09-2009 9:57pm

No joy yet im afraid. i had a good scout around today. will spend most of tomorrow,hopefully better luck.
ya marlin give me a buzz if you spot any thing, im only 30 mins away.

marlin vs · 04-09-2009 5:31pm

Done the whole bank of the foreshore from Ballinlaw to Kearneybay not a sign of him.

daithiosin · 04-09-2009 9:42pm

Thanks marlin, i appreciate it lad. do alot of scanning today with the omni directional antenna on top of the car. not a beeb on the reciever.
Coming to the conclusion that the transmitter may have failed.
If it has, the only way i would find him is if some one was to spot him on a kill or perched some where.

elius · 04-09-2009 9:50pm

How did he get lost lad.. Will he be able to survive on his own hunt etc
And would you not put your number up just in case its spotted.. Hope ya get it back

daithiosin · 04-09-2009 10:32pm

hi elius.
he got carried away by a sudden gust of wind while out hunting.
I was a good distance away from the car to where my reciever was.
Turned the thing on to track him down and had no signal. so decided to start driving in the direction he went. i havent been able to pick up a signal since.
And yes he would survive in the wild no problem.if you read the first post my mobile no is there.
Hope i get him soon. i just have to keep trying.

elius · 04-09-2009 10:53pm

Didnt cop that was telling my father.. hes in waterford in dungarvin though he said send http://www.waterfordbirds.com/ an e-mail as they would have bird watchers all over the county etc...

daithiosin · 04-09-2009 11:56pm

Will do elius. thanks for that mate.

bauderline · 29-09-2009 1:39pm

Ever find your hawk ?

johnfaul · 04-11-2009 6:19pm

any luck finding the bird

rrpc · 04-11-2009 6:50pm

daithiosin

Last Activity: 26-09-2009 04:00

Might be better sending him a pm.

daithiosin · 04-11-2009 9:17pm

hello all. no joy in locating my bird. he would be after reverting back to wild state by now and would have gained hes natural fear of man. people in the area are still in touch and no sightings. there is quite alot of woodland and forestry in the area. ive been through on numerous occasions with no trace of him. if i can figure out his teritory i can set a trap for him. im not giving up just yet. i know of other falconers that have lost goshawks over the years and got them back even after 9 and 10 months. so keeping the fingers crossed.
Thanks for all your replies.

atb

Daithi

johnfaul · 04-11-2009 9:52pm

sorry to hear that m8 its a pity all your hard work has been lost with him

daithiosin · 04-11-2009 10:16pm

johnfaul wrote: »

sorry to hear that m8 its a pity all your hard work has been lost with him

Its heart breaking to say the least. he was great hunting bird that i flew every single day of the week. i cursed the telemtry over and over.
you spend a lot of money to ensure you dont lose your falcon or hawk, and when you rely on it,it fails. it just makes you mad. Thats the ups and downs of falconry im afraid. it does become a big part of your life with hours and hours of hard work involved in training and getting the bird to a good fitness level, followed by hours and hours of pleasure
watching him perform in hes natural environment.

Daithi

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