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17 and 11

On to a new season - Cisco's seventeeth, and with me, Farrah's eleventh. Last season was the most productive in terms of catch numbers for both hawks, for whatever that's worth. My principal goal is getting through the season safely with the hawks' consistently catching game. That constitutes a successful season.

One of the three squirrels in one tree

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- January 06, 2022

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One squirrel contact per week

- January 28, 2022

I let Farrah chase squirrels but allow her only one contact each week. This can be a grab, catch, or a bite. This week it was a catch on a squirrel she spotted as we were heading home. We saw no squirrels for an hour and a half. Suddenly Farrah looked down and she was on the ground. Wednesday Cisco Thursday after a stressful hunt On Friday

Day 2

- September 18, 2021

The most interesting thing about this day was my finding my signal finder, whistle, and lanyard, which I set down in the woods. Isaac, his new Red-tail and his two kids showed up. Good to see them but it was just enough of a distraction so that I didn't put my lanyard on, carrying it instead. I went out to retrieve Cisco, and set it down. I couldn't find it. Though I was pretty sure I left it in woods, I went home and tore my Honda apart. The lanyard was about where I thought I left it, and took twenty minutes to locate after returning to the woods.

Making a living

- November 24, 2021

This squirrel bailed from about the fifth tree. Cisco looked like an arrowhead straight down behind it. Early in the hunt I didn't know if Cisco was just doggin' it today or being a chess master. The latter it turns out. Arnold was pretty good today also. Cisco flying at about 885 net BW. Lower than I like which is 895 to 905 grams NBW. Ninth team squirrel, fifth for Cisco.This has been a sluggish season for squirrels.