Nick Cassidy on Nostr: The bunny crew out in the snow today. This season I have really struggled to find ...

The bunny crew out in the snow today. This season I have really struggled to find success with Boujee. I didn't get her hunting till later than I wanted due to deer season and then her having an illness till around the beginning of December. I think her getting sick made me keep her too heavy for too long, which really compounded the problem and her behavioral issues. I have been playing with her weight and bringing her down substantially. Today we flew at 1030g and for the first time this season I actually enjoyed hunting. She followed perfectly without needing to be called, and when I did call she was right to the glove without trying to smash and go. It was snowing pretty heavy the whole time and it was hard to get rabbits moving. We hunted for 3 hours over 3 different spots and only moved 7 bunnies, and only 2 were really good slips. She missed one early on at our first spot and didn't get the 2 decent slips till near the end. She was still following really well but I noticed she had stopped laddering up as high in the trees so I figured she may be feeling weak at this new weight. She didn't try on the 2 easy slips so I decided it was time to call it. She came to the glove without any issue. I think this might be the right weight, just gotta let her settle into it. Falconry can be so frustrating and even though today didn't end with a kill, not feeling utterly defeated during and after a hunt is going to be what I call success today. #falconry #dogstr #hawkstr #hunting #nature