GOT MY HUNTING PARTNER

The wind was just right for the Red-Tails to sail over our traps Wednesday. I went to Western Maryland with Dave and Bill and had a great day trapping hawks. We caught 18 hawks. I got first pick and took the biggest one.I named her Lilya Litvak, after a Soviet air ace from WW11, LILY, for short.She's the one on the left, all taped up for the ride home. We turned the rest of the hawks loose.Here she is home with new ankets and jesses.She ate from my glove the first night and has gotten very tame.She weights 54 oz. Last weekend I caught a little male with my little BC trap. I taped him and weighted him. He was just over two pounds.I took some pictures and turned the little guy loose.Mark came over and we started work on my corn crib. I got most of the siding done on Sunday. Hope to finish this weekend. Lily at work.

QUAIL HATCH

The Quail started hatching Friday right on time.I haven't counted the unhatched eggs yet but should have about 800 bobwhitesI had 50 Coturnix Quail eggs in with the bobwhites and 40 of them hatched. They are a Japanese Quail that grow fast and get bigger then the bobwhites.I got them for Falconry I'll use some to catch my new Hawk this fall.I turned Keavy loose the end of March. I hope she doing ok on her own.

ROOF ON AND FOOD PLOTS PLANTED

We have been working on the granary and it now has a roof. I got most of the food plots planted.The deer are using the clover most days.This tom made it through the season. I have a 1000 quail eggs in the incubator that will hatch this weekend.

#30

I've been trying for squirrels more lately with Keavy and giving the rabbits a break.
Keavy's been chasing squirrels through the trees and diving at them but they are too fast.
Ed came down Sunday and we went after rabbits. We got #30. Keavy had a hold on another but it got away.I drained the flood pond, Rick and I are picking the corn that's left.There are some nice ears left out there since the snow geese didn't show up.At lunch time today we hunted around the house.
Janey ran a squirrel up a tree and started barking.Keavy flew over and nailed that one.This is her 3rd squirrel, she may be catching on.

#29 AND FRIED BEAVER TAIL

Friday evening I got out the beaver tail.Rick and Ricky were over for dinner. I fried it in olive oil with some seasoning. It was a little fatty for my taste. Ricky enjoyed it.Saturday was too windy for hawking.Rick and Ricky started picking the corn in my flood pond. They picked several bushels and got it all shelled. Sunday I got Keavy out hunting for a few hours.
We started behind Dad's and had a rabbit in the first few minutes.
After I got that one in the bag, we headed to my uncle Buddy's farm where we jumped one more but it made it to a bush pile before Keavy got there.

#28

Randy and a friend came down from New Jersey. They did some squirrel hunting in the morning.Then shot some crows.They got back to the house just in time for Keavys'lunch time hunt. I let her out and she went to a tree. Since there were three of us I decided to try the field. Keavy moved up closer and higher. We made a pass through the field and were headed back when Randy yelled that Keavy went out in to the field.I didn't hear a squeal and was surprised to find her dragging a rabbit to cover. That was another fast hunt! I cleaned the rabbit and got back to work on time.