unusual project - falcon lure machine
A work mate asked if I could make him a drag lure machine to help train his falcons/hawks with. He's made keen on his birds of prey and its something that appealed to me too.
So I was stuck at home looking after the kids this weekend, so in-between the madness that comes with caring for little children and separating fights etc... I managed to do a few quick google searches where I got the basic idea from, then a few hours in the garage mostly while the kids where asleep ... a machine was born.
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Basic idea with a few bodged tother parts to see if it will work - and yip... it did!
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finished product, all nice and pretty!
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The test subject herself (females are bigger and tougher in the bird world, they hunt harder so are preferred)
The basic idea is to tow a rabbit skin using the machine and a remote hand control to build up the birds hunting fitness. My machine uses a 12V motor from a repco boat trailer winch. The little motor runs off a spotlight batter and goes all day as it doesn't draw too much current and it revs hard out, so the lure can reach about 70kph!!! All up it was a great hit and bird and handler ('m sure there is a flash Ye Ol English term for a bird handler...but I'm too dumb to know, or want to know shit like that) are very happy.
Anyway, thought I'd share as its a bit different than the usual gun stuff
kj