All good things must come to an end...

Well, 3 days of hawking yielded a rabbit and a rat.

Friday, we set out to hunt a field that usually yields quite a few slips. They are hard chases, but a lot of fun to watch. The cover is getting so think that we saw hardly any action.

Saturday, Aaron made arrangements for us to go squirrel hawking at a pecan orchard. The owners say they kill a hundred squirrels a year, so we were excited. Putting Veruka up first we worked the entire area and saw four squirrels. The chases were very exciting! She even had a flight on a cottontail, but we did not fly Katana there due to lack of game. We flew her at another field and had several slips, but no where near the number we had earlier in the month. She started the day by dropping off a pole to snag a vole, which she proceeded to fly around the field with it in her beak before landing and eating it. We continued on flushing. At one point she was soaring over the field and a rabbit flushed. She folded up her wings and tear dropped straight down. The rabbit got away, she re pitched and folded over again, nailing it. It was incredible!

Sunday I put her up twice, and she kept soaring. The first time we found her on a pole next to a resident red tail. The second time we chased her all over the field before calling it a day.

The weather is getting hot and the cover thick. I swore I would put her up when I was unable to flush game under her, and the time is here. As sad as it is to end the season, I have the excitement of her adult plumage to look forward to.

We had a great season: 31 Head of game to include 23 rabbits, 4 snakes, and 4 rats. Looking forward to next year!!