I had to wait a few days for Okie’s weight to come down, but, since the 18th, I have been hawking her every day. She has had a number of catchable slips and missed, and if given the opportunity, she has made a couple of tries on the same rabbit without success. I have been flying her around 43 ounces, which is almost three ounces over her trapped weight, so it could be weight related, but, her behavior in the field doesn’t suggest a lack of interest. She appears very attentive, follows nicely, and flies on every rabbit we can get up for her. It’s not easy hawking in this terrain, but, I really think she could/should have had most of these rabbits. I am wondering if the rabbits out there now are the “survivors,” and Okie might not up to the challenge.
I had been waiting for her to fly on a rabbit close enough for me to get a nice action shot, which was the case today—she caught the rabbit about ten yards away, while I stood and watched without taking a photograph until all was said and done.
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