Taken this off the Alberta Classic site. .... It was a reply in a Hawk Debate. Quote: I tried a couple of years ago to learn more about these birds and perhaps get some but my search didn't lead to any concrete results. Reply: Our members were getting hit very hard by the hawks and falcons, so a couple three years ago I set up a seminar with the local raptor place, half a dozen members showed up for it, after it was over we all walked away understanding the predators hunting, nesting and migrating patterns, with this knowledge our race secretary put the following years race schedule together, since then we have had great race season, very few raptor hits, we shut down our race season from the middle of June till the middle of August, with very little road training in those months. A few members, (one's that thought they didn't need to learn about the raptors from the experts) have heavy losses through our down time because they insist on training . I think maybe this fall I should set up another seminar, a refresher course. I greatly suggest if you have a place that raises all kinds of raptors, see if you can arrange for them to come to your club house or go there and learn about our enemies of the sky. Yes I know, the members here have had many say the same. Indeed it does make sense.... Some advocated a 2- 3 year lay of altogether Yet every year we start earlier. ....
