Owner of Captive Bred Harris Hawks and the Deutsch Drahthaar
Thanks for visiting my website. I hope you enjoy reading and viewing the PHOTOS . My name is Wes Collins.I am an ordained Southern Baptist pastor and am currently living in Lorenzo, Texas. I have a lovely wife and THREE GREAT KIDS . I hope at least one of my kids will become an ol' falconer like his/her Dad. What a great sport we are blessed to enjoy!
Most of my falconry tended to be focused on squirrels in GA, but here in Texas I am learning more about bunnies/jacks and upland game. I hope to learn a little about catching ducks off the fist this season with my new tiercel NA Goshawk.
I have done a lot of experimenting in my short tenure as a falconer.. I wish I had taken more PHOTOS , but I didn't take many the first few years.
I have hunted with several species of dogs and several species of birds. I have enjoyed almost all of it. Some of it I have enjoyed beyond measure! I have flown kestrels, a coopers and Harris Hawks on birds from the glove, tperch and fist. I have flown Red Tails, Harris Hawks and even my coopers on squirrels. When hawking alone for the purpose of taking squirrels, there is hardly any more fun to be had than to take a nice passage RT or Harris Hawk out and fly him or her over a good dog or a pack of dogs. In 2005 I bought a Deutsch Drahthaar. She stole my heart and ruled the field. However, due to personal circumstances out of my control, I was forced to sell her. It is one of the hardest things I have had to do since becoming a falconer. Now I am using a Drahthaar and will be using a terrier too.
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Contact me by EMAIL or by phone at 806-634-5686 or 806-773-6835
I hope you enjoy reading and viewing PHOTOS about two of my passions God has so richly provided the opportunity to enjoy! Raptors and Dogs! GOD is good..........ALL the time!
If you are interested in a bird in the spring of 2008 , please look at the Harris Hawk Pedigrees. .Check HERE! for any available Harris's Hawks.
You can contact me by EMAIL or by phone at 806-634-5686 or 806-773-6835
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The little terrier pictured above by the season links is the latest addition to my falconry team. Grits is her handle. She stole our hearts quickly and is turning out to be a fantastic dog in the house. I was a little worried, because some terriers are less than stellar house dogs. Grits is comfortable outside playing rough with Cleo or staying inside hanging out with the kids and DeeDee and I. She can be aloof at times and loving at others. Perfect is a word that is pretty accurate so far. She was born Jan, 30th of 2008. She has chased a few bunnies when I get her out, but it is pretty hot to be training much right now. I let her fight a fully grown prairie dog May 31st and she really enjoyed the fight. She didn't make a sound when she got bit and she killed the prairie dog well for it to be her first fur. She still has a puppy teeth, so nothing too rough yet for her. She is out of Thistleridge Flynn and Thistleridge Shiner. Wendy Palmer is the breeder of my pup and her website is Thistleridge Terriers
The little terrier pictured above by the season links is the latest addition to my falconry team. Grits is her handle. She stole our hearts quickly and is turning out to be a fantastic dog in the house. I was a little worried, because some terriers are less than stellar house dogs. Grits is comfortable outside playing rough with Cleo or staying inside hanging out with the kids and DeeDee and I. She can be aloof at times and loving at others. Perfect is a word that is pretty accurate so far. She was born Jan, 30th of 2008. She has chased a few bunnies when I get her out, but it is pretty hot to be training much right now. I let her fight a fully grown prairie dog May 31st and she really enjoyed the fight. She didn't make a sound when she got bit and she killed the prairie dog well for it to be her first fur. She still has a puppy teeth, so nothing too rough yet for her. She is out of Thistleridge Flynn and Thistleridge Shiner. Wendy Palmer is the breeder of my pup and her website is Thistleridge Terriers 