There are a lot of misses because the birds are fast and weave back and forth, if they didn't I wouldn't need the hook to begin with. Shorter isn't better beacuse they always manage to stay 4 feet out in front of you. After you miss a few times they catch on to what you are trying to do and stay 6 feet out in front of you.
I just approach them from behind and put the hook around a leg, it catches on their foot. I then drag them back toward me until I can grab both feet with the other hand. If it's a long hook I sometimes have to pull it towards me hand over hand until I can get the bird close enough to grab it with the off hand.
I just approach them from behind and put the hook around a leg, it catches on their foot. I then drag them back toward me until I can grab both feet with the other hand. If it's a long hook I sometimes have to pull it towards me hand over hand until I can get the bird close enough to grab it with the off hand.
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