Introducing Katana

Well, it has been a LONG journey so far. After 212 hours and 8,000 miles, we trapped Katana in Sumner County, Kansas over the Thanksgiving weekend.
While she was a well-mannered Red-Tail from the start, she was stubborn. It took her 8 days to eat, and an even longer 32 days to hop to the glove. She gave me a Merry Christmas by finally hopping on Dec 25th.
Once she hopped, she was Rockin'!! Took her outside to the creance 2 days later, and response was excellent! I gradually increased her distance, moving her to a large field on 12/29. Unfortunately her lure response did not materialize until Jan 9th. I flew her for the last time on the creance on Jan 12th in Abilene, Texas at the Texas Hawking Association Annual Field Meet.