This falconry dho-gazza netting is 2" square mesh by 8' high by however long your need is. The fine
thread size makes it almost invisible from the distance especially when setup so that
there are trees or some sort of vegetations in the background so the approaching hawk could not
detect the net....100% of the hawks (I caught) that stooped at the bait never detected the nets because
of the grassy background.
My favorite set up is with two 30' long dg's. One infront of the bownet about 15' or far enough
so that the flutting pigeon can't get entangled in it and one about five feet behind the bownet. With
this typical setup, I virtually catch anything that come down on the pigeon. Most of these captures
are with the front net, but there are some that do come in from behind or drop straight down onto
the pigeon, but decided to pull up at the last second which inturn would be captured by the back
dg.
*In technical terms, a dho-gazza is a one shelf/pocket mist net. A mist net has
more than one shelf or pocket to retain the trapped birds. Mist nets for capturing larger birds
similar size to hawks utilized this same netting, but have multiple panels to form multiple shelves.
As far as effectiveness in capturing hawks, I have been trapping for many years and I firmly believe
that dho-gazzas are better for catching hawks than mist nets. Mist nets are more suited for trapping
small dicky birds. With the extra material required to form the shelves of a mist net, it makes it
more detectable to the hawks so they are more likely able to avoid the nets.
