North American Falconry and Hunting Hawks

North American Falconry and Hunting Hawks

Author: Frank Lyman Beebe

Publisher: Denver : North American Falconry and Hunting Hawks

Published: 1964

Total Pages: 364

ISBN-13:

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"The only up-to-date treatise on falconry and hawking. Also additional chapters on the ecology of rare or little known species of raptors found only in North America." --Page [2] of cover.


Falcons of North America

Falcons of North America

Author: Kate Davis

Publisher:

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 244

ISBN-13:

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Fierce, bold, and beautiful, falcons hold a special place in the hearts of people. In Falcons of North America, renowned raptor advocate and environmental educator Kate Davis opens a door into the lives of these extra-ordinary, enigmatic birds of prey."--Back cover.


Ospreys in Falconry

Ospreys in Falconry

Author: Kaky McLendon

Publisher:

Published: 2020-08-28

Total Pages: 128

ISBN-13: 9781735575100

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Ospreys in Falconry: Lessons Learned is a book detailing one falconer's attempts at keeping ospreys healthy and flying them as successful falconry birds. After experience with several birds, the authors describe husbandry and falconry training techniques which are tailored specifically for ospreys--a bird with a reputation for being difficult to care for and impossible to succeed with as a falconer's hunting partner. Well, fishing partner.


American Kestrels in Modern Falconry

American Kestrels in Modern Falconry

Author: Matthew Mullenix

Publisher:

Published: 2002

Total Pages: 152

ISBN-13:

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"This extensive work represents a nuts-and-bolts approach to training and flying kestrels...A must-have for all apprentices and others who wish to know more about the intricacies of maintaining and flying a small raptor such as the American Kestrel." --Publisher's description.


The Hunting Falcon

The Hunting Falcon

Author: Bruce Haak

Publisher: Hancock House

Published: 2017-11

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780888390554

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For the first time under one cover, the author has assembled the results of the renewed interest, extensive experimentation, and technological progress that have advanced falconry over the past three decades. The Hunting Falcon is a fresh approach to the sport of falconry. For the first time under one cover, the author has assembled the results of the renewed interest, extensive experimentation, and technological progress that have advanced falconry over the past three decades. Falconer and wildlife biologist, Bruce Haak, details the techniques for training falcons in the classical, game hawking style. Through well-defined chapters, he establishes the fundamentals of care and handling of captive falcons and legal means of acquiring them. Successful strategies for hawking a wide variety of North American quarry are analyzed and laced with entertaining and informative anecdotes. Time-honored techniques for training wild falcons are restated in modern terms. In addition, the education of imprinted and captive-bred falcons, classes of falcons without historical precedence, is concisely outlined for the reader. In a break with tradition, the author uses North America's only indigenous falcon, the prairie falcon, as the primary subject and promotes it as an outstanding hunting partner. His training philosophy and comments on the use of radiotelemetry are added enrichment's to the text.