Falconry Anyone?

[FalseImpression]

Anyone on here a falconer or prospective falconer?
How did you get started?
What club are you in?
Do you have a falconry dog or a ferret? What breed?
What bird do you fly? How long have you had it?
What are the past birds you've trained and flown?

I'm about to start my apprenticeship! I've got my hunting license, my sponsor, the equipment and next summer I will have the facility ready. Oh, and I've got my GSP pup! In just a little more than two years and I'll finally get to fly I'm in love with the little American Kestrel but my sponsor said I'll be ready for something a bit more advanced by the time I'm done. Exciting!

 

[Pops2]

not superinterested, but my older daughter is & if she convinces me she is committed i'll go through the process with her.
keep us posted on how it goes.

 

[Raegan]

This is seriously the coolest thing ever. I've been enchanted with falconry ever since reading My Side of the Mountain in fourth grade. Cool luck!

 

[lizzybeth727]

I've been enchanted with falconry ever since reading My Side of the Mountain in fourth grade.

ME TOO!

I know NOTHING about falconry, but I'd love to learn more. Keep us posted!

 

[FalseImpression]

not superinterested, but my older daughter is & if she convinces me she is committed i'll go through the process with her.
keep us posted on how it goes.

There is some great advice on falconry forums; International & North American.

This is seriously the coolest thing ever. I've been enchanted with falconry ever since reading My Side of the Mountain in fourth grade. Cool luck!

I should read that

ME TOO!

I know NOTHING about falconry, but I'd love to learn more. Keep us posted!

I definitely will. I'll try to post pictures of my sponsors birds when I can; Regal is a Peregrine Falcon, Ruby is a Red Tailed Hawk and Quinn is a Goshawk.

 

[Zoom]

I've always loved the idea and I love the raptors. I'd also love to see pictures!

 

[Dogs6]

My dad was thinking about getting into Falconry and we met some of the birds of his trainer but in the end he decided he didn't have enough time and the bird probably wouldn't get enough attention if he did get one.

This is seriously the coolest thing ever. I've been enchanted with falconry ever since reading My Side of the Mountain in fourth grade. Cool luck!

Me too!!

 

[oakash]

This is seriously the coolest thing ever. I've been enchanted with falconry ever since reading My Side of the Mountain in fourth grade. Cool luck!

Same here as well!!

I also want to dig out a tree and live in it, but I think that's less likely.

 

[JessLough]

Same here as well!!

I also want to dig out a tree and live in it, but I think that's less likely.

Would that be an oak tree? :rofl1:

 

[jess2416]

Would that be an oak tree? :rofl1:

Could be an Ash Tree


Or maybe some Oak-Ash hybrid tree

 

[lizzybeth727]

I also want to dig out a tree and live in it, but I think that's less likely.

YES!

But most of the trees around here look like this:

So I'm kind of out of luck.