Book:  Game Hawking …At Its Very Best

            A Falconry Anthology

                        Concept by Hal Webster, Editor: James Enderson

                A MODERN FALCONRY ANTHOLOGY

                        Written by 21 of the World’s Best Game Hawkers

                                Illustrated by 15 of our Most Talented Raptor Artists

            An insight into the methods successfully used by the world’s best falconers.

More than 20 chapters (317 pages) of authoritative information

30 full-page color illustrations and numerous full and half-page black & white etchings  

Subjects include daily management, the latest hawking techniques, use and choice of hunting dogs, ecological considerations, flight descriptions, what to avoid, sky trials, month-to-month development of the game hawk, in-depth discussion on each game bird, preferred choice of raptors, duty and responsibilities of the falconer, tiercel or falcon, theory of “put and take”, raising your own game birds, a look at game birds found abroad, possible introduction of new game birds, etc.

Full disclosure of successful training techniques for hawking: quail, morning dove, diving ducks, pheasant, sage grouse, prairie chicken, snipe, starling, sharptailed grouse, Scottish red grouse, Hungarian partridge, puddle ducks, English gray partridge, cottontailed rabbit, jackrabbit.

If you have any questions on any phase of game hawking, this is book has the answers.

Includes falconry source & contact information for: artists & artwork, equipment & supplies, books, raptors, dogs, radio telemetry, video.

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