A weekly read for the falconry community: news worth knowing, occasional deeper takes, and the people who keep the craft.
Federal law names exactly three ways a falconry bird can bring in money: abatement, education programmes, and selling captive-bred birds. Each one needs a permit the falconry licence does not include.
Every guide tells apprentices how to find a sponsor. None of them say what sponsoring costs. It is a signed letter to a state wildlife agency, and two hunting seasons the sponsor has to swear actually happened.
Fish and Wildlife is rewriting the 3-186A and wants to hear from us before October 13. ZooAmerica flies its falconry program for the last time on Monday. And a two-kilo gyr went for Dh255,000 in Abu Dhabi.
A heavier week than most — two Federal Register filings that touch the craft, a NorCal break-in still unresolved, and the mainstream press taking a careful look at falconry.
