North American Falconry and Hunting Hawks [Hardcover]

Frank Lyman and Webster, Harold Melvin Beebe (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 500 pages
• Publisher: North American Falconry & Hunting Hawks; 7th edition (1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0912510013
• ISBN-13: 978-0912510019
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,946,696 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Most Compleat Guide To Falconry. Ever., July 23, 2002

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This review is from: North American Falconry and Hunting Hawks (Hardcover)

This book was the most helpful in almost every aspect of falconry. The experience of the authors shine through in this helpful guide. This book is perfect for the up-and-coming falconer, as well as the experienced falconer with questions.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars North American Falconry & Hunting Hawks, June 24, 2003

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"wsrrc" (Florence, MT) - See all my reviews

This review is from: North American Falconry and Hunting Hawks (Hardcover)

This is a must-have for anyone thinking of starting falconry or becoming an apprentice falconer. It is a primary reference book for practicing falconers. Most people will need to have read this book thoroughly as well as other reference material before being able to pass their state exam. We found the California Hawking Club Apprentice Study Guide as well as information from local Fish and Game Dept (in addition to this book) to be very helpful in passing the state exam. This book is used on a regular basis for us as practicing falconers.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great Material. Book needs editor, March 3, 2005

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Thomas Volkema (Holland, Michigan) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: North American Falconry and Hunting Hawks (Hardcover)

This is a book chock-full of great material. Overall organization of the content needs some tweeking as it is a bit scattered. Anyone wanting to get details on hawks and falconry will find the information they need somewhere in these pages. The authors clearly have a wealth of knowledge to share; it could be shared better. This book is in serious need of a competent editor. Nearly every page contains examples of the editor's silly habit of using capital letters to emphasize words. For example, "...the haggard Prairie is VERY difficult to train." Often this anachromism is employed several times per page and makes reading difficult. It is both annoying and so unneccesary.
Grammatical and spelling errors abound as well.