Falconry: Art And Practice, Revised Edition (Paperback)

by Emma Ford (Author)

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Product Description
It's a sport like no other! Falconry demands an array of talents--yet the time spent taming and conditioning the hawk is well repaid by the sight of this beautiful bird soaring through the air. This stunningly full guide, by an experienced teacher and trainer, covers every aspect of falconry in voluminous detail. Construct a weather-proof shelter, feed your hawk the correct diet, and get health tips so you can quickly recognize if anything's awry. Carefully keyed diagrams show you how to field and clip a falcon's beak, and tend to its talons and feathers. Master hooding, setting out lures, test flights, fitness for hunting, imprinting, and working with dogs. Soon you and your falcon will be flying high! Blandford 200 pages (8 in color), 171 b/w illus., 7 1/2 x 9 3/4.

Product Details

• Paperback: 200 pages
• Publisher: Sterling; Revised edition (May 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0713725885
• ISBN-13: 978-0713725889
• Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 7.4 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #819,171 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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25 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Falconry: Art and Practice, February 21, 2000

By	Matt "saddleup12" (Arizona, U.S.) - See all my reviews

As a somewhat informed novice, I found this book very interesting and informative. It has good descriptions of the birds used in falconry as well as thorough beginning training techniques. However, the buyer should know this book was written for falconry in the UK. Topics such as governing laws, terrain terms and types of quarry are often "foreign" to ours in the U.S.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Falconry Bible, for beginners, August 5, 1999

By A Customer

This book provides an indepth look at all aspects of falconry. The section on preparing to recieve a bird was very helpful and detailed. I have never read a book which has provided such a detailed description of all common birds used in the sport. I recommend that everyone who is beginning in this sport, or is considering taking it up should read this book. The only problem about this book is that it talks too much about the law in England, which is not relevant to us in North America.

12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Essential for anyone interested in Falconry or Raptors, December 3, 1998

By A Customer

This is a great book for anyone interested in falconry! EmmaFord describes everything in detail and she guided me through myapprenticeship with ease. However, it also contains sound advice for the experienced falconer.

She discusses the most common hawks used in the sport and guides one through the manning and training of the three main groups: Shortwings, Broadwings and Longwings. At the end of the part dealing with the training of the group, she explains hunting with them in detail.

There is a complete chapter on equipment and will help the apprentice to choose the right equipment, with the hawk's safety in mind .

For those unfamiliar with falconry terms, there is a nice glossary explaining them in detail.

I would advise anyone interested in hunting with birds of prey to get this great book by one of the leaders in the field! END