Observations on Modern Falconry
Author | : R. Stevens |
Publisher | : Read Books Ltd |
Total Pages | : 97 |
Release | : 2013-04-18 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781446549117 |
ISBN-13 | : 1446549119 |
Rating | : 4/5 (17 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: Originally published in 1972 this important falconry book is probably one of the best of its kind. The author was a respected falconer of many years experience and his sheer pleasure in the sport shines through his writing. Contents Include: The Mews - Weathering Enclosure, Bath, Blocks - Bells, Jesses, Clip Swivels, Lures, Hoods, Whistle - Hack Hut and Hack Ground - Eyasses, Treatment before Hack - Hack, its Advantages and Disadvantages - Eyasses compared with Passgers and Haggards - Food - Hooding and Manning - Taming - Flying to Lure and Use of the Lure - Hawking - Homing - The Moult - Health - Miscellany - The Gyrfalcon