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	Richard III Society -- Falconry
		In all societies where falconry was popular, harming them, their aeries, eggs, newly hatched young or eyasses,, was viewed as a greater or lesser crime, with corresponding penalties, so much so that some allege the beginning of wildlife conservation in the Western world may have been created during this period.
		The art of falconry was passed from generation to generation in a number of Dutch families, and slowly the economy of a small village, Valkenswaard, grew to become solely reliant upon trapping birds, making falconry accessories, and on manning and training of birds.
		Falconry was a pastime well-suited to medieval England.
	www.r3.org /life/articles/falconry.html (4425 words)

	Falconry - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In modern falconry, buteos are now commonly used so a more loosely used term of falconer now applies to all people involved in falconry, because the words hawking and hawker have become so much used to mean petty travelling traders in goods.
		Falconry is hunting with a trained bird; a bird kept as a pet is not considered a falconer's bird.
		Falconry is not the preserve of the past, or the lord of the manor.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Falconry (4037 words)

	The Ancient Art
		In fact Falconry practised on this scale became more of a matter of national prestige than of anything else, there was the opportunity for the nobility to host great hunting parties, with each one being compared to the last and subject to great debate.
		Falconry was and is an expensive pastime, not only is there the expense of procuring a bird, but there are the running costs of food and equipment, from housing known as mews, to hoods and bells, all of which should be individually made to fit the bird in question.
		Falconry terms were at one time only in the language of the nobility who actively pursued the medieval art.
	www.matrix2000.co.uk /falconry.htm (1368 words)

	Falconry - Cunnan
		Falconry (or hawking) is the art of rearing, training and using birds of prey, like falcons, hawks and eagles.
		Falconers were commonly in the employ of major households, but falconry was seen as a sport or recreational activity in a similar way to hunting.
		In the state of Victoria, falconry is only allowed for the purposes of education and rehabilitation by licensed wildlife officers, so it is rarely seen outside of wildlife centres.
	cunnan.sca.org.au /wiki/Falconry (731 words)

	John Sims' Falconry Page
		Falconry is called a sport because it is a type of legalized hunting, highly supervised and licensed by the Federal and individual State governments.
		Falconry is also referred to as an art because of the Falconer's interaction with the bird.
		The female (hen) Red-tailed Hawk is more desirable in falconry to some, based on her larger size, and is quite capable of taking game such as pheasant, ducks and small to medium mammals, but the male (tiercel) is used as well as they have slightly more speed.
	www.netside.net /~c3i/falconry.html (1393 words)

	Falconry Ireland
		Falconry Ireland is pleased to offer our visitors the opportunity to engage hands-on in this most ancient of field sports.
		Our falconry is situated in rolling countryside on the banks of the historic Goldmines river, less than 2 hours from Dublin city centre.
		Apart from the active practice of falconry, we offer an important educational and photographic facility where our visitors can experience these magnificent birds up close and intimate, and have the opportunity to handle a trained hawk and enjoy the thrill of seeing it flying free and returning to your gloved fist.
	www.falconryofireland.com (248 words)

	Falconry FAQ
		Falconry requires a much deeper commitment of time and energy, and that involves getting into the field with the bird and actually hunting with it.
		Falconry is a hunting sport, and because the birds it uses are natural predators, they must be given ample hunting opportunities.
		Modern falconry regulations require the availability of both a mews, an enclosed interior room or building for general perching of a bird, and a weathering area, a protected exterior area where the bird can perch in fresh air and bathe.
	www.ohiofalconry.org /faq.html (1376 words)

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		Later, falconry developed into a sport, and this fascinating co-operation between man and bird is one of the oldest of all open-air pastimes.
		Although falconry clubs do exist in America and in almost all European countries, it is in the Gulf region that the sport is held in truly high regard and commands the greatest interest.
		In falconry, the splendid gyrfalcon (falco rutsticolus) is much prized for its size and the handsome appearance of its grey-white plumage.
	www.arab.net /falconry (639 words)

	Falconry - Modern and Traditional
		And yet, this was not the original form of falconry - this was, instead, the height of its popularity in the west.
		Although almost all of the states in the US recognize falconry as a hunting sport, the land on which it may be practiced is rapidly shrinking.
		Even though falconry, by definition, requires the falconer to be hunting with their bird, falconry is not the blood sport that some perceive.
	www.primitiveways.com /falconry.html (1751 words)

	Ireland's First School of Falconry
		We specialise in teaching falconry sessions using our beautiful Harris hawks, but in addition to hawks the school is home to a variety of eagles, owls and falcons, all of which have been specially bred in captivity and are flown free daily.
		Falconry is an ancient art, reputed to be the oldest sport in the world.
		Originating in the Far East around 2000BC, as a means of catching food for yourself and your family, falconry spread Westwards reaching the shores of Europe long before the end of the first Millennium.
	www.falconry.ie /index.htm (210 words)

	NYSDEC Regulations Part 173 Falconry
		(e) "Falconry" means the sport of hunting by the use of trained raptors, and includes the training, feeding, and handling of such birds and their recapture after being released for hunting or training.
		A sponsor must work directly with his or her apprentice to determine if the apprentice is eligible to advance to the general license or if the apprentice license should be terminated by the department upon expiration.
		A falconer must provide written documentation acceptable to the department that any peregrine falcon to be possessed under his or her falconry license is a progeny of peregrine falcons that were legally acquired prior to 1978.
	www.dec.state.ny.us /website/regs/part173.html (2717 words)

	The History of Falconry
		Falconry was responsible for the earliest legislation protecting raptors, there are references in the Brehon Laws Ireland supplied the nobility of Western Europe with peregrines and goshawks until the end of the 19th century and the aristocracy of several nations brought their hawks there to hunt.
		His falconry consisted of 300 birds, subdivided into six specialised équipages: for the flight at the heron, the flight at the kite and the crow, the flight at the river, the flight at the partridge, and so on.
		Falconry in Germany is often under intense political pressure from anti-hunting organisations, but falconers have met these challenges well and have underlined their commitment to the environment by assuming a proactive role in conservation.
	www.i-a-f.org /history.html (7010 words)

	CT DEP: Falconry in Connecticut (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Falconry is the sport of hunting small game species with trained raptors.
		State and federal falconry authorization must be attained prior to obtaining a falconry bird.
		Submit proof of having a valid falconry permit from the state in which you reside, and a valid federal falconry permit.
	dep.state.ct.us /burnatr/wildlife/fguide/falconry.htm (1011 words)

	falconry. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
		After the 17th cent., falconry declined, and subsequent revivals never brought it into the favor it once enjoyed.
		Falconry has never been very popular in the United States, largely because the laws of many states prohibit the employment of hawks to kill game.
		They are subjected to a rigorous course of training, in which they learn to fly, when released, at the quarry; to leave the prey untouched after killing it; and to sit quietly, when hooded, on the falconer’s wrist.
	www.bartleby.com /65/fa/falconry.html (254 words)

	Falconry
		Falconry is much more than that, it a way of life, a passion, an art or even a disease if you like.
		Falconry, practiced in various degrees, have roots back to not only the middle ages, but much further back than that.
		Falconry, at least to me, is the closest thing humans can come to raw nature.
	www.angelfire.com /il/valk/falconry.html (716 words)

	The Equinox Resort & Spa - Falconry School (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		At The British School of Falconry, the first school of its kind in the United States, you’ll learn how to handle and fly a hawk.
		In this hands-on introduction to the art of falconry, you are taught to handle a Harris hawk.
		Level one, two, and three may be completed at The British School of Falconry at Gleneagles in Scotland or the Equinox.
	equinox.rockresorts.com /info/act.falconry.asp (476 words)

	The Georgia Falconry Association \| www.georgiafalconryassociation.com
		The Georgia Falconry Association is a group of individuals dedicated to preserving the art and practice of falconry, as well as educating the public on the conservation, management, and ecology of raptors.
		Falconry, one of the world's oldest hunting sports, is defined as the taking of wild quarry in its natural state and habitat by means of a trained raptor.
		Falconry is the most highly regulated of all hunting sports today.
	georgiafalconryassociation.com (210 words)

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		This falconry centre is located in the superb surroundings of a magnificent 16th century country house in the beautiful Northamptonshire countryside.
		As you are visiting a working falconry centre, you may have the chance to learn about different aspects of the work done there, including the medical care of the animals and the making of the equipment used to handle and train them.
		Half and Full Day Falconry Experience: The morning session begins with a welcome with tea and coffee and an introductory talk about the different birds you will be working with, their behaviour and suitability for falconry.
	www.intotheblue.co.uk /site/pages/-Falconry-201.aspx (6680 words)

	Louisiana Falconry and Hawking Homepage
		Briefly, falconry is the art of hunting with trained birds of prey, and although today in the West it is considered more or less entirely as a sporting activity, this was not its original purpose when it began.
		No one knows when or where falconry first began, and although various theories have been advanced at one time or another to show that it originated in China, Persia, Central Asia and so forth, there is very little concrete evidence to support any of them, and so none can be said to be very convincing.
		The decline in the wild raptor population has alarmed conservationists and falconers all over the world; indeed, in some parts of the world pressure is being brought to stop any more birds at all being taken from the wild.
	www.angelfire.com /la2/falconry (285 words)

	falconry
		They used many weapons and traps, but one of the more interesting ways was to use birds.
		Falconry or Hawking, is the sport of hunting with: falcons, hawks, or eagles.
		codger (an elderly person) actually comes from the falconry term "cadger" which means someone who carries a portable perch or "cadge".
	library.thinkquest.org /04oct/00588/falconry.htm (119 words)

	Falconry-Related Links
		American Falconry - A magazine devoted entirely to the sport of falconry and produced by practicing falconers.
		Falconry Alliance - An advocacy organization formed in 2006 to represent the legislative views and address the related needs of ALL U.S. falconers and raptor propagators.
		Books about aviculture, falconry, falconry species, falconry biology, falconry zoology, falconry publishing, falconry reading, falconry authors, falconry library, birds of prey, raptors, hawks, eagles, buteos, ratites, peregrines, peregrine information peregrine research, raptor information, buteo information, and falconry.
	www.georgiafalconryassociation.com /links.htm (562 words)

	Falconry Page
		A Falconry Kit and Scales (a suitable block or bowperch is also useful).
		Falconry requires a great deal of dedication and patience, and is very time consuming.
		Manning is the key to Falconry and is the secret of success in training a bird.
	mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk /thefalconrysuppliers/Falconrypage.htm (864 words)

	Falconry: Hunting at Canadian Content (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Additional Information: Falconry is the sport of hunting wild quarry with trained Falcons, Hawks and Eagles.
		Falconry flying demonstrations, and hunting trips with Eagles, Barn Owls, Peregrine Falcons and Harris Hawks.
		Falconry display team recreating medieval and 15th century European falconry, also including re-enactments of British mediaeval battles and events.
	www.canadiancontent.net /dir/Top/Recreation/Outdoors/Hunting/Falconry (767 words)

	Falconry Canada's Home (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		I was introduced to falconry through a Sportsman's Show in 1963.
		After several sessions in the field and talking to various falconers you will then be in a better position to evaluate your situation and decide if falconry is right for you.
		Remember, the pinnacle of falconry is hunting with your bird.
	www.falconry.ca (640 words)

	Falconry Information Clearinghouse - Home Page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		The content in these sites can be quite varied with many of the sites having general information about falconry as well as images of falconry birds.
		In addition we will be listing the sites of federal and state agencies with their falconry regulation documentation.
		Please keep in mind that the falconry information provided in these sites is often times derived from personal opinions and/or beliefs and may not necessarily represent absolute true fact.
	www.falconry.com (260 words)

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