Observations on Modern Falconry

by R. Stevens

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

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 144377264X
• ISBN13: 9781443772648
• Release Date: January 2009
• Publisher: Home Farm Books
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 0.93 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.5"