Falconry: Art and Practice, Revised Edition

by Emma Ford

Book Overview

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... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0713725885
• ISBN13: 9780713725889
• Release Date: June 1998
• Publisher: Cassell Illustrated
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 7.5" x 9.7"

Customer Reviews

Great Falconry Book

This book was great!! It had so much information I had to read it 3 times to get it all. It has so much info like how to make your own equipment,how to train your bird, tells all the equipment you need to have, and so much more.The book is very good except that most of the book is from a UK point of view. The book has some good adresses in the back for all of your falconry needs. If you are a novice a seasoned falconer,or just someone interested in Birds of Prey you should get this book.

Falconry: Art and Practice

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.

Falconry Bible, for beginners

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.

An easier read than other books on the subject

I found "Falconry: Art and Practice" very interesting and fascinating. The author included personal details, sometimes humorous, describing the beauty of the art, not just the instructions and facts, helpful as they were. The book was also easy and enjoyable to read.

Essential for anyone interested in Falconry or Raptors

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