A Guide to Hawking and Raising Falcons - With Chapters on the Language of Hawking, Short Winged Hawks and Hunting with the Gyrfalcon

Download or read book A Guide to Hawking and Raising Falcons - With Chapters on the Language of Hawking, Short Winged Hawks and Hunting with the Gyrfalcon written by Anon and published by Read Books Ltd. This book was released on 2015-05-06 with total page 137 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This vintage book contains a comprehensive guide to falconry, with information on breeding, selection, training, general care and management, and much more. Containing a wealth of invaluable information and useful tips, this volume will be of utility to modern enthusiasts, and would make for a worthy addition to collections of related literature. Contents include: “Hawking as Taught by the Book of St. Albans”, “Taking Passage Hawks in Holland”, “How to Train a Passage Hawk”, “Training the Eyass – Game Hawking and Room Falconry”, “Language of Hawking”, “The Short Winged Hawks”, “Hunting the Gyr in Lapland”, et cetera. Many vintage books such as this are becoming increasingly rare and expensive. We are republishing this vintage book now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition complete with a specially commissioned new introduction on pigeons.