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
- | Author: R. Stevens
- | Publisher: Home Farm Books
- | Publication Date: Aug 25, 2022
- | Number of Pages: 216 pages
- | Language: English
- | Binding: Hardcover/Nature
- | ISBN-10: 144377264X
- | ISBN-13: 9781443772648