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F***! Rob, buddy, I'm so sorry! Call me when you feel like ranting. Dammit! He was a great bird, and you were doing so well with him. Don't give up...remember, you'd have kicked my ass if I gave up,...

Oh man, poor Richard...he's been dragging us apprentices around all week! (You can't find a better falconer with whom to spend a day!)

Alina, nice talking to you today...look forward to meeting...

Thanks, Fred!

I was at the CHC meet, and Greg Thomas passed out applications...but I messed up mine by scribbling maps to local hunting fields all over it.

The online process is very...

Thanks, Chris!

Trapping's fun, no matter the result...picked up a pretty nice road-killed gray squirrel as a consolation prize (still warm and fluffy!).

Kelsey, looking forward to meeting you...

Hi, Richard...

Ben and I went out all day Saturday after dealing with a wonky tire...saw few passage RTs, and those we did turned their noses up at different bait offerings. We were going to come...

Hi, Kelsey! Glad you had fun--that first kill is an amazing feeling, huh?

Richard is modest and will deny it, but he and his hawk Conchita are quite a team to observe. Well, ok, you won't be observing, you'll be beating the brush and trying to keep up!

Hey, Ally, I...

Welcome!

I'm also in Portland, and just beginning my second year as an apprentice. I've got a lot on my plate this year looking after family, but I'd be happy to grab a beer/coffee and share notes...

Welcome, Rachel! If you're serious about getting a bird this coming fall, now's a great time to get started! There is a ton of fantastic threads for apprentice resources here.

Cheers!

Welcome, Kirby!

As a first-year apprentice, I'd recommend that you take the next few months to get to know as many potential sponsors as you can. Choose your sponsor--don't just grab the first one...

Rob, you've worked so hard with Inca, it broke my heart to get the news. Hang in there. You're a great falconer, and we'll memorialize our birds by getting a fresh start in January. And I think we...

Hi, Sara!

PM sent. I'm a beekeeping supplier/inspector/beekeeper/blah blah blah, and have an interest in your focus of research. Can't help you with the falconry question (others here can point...

Congratulations, Rob!

She's really looking good.

I got to meet Inca (and Rob, too!) Monday. I'm new at this, but I think it's universal--she's a beautiful bird. She hung out with us (Rob and Ben) while we harvested honey from Ben's hives. Ben's my...

She's lovely, Rob! I hope to get to meet the both of you this season!

Nope, not me! Don't think I'd have missed anything to see your Gos fly. I'll have to contact Richard to find out who she was.

The day I came to watch Richard fly was Easter Sunday...now, talk...

Hey, Chris,

You might be thinking of somebody else--I have yet to have the privilege to hunt with you (and Sabrina and your birds) but let's change that this Fall!

I did go spend a few hours...

Welcome, Scott! I'm up in Portland, and am just beginning my own apprenticeship. There's a lot to learn here!

(welc)

Congratulations, Rob!

I vote "Mojito"!

Hi, Maddie! How'd you do on your exam?

Welcome!

I'm relatively new here, too (as you can see from my signature...and yeah, really, you'll need one too!)

Do you plan on pursuing falconry yourself, or remaining just an enthusiast?...

There once was a man from Leeds...

(Sorry, I know there's a limerick here...anybody care to finish it?)

By the way, that should read Michelle Tate, not Kim Tate...

I got the 2009 list of sponsors from ODFW's Kim Tate, by the way. If you contact her, she'll send it along. The list posted on their site is a few years old.

Of course, if you PM me your e-mail...

Hi, Jerry! I'm an Oregonian (NW) too, and also planning an apprenticeship within the next couple seasons. Welcome to the forum!