Actually, according to this site: http://www.dec.ny.gov/permits/28632.html ... I would still need a falconry license to own, train and display a raptor for educational purposes anyway so... I do believe that regardless of the fact that I will likely not be utilizing my raptor for hunting, I am still in the right community.. Although your comment did make me feel a bit out of place or perhaps unwelcome.

I do understand that raptors can be used for hunting and I am not opposed to learning how to do that either. My interests in raptor care and falconry do not simply rest on the educational benefits of housing a raptor but also I would like to maybe try to rehabilitate one but... in any case, in my state, I still need a falconry license and I am only in my beginning stages of learning all about what falconry is (and it turns out that it is a broader specialization than I had realized). I appreciate the replies and I look forward to learning more.