[QUOTE=icentropy;358907](though i have to admit I had a hard time trying to absorb all the technical info in the health and mutes sections...holy smokes QUOTE]

You'll pick it up once you start doing it. Things like weight management may seem confusing at first, but once you start seeing a change in the bird, and weigh the bird and feel the keel, get used to what mutes look like etc, it'll all start to make sense quickly.

I had a hard time finding a sponsor, one person was willing, but she was moving. Another person was only sponsoring very locally... Luckily I had known someone who was a falconer, but at the time he was out of state. Just keep looking, learning and asking.