The CHC meet is coming up soon. You sound like you should take the test asap.If you have passed the test, getting a sponsor hook up at the meet is possible. I have seen it happen before. It is getting late in the season to trap a raptor, so concentrate on making a few friends that are willing to show you what to do.
Nothing like getting up before dawn to meet some guys you just met then follow them in the fog for an hour to the middle of nowhere, walk around for an hour not knowing where the bird disappeared to, finally someone yells that it is down on game, but you missed it because you were looking the wrong way. My first time out a Harris tried to land on my head. You find out if you are peculiar / determined / patient enough to pursue falconry.