I will always remember having breakfast with Hal, Frank Beebe and Frank Bond at the California Hawking Club's meet in Bakersfield in 2000! At Frank Bond's invitation. We spent the better part of two...
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I will always remember having breakfast with Hal, Frank Beebe and Frank Bond at the California Hawking Club's meet in Bakersfield in 2000! At Frank Bond's invitation. We spent the better part of two...
After making my last post, I realized I had left some things out concerning the rehab eagle the feds made me send McPartlin. It was a long time ago and I moved on without really skipping a beat!
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Many people believe Operation Falcon was also an attempt on the part of the USFWS to shut down the Peregrine Fund.
A year after Operation Falcon, (1985) I had a haggard female Golden Eagle on a...
Remember not only to say the right thing in the right place, but far more difficult still, to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment. - Benjamin Franklin
Cheers Bill! 👍
Looking back over the years, it's been a pretty fulfilling and fun falconry ride. In fact, I'm thankful, and there are multiple people to thank! I saw my dream of flying passage eagles and goshawks...
Hi John. Why did you have to be insulting? We're just falconers!
Hi Paul. I had major formatting issues with my last post! My sentences were not in order!! I fixed them!
Anyway, that number of actual dues paying Nafa members seems very high to me! Thanks Paul.
Hi John. I appreciate your response. Actually I agreed with most of what you said. However, the point I was trying to make was that Nafa doesn't even come close to representing the majority of U.S....
Giving credit where credit is due, Yes, Nafa was there when the original falconry regs were being drawn up in the 1970's. But that's like saying the Miami Dolphins won the Superbowl in 1973! Our...
"But there is no cause for confusion.
As the Plaintiffs explain in their response to NAFA filed today there is no need to sacrifice the Constitution in order to protect falconry birds. Securing a...
I agree. So where do we go from here? I think most of us have lost our chance of a first impression! :)
I'm opposed to the commercialization of wild-taken raptors also. It's not that far fetched to imagine the nightmare that could potentially create.
On the topic of criticising the AFC, NAFA has its...
I liked your comments Joel! Thanks!
All my best,
This is becoming common with social media today!
John,
I've always thought that good, sound regulations would protect falconry more than some bureaucrat! I'm not talking about field personnel, but the administrators who come and go. Promulgated...
The longer I practice falconry and attempt to stay informed with the various issues that affect the sport, the more I'm convinced that falconers are their own worst enemy.
People often half joke...
I'm more interested in government accountability. Contrary to what progressive liberals may think, government officials work for the American public.
I would love to see the USFWS held...
Hi Ron and Geoff:
I like what you wrote and agree for the most part. I see things from a slightly different perspective. I have watched unelected, career bureaucrats within USFWS advance to...
I grew up in the era when the feds and many state officials thought all falconers were crooks. That is one of the things that spawned Operation Falcon. It's been suggested many times that Operation...
Thanks for posting this Bridget!
All my best