Quote Originally Posted by Tnocks View Post
My name is Thomas Nockles (preferably Tommy) I am 21, and I am from Gresham, Oregon. I've had a previous internship with OSP doing 100 hours of ride alongs and have just started another internship this past July with the Oregon Department of Fisheries and Wildlife which goes through December.

This last week I got to do a falconry inspection of a mew with my boss, and I decided there that I was going to start seriously considering falconry and doing research. I love hunting and being in the field. Having the privilege to be in cooperation with an actual wild raptor to hunt just blows my mind and fuels my passion for wanting to dive in and get hands on experience.

Cheers,
-Thomas Nockles
Hi Tommy and welcome to a portion of the falconry community. Yours is an interesting story in that you have become interested in falconry from the Law Enforcement side of our grossly over regulated sport. I am pleased that you may become a falconer, coming from a LE back ground. I cannot tell you that I believe that government inspection(administrative searches) have any valid business being any part of a benign endeavor as the art and sport is, as it has no major influence on the health, safety or the well being of our society.

Allow me to suggest that you read from another source than you are likely not to find in your courses required reading. It is WILDLIFE LAW, REGULATION AND FALCONRY, by William Murrin & Hal Webster. This is a new book and can be ordered from Western Sporting, a falconry supply Co. in Sheridan Wy. Hal is the famed author of N. American Falconry and Hunting Hawks. and Bill Murrin is a past Pres. of the American Falconry Conservancy. I would be interested to read of your opinion on this works.