My friend Hal Webster, was co-author of one of the most famous books on falconry with Frank Beebe), entitled North American Falconry and Hunting Hawks, was in his 70’s when he introduced me to some falconry friends many years back, including Stu Hutchinson, who took me hunting with falcons and hawks. I had the initial idea of grandeur that a falcon might replace my side-by-side in a poetic sort of way, but I quickly realized in hunting ducks with one of his Master Falconer friends that this was real work, and a lifetime of dedication to the birds they fly and live with, year round. I can’t wait to see them soar again, but this is not a something that one takes up casually, as I quickly realized it involves a life-time of education, dedication, breeding, and training. We made several trips with Hal for fly fishing, wingshooting and dog training. He passed in June 2019, after a long life of adventure, living into his late 90’s.
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