Author: McDermott (Michael).
2008 1st edition. Western Sporting. Ranchester, Wyoming.
Pp272. Colour photographs throughout. Brown gilt-decorated cloth. Mint in dust-wrapper.
A new and completely updated edition of this much sought-after book with many new colour pictures and much new material in the text. A comprehensive treatment of the training and flying of imprinted goshawks, sharpshinned hawks and Cooper's hawks. Contents include: Choosing a species, Goshawks, Sharp-shinned hawks, Cooper's hawks, All about the eyas, Tame-hacked imprints, Metabolism and weight control. Problems - yarak, aggression, territoriality, screaming, carrying, possession, low numbers, Night hawking, Hungarian viszlas and quail hawking. Five appendices: timeline for raising imprint accipiters, journal notes on raising goshawks, sharpshins and Cooper's hawks, guide to nest hunting in a number of American states.
Book Code: 21211
ISBN:
9781888357028
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