THE COMPLETE RABBIT & HARE HAWK by by HOLLINSHEAD HAWKING, BIRDS OF PREY 1st

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THE COMPLETE RABBIT & HARE HAWK 

by

HOLLINSHEAD

PUBLISHED; THE FERNHILL PRESS

FIRST 1st Edt 1999

HARD BACKED

214 pp

A CLASSIC WORK  

The Complete Rabbit and Hare Hawk  The hawking of ground game offers  enormous scope. From open plains to  tangled forests and from soaring flights to  direct pursuits, rabbit and hare can meet the  requirements of the most discriminating  falconer. This comprehensive manual fully  explores this fascinating branch of the sport,  guiding the reader step-by-step through its  intricacies. Opening with an examination of  all of the available European and North  American quarries and the birds employed  to pursue them, the author then moves on  to cover subjects ranging from housing and  equipment to practical hawking. The  hawking chapters represent the most  thorough study ever devoted to the topic,  and not only detail the various field  procedures, but also take the reader into the  field to put theory into practice; there are  soaring sessions over the Shropshire hills  and expeditions to the Scottish Highlands  and Gennany.  Although wide in its discussion, this book  grants the Harris’ hawk centre stage and the  author’s appreciation of this versatile bird  shines through in his writing. He goes into  great detail regarding its handling and use  and describes the ultimate all-terrain all-  rounder, a hawk capable of delivering  falconry of the highest calibre. His thoughts  and suggestions will be invaluable to those  involved with this raptor.  Whatever species is being worked with, The  Complete Rabbit and Hare Hawk will help  the falconer get the very most out of his or  her hawking.        

Contents

Introduction

Acknowledgements

1 The Quarry

2 The Birds

3 Obtaining Birds

4 Hawking Land

5 Housing and Equipment

6 Basic Management

7 Training

8 Dealing with Kills

9 From Field to Larder

10 Weight Control and the Hunting Hawk

11 Rabbit Hawking

12 Ferrets and Ferreting to Hawks

13 Hare Hawking

14 Cast Flying

15 Hybrids, Hawk-Eagles and Falcons

Bibliography

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• Condition: Very Good
• Condition: V GOOD
• Subjects: Sports
• BIRDS: ORNITHOLOGY
• Subject: FALCONRY
• HAWKING: HUNTING
• Language: English
• Book Title: THE COMPLETE RABBIT & HARE HAWK
• Author: HOLLINSHEAD
• Genre: Sports

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