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- From: toby@stein.u.washington.edu (Toby Bradshaw)
- Subject: Re: Request for info: NJ Falconry
- Message-ID: <1992Dec22.155310.27959@u.washington.edu>
- Keywords: Hawks, NJ, Hunting.
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- Organization: University of Washington, Seattle
- References: <Dec.22.01.20.25.1992.29071@pilot.njin.net>
- Date: Tue, 22 Dec 1992 15:53:10 GMT
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- In article <Dec.22.01.20.25.1992.29071@pilot.njin.net> birchall@pilot.njin.net (Shag) writes:
- >I'm looking for information on getting into falconry in New Jersey.
- >I have already encountered some falconers from the central part of the state
- >who were hunting hawks in a field area near my home, so I know the sport does
- >exist here.
- >
- >I live in a fairly rural area, within a few hundred yards of fields, marsh,
- >a creek, and woodlands. Large open sand/gravel pits are also situated nearby.
- >So, finding places to hunt a hawk would not be difficult.
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- What kind of game do have around, and what kind of hawk would be
- suitable for it (not that you'll have much choice in hawk/falcon
- species until your apprenticeship is over)? You will need to provide
- quite a few good slips at game to have a good chance of success.
- In many parts of the country, this is difficult to do without
- one or more good dogs. Game species are justifiably nervous
- about running/flying out under a hawk or falcon, and will
- do dome things to escape that you've probably never seen
- before as a casual observer.
-
- >What are the requirements to become a falconer in New Jersey?
-
- Is this getting to be a FAQ? Anyway, call or write:
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- Dept. of Environmental Protection
- Div. of Fish, Game, and Wildlife CN-400
- Trenton, NJ 08625
- (609)292-2965
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- It's my understanding that NJ has a ridiculously high falconry
- permit fee, like $80 per year. No doubt needed to cover the
- high cost of paperwork in the PRNJ :(
-
- >How does one acquire a raptor? (I'm clueless, here :)
-
- As an apprentice, by trapping a passage (first-year) redtailed
- hawk or kestrel. It's not difficult if you know what you're
- doing. Did you get the names and phone numbers of the falconers
- you met? They are by far your best contacts, as state
- Game Depts. are often sadly ignorant about the practical
- aspects of the sport. If one of the falconers you met was
- Teddy Moritz, find her at all costs. She's good.
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- Toby Bradshaw |
- Department of Biochemistry | Will make genetic linkage maps
- and College of Forest Resources | for food.
- University of Washington, Seattle |
- toby@u.washington.edu |
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