R. Stevens 
Observations on Modern Falconry [EPUB ebook] 

Originally published in 1972 this important falconry book is probably one of the best of its kind. The author was a respected falconer of many years experience and his sheer pleasure in the sport shines through his writing. Contents Include: The Mews — Weathering Enclosure, Bath, Blocks — Bells, Jesses, Clip Swivels, Lures, Hoods, Whistle — Hack Hut and Hack Ground — Eyasses, Treatment before Hack — Hack, its Advantages and Disadvantages — Eyasses compared with Passgers and Haggards — Food — Hooding and Manning — Taming — Flying to Lure and Use of the Lure — Hawking — Homing — The Moult — Health — Miscellany — The Gyrfalcon