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