Four Falconry Fundamentals

by Matthew Mullenix

Part troubleshooter, part owner's manual, Four Falconry Fundamentals strips away the sport's layers of inherent complexity and tradition to reveal its cornerstone concerns: prey base; husbandry; recall; and slip management. Drawing from more than 35 years of successful field experience, Mullenix guides the reader through each fundamental aspect of the sport and how it relates to important considerations, like: choice of a hawk; weight management; entering and finally, measuring success. Concise and highly readable, this small book hopes to start conversations, inspire new ways of thinking and improve falconers' practice and enjoyment of their sport.

41 pages, Kindle Edition

Published May 1, 2020

About the author

A U.S. citizen born in Germany to American parents serving in the armed forces overseas.

Raised in the U.S., Germany and the Republic of Panama. Now living in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA.

Reviews

[Michael · Rating 4 out of 5]

Nice short book. Will be good for beginning falconers or those interested in the sport. Even with a few years in falconry myself, I picked up a few new things

[Naibas W · Rating 4 out of 5]

Short and sweet introduction to falconry.

Would I be able to do falconry after reading this? No
But it is illuminating to the basics involved like taking into consideration the animal hunts prey, has to be weight controlled and you have to be a novice vet to look for signs of discomfort.

A great takeaway I gained from this, is that birds of prey are used to order. Even if you take away their habit, their order, if you replace it with a consistent new one they will be fine - rather than breeding more chaos and not being consistent.