This second episode with Tyler was recorded at Kentucky's recent annual field meet, where Tyler Rankin joined us again to fill us in on the latest with the Kentucky Falconers Association, talk about how his current falconry season has been going, and of course, share a few more of his favorite falconry stories!

This remote episode brings another guest from across the pond! Hailing from the UK, Jose is a falconer, renowned chef, and author of the books Venison: The Game Larder and Feathers: The Game Larder. He and his wife Charlotte, who also runs CJ's Birds of Prey, have also successfully bred many birds. This is another great episode from a new friend in the UK you can't miss out on!

In this finale of the New Mexico Falconer's Association Series, we took some time to talk with Steve Bodio to get a few collective words of wisdom, as well as hear how he got his start into falconry. This is also largely a tribute episode, with falconers Paul Domski, Lauren McGough, and Matt Mullenix kindly taking the time to discuss some of the aspects of Steve's writings that have inspired them, as well as some of their favorite memories with Steve. Thanks again for listening and we hope you've enjoyed learning more about New Mexico's falconry history!

In this fifth installment of the New Mexico Falconer's Association podcast series, Tom Smylie discusses more of his early falconry inspirations, experiences with falconry around the world, and of course, more insights into New Mexico's falconry history. This is a man with a huge wealth of knowledge and experiences, and there's plenty of stories you won't want to miss out on!

This episode featuring Madison Haley is the fourth installment of the New Mexico Falconer's Association Series. Madison has been a falconer for 50 years, so he had a lot of good stories and insights to share, including the evolution of the falconry landscape in New Mexico that once included a lot of premium prairie chicken and duck hawking. You won't want to miss out on some of these experiences brought to you by another of New Mexico's finest!

This third installment of the NM Falconer's Association Series features Greg Rabourn. At a young age, Greg moved to New Mexico with his family, where he quickly discovered his love for hunting jackrabbits. In his early twenties, he relocated to Farmington, NM, and started his falconry career. After flying goshawks, he was introduced to hawking jackrabbits with falcons and dogs, and has been at that for the last 15 years. There's some great stories and experiences in this episode you won't want to miss!

Thanks for joining us for the second installment of the New Mexico Falconer's Association Series! This episode features Matt Mitchell, who is a native New Mexican that has been involved in falconry since 1968. He has since flown most species of raptor, starting out with Harris's hawks before discovering his love for falcons. He has also captive bred raptors since 1989, and continues to breed and hunt with raptors in central New Mexico. We still have plenty left to go in this series, so keep tuning back in!

This was the start of a series of episodes featuring falconers from the New Mexico Falconer's Association. This first episode in the series features Paul Domski, a falconer of 22 years, and president of the NM Falconer's Association of 10 years. Paul was also on the NAFA board for 7 years, and is also known for running his multiple salukis on jackrabbits and his work with that particular breed of dog. These are very insightful episodes that shed light on the world of NM falconry that you won't want to miss!

This was a special remote episode recorded with the author of The Specialist Falcon, Simon Tyers. A falconer for over 50 years, Simon's journey has amassed a ton of experience as both falconer and dog trainer. Always setting the bar high for himself and seeking perfection, he was inspired to share his culmination of experiences with his book.

While hanging out at the Coulson's, Jon was able to catch up face to face with Matt Mullenix after almost exactly two years to discuss his new book, Four Falconry Fundamentals, and the principles, stories, and mindset that inspired him to write it. It's another fun episode that current and prospective falconers can benefit from! To get your copy of Four Falconry Fundamentals, head to amazon.com, or to get your hands on a copy of his previous books, American Kestrels in Modern Falconry or In Season, head to westernsporting.com.

This episode features widely known Harris's Hawk breeders and curators of the Baywing Database, Tom and Jennifer Coulson! You won't want to miss this conversation with them as they discuss their falconry origins, their breeding project, and some great falconry stories! It’s hard to believe this was originally episode 50 for Falconry Told and helped mark three years for the podcast….

This episode, Jon reconnects with friend and environmental consultant Tyler Rankin, who is also the current president of the Kentucky Falconers Association, to discuss a range of topics from sharp-shinned hawk research, dirt and squirrel hawking, and of course, Tyler's path to falconry. As always, it's another episode you'll definitely want to check out!

While working in Wyoming, Jon was able to meet up with Vahé to check out his facilities and discuss a myriad of topics, including his prior life in photography, abatement, sky trials, and of course, his falconry journey. This is definitely another can't miss episode! For more info about Vahé and his abatement services, please head to http://www.falconforce.com.

Jon makes a short trip to Idaho to do some flying and trapping with friends Brad and Kelly Smoot! Long time falconers and falconry equipment makers, Brad and Kelly shed light on their path to falconry, their favorite falconry preferences, and what's next on their falconry journey! We hope you enjoy the animal cameos and stories, which are sure to make any falconer feel right at home!

After doing some morning trapping, Jon sits down with Stephanie to discuss her falconry journey thus far. Whether it was starting her falconry path in 2016 after graduating with her Bachelor's degree or recently pursuing her Master's degree in wildlife biology and conservation in Scotland, Stephanie's stories and perspectives were insightful to hear! We hope you enjoy hearing about her falconry journey thus far!

In this episode, sit in with Jon as he meets Kris Klosterman, a professional fire fighter (amongst other things) and falconer of seven years, for the first time to discuss the ever challenging balance between falconry and careers, red tail hawking with squirrels, and other stories! This is definitely a diverse and fun episode you won't want to miss!

Join Jon as he meets up with Colombus, OH falconer Joe Dorrian to discuss raptor education, as well as the other traditional aspects of falconry! Joe’s fascination with falconry started at an early age. Unfortunately, life got in the way and it wasn’t until he completed his MA that he seriously pursued the sport. Since that time, Joe has served as Ohio’s first Apprentice Director and started only the sixth school of falconry (the Ohio School of Falconry) in the United States in 2014. Tune in to hear his story!

Emmy-winning composer, sound designer, and falconer Jason Hausman joined Jon for this special Coronavirus edition of the Falconry Told Podcast. Jason is the owner of Hot Sake creative sound boutique that specializes in scoring, foley, and sound for film, TV, and other media. Jason also produces music for other artists, with a focus on Hip-Hop and R&B. Along with being Eastern Director of AFC for two terms, one term as VP of the NC Falconers Guild, and a founding board member of the Carolina Hawking Club, he has also volunteered with the Carolina Raptor Center working with golden eagles and other raptors. He has been a falconer for over 15 years and is mostly known for squirrel-hawking with red tails and hunting with passage peregrine falcons with Scout, his German Shorthaired Pointer.

Jon recently had a chance to attend Jeff's annual squirrel hawking meet where he was able to sit down with Jeff to rehash some of his funnier falconry and abatement experiences, plus talk about his recent trip to Scotland and other recent events! Tune in for some great stories, and thanks again to Jeff for returning for another episode

Tanner Baird is a falconer from Indiana who had graduated with a B.S. in Animal Science. He currently studies law at the University of Texas. Dane Erickson is an outdoorsman and student at Purdue University studying agricultural economics and political science. In May of 2019 Tanner and Dane were selected to participate in a study that confirmed Golden Eagle depredation of lambs in Wyoming, which concluded with the USDA confirmation of 7 separate eagle kills and the issuance of permits to capture 2 Golden Eagles for use in falconry.