This fourth episode in our second series featuring falconers from Mexico takes us to our host Gerardo's ranch, where some more amazing duck hawking took place. Shortly after Leo's falcon took a duck, we sat down with Leo to discuss some of the different species he has flown, some of his personal preferences and experiences with some of those species, and some interesting techniques he's used with Cooper's hawks. This episode marks another new experience for the podcast as well, with another new friend and guest on the podcast, Eduardo Garcia, translating for Leo during this conversation. We hope you enjoy! For more info on NAFA and the Falconry Fund, whose grant helped make this series happen, head to http://www.n-a-f-a.com and http://www.falconryfund.org.

Our second series featuring falconers from Mexico continues with Daniel Rassvetaieff, who was kind enough to invite us to his home in Toluca after a good morning hunt. Daniel is most known for his experiences hunting with barbary and peregrine falcons, which he primarily hunts snipe and ducks with. He is also one of the first people in Mexico to fly barbary falcons. On top of being an accomplished falconer, Daniel is also an established lawyer, and was kind enough to share some of his experiences in falconry with us during our trip. Thanks again to NAFA and the Falconry Fund for the small grant program that helps make projects like this possible!

This second episode of our follow up series featuring more falconers from Mexico takes us into Mexico City, where we joined Raul Ducoing Arjona at his home. We then sat down in his library and discussed his massive collection of falconry books and publications, some of his experiences trying to introduce new falconry regulations to Mexico's government, and his beginnings and stories in falconry. This is one that'll be particularly enjoyed by the book collectors and aficionados out there!

Thanks for joining us as we kick off part two of our Mexico series! Taking place mostly in areas around and just outside Mexico City, we start our second series featuring falconers from Mexico by talking with Rodrigo Porraz Medrano, who has been practicing falconry for decades. Rodrigo has flown Harris's hawks, peregrine falcons, aplomado falcons, and other species for a long time, and also has experience breeding raptors along with his brother, who is also a falconer. Special thanks again to the North American Falconer's Association (http://www.n-a-f-a.com) and the Falconry Fund (http://www.falconryfund.org), whose small grants program helps make projects like these possible! We can't wait to share the rest of these new stories and experiences from Mexico with you all!

We kick off our fifth season of the Falconry Told podcast with a golden eagle Q&A with Lauren McGough! In this episode, Lauren tries to address the rising interest in golden eagle take by answering many questions about the current golden eagle take process, manning, how to age eagles, and other important topics! There's a lot of good information in this episode that isn't always easy to find from one source, so if golden eagles interest you, you'll hopefully find this episode very informative. Thanks for joining us again after our short hiatus, and we'll continue on next week by starting part two of our Mexico series!

Our series featuring falconers from the UK concludes with it's seventeenth installment, which features John Mease. John is known in the UK for hunting with golden eagles, and is one of the few currently employed to do so as well! His story of how he has dedicated his life to falconry and ended up in his position hunting with eagles professionally is one you can't miss! We'd like to once again send a very special thank you to Simon Tyers and Neil Davies for helping to make this series happen. Without them, it definitely wouldn't have! Please head to http://www.thespecialistfalcon.com and http://pursuitfalconry.co.uk and check out their respective book and publication if you haven't yet, they're well worth it!

Due to previous time and logistical constraints during and around the time of The Game Fair, the last two installments of our UK series had to be recorded remotely. Fortunately, we were able to get the recordings coordinated, and in this sixteenth episode featuring falconers from the UK, we're joined by Jose and Charlotte Souto! Jose has been a guest previously, and while he's a renowned chef, he also helps his wife Charlotte with their birds of prey exhibition and education business, CJ's Birds of Prey. This episode offers other important perspectives not just for the hunting aspect of falconry, but also for what goes into educating the public and fostering positive perception for it as well. For more info on CJ's Birds of Prey, head to http://cjsbirdsofprey.co.uk. We thank you all for your continued support, and look forward to you joining us next episode for the conclusion of this series!

This fifteenth installment of our series featuring falconers from the UK is the product of another unique opportunity that doesn't come around very often! Simon Tyers was able to coordinate a visit to Falcon Mews, which is currently one of the largest commercial falcon breeding facilities. Peter Gill, who is our guest this episode and a co-owner of Falcon Mews, was generous enough to give us a tour while we were there, as well as discuss his history in falconry and propagation. If raptor propagation is a topic that interests you, this is a can't miss conversation!

This fourteenth installment of our series featuring falconers from the UK takes us to the British Archives of Falconry, where Mark Upton joins us to share some memories and nostalgia, as well as show us the archives! Mark comes from a background rich with falconry heritage, and this episode was a treat to record while surrounded by the atmosphere and aesthetics of the archives. This episode is another must listen, so hope you enjoy! There's only a few episodes left in this series, so stay tuned, and if you want to check out more info on the British Archives of Falconry, head to https://britisharchivesoffalconry.org.

In this thirteenth episode of our series featuring falconers from the UK, Andrew Ellis joins us to discuss his beginnings in the worlds of art and falconry! Those of you who are art collectors are probably already familiar with much of his work, so we're very happy to be able to bring you this episode full of insights into the beginnings of one of the more well-known artists and falconers in our community. It's always a treat to be able to get a glimpse into anyone's artistic world, let alone someone so versed in two artistic worlds at once, so we're very happy to be able to bring this conversation to you all! If you're interested in obtaining any of Andrew's works of art, please visit https://andrewellisart.com.

This twelfth episode in our UK falconry series highlights one of the other important aspects of falconry: camaraderie. Not all falconers are social with their practice, and that's perfectly fine. However, for a large majority of falconers across the world, the friendships and bonds formed in the field with others practicing this art are as important as the relationships formed with their raptors. This episode features one of those lifelong friendships, with Simon Tyers and Ian Butler taking the time to talk about how they formed their friendship in falconry, their falconry routine, and a few of their falconry highlights in the field! Enjoy!

This eleventh episode in our series featuring falconers from the UK was the first of a few recorded after meeting back up with Simon Tyers, who was kind enough to host the following week and offer up his lodge on his property as a recording spot. It was at Simon’s that Dave joined us to share some of his past history in falconry, as well as share some of his knowledge and practices, particularly pertaining to flying goshawks. Some of the things shared in this episode will particularly appeal to the austringers of the world, but everyone should be able to enjoy and get some insight from Dave’s experiences!

In this tenth installment of our series featuring falconers from the UK, our time at the Vowley Expo was at an end and it was time to meet up with Simon Tyers for the following week to continue our UK journey! During this next phase of our visit to the UK, Naomi Johns was able to meet up with us at The Game Fair to talk some about her motivation to pursue falconry, her involvement with Project Lugger, and her experiences with sparrowhawks, which she’s mostly known for. Special thanks to Charlotte and Jose Souto for letting us use their RV to record this episode and to Julie and Simon Tyers for the experience at The Game Fair!

In this ninth installment of our series featuring falconers from the UK, our media partner Neil Davies sits and talks with us after a long weekend coordinating the Vowley Expo and running for a quick visit to Stonehenge. It was great sitting down for a face-to-face with Neil and getting to know more about his passion for falconry and his motivations for having a falconry publication, and we're grateful for his support in helping make this series happen! Please go to http://www.pursuitfalconry.co.uk and check out Pursuit Falconry and Conservation magazine if you haven't yet. You won't be disappointed!

In this eighth installment of our series featuring falconers from the UK, and second to last episode recorded at the Vowley Expo, we're joined by Gordon Mellor. Gordon is currently chairman of the Hawk Board, and he has also served on the committees of other falconry clubs in the past as well. In this episode, he shares some of the aspects of the political side of falconry that has always interested him, as well as some of his different experiences with raptors, and of course, the stories that go with them. If you would like more info on the Hawk Board, head to http://www.hawkboard.uk.

In this seventh installment of our UK falconry series, Alan Greenhalgh takes some time away from the Vowley Expo to talk about his love of gyrfalcons, what led him to start breeding his own gyrs, and some of his more entertaining ups and downs in falconry. We still have several episodes left from the UK and a few left that were recorded at the Vowley Expo before moving on to a different location, so stay tuned!

In the sixth episode of our series featuring falconers from the UK, we got a chance to nab Dr. Tom Dutton before things got too busy at the Vowley Expo and got some information on some of the diseases that greatly impact us as falconers. There's a lot of good information in this episode, so hopefully you find it insightful and informational! If you're in the UK and want to find out more info about Tom's practice, head to http://gwexotics.com.

In this fifth episode of our series featuring falconers from the UK, Scottish falconer Kevin Robertson joins us after another long day at the Vowley Expo to discuss some of his experiences with various falconry equipment, running a bird of prey centre, and some of his different experiences while hunting in Scotland. If you're ever in Scotland and want to check out the Loch Lomond Bird of Prey Centre, head to http://www.llbopc.co.uk for more info!

In this fourth installment of the UK falconry series, we're joined by long-tenured and well-known falconer Ronnie Moore. Ronnie is mostly known for his experiences with his golden eagle, which he was fortunate enough to be able to fly for many years. He's also a new author, and his new book is filled with many stories like the ones you'll be hearing in this episode, so you'll want to pick it up when it's released! This is another indispensable conversation you won't want to miss out on, so come join us for some more amazing stories from across the pond!

In this third episode of our UK falconry series, we spend some time with known author and founder, chairman, and trustee of Project Lugger, Bob Dalton. Bob was nice enough to take some time away during the Vowley Expo to discuss more about his conservation efforts involving Project Lugger, as well as talk some about his initial falconry experiences, and what inspired him to become an author. For those of you who've read and enjoyed any of Bob's books, this is one you can't miss! For more info on Project Lugger, please head to http://www.projectlugger.org.