Interest in Falconry

David has recently read My Side of the Mountain, which is about Sam, a young teen boy who runs away from home and lives on his own in the Catskill Mountains of New York. Sam owns a hawk called Frightful. David was so impressed by this that he has begun to investigate the idea of owning and training a bird of prey. His preference at this point in time is a red-tailed hawk.

We got a falconry book from the library and he has been reading it. He would have to be 14 to train as a falconer and it takes 7 years to complete the training. So, it would be 2 years before he can even begin. However, I am hoping to schedule a presentation from a local falconer and/or a local artist who draws birds of prey.