I. Introduction and Intent

The intent of this FAQ is to answer the basic questions about falconry and to inform the reader about the requirements and sacrifices that must be made to become a falconer. The FAQ will also act as a pointer to other sources of information that will further the education of the reader and bring him/her into to contact with other people that will be able to direct the person to falconers in his/her area. This document will also try to cover common questions that are frequently asked on the alt.sport.falconry newsgroup. This FAQ is NOT intended to be a falconry manual NOR will it cover every aspect of falconry. Such information is better left to books on falconry written by experienced falconers.

I'm looking for suggestions on questions, and people who are willing to fill in the answers. Everyone will of course be given credit for submissions.

Notables. I would like to thank the following people.
Pat Stong for typing up all of the local falconry groups in the US that are registered with NAFA.

M. Douglas Johnson, Chief, Systems Management Office, at the US Air Force Academy library. He gave me list of bookstores that the USAF library buys books from.

FAQ Status
As of October '95 the alt.sport.falconry FAQ has been submitted to the maintainers of news.answers. I received an automated reply stating that they were still trying to answer mail from February '95. So in a couple more months or so this FAQ should be available on alt.answers and news.answers, and it will also be archived at rtfm.mit.edu.

Author and Maintainer
If there is anything that you would like to add or see added to the faq let me know. Compiling news threads that discuss questions and topics would be great to add to the faq.

Please send comments, corrections, suggestions, questions, and flames to:
Maintainer of this FAQ: (Andrea Chen)
(Original creator and compiler: Rob McIlhargie - rmcilhar at smart dot net )