Falconry articles and stories
Alan Gates writes Falconry Magazines
Although hunting with eagles has been the most prolific subject of my articles, I have penned a number of articles on hawks, falcons and anything else I have found of interest to me.
I hope you also enjoy some of the hawks, people and places I have had the pleasure to know or visit.
It has been my intention to attract fellow guest falconers to include their articles, and I start with one from my good friend Bruce Haak from Idaho, USA.
I also include three stories from Francis Allen, so sit back with a cup of your favourite beverage and I hope you enjoy.
Golden Eagle eaglet

The Call of the Wind.

The excitement of flying Golden Eagles in wild wind.
First published in the Falconers and Raptor Conservation Magazine 1990 issue 4.

Flying a Golden Eagle

A Day on the Hill.

A fun day hunting on the hill with a male Golden Eagle.
First published in the Falconers and Raptor Conservation Magazine Summer 1991 issue 7.

Young Scottish Golden Eagle

They Call the Wind Maria.

The quest to take a female Golden Eaglet from the wild, and to train and fly her in the wild winds on the moorland hills of Northern England.
First published in the Austringer 1989, Journal of The Welsh Hawking Club. & Falconers Magazine issue 48.

Trained Golden Eagle

The Golden Eagle- Its Place in British Falconry.

Golden Eagle falconry and its recent upsurge in British Falconry.
First published in the North American Falconer Association Journal Vol 35 1996

American Falconry

Hawking the Camas.

Eagle falconry in the USA.
First Published in Falconers and Raptor Conservation Magazine Winter 1995 Issue 25

Mongolian Eaglehunters

A Gathering of Eaglehunters.

Eagle Festival of the Mongolian Berkut Association.
First published in the Austringer 2002. Journal of The Welsh Hawking Club.

Golden Eagle in the Channel Islands

Ivan in the Channel Islands.

Flying a male Golden Eagle on Jersey and Herm Island.
First published in the Austringer

Hunting in Mongolia

The Hunt.

The feeling of being alone with a Mongolian berkut.
First published in the Falconers and Raptor Conservation Magazine Issue 49.

Breeding Golden Eagles

G'Kar, the next Generation.

Maria breeds and the next eagle generation begins.
First published in the Falconers and Raptor Conservation Magazine Issue 40 Autumn 1999.

Morley Nelson, American Falconer

One More Hero.

Morlan Nelsons work in saving eagles from Electrocution.
First published in the Falconers and Raptor Conservation Magazine Issue 28 Autumn 1996.

Bruce Haak, American Falconer

A Wild West Tour.

A Falconry tour with friend Bruce Haak through Idaho and into Wyoming.
First published in the Austringer 1998, Journal of the Welsh Hawking Club.

Large Munsterlander for falconry

1993, The Year of the Dog.

At last a dog joins the hunting team.
First published in the Austringer 1994, Journal of the Welsh Hawking Club.

Working Munsterlander

Born to Hunt.

Hawking with a Munsterlander dog, the best companion a falconer can have.
First published in the Falconers and Raptor Conservation Magazine Issue 63 Autumn 2005.

WuDi Chinese Falconer

Wu Di, A Chinese Falconer.

Falconry in China.
First Published in The Falconers and Raptor Conservation Magazine Issue 74 Summer 2008.

Pie Hawking in China

Pie Hawking in the Peoples Republic.

Hawking for magpies with a Sparrow Hawk.
First Published in the Austringer, Journal of the Welsh Hawking Club.

Archives of American Falconry

A Jewel in the Crown.

The fantastic falconry archives at Boise, U.S.A.
First Published in the Falconers & Raptor Conservation Magazine Winter 1997 Issue 33.

American Falconry

An American Experience.

My first falconry trip to the high desert country of the US. No wonder I returned many times.
First Published in the Austringer 1996.

Hawk Food

Food for Thought.

Time to think about what you feed your raptors.
First Published in The Austringer 1991

Goshawk

Spike.

The smallest Goshawk I have ever flown turned out to be a terrier with wings.
First Published in the Austringer 1989.

Siouxzee Large Munsterlander

Success.

A young dog and a fresh hawk work together.
First Published in the Austringer 1995.

Rat Hawking

Tales of a rat hunting hawk.

Spike gets to grips with wily rats.
First Published in the Austringer 1990.

Finnish Goshawk

Tales of the Big Finn and Little Jerry.

Two Goshawks with different ways of hunting
First Published in the Falconers & Raptor Conservation Magazine Autumn 1995.

Alymeri Jesses

Thank you Guy Alymer.

The great man 's invention now makes our hawks flight safer.
First Published in the Austringer 1990
& The Falconers & Raptor Conservation Magazine issue 26 Spring 1996.

Bruce Haak

Nomad.

Adventures with a passage Prairie Falcon from Bruce Haak.
First Published in The Falconers & Raptor Conservation Magazine Winter 1997. Issue 33.
reprinted here with kind permission of Bruce Haak.

Peregrine Falcon

The Apprentice.

A Good Story from Francis Allen.
First Published in the Austringer 1995.
& The Falconers & Raptor Conservation Magazine Issue 41.

Falcon tales

The Lure of the Falcon.

Another Good Story from Francis Allen.
First Published in the Austringer 1993
& The Falconers & Raptor Conservation Magazine September 2000 Issue 42 & 43.

Crowned Eagle

A Quiet Place in the Hills.

And another Good Story from Francis Allen.
First Published in The Austringer Journal 1994.
& The Falconers & Raptor Conservation Magazine Magazine Issue 45.

Adam Gordon

A Gamekeeper Falconer.

A great man from another era.
First Published in The Falconers & Raptor Conservation Magazine Winter 1992 Issue 13

The Peregrine Fund

The Peregrine Fund.

Founded by falconers, funded by falconers and it is one of the greatest success stories.
First Published in the Falconers & Raptor Conservation Magazine Issue 31 Summer 1997.

Redtail, Golden Eagle

The Redtail Experiment.

A Redtail hawk raised by an eagle.
First Published in the Austringer 2001 No.33.

   
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