You've been curious, you say, about 
The Sport of Falconry 
by EDWARD C. FITCH, SR. 
Falconry is the act of taming and training of this bird of prey 
so that it will remain and hunt game species in the presence of— 
and in co-operation with—man. The bird is flown free. The 
particular prey is determined through the bird’s training and 
the falconer’s timing of the release of the prey. Any raptor can 
be trained, whether immature or adult, but falconers generally 
limit their activities to the immature falcons, accipiters, and 
large buteos. 
Effective training comes through association with man, to- 
gether with a system of food rewards. It usually takes up to 
six months to completely train a bird. 
