Quote Originally Posted by Boleslav View Post
I found this website http://www.oregonfalconers.org/ but I can't verify if they are the best contact for you or not. You may want to contact people who work with animals (raptor-zookeepers, vets, animal shelter personnel) to see if they have a recommendation for you. If it were me, one of my priorities would be to make sure the club or group I joined really took care of their birds.

Do you mind me asking why you are interested in falconry? It seems such an interesting and somewhat unusual hobby, I'd love to learn more myself.
lol fanticy novels. i read thru that site already, followed thier sugestions and hit a dead end. thanks for looking it up for me. basicly what i know now is that i dont know anything. i dont know what equipment i will need, where to get it, how to care for or use it. i dont know how much space i'll need for my birds home, i dont even know wich of the two classes of bird i want. so i dont know how to get what i dont know to feed it. i cant get a hold of my local chapter of the falconers assocation to get feed back on where to start learning what i dont know will be on the test i have to take, and i dont know how much that is, befor i can spend time with a mentor i dont know how to find and even get started with the birds.
i do know its a long envolved highly regulated sport. i do know that the closest relationship you can expect from your bird is respect. i do know that it will be more involving then haveing kids, just in the time and dedication needed to maintain it.