I'm not sure whether is is more suited to /asp/ or /an/,

>>870017

Definitely a sport. About as far from mainstream as possible, so sure, its alternative.

Your post probably belongs here.

And no, I'm not a falconer. That's a fine looking bird though.

I would love to get into falconry, but there isn't anything about it in my state (Delaware). I read people usually train with someone to learn, but how difficult would it be to learn by myself?

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Not a falconer myself, but I've banded/ringed hawks. Depending on where you live the laws might require you to get a permit in order to own a raptor. Generally when you apply for the permit they'll set you up with a mentor. At least that's how it works in Canada.

I would not advise learning by yourself. Talons will fuck you up. Expect stiches.

I don't know much about what goes into training and conditioning. If you do get into it, it's a rewarding hobby. From the few falconers I've talked to, those guys can fill a freezer full of rabbits in a season.

>>870017
last time I looked into it, it seemed like a really high-maintenance sport.
>two-year apprenticeship
>exercise your bird for 2hr at 5am and 5pm every day.
>closely control its diet and weight within a 1oz tolerance.
I could be wrong tho, maybe its not that bad. I want to believe.

Isn't the bird doing all the work in the sport?

Isn't this like horse jumping. A girl sits on her ass and tells the horse to run around and jump, except you're standing around and telling the bird to do tricks

>>878477
horse is an athlete

Falconry is more a sport than half the threads on /asp/ dedicated to oiled up steroid men pretend fighting each other. Seriously, these fags need to go to /tv/ where all the other pretend entertainment is.

>>878489
Only guy gaying it up here is you matey

>>878489
You faggots derail literally every thread with your shitposting