Post by Bridget on Sept 1, 2010 16:59:15 GMT -5
Hello folks!
Earlier this week, I called up the falconry coordinator of the Missouri Department of Conservation to ask her when Missouri was going to adopt the new falconry regulations. She told me that they would be adopted in March of 2011. However, I do not know if Missouri will in fact adopt the regulations in March (who knows, something could come up somehow, preventing it to be adopted) and I also do not know the limitations/restrictions Missouri may add to the new regulations (these limitations/restrictions could include a set trapping season, not trapping any time, possibly??)
As many of you know, I am really wanting to fly an American Kestrel next summer. However, I have a choice to make:
Should I "play it safe" and attempt to trap an American Kestrel later this fall/winter, or should I put my hope in the regulations being adopted in March so I can wait with trapping my bird until after my spring semester ends?
Well, here is my plan:
I'm am planning on trapping this season, of course. It's a wonderful part of falconry I really enjoy! I'm not planning on trapping heavily until October or November. If I come across a bird that is just too good to release, I'll keep 'em. A falconer-friend of mine is willing to hold onto a bird for me through the school year. (No birds in the dorms... darn! )As I learn more information/gain closure on the regulation situation, I will then decide if I need to trap through Christmas break (if I haven't yet acquired a bird) or if I should just wait until May comes around and I am out of school and will be able to house the bird.
I believe the later I can trap the bird, the better. No need to be holding onto a bird for months through the school year to be flown in the summer. That's why I'm planning on being super picky and just have a blast trapping birds until I get the one I just can't turn away. (That's the plan, however...!) Schooling comes before falconry, and a bird does not deserve to have its muscles wasting away for months because of my selfish choice.
Anyone else have any advice or different solutions to this problem?
Thank you in advance for your contributions; hope everyone's gearing up for falconry season once again!
Bridget
Earlier this week, I called up the falconry coordinator of the Missouri Department of Conservation to ask her when Missouri was going to adopt the new falconry regulations. She told me that they would be adopted in March of 2011. However, I do not know if Missouri will in fact adopt the regulations in March (who knows, something could come up somehow, preventing it to be adopted) and I also do not know the limitations/restrictions Missouri may add to the new regulations (these limitations/restrictions could include a set trapping season, not trapping any time, possibly??)
As many of you know, I am really wanting to fly an American Kestrel next summer. However, I have a choice to make:
Should I "play it safe" and attempt to trap an American Kestrel later this fall/winter, or should I put my hope in the regulations being adopted in March so I can wait with trapping my bird until after my spring semester ends?
Well, here is my plan:
I'm am planning on trapping this season, of course. It's a wonderful part of falconry I really enjoy! I'm not planning on trapping heavily until October or November. If I come across a bird that is just too good to release, I'll keep 'em. A falconer-friend of mine is willing to hold onto a bird for me through the school year. (No birds in the dorms... darn! )As I learn more information/gain closure on the regulation situation, I will then decide if I need to trap through Christmas break (if I haven't yet acquired a bird) or if I should just wait until May comes around and I am out of school and will be able to house the bird.
I believe the later I can trap the bird, the better. No need to be holding onto a bird for months through the school year to be flown in the summer. That's why I'm planning on being super picky and just have a blast trapping birds until I get the one I just can't turn away. (That's the plan, however...!) Schooling comes before falconry, and a bird does not deserve to have its muscles wasting away for months because of my selfish choice.
Anyone else have any advice or different solutions to this problem?
Thank you in advance for your contributions; hope everyone's gearing up for falconry season once again!
Bridget