Post by htharp79 on Dec 31, 2013 20:40:22 GMT -5
Hopefully someone here can help, until I find an answer from Arkansas Fish and Game..
I am an apprentice falconer, I have moved from Oklahoma and am in the process of transferring my license to Arkansas. Prior to moving, I released my Red-tail. Long story short, I am not finding a straight answer as to what species of raptor an apprentice is allowed to have in this state. My apprenticeship is up in September of 2014. Are apprentices allowed to have a Great Horned Owl, Harris', or Red Shoulder, instead of the normal Kestrel or Red Tail? I have the experience of all of the others as well as Red-tails. Been working with them for years, just was wondering before I make modifications of my mews and weathering area. I have included snippets of the regs that I have found.
Taken from Arkansas reg document that I found (New?):
Apprentice Class Eligibility, and Application Conditions and Requirements:
A)
An Apprentice falconer applicant must be at least 14 years of age. I
f the apprentice is under 18 years of age, a parent or legal guardian must sign
his/her application and be legally responsible for his/her activities.
B)
An Apprentice Class falconer applicant must have a letter from a Master
or General Falconer who is at lea
st 18 years old and has at least two
years experience at the General Falconer level and a state falconry permit
stating that he or she will sponsor the applicant and serve as his/her
mentor.
C)An Apprentice applicant will not be issued a permit until the app
licant has demonstrated satisfactory compliance with the following requirements:
1)
Must pass a written falconry examination administered by the
Commission with a score of at least 80 percent.
2)
Must possess a
n Arkansas hunting license.
3)
Must have their
falconry facilities and equipment pass inspection by
an employee of AGFC.
D)
Apprentice falconers may possess no more than 1 raptor for use in
falconry.
E)
Apprentice falconers may possess a wild-caught raptor of the following
species: Red
-
tailed hawk, America
n kestrel, Red-shouldered hawk, Great
horned owl, or Harris’s hawk.
F)
Apprentice falconers are required to capture the hawk themselves; the
raptor may not be transferred to them by another falconer.
G)
Apprentice falconers may not possess a raptor taken from t
he wild as a
nestling and may not possess a bird that is imprinted on humans.
Located from old Falconry Packet. I know it is old due to the names of the other falconers in the "sponsor listing" My Sponsor was listed as an apprentice. He has been a Master for several years.
APPRENTICE CLASS - Permittee shall be at least fourteen (14) years of age and shall
have a sponsor for a period of two (2) years. The sponsor of an apprentice must hold a
General or Master class falconry permit. A sponsor shall have no more than three (3)
apprentices at any one time. An apprentice falconer may possess only one (1) of the
following, which must be taken from the wild and may not obtain more than one (1)
replacement raptor during any twelve (12) month period:
American Kestrel (Falco sparverius) Red-tailed hawk (Buteo jamaciensis)
I am an apprentice falconer, I have moved from Oklahoma and am in the process of transferring my license to Arkansas. Prior to moving, I released my Red-tail. Long story short, I am not finding a straight answer as to what species of raptor an apprentice is allowed to have in this state. My apprenticeship is up in September of 2014. Are apprentices allowed to have a Great Horned Owl, Harris', or Red Shoulder, instead of the normal Kestrel or Red Tail? I have the experience of all of the others as well as Red-tails. Been working with them for years, just was wondering before I make modifications of my mews and weathering area. I have included snippets of the regs that I have found.
Taken from Arkansas reg document that I found (New?):
Apprentice Class Eligibility, and Application Conditions and Requirements:
A)
An Apprentice falconer applicant must be at least 14 years of age. I
f the apprentice is under 18 years of age, a parent or legal guardian must sign
his/her application and be legally responsible for his/her activities.
B)
An Apprentice Class falconer applicant must have a letter from a Master
or General Falconer who is at lea
st 18 years old and has at least two
years experience at the General Falconer level and a state falconry permit
stating that he or she will sponsor the applicant and serve as his/her
mentor.
C)An Apprentice applicant will not be issued a permit until the app
licant has demonstrated satisfactory compliance with the following requirements:
1)
Must pass a written falconry examination administered by the
Commission with a score of at least 80 percent.
2)
Must possess a
n Arkansas hunting license.
3)
Must have their
falconry facilities and equipment pass inspection by
an employee of AGFC.
D)
Apprentice falconers may possess no more than 1 raptor for use in
falconry.
E)
Apprentice falconers may possess a wild-caught raptor of the following
species: Red
-
tailed hawk, America
n kestrel, Red-shouldered hawk, Great
horned owl, or Harris’s hawk.
F)
Apprentice falconers are required to capture the hawk themselves; the
raptor may not be transferred to them by another falconer.
G)
Apprentice falconers may not possess a raptor taken from t
he wild as a
nestling and may not possess a bird that is imprinted on humans.
Located from old Falconry Packet. I know it is old due to the names of the other falconers in the "sponsor listing" My Sponsor was listed as an apprentice. He has been a Master for several years.
APPRENTICE CLASS - Permittee shall be at least fourteen (14) years of age and shall
have a sponsor for a period of two (2) years. The sponsor of an apprentice must hold a
General or Master class falconry permit. A sponsor shall have no more than three (3)
apprentices at any one time. An apprentice falconer may possess only one (1) of the
following, which must be taken from the wild and may not obtain more than one (1)
replacement raptor during any twelve (12) month period:
American Kestrel (Falco sparverius) Red-tailed hawk (Buteo jamaciensis)