SC - period falconry info

[Stefan li Rous]

> I would probably guess that things haven't changed much in the past few
> centuries in hawking...
> margali

> > Actually, I wonder if this has to do with not rupturing the abdominal
> > cavity, which, I gather, affects the ability to hang the game. How does
> > a hawk despatch small game? Or does it just pick it up it bring it in
> > alive? I know birds of prey tend to disembowel small mammals pretty
> > quickly, but I'm not sure what their training imposes upon their nature.
> > Has anybody done any hawking?
> >
> > Adamantius

If anyone wants to find out more about falconry in period, check these files
in the ANIMALS section of my Florilegium. The bibliography is particularly
good with LOTS of period texts on falconry.
falconry-msg      (29K)  2/18/98    Keeping and flying birds of prey.
p-falconry-bib    (14K)  5/14/96    Biblio. of period falconry texts.

I think the message file has more on modern falconry than period info.

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Lord Stefan li Rous    Barony of Bryn Gwlad    Kingdom of Ansteorra
Mark S. Harris             Austin, Texas           stefan at texas.net
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