Ally Marshall has been a licensed falconer since 2006 and has flown multiple species and styles of falconry, from micro-hawking with kestrels, merlins, and sharp-shinned hawks to hunting rabbits with red-tailed and Harris' hawks, to hunting versatile quarry with goshawks and Cooper's hawks. She is the current president of the Montana Falconers' Association and owns and operates a dog training and boarding kennel in Florence, MT. 

Topics Discussed: 

• Why would anyone would want to hunt with an antiquated method?
• The process for becoming a falconer. 
• The lifestyle required to fly raptors. 
• How falconers saved the peregrine. 
• Any day you come home with your bird is a good day. 

. Chasing Rabbits:

• Montana Falconers Association
• North American Falconer’s Association
• The Falconer’s Apprentice by William Oakes

You can find more about Everett Headley, your host, at his website or Instagram. 

Intro Music: Jason Shaw- Back to the Woods
Outro Music:  Bumy Goldson- Keep Walking

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