Season 2 of The Sporting Chance Podcast ends with a bang! We are joined by Dave Stevens and Dan McCarron, old school falconers that became acquainted in Wyoming in pursuit of the legalization of eagles in falconry. We dig deep into what all transpired to get access to eagles post Eagle Protection Act. Both Dan and Dave are avid goshawkers that share their decades of experience trapping and training passage goshawks, including the first hand account of trapping a Siberian Goshawk in America!

Catch up on a lil offseason talk with the boys. Casey is busy making walnut syrup and Aaron is spending a fortune on turkey hunting gear. Find out Aaron's history in professional Frog jumping, vaccinating birds for West Nile, this and much more!

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This episode is sponsored by:

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We felt like we had so much left to cover with new friend of the show, Geoff Hirschi, that we got together for part 2! We find out how Geoff got into falconry, his pick of falconry dogs, the nitty gritty of Goshawk classification, discuss whether Siberian Goshawks live in America, a brief history of eagles in falconry and much more!

This episode is sponsored by:

North Mountain Goshawks: https://northmountaingoshawks.com/ 

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This week we are joined by falconer Geoff Hirschi. We dig into Geoff's way of imprinting Goshawks, hunting the northwestern United States, Olympic Goshawks, negativity in the falconry community, the importance of political participation in falconry and much more!

This episode is sponsored by:

North Mountain Goshawks: https://northmountaingoshawks.com/ 

Mountain State Falconry Supply: https://www.mountainstatefalconrysupply.com/ 

Midnight Falconry: https://midnightfalconry.com/ 

Join the boys as we wrap up the 2025-2026 hunting season hot off the heels of a whirlwind trip to Ohio to hunt black squirrels and more! We touch on the remainder of the Jersey meet, and tell you all about the 3rd Annual Dirt Hawking with Dogs meet in Ohio. This and much more.

This episode is sponsored by:

North Mountain Goshawks: https://northmountaingoshawks.com/ 

Mountain State Falconry Supply: https://www.mountainstatefalconrysupply.com/ 

Midnight Falconry: https://midnightfalconry.com/ 

Join the boys LIVE from the New Jersey Falconry Club meet, with special guest - the brothers Eliya - Phil and Paul! Hear about the group encountering a hunter harassment situation that weekend, what it is like being Teddy Mortiz’s apprentice, live questions from the audience and plenty of goshawk talk - this and much more!

This episode is sponsored by:

North Mountain Goshawks: https://northmountaingoshawks.com/ 

Mountain State Falconry Supply: https://www.mountainstatefalconrysupply.com/ 

Midnight Falconry: https://midnightfalconry.com/ 

Join this week as we are joined by Steve Wash. Steve is a falconer from England. Listen along for conversation on goshawks, falconry apprenticeship, sliding through badger poop, UK gun laws and much more!

This episode is sponsored by:

North Mountain Goshawks: https://northmountaingoshawks.com/ 

Mountain State Falconry Supply: https://www.mountainstatefalconrysupply.com/ 

Midnight Falconry: https://midnightfalconry.com/ 

This week we are joined by the President of NAFA, Martin Geleynse! We have a very nice conversation with Martin about his personal falconry, various gamebirds, and falcons. Martin shares some information about the proposal for the open take of Peregrines and NAFAs future priorities. This and much more!

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This episode is sponsored by:

North Mountain Goshawks: https://northmountaingoshawks.com/ 

Mountain State Falconry Supply: https://www.mountainstatefalconrysupply.com/ 

Midnight Falconry: https://midnightfalconry.com/

This week we are joined by New Jersey Falconer, Tyler Simcoe! In addition to falconry, Tyler is an all around sportsman. He hunts, fishes and traps and has gotten in his fair share of controversy. Find out how Tyler became public enemy #1 in his town, what being attacked by a raccoon is like and much more!

This episode is sponsored by:

North Mountain Goshawks: https://northmountaingoshawks.com/ 

Mountain State Falconry Supply: https://www.mountainstatefalconrysupply.com/ 

Midnight Falconry: https://midnightfalconry.com/ 

Hunting leopards with hounds! This week we are joined by Gavin Lipjes. Gavin is a big game hunter in Africa. He shares the ins and outs of leopard hunting with hounds with the boys along with some hair raising tales from the bush! Don't miss this one.

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This episode is sponsored by:

North Mountain Goshawks: https://northmountaingoshawks.com/ 

Mountain State Falconry Supply: https://www.mountainstatefalconrysupply.com/ 

Midnight Falconry: https://midnightfalconry.com/