This week we are joined by Al Franke. Al is a falconer originally from Africa, now residing in Canada. Hear about his experience flying birds in Africa, and now in Alberta. Get educated on the current issues such as wild take of falcons and eagles, captive breeding Golden Eagles. Find out what the Falconry Fund can do for you and much more.

The Falconry Fund - Legacy Hood Maker Series Fundraiser: https://falconryfund.org/current-capitol-campaigns/

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 the boys are joined by American / Canadian resident Jeremy Roselle. Hear about his experience starting falconry in the United States, to currently practicing in Canada; along the way we discuss what is the king of North American falconry quarry, encounters with predators in the field, and of course snowshoe hare. All this and 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/ 

Get ready for some good clean fun as the boys are joined by West Virginia Falconer Jason Caldwell. Hear about Jason's beginnings as a falconer in Baltimore, Maryland and his mentorship by falconry legend, Floyd Pressley. Along the way we discuss trapping, breeding birds, harris hawks, what is and isn't a micro, fishers and much more on this exciting episode.

This episode is sponsored by:

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

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

Midnight Falconry: https://midnightfalconry.com/ 

Whip your cocker spaniels out boys. This week we are joined by falconer Adam Brown. Join us for lots of dog talk (cocker spaniels, springer spaniels, and beagles). Casey shares his final review of Blood Meridian, Adam shares his experience flying his first Sharpshinned Hawk and his first Goshawk. Along the way we discuss hunting Coyotes with thermals, and we learn the Amish also use thermals! 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/

Ring in the new year with the controversial Sporting Chance Boys as we beat a dead horse again with special guest Corey Roelke. Corey is the new Director at Large for NAFA, an accomplished longwinger and a Texan. Hear about his experience running a very large state club, flying falcons, running Springer Spaniels, duck hunting, and much more on this exciting episode.

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 the boys are joined by musher and falconer Jonathan Hayes. Jonathan is the northernmost falconer in the contiguous United States! Jonathan is the author of the book, One Hundred Winters. Retracing the Great Race Against Death,  commemorating the Centennial Seppala Expedition across Alaska. Listen to Jonathan detail the mind bending cold he experiences, his chosen breed of dogs (Seppala Siberian Sleddog), the other dangers he has faced on his expeditions and much more in this exciting episode!

One Hundred Winters: Retracing the Great Race Against Death: https://a.co/d/9zRRR24

The TOGO 261: A Maine Musher’s Solo Dogsled Expedition Across the Northwoods to commemorate a legend: https://a.co/d/asWQ98p 

True North Legends of Dogs: https://youtu.be/kqAFuSr4fyk?si=ObrEZsN_lqwMZmCy 

This episode is sponsored by:

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

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

Midnight Falconry: https://midnightfalconry.com/ 

For falconers only!

Find out all the falconry vendors that have done Casey and Aaron wrong over the years. What gear should a falconer make themselves? Should you buy birds? Are you a Filson man or Dans man? This and much more on a gear centric episode of The Sporting Chance.

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 falconer Everett UB Giberson. UB is the real deal. He lives on a southwest ranch, flies birds, digs badgers and runs dogs!  He is a wealth of knowledge and a real fun guest!

This episode is sponsored by:

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

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

Midnight Falconry: https://midnightfalconry.com/

Very special guest, NAFA VP Heath Garner joins the boys this week. We talk trapping peregrines, the lack of passage redtail hawks, the normalization of trapping peregrines, NAFA business 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 President of the American Falconry Conservancy, Laura Hazelett. Find out how she got her start in falconry, get the details on the AFC, what the AFC has done over the years, and what they plan on doing in the future. Peruvian harris hawks, and the boys crying about falconry regulations 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/