Any falconers?
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here is the rules for an Illinois falconers license your states/countries will probably be similar
Section 1590.80 Falconry Permits – Class and Types
a) Apprentice Class. Permittees shall be at least 14 years of age, and must serve an apprenticeship under a general or master class permittee for the first 2 years in which an apprentice permit is held. Sponsors who wish to withdraw sponsorship of an apprentice class permittee must notify the apprentice via a registered letter and provide the Department with a copy of the letter and receipt showing the letter was received; the apprentice shall have 45 days from the date of the letter to secure another sponsor or shall forfeit his/her permit. Permittees may possess no more than one raptor, and may obtain no more than one replacement raptor during any 12-month period. Permittees may possess only a passage American kestrel, red-tailed hawk, or red-shouldered hawk taken from the wild in accordance with federal regulations (50 CFR 21.29, effective September 14, 1989) and this Part. Sponsors may not have more than 3 apprentices at any one time.
b) General Class. Permittees must be at least 18 years of age and have at least 2 years of licensed falconry experience at the apprentice class level. Permittees shall possess no more than 2 raptors, and may not obtain more than 2 replacement raptors during any 12-month period. Permittees shall not take, transport, or possess any golden eagle. Permittees shall not take any species or subspecies listed as endangered or threatened by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (50 CFR 17, effective December 23, 1993) (no incorporation in this Part includes later amendments or editions), but may possess captive-bred raptors of such species as part of the 2-bird limit.
c) Master Class. Permittees must have at least 5 years of licensed falconry experience at the general class level. Permittees shall possess no more than 3 raptors, and may not obtain more than 2 replacement raptors during any 12-month period. Permittees shall not take any species or subspecies listed as endangered by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, but may possess captive-bred raptors of such species as part of the 3-bird limit (50 CFR 17.7, effective December 23, 1993). Permittees shall not take, in any 12-month period, as part of the 3-bird limit, more than one raptor listed as threatened by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and then only in accordance with this Part and federal regulations (50 CFR 17, effective December 23, 1993) (no incorporation in this Part includes later amendments or editions). Permittees may not take, transport or possess golden eagles for falconry purposes unless authorized in writing by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (50 CFR 22.24, effective January 6, 1984). (No incorporation in this Part includes later amendments or editions.)
d) Upon completing the requirements needed to enter the next highest class, a falconer may submit a written request for an upgrade to the Department. The Department shall confirm the completion of all requirements and grant the request upon approval from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
e) Captive Propagation. Unless this Part is more restrictive, federal regulations (50 CFR 21.30, effective September 14, 1989) shall govern the activities of Illinois Captive Propagation permittees. Raptors held for captive propagation purposes may be held only under permits from both the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Department. The initial fee for a captive propagation permit is $75 for 3 years and must be renewed every 3 years if raptors are to be possessed or held beyond the permit expiration date. A holder of an Illinois captive propagation permit must also be a holder of a general or master class Illinois falconry permit. An Illinois captive propagation permit holder may transfer, purchase, sell, or barter raptors, raptor eggs, or raptor semen in accordance with federal regulations (50 CFR 21.30, effective September 14, 1989) (no incorporation in this Part includes later amendments or editions), this Part, and the laws of other jurisdictions in which these products are transferred, purchased, sold, or bartered. Nothing in this Part shall prevent a permittee from holding individual birds under the authority of both the falconry permit and the captive propagation permit at the same time within the numerical limits for the falconry permit.
1) Raptors shall not be cross-bred (hybridization) unless specific authorization is granted by the Department.
2) Raptors may be loaned for breeding purposes in accordance with Section 1590.100 of this Part.
3) Markers shall be placed on all raptors used for captive propagation and all captive-produced raptors as directed by the Department or the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (50 CFR 21, effective September 14, 1989).
f) All raptors possessed under authority of an Illinois falconry permit must be identified by a marker. The loss or removal of any marker must be reported to the Department and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (on U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Form 3-186A) within 5 working days after the loss or removal. The band must be replaced by a marker provided by the Department. A U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Form 3-186A must be filed within 5 days after receipt of the replacement marker.
g) No person may possess a bald eagle, osprey, or any owl, except great-horned owls, for falconry purposes [520 ILCS 5/2.4].
h) The Department shall issue special use permits in accordance with 17 Ill. Adm. Code 520
http://www.ilga.gov/commission/jcar/admincode/017/017015900000800r.html
Section 1590.80 Falconry Permits – Class and Types
a) Apprentice Class. Permittees shall be at least 14 years of age, and must serve an apprenticeship under a general or master class permittee for the first 2 years in which an apprentice permit is held. Sponsors who wish to withdraw sponsorship of an apprentice class permittee must notify the apprentice via a registered letter and provide the Department with a copy of the letter and receipt showing the letter was received; the apprentice shall have 45 days from the date of the letter to secure another sponsor or shall forfeit his/her permit. Permittees may possess no more than one raptor, and may obtain no more than one replacement raptor during any 12-month period. Permittees may possess only a passage American kestrel, red-tailed hawk, or red-shouldered hawk taken from the wild in accordance with federal regulations (50 CFR 21.29, effective September 14, 1989) and this Part. Sponsors may not have more than 3 apprentices at any one time.
b) General Class. Permittees must be at least 18 years of age and have at least 2 years of licensed falconry experience at the apprentice class level. Permittees shall possess no more than 2 raptors, and may not obtain more than 2 replacement raptors during any 12-month period. Permittees shall not take, transport, or possess any golden eagle. Permittees shall not take any species or subspecies listed as endangered or threatened by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (50 CFR 17, effective December 23, 1993) (no incorporation in this Part includes later amendments or editions), but may possess captive-bred raptors of such species as part of the 2-bird limit.
c) Master Class. Permittees must have at least 5 years of licensed falconry experience at the general class level. Permittees shall possess no more than 3 raptors, and may not obtain more than 2 replacement raptors during any 12-month period. Permittees shall not take any species or subspecies listed as endangered by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, but may possess captive-bred raptors of such species as part of the 3-bird limit (50 CFR 17.7, effective December 23, 1993). Permittees shall not take, in any 12-month period, as part of the 3-bird limit, more than one raptor listed as threatened by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and then only in accordance with this Part and federal regulations (50 CFR 17, effective December 23, 1993) (no incorporation in this Part includes later amendments or editions). Permittees may not take, transport or possess golden eagles for falconry purposes unless authorized in writing by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (50 CFR 22.24, effective January 6, 1984). (No incorporation in this Part includes later amendments or editions.)
d) Upon completing the requirements needed to enter the next highest class, a falconer may submit a written request for an upgrade to the Department. The Department shall confirm the completion of all requirements and grant the request upon approval from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
e) Captive Propagation. Unless this Part is more restrictive, federal regulations (50 CFR 21.30, effective September 14, 1989) shall govern the activities of Illinois Captive Propagation permittees. Raptors held for captive propagation purposes may be held only under permits from both the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Department. The initial fee for a captive propagation permit is $75 for 3 years and must be renewed every 3 years if raptors are to be possessed or held beyond the permit expiration date. A holder of an Illinois captive propagation permit must also be a holder of a general or master class Illinois falconry permit. An Illinois captive propagation permit holder may transfer, purchase, sell, or barter raptors, raptor eggs, or raptor semen in accordance with federal regulations (50 CFR 21.30, effective September 14, 1989) (no incorporation in this Part includes later amendments or editions), this Part, and the laws of other jurisdictions in which these products are transferred, purchased, sold, or bartered. Nothing in this Part shall prevent a permittee from holding individual birds under the authority of both the falconry permit and the captive propagation permit at the same time within the numerical limits for the falconry permit.
1) Raptors shall not be cross-bred (hybridization) unless specific authorization is granted by the Department.
2) Raptors may be loaned for breeding purposes in accordance with Section 1590.100 of this Part.
3) Markers shall be placed on all raptors used for captive propagation and all captive-produced raptors as directed by the Department or the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (50 CFR 21, effective September 14, 1989).
f) All raptors possessed under authority of an Illinois falconry permit must be identified by a marker. The loss or removal of any marker must be reported to the Department and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (on U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Form 3-186A) within 5 working days after the loss or removal. The band must be replaced by a marker provided by the Department. A U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Form 3-186A must be filed within 5 days after receipt of the replacement marker.
g) No person may possess a bald eagle, osprey, or any owl, except great-horned owls, for falconry purposes [520 ILCS 5/2.4].
h) The Department shall issue special use permits in accordance with 17 Ill. Adm. Code 520
http://www.ilga.gov/commission/jcar/admincode/017/017015900000800r.html
Maybe because they r large can can take down larger animals easier?
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This is the first time I've heard of this! That is awesome! Might have to look into it. Starting to have too many rabbits overrun my property.
-Andrew
-Andrew
I don't guess they are any bigger than a bald eagle or an osprey or aren't they?..The bald eagle is obviously forbidden for a number of reasons.
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For an owl they are big. Yeah eagles are bigger
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I'd like to have a vulture...now that'd be badass.
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