I am a falconer - albeit a new one... [8D]

I work in the Middle East as a civilian contractor and acquired a Lanner Falcon, known locally as a Wakiri (from Iran)... she is a fantastic and very intellegent raptor that manned and glove trained very well. I have recently began flying her at game - so far, 1 rabbit and 2 quail. I do plan on getting registered and sponsered some day in the US. I have been taught by an Arabic man, as well as British and American publications.

You are not sure how much interest it would generate? I have a friend who has captured and released falcons for 3 hunting seasons and he agrees - there is no good message boards on the Net to find other falconers. Run a search query and see for yourself. I was recently BANNED from a Pet Forum because I posted pics of my falcon's first prey - a little fuzzy rabbit... they said it was "offensive to all small pet owners." Yet they all encouraged me to post more about our training.

In my current location, depending on several variables (sex, species, who has owned and trained it, how and where it was captured, age, health record and so on...), a falcon can become a very large asset. One that I saw fly last month was worth nearly $30,000! So you can see why the few falconers that there are in the world do look for places to meet up...

If a forum goes up here - it should populate just fine. And I will post my story...