Falconry Told Podcast

Israel Matson
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A breathtaking art, a thousand stories. We're telling the stories of falconry!

  1. 12/12/2023

    Falconry Told State of the Union: Important Podcast Updates

    Israel and Jon take some time out to announce some very important updates concerning current happenings and the future of the podcast. This is MUST HEAR INFO for everyone who regularly listens to the podcast! As always, thanks for all of your support and we appreciate you all!

    34 min

  2. 14/02/2022

    Episode 64: Tom Cade

    Recorded in early September, 2018 by John Goodell. On February 5th, 2019 Tom passed away at the age of 91. This episode was originally published, in part, on the Northwest Nature Matters podcast. Now, Goodell has provided us with the rest of the audio that was never shared. Featuring international falconry icon Tom Cade, founder of The Peregrine Fund. With additional commentary by Kent Carnie, founder of The Archives of Falconry.

    2h 24m

  3. 11/02/2022

    Episode 63: Kent Carnie

    Kent Carnie, 91 years old. His age is a big part of what makes this episode so special as it gives us a rare glimpse into early American falconry, and a career in falconry beginning before most listening to this episode were even born. Kent is to thank for the world-renowned Archives of Falconry, and in this episode Kent takes us through his life's story, and the story of the Archives.

    1hr 45min

  4. 06/02/2022

    Episode 62: John Goodell

    When we consider falconry, we think of great adventures pursuing wild game with trained birds of prey. But we also think of its rich history, we think of conservation, the arts, biology, and so many other facets of a sport that encompasses but also transcends the mere act of chasing quarry… And in this episode, John Goodell brings us through his career as a biologist, conservationist, falconer, museum curator, and now Curator for the Archives of Falconry… So much of everything we love as falconers, in one conversation with one great guy.

    1hr 31min

  5. 13/06/2021

    Al Ross

    Al Ross, warmly known as "Mr. Merlin" amongst his peers, has long been a pioneer in the sport of falconry. Growing up without the knowledge or access to information later falconers would enjoy, he discovered and learned much of what he's now recognized for developing, almost entirely from studying the raptors in the wild themselves. From being the first to make a game hawk out of a Harris's Hawk, to "outer-mewing" Merlins season after season, to showing the world new things that these capable little falcons were able to do... Even those who have known Al Ross from the beginning still have a hard time keeping up!

    1hr 32min

  6. 05/02/2021

    Jeremy Kessler

    Howling winds buffet us as Jeremy Kessler and I hunker over my podcasting equipment at the table in Steve Jones' customized school bus. In this episode, we learn about Jeremy Kessler. At the time of recording, Jeremy is flying a cast of falcons… and brings a very interesting perspective into this episode. Despite the most careful planning and preparation, falconry often spirals into a chaotic sport. Many of us spend our days doing everything we can to avoid chaos, to ensure everything goes off without a hitch. Jeremy embraces the chaos.

    1hr 5min

  7. 08/01/2021

    Steve Jones

    Each year, a hardy group of falconers tow their campers and teepees far into the remote southwestern Wyoming desert, where they situate them around Steve Jones' customized school bus. In this episode, we learn about Steve Jones, widely known for his American Falconry Magazine. From his falconry origins, to the beginning of their annual grouse camp tradition, flying casts of falcons, and so much more!

    1hr 13min

  8. 10/10/2020

    Gary Boberg

    If you know Gary, you know how he wants the spotlight anywhere but on him… But with such a wide-ranging reputation, it was only a matter of time before we would catch him on his trips to Wyoming to hawk Sage Grouse. Between hawking, working his Setter "Hope", fishing for trout, arrowhead hunting, or competing with Steve at a thousand games of cornhole, pinning him down was no small task. Boberg is widely known, and loved. Decades of hard hawking alongside his California peers and his positive, genuine personality have made him a staple of West Coast falconry friendships. In this episode, we get to know Gary's story… A lot of you will know many of the names he drops. We experience California as it once was, through Cooper's Hawk hunting exploits and the golden age of duck hawking in the state, as we follow Gary's illustrious falconry journey from boyhood to his latest endeavors with eagles and chasing the pinnacle moments of grouse hawking.

    1hr 8min
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A breathtaking art, a thousand stories. We're telling the stories of falconry!

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  • Creator
    Israel Matson
  • Years Active
    2019 - 2023
  • Episodes
    33
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2023 Falconry Told
  • Show Website
    Falconry Told Podcast

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