A Persian tile showing a mounted falconer.

Links & Resources

This page provides links to websites suggested by our members. The bold titles are the live links; the URLs are given for reference below the descriptions.

Related SCA Sites

St. Hubert's Rangers
An international, online brotherhood of individuals who are interested in the anachronism of medieval hunters.
( http://www.sthubertsrangers.org )

SCA Falconry
The Yahoo Groups page for this Company.
( http://groups.yahoo.com/group/scafalconers/ )

SCA Hunt Guild
The society-wide group's home page, with a link to their Yahoo Groups page.
( http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HUNT_GUILD )
( http://www.huntguild.org )

Medieval Sportsman's Compendium of Knowledge
A great resource page for all aspects of medieval hunting.
(Falconry is listed under "hawking".)
( http://compendium.legiodraconis.com/ )

Reference Info

Falconry Bibliography
A list of historical falconry books.
( http://users.cybercity.dk/~ccc12787/bibacci/cult.html )

The Poodle History website
Has an interesting Falconry/Hawking page.
( http://www.poodlehistory.org/PFANDH.HTM )

The Modern Apprentice
A good source of information, especially for new-comers.
( http://www.themodernapprentice.com )

Groups & Organizations

California Hawking Club
( http://www.calhawkingclub.org )

Massachusetts Falconry and Hawk Trust
( http://www.mfhtrust.com )

North American Falconers Association
( http://www.n-a-f-a.com )

Vermont Institute of Natural Science
VINS has a raptor rehabilitation program, many species of raptors in their continuing exhibits, and they do educational presentations.
( http://www.vinsweb.org )

World Bird Sanctuary
The organization that Edward works for.
( http://www.worldbirdsanctuary.org )

Equipment, Gear, Supplies, Books, Etc.

Boojum Expeditions
Vacations for the intrepid - ride with the khazaks, hunt with eagles from horse and camel back in Mongolia, sleep in a yurt!
( http://www.boojum.com/extras/eaglehunt.html )

Falcon Products USA
Falconry gear and equipment.
( http://www.falconproductsusa.com )

Mike's Falconry supplies
Good quality falconry gear.
( http://www.mikesfalconry.com )

Northwoods Falconry
A very wide selection, especially for books.
( http://www.northwoodsfalconry.com )

Saint Bavon's Company of Falconry merchandise!
Our company's name on t-shirts, mugs, magnets, tote bags, etc.
( http://www.cafepress.com/sca_falconry )

West Coast Falconry
( http://www.westcoastfalconry.com )

Western Sporting
Falconry gear and GREAT book selections - lots of rare and hard to find books.
( http://www.westernsporting.com/Merchant/index.shtml )

Miscellaneous

Eagles of Hornby Island
Live video from an eagle nest on Hornby Island in British Columbia.
( http://www.hornbyeagles.com/webcam.htm )

Eddie B. Horvath
Informational site by a falconer located in Utah.
( http://www.diversityinutah.com/falconry1.html )

Franklin Institute Haw Cam
Video from the nest of red-tailed hawks at the Franklin Institute in Philadelphia, PA.
( http://www.ustream.tv/channel/the-franklin-institute-haw-cam )

Raptor Presentation by Natasha Hawke in Waltham, MA.
A short local news report on a February 19, 2009, presentation by our own Baroness Ruadh. She says to substitute 14 when the reporter says "12 vertebrae"...
( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6zUhEybUKcg )