Basic Falconry #3: Sponsorship

Every falconer, is now required to find something called a sponser.You must have a sponsor before you are permitted to trap your first hawk. A sponser in an individual who takes on moral and ethical accountability for an apprentice falconer and closely observes the care and the handling of the apprentice's first hawk. Sponsorship lasts a minimum of 24 months. Sponsors are also required to sign off one you becoming a general, to say they believe you are ready. Sometimes Apprentices switch their sponsors.