Always wanted to do this falconing stuff 
Haha! That's a BAD road to go down too...
So much more fun/ interesting/ exciting/ challenging than hunting with a firearm.
It's a lifestyle change though, to say the least. You need to be able to allot roughly two hours per bird, per day average (lots of days with only a few minutes required, and lots of days with 4-6 hours required). And it's an everyday thing; you don't get to put it away when you're done for the season. Every single time you handle or feed the bird it's a learning experience; the question is whether good habits are learned, or bad habits... It's tough to schedule vacations, etc, because I can't just hand the care/feeding over to a friend or neighbor. The bird
needs to hunt 3-5 times per week, for roughly six months in a row; even if it's cold or wet, or you're tired, or sick, or your wife wants you to stay home.
And you need access to quality hunting areas with LOTS of QUARRY; 1000 acres is none-too-much. I hunt a massive mixture of private and public lands within a roughly 2 hour radius from my house. Public lands are great, easy to find and access, free to access, but unfortunately often scarce as far as game is concerned. You also have to worry about some jack-azz shooting your bird... Private lands are usually better, but can often be more difficult to get permission on...
One bird is never enough; two birds are way too many. Three? Eegads!
You'd have to be nuts to do it... Then again, there's nothing like it in the world!
I've been hunting for many years, but no amount of hunting, camping, or other outdoor-related sports has gotten me anywhere near as "in tune" with nature or the environment.
