About this episode

The episode features Dave Stevens and Dan McCarron discussing their experiences in falconry and the journey to legalize eagles in the sport.

Season 2 of The Sporting Chance Podcast ends with a bang! We are joined by Dave Stevens and Dan McCarron, old school falconers that became acquainted in Wyoming in pursuit of the legalization of eagles in falconry. We dig deep into what all transpired to get access to eagles post Eagle Protection Act. Both Dan and Dave are avid goshawkers that share their decades of experience trapping and training passage goshawks, including the first hand account of trapping a Siberian Goshawk in America!

People in this episode

Hosts: Casey Everett, Aaron Kincaid

Guests: Dave Stevens, Dan McCarron

Topics covered

• falconry
• goshawking
• wildlife conservation
• legalization
• trapping
• training

Keywords

• falconry
• goshawk
• Eagle Protection Act
• Wyoming
• trapping
• training
• Siberian Goshawk

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Eagle Protection Act

Products: goshawk, Siberian Goshawk

Places: Wyoming, America

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