About this episode

This episode features Goshawk Guru Steve Layman discussing his extensive falconry experience and innovative techniques.

This week we are joined by Goshawk Guru Steve Layman. Steve has lived an absolutely fascinating falconry life that has spanned several decades. He was an early adopter of operant conditioning with hawks and a pioneer of treating aspergillosis with pine needles. We are also joined by Steve's disciples Geoff Hirschi and Mike Radford on this monumental episode. #SportingChancePodcast #Falconry #ImprintGoshawk #Aspergillosis #HuntingPodcast #FieldSports #BirdsOfPrey #WildlifeManagement #Conservation #WildlifeConservation This episode is sponsored by: North Mountain Goshawks: https://northmountaingoshawks.com/ Mountain State Falconry Supply: https://www.mountainstatefalconrysupply.com/ Midnight Falconry: https://midnightfalconry.com/

People in this episode

Hosts: Casey Everett, Aaron Kincaid

Guests: Steve Layman, Geoff Hirschi, Mike Radford

Topics covered

• falconry
• wildlife management
• conservation
• operant conditioning
• aspergillosis
• birds of prey

Keywords

• falconry
• Goshawk
• operant conditioning
• aspergillosis
• wildlife conservation
• field sports
• birds of prey

Sponsors

North Mountain Goshawks, Mountain State Falconry Supply, Midnight Falconry

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