About this episode

This episode features an interview with Japanese falconer Ben Makepeace discussing his experiences and insights into falconry and Japanese culture.

This week we are joined by Japanese falconer Ben Makepeace! Ben started in the UK and has for many years resided in Japan. We dig deep into his start, some of the current laws in Japan, Japanese culture, land access, and much much more on this much anticipated episode!#SportingChancePodcast #Falconry #HuntingPodcast #FieldSports #BirdsOfPrey #WildlifeManagement #Conservation #WildlifeConservation #JapaneseFalconry #Peregrine #BarbaryFalcon #Red-napedShaheen 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

Guest: Ben Makepeace

Topics covered

• falconry
• Japanese culture
• wildlife management
• hunting
• conservation

Keywords

• falconry
• Japanese falconer
• wildlife conservation
• hunting podcast
• birds of prey

Sponsors

North Mountain Goshawks, Mountain State Falconry Supply, Midnight Falconry

Mentioned in this episode

Places: UK, Japan

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