Matthew Mullenix (4 results)

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Condition: new. ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (New, Paperback, 2005). 2005 1st edition. 8vo paperback (150 x 228mm). Ppxxii,186. B/w photographs. Fine new copy. Based on his web-log, this is Matt Mullenix's busy hawking diary. Some field meets and flying with friends but mostly his everyday exploits catching rabbits and sparrows, cotton rats and quail with his Harris hawk, Charlie. "[This book] is the journal of a season, written by a naturalist who is above all a writer, one who is driven to record and describe what he sees, does, and how he feels about it, in the best words he finds for his subject. They are very good words indeed; it is no accident that this work is set off by quotes from Ernest Hemingway and Tom McGuane, two other hunters who tried to get it down right." (Stephen Bodio). .

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. 3. With dust jacket. The item might be beaten up but readable. May contain markings or highlighting, as well as stains, bent corners, or any other major defect, but the text is not obscured in any way.

Condition: new. ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (New, Hardcover, 2002). (1996) 2023 3rd edition reprint. 8vo (145 x 223mm). Pp139. B/w photographs, illustrations. Brown boards, upper board and spine titled in gilt. Fine new copy in dust-wrapper. "Matthew Mullenix's techniques in training the American kestrel have resulted in considerable interest in hunting with this tiny raptor. Both beginning and experienced falconers are now flying this ferocious little 'giant' at a range of prey." This straightforward and readable book provides clear step by step instructions for training and catching game with the American kestrel. Chapters include: A brief natural history with notes on diet and hunting; Use in falconry; Choice of bird; Trapping the passager; Manning and training; Equipment; Weathering; Entering; Weight control; Diet; Methods of hunting; Carrying; Exercise and conditioning; Hawking year-round; Accident and illness; Signs of health; The future. .