Imprint Accipiter Michael by Mcdermott (4 results)

Condition: new. ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (New, Hardcover, 2008). 2008 1st edition. 8vo (158 x 235mm). Ppxxiii,249. Colour photographs throughout. Brown boards, upper board and spine titled in gilt with gilt hawk motif. A fine unread copy in dust-wrapper. This is Michael McDermott's new version of his sought-after and highly regarded The Imprint Accipiter, with the addition of ten years' extra experience and experiment, new material and many colour photographs. Chapters include: Considerations before choosing a species - species comparisons, goshawks, Sharpshinned hawks, Cooper's hawks; Preparation before getting an eyass - mind set, facilities and equipment, ethics, bagged quarry, multiple catches; Six key elements - no fear, socialise, keep inside, handling techniques, no glove-food association, good scale work; Raising the eyas - twig-feeding to self-feeding, carcass feeding, early baggies, lure training, advanced baggies, brancher - weight control, a comparison with wild hawks; The tame-hacked imprint; Metabolism and weight control - taking control, prediction and measuring metabolic rate, the problem zone; Problems - aggression, yarak and aggression, territoriality, screaming, carrying, possession, low numbers; Night hawking - training, advantages, pest control application, problems; The viszla and quail hawking - the Hungarian viszlas, some hawking stories. Five appendices: A time-line for raising imprint accipiters; Journal notes on raising goshawks, a male and a female; Journal notes on raising sharpshins, a male and a female; Journal notes on raising the Cooper's, a male and a female; Nest hunting for the three species in twelve different US states. As with all three of McDermott's books, essential reading. Though the copyright date is 2009 this book was actually published in late 2008. .

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1998). 1998 1st edition. 8vo (155 x 236mm). Pp231. Colour and b/w photographs. Green leather-effect cloth, spine titled in gilt. Very good in dust-wrapper. This is Michael McDermott's comprehensive discussion of the the training of imprinted goshawks, sharpshinned and Cooper's hawks. For many years now it has been highly sought-after for its practical content. Chapters include: Considerations before choosing a species - goshawks, sharpshins, Cooper's; Preparations before getting an eyas - mind set, facilities and equipment, hooding, ethics, bagged game, multiple catches; Nest hunting - obtaining nestlings of the three species in twelve different states, contributions from Tim Kimmel, Jimmy Bathke, Mark Fanning, Eddie Morgan & Keith Buchanon, Bill Swearingen, Tom Gleason, Connie Stanger, Jerry Keller, Joe Katterhenry, Robert Helsom, Lance Morrow; Key elements - no fear, socialise, keep inside, handling, no glove association, good scalework; Raising the eyass - twig feeding, carcass feeding, early bags, lure train, advanced bags, brancher weight, wild comparison; Metabolism and weight control; Problems - aggression, yarak, territoriality, screaming, possession, low numbers; The viszla and quail hawking; Night hawking - advantages, training, problems, pest control appication; A chapter each of journal notes on raising goshawks, sharpshins and Cooper's hawks. As with all three of McDermott's books, essential reading. .

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1998). 1998 1st edition. 8vo (155 x 236mm). Pp231. Colour and b/w photographs. Green leather-effect cloth, spine titled in gilt. Good-plus in like dust-wrapper. Signed by the author. This is Michael McDermott's comprehensive discussion of the the training of imprinted goshawks, sharpshinned and Cooper's hawks. For many years now it has been highly sought-after for its practical content. Chapters include: Considerations before choosing a species - goshawks, sharpshins, Cooper's; Preparations before getting an eyas - mind set, facilities and equipment, hooding, ethics, bagged game, multiple catches; Nest hunting - obtaining nestlings of the three species in twelve different states, contributions from Tim Kimmel, Jimmy Bathke, Mark Fanning, Eddie Morgan & Keith Buchanon, Bill Swearingen, Tom Gleason, Connie Stanger, Jerry Keller, Joe Katterhenry, Robert Helsom, Lance Morrow; Key elements - no fear, socialise, keep inside, handling, no glove association, good scalework; Raising the eyass - twig feeding, carcass feeding, early bags, lure train, advanced bags, brancher weight, wild comparison; Metabolism and weight control; Problems - aggression, yarak, territoriality, screaming, possession, low numbers; The viszla and quail hawking; Night hawking - advantages, training, problems, pest control appication; A chapter each of journal notes on raising goshawks, sharpshins and Cooper's hawks. As with all three of McDermott's books, essential reading. .

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1998). 1998 1st edition. 8vo (155 x 236mm). Pp231. Colour and b/w photographs. Green leather-effect cloth, spine titled in gilt. Very good in slightly used dust-wrapper. Signed by the author. This is Michael McDermott's comprehensive discussion of the the training of imprinted goshawks, sharpshinned and Cooper's hawks. For many years now it has been highly sought-after for its practical content. Chapters include: Considerations before choosing a species - goshawks, sharpshins, Cooper's; Preparations before getting an eyas - mind set, facilities and equipment, hooding, ethics, bagged game, multiple catches; Nest hunting - obtaining nestlings of the three species in twelve different states, contributions from Tim Kimmel, Jimmy Bathke, Mark Fanning, Eddie Morgan & Keith Buchanon, Bill Swearingen, Tom Gleason, Connie Stanger, Jerry Keller, Joe Katterhenry, Robert Helsom, Lance Morrow; Key elements - no fear, socialise, keep inside, handling, no glove association, good scalework; Raising the eyass - twig feeding, carcass feeding, early bags, lure train, advanced bags, brancher weight, wild comparison; Metabolism and weight control; Problems - aggression, yarak, territoriality, screaming, possession, low numbers; The viszla and quail hawking; Night hawking - advantages, training, problems, pest control appication; A chapter each of journal notes on raising goshawks, sharpshins and Cooper's hawks. As with all three of McDermott's books, essential reading. .