what schools in texas teach falconry?”
Falconry is regulated at both the state and federal level. This is because hawks and falcons are migratory and are protected under the Migratory Bird Act. The state must issue a license and the federal folks must sign off on it. The way it works in Texas (unless they have changed the laws since I was a practicing falconer) is that there are three levels of permit, Apprentice, General, and Master. Under the apprentice permit you are limited to one bird that is either a kesterl, red-tail, or one other kind that I can’t recall off hand. As a general falconer you can have 2 birds including perigrines and can sponsor apprentice falconers. As a master you can have up to 3 birds including a golden eagle. You have to be an apprentice for a period of time (I think 2 years) before you can get your general license. To get your apprentice permit you must: 1) Find a general or master falconer to sponsor/mentor you 2) Build a facility to state specification and have one of the TPWD folks come out an
