Trapping may be the most traditional way to get a falcon, but buying a falcon for use as a falconer can be the much more logical route to take. There are multiple falcon breeders across the country who breed these birds specifically for falconry training. While you always have the option of trapping instead of buying the bird you want, there are a few good reasons why buying a falcon proves to be the easier path to take. Here is a look at a few of those reasons. 

You get access to a wider variety of falcon breeds. 

When trapping a falcon, you are at the mercy of your geographic location and what birds are commonly found in that area. For example, Harris hawks and American kestrels are not found in all parts of the country. When you decide to buy a falcon, you can go directly to a breeding facility that specifically has the falcon breed you want to train. Not only can you get access to specific breeds, you can also find captive bred hybrid falcons that carry desirable attributes of two different birds of prey breeds. 

The health of the bird will be assured. 

When you trap a falcon in the wild, it has to be thoroughly assessed for its health status before you are allowed to keep the falcon to use. Because the health of falcon populations in some areas is not ideal, you may have to trap multiple birds before you are able to find a bird that is healthy enough for training. Plus, you may have to trap multiple times to get the type and gender of the falcon you want. When you buy a falcon, you can pick from a carefully captive bred selection of birds of prey that usually come with a guarantee of health. 

Training can begin immediately. 

Once you have obtained your falconry permit and are ready to get a bird, buying a falcon makes a lot of sense because you will not have to go through the process of trapping a raptor to train. Trapping alone can be a time-consuming process, especially if you live in an area where the falconry population is not very abundant. Plus, in order to legally trap a falcon, you have to go through the process of obtaining a trapping license in some states and ensuring the bird is not disallowed as a falconry specimen by the state's department of fish and wildlife. 

To learn more, contact a professional falcon breeder like Flint Hills Falcons LLC.