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NEW CALIFORNIA HAWKING CLUB -
FALCONRY EXAM| CALIFORNIA HAWKING
CLUB APPRENTICE EXAM WITH Q&A
TESTED AND APPROVED!!!
A good perch for preventing feather damage in accipiters a buteos is the
A) bow perch
B) ring perch
C) block perch
D) screen perch -- ANSWER--A
The block perch is used for longwings, the bow perch is used for accipiters and
buteos. this rational is based upon
A) health
B) comfort
C) tradition
D) all of the above -- ANSWER--D
the diameter of a longwing block perch across the top
A) 4 inches
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B) 8 inches
C) 12 inches
D) determined by the sixe of the leg and the length of the jesses -- ANSWER--D
of the following, which is the best description of an outdoor bow perch for an
apprentice's tethered red-tail?(all answers assume the use of a steel ring)
A) 1/2 inch diameter rope covering a 1/4 inch steel bow
B) 1/2 inch tall plastic grass covering a pvc bow
C) half high wide electricians taper over a steel bow
D) half high thick tree limb bent into the shape of a bow -- ANSWER--A
a creance is a
A) light, strong line used to control a raptorr during early training
B) disease of the mouth and throat of raptors
C) watery, foul smelling mute
D) soft leather thong used to bind one wing to prevent bating -- ANSWER--A
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Which of the following objects would function best as an anchor for the new
apprentice's redtail on a creance?
A) a pair of old running shoes
B) a goal post
C) a tree
D) the falconers hand -- ANSWER--D
T/F a well padded horse shoe is an acceptable lure for a longwing -- ANSWER-
-F
The most effective trap for kestrels out of migration is the
A) bal-chatri
B) dho-ghazza
C) bow-net
D) harness pigeon -- ANSWER--A
when trapping their first hawks, apprentices should
A) be supervised by their sponsors
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B) have a scouted out possible locations prior to the start of trapping season
C) have a trap, bait, alymeri jesses and grommet tools, a large hood, a roll of
masking tape, and a pair of modified panty hose
D) all of the above -- ANSWER--D
T/F when making their own hoods most North American falconers prefer the
anglo-indian to the Dutch pattern -- ANSWER--T
a giant hood is
A) a hood made for eagles
B) a really large gangster
C) a box for carrying the hawk
D) none of the above -- ANSWER--C
Slippers cannon is a
A) modified dutch bow net
B) geometrical formula for the hoods
C) bewit for fastening a tail bell
NEW CALIFORNIA HAWKING CLUB -
FALCONRY EXAM| CALIFORNIA HAWKING
CLUB APPRENTICE EXAM WITH Q&A
TESTED AND APPROVED!!!
A good perch for preventing feather damage in accipiters a buteos is the
A) bow perch
B) ring perch
C) block perch
D) screen perch -- ANSWER--A
The block perch is used for longwings, the bow perch is used for accipiters and
buteos. this rational is based upon
A) health
B) comfort
C) tradition
D) all of the above -- ANSWER--D
the diameter of a longwing block perch across the top
A) 4 inches
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B) 8 inches
C) 12 inches
D) determined by the sixe of the leg and the length of the jesses -- ANSWER--D
of the following, which is the best description of an outdoor bow perch for an
apprentice's tethered red-tail?(all answers assume the use of a steel ring)
A) 1/2 inch diameter rope covering a 1/4 inch steel bow
B) 1/2 inch tall plastic grass covering a pvc bow
C) half high wide electricians taper over a steel bow
D) half high thick tree limb bent into the shape of a bow -- ANSWER--A
a creance is a
A) light, strong line used to control a raptorr during early training
B) disease of the mouth and throat of raptors
C) watery, foul smelling mute
D) soft leather thong used to bind one wing to prevent bating -- ANSWER--A
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Which of the following objects would function best as an anchor for the new
apprentice's redtail on a creance?
A) a pair of old running shoes
B) a goal post
C) a tree
D) the falconers hand -- ANSWER--D
T/F a well padded horse shoe is an acceptable lure for a longwing -- ANSWER-
-F
The most effective trap for kestrels out of migration is the
A) bal-chatri
B) dho-ghazza
C) bow-net
D) harness pigeon -- ANSWER--A
when trapping their first hawks, apprentices should
A) be supervised by their sponsors
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B) have a scouted out possible locations prior to the start of trapping season
C) have a trap, bait, alymeri jesses and grommet tools, a large hood, a roll of
masking tape, and a pair of modified panty hose
D) all of the above -- ANSWER--D
T/F when making their own hoods most North American falconers prefer the
anglo-indian to the Dutch pattern -- ANSWER--T
a giant hood is
A) a hood made for eagles
B) a really large gangster
C) a box for carrying the hawk
D) none of the above -- ANSWER--C
Slippers cannon is a
A) modified dutch bow net
B) geometrical formula for the hoods
C) bewit for fastening a tail bell
