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Hunting the hard way

Falconers must train birds, obtain certification and work year-round

Sunday, February 1, 2009

By Wendy Liberatore
Gazette Reporter

Ed Hepp wonders if he is losing his touch. His recently acquired peregrine falcon is resisting training. The bird, he says, is obstinate. But then, so is Hepp, who for nearly 50 years has been hunting the hard way — with a dog and a bird....

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