Joe Wilcken prepares to let his Merlin fly during the annual Idaho Falconers Association meet-up in Arco on Friday. Wilcken, who has been flying birds for five years, says it’s just a good way to get outside.
November 1, 2018
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November 1, 2018 1 a.m.
Idaho falconry: Hunting with beak, talons and feathers
A young falcon circled around a sagebrush and cheatgrass field south of Arco on Thursday when a few sage grouse burst from the ground. The chase was on. The falcon closed the gap and hit one of the grouse, but not hard enough to do any damage and the grouse flew away.