IFA article archive
Experience from the field, preserved and shared.
Historical first-person accounts, field experience, association history, and stories from Idaho falconers and the wider community.
Archive of IFA articles
Read from the historical collection
The 2021 Journal is featured separately on Media & Features.
Hunting Is For The Birds
A November field outing with Troy Taylor and his Harris’s hawk reveals the commitment, partnership, and conservation ethic at the heart of falconry.
Read storyCreating Helga
Jesse L. Woody traces a lifelong devotion to goshawks and the experience that led to Helga, a formidable partner for open-country hawking.
Read storyEyas Prairie Falcons
A candid reflection on raising, training, and learning alongside young prairie falcons in the open country of southern Idaho.
Read storySwitchblade, M.I.A.
John Hein recounts a season with a Finnish goshawk, the uncertainty of a missing bird, and the field experiences surrounding Switchblade.
Read storyFalcon Fever
An archive note on Tim Gallagher’s public-radio conversation about falconry and his book Falcon Fever.
Read storyNAFA Announcement
An association announcement preserved for historical context from the former IFA website.
Read storyNomad
Bruce Haak remembers a passage prairie falcon, the immense Snake River country, and a winter hawking partnership that lived up to its name.
Read storyFalconry Issues: August 2008
An August 2008 collection of falconry issues preserved as part of the association’s historical record.
Read storyAbout this collection
A record of Idaho falconry.
Original article text is preserved. Older material may contain dated terminology, viewpoints, claims, regulations, medical guidance, or practices as they existed when written.
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