Master falconer Rodney Stotts has written a book about his life path from drug dealer on the streets of Washington to wildlife expert, hoping to inspire others to take solace in nature. “I went from ...

STORY: Birds saved Rodney Stotts’ life. Once a drug dealer on the streets of Washington, D.C., Stotts is now one of only a few Black master falconers in the U.S. - his life dedicated to the ...

When Steve Oleson left his longtime job as a photographer in the Texas attorney general’s office, he did what any new retiree would do: He used his new freedom to pursue a passion. For Oleson, that ...

Monte Markley read My Side of the Mountain as a kid and was captivated by the story of a boy and his falcon. He's now a master falconer, training his latest bird on the grasslands of Kansas. Just ...

ROCHESTER, Minn. — Anna McBeain had a hard time finding a licensed falconer who would take her interest in falconry seriously enough for an apprenticeship. “I think it’s because I’m young and I don’t ...

CARMEL VALLEY, Calif. -- Master Falconer Antoni Balestreri uses falconry to share his love of birds of prey. "When I saw my first bird of prey, I immediately fell in love," Balestreri admits, ...

A master falconer has filed suit against three Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency law enforcement officers, alleging her constitutional rights were violated when they unlawfully seized 13 birds of ...

Just after dawn, Monte Markley gears up on his farm near Augusta, in southern Kansas. He pulls on a special hunting vest and camouflage cap. "This is a bull-riding glove," Markley says, tugging on a ...