CALIFORNIA HAWKING CLUB,
APPRENTICE STUDY GUIDE EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH 100% CORRECT
ANSWERS LATEST VERSION 2025/2026.
The minimum requirement for maintaining a captive raptor are....
A) perch, bath, aylmeri jesses, scales
B) hood, lure, glove, initial food supply
C) perch, scales, bath, swivel, and mews
D) A and C but not B - ANS D
Before taking the falconry test beginners should know about...
A) what kind of hawk to begin with
B) how and where to house the hawk
C) what and where to hunt
D) how to transport the hawk
E) all of the above - ANS E
To become a falconer you must...
A) be independently wealthy
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,B) have plenty of time on you hands
C) be a hunter
D) convince your state and at least one general or master falconer that you have the book
knowledge, equipment and facilities to properly keep, maintain and train a hawk - ANS
before putting your hawk out to weather, you should...
A) make sure there are no avian predators in the sky.
B) make sure the bath pan is filled and fresh
C) check to insure the perch won't tip over if the hawk bates
D) check the equipment's condition - ANS D
Of the following, probably the most effective method of trapping a red-tailed hawk is the
A) dho-ghazza
B) bal-chatri
C) bow net
D) harness pigeon - ANS B
the mist net is also know as
A) bal-chatri
B) dho-ghazza
C) phai-trap
D) none of the above - ANS D
The most effective trap for kestrels out of migration is the
A) bal-chatri
B) dho-ghazza
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, C) bow-net
D) harness pigeon - ANS A
when trapping their first hawks, apprentices should
A) be supervised by their sponsors
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 - ANS D
T/F when making their own hoods most North American falconers prefer the anglo-indian to the
Dutch pattern - ANS 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 - ANS C
Slippers cannon is a
A) modified dutch bow net
B) geometrical formula for the hoods
C) bewit for fastening a tail bell
D) method of casting an accipiter at quarry - ANS B
T/F The falconer should always change to slitless jesses before flying his hawk - ANS T
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APPRENTICE STUDY GUIDE EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH 100% CORRECT
ANSWERS LATEST VERSION 2025/2026.
The minimum requirement for maintaining a captive raptor are....
A) perch, bath, aylmeri jesses, scales
B) hood, lure, glove, initial food supply
C) perch, scales, bath, swivel, and mews
D) A and C but not B - ANS D
Before taking the falconry test beginners should know about...
A) what kind of hawk to begin with
B) how and where to house the hawk
C) what and where to hunt
D) how to transport the hawk
E) all of the above - ANS E
To become a falconer you must...
A) be independently wealthy
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,B) have plenty of time on you hands
C) be a hunter
D) convince your state and at least one general or master falconer that you have the book
knowledge, equipment and facilities to properly keep, maintain and train a hawk - ANS
before putting your hawk out to weather, you should...
A) make sure there are no avian predators in the sky.
B) make sure the bath pan is filled and fresh
C) check to insure the perch won't tip over if the hawk bates
D) check the equipment's condition - ANS D
Of the following, probably the most effective method of trapping a red-tailed hawk is the
A) dho-ghazza
B) bal-chatri
C) bow net
D) harness pigeon - ANS B
the mist net is also know as
A) bal-chatri
B) dho-ghazza
C) phai-trap
D) none of the above - ANS D
The most effective trap for kestrels out of migration is the
A) bal-chatri
B) dho-ghazza
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, C) bow-net
D) harness pigeon - ANS A
when trapping their first hawks, apprentices should
A) be supervised by their sponsors
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 - ANS D
T/F when making their own hoods most North American falconers prefer the anglo-indian to the
Dutch pattern - ANS 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 - ANS C
Slippers cannon is a
A) modified dutch bow net
B) geometrical formula for the hoods
C) bewit for fastening a tail bell
D) method of casting an accipiter at quarry - ANS B
T/F The falconer should always change to slitless jesses before flying his hawk - ANS T
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