[TN-Bird] Re: Three Peregrine Falcons hacked at Rock City and Chattanooga

I thought there was only one or two nesting pairs in the state?  Is the 
falconer allowed to remove a nestling?

Than Boves
Knoxville, TN

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Subject: [TN-Bird] Three Peregrine Falcons hacked at Rock City and Chattanooga

Great article in Chattanooga Times Free Press written by Pam Sohn about the 
hacking of two peregrine falcons at Rock City on Monday and the earlier hacking 
in Chattanooga, TN at the BX Building.  All three falcons seem to be doing well 
and one is fitted with a Solar Satellite Telemetry so that it can be tracked 
anywhere in the world.

Dale Kernahan and John Stokes of SOAR-South accomplished the release.  
Newspaper article (front page) can be found here:
http://timesfreepress.com/news/2011/jul/12/freedom-soar/

SOAR's blog updates can be found here:
http://soarsouth.blogspot.com/

TWRA has recently announced that a falconry permit to trap a wild Tennessee 
peregrine is scheduled to be given away in an August 31st drawing which is open 
to resident and non-resident falconers:
http://news.tn.gov/node/7340

I'm confused about how these two programs fit together.  We remove a healthy 
peregrine falcon from the wild for an individual's personal sport at the same 
time we hack peregrines that may or may not survive to breeding age in order to 
restore TN's falcon population?  Both permits are granted by TWRA in 
cooperation with USFWS.  Scott, can you enlighten?

Vickie Henderson
Knoxville, TN
Knox County

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