The Sporting Chance

Season 2 of The Sporting Chance Podcast ends with a bang! We are joined by Dave Stevens and Dan McCarron, old school falconers that became acquainted in Wyoming in pursuit of the legalization of eagles in falconry. We dig deep into what all transpired to get access to eagles post Eagle Protection Act. Both Dan and Dave are avid goshawkers that share their decades of experience trapping and training passage goshawks, including the first hand account of trapping a Siberian Goshawk in America!

Catch up on a lil offseason talk with the boys. Casey is busy making walnut syrup and Aaron is spending a fortune on turkey hunting gear. Find out Aaron's history in professional Frog jumping, vaccinating birds for West Nile, this and much more!   Brian Hershberger House Fire Recovery: https://www.gofundme.com/f/brian-hershberger-house-fire-recovery   This episode is sponsored by: North Mountain Goshawks: https://northmountaingoshawks.com/  Mountain State Falconry Supply: https://www.mountainstatefalconrysupply.com/  Midnight Falconry: https://midnightfalconry.com/ 

We felt like we had so much left to cover with new friend of the show, Geoff Hirschi, that we got together for part 2! We find out how Geoff got into falconry, his pick of falconry dogs, the nitty gritty of Goshawk classification, discuss whether Siberian Goshawks live in America, a brief history of eagles in falconry and much more!   This episode is sponsored by: North Mountain Goshawks: https://northmountaingoshawks.com/  Mountain State Falconry Supply: https://www.mountainstatefalconrysupply.com/  Midnight Falconry: https://midnightfalconry.com/ 

This week we are joined by falconer Geoff Hirschi. We dig into Geoff's way of imprinting Goshawks, hunting the northwestern United States, Olympic Goshawks, negativity in the falconry community, the importance of political participation in falconry and much more!   This episode is sponsored by: North Mountain Goshawks: https://northmountaingoshawks.com/  Mountain State Falconry Supply: https://www.mountainstatefalconrysupply.com/  Midnight Falconry: https://midnightfalconry.com/ 

Join the boys as we wrap up the 2025-2026 hunting season hot off the heels of a whirlwind trip to Ohio to hunt black squirrels and more! We touch on the remainder of the Jersey meet, and tell you all about the 3rd Annual Dirt Hawking with Dogs meet in Ohio. This and much more. This episode is sponsored by: North Mountain Goshawks: https://northmountaingoshawks.com/  Mountain State Falconry Supply: https://www.mountainstatefalconrysupply.com/  Midnight Falconry: https://midnightfalconry.com/ 

Join the boys LIVE from the New Jersey Falconry Club meet, with special guest - the brothers Eliya - Phil and Paul! Hear about the group encountering a hunter harassment situation that weekend, what it is like being Teddy Mortiz’s apprentice, live questions from the audience and plenty of goshawk talk - this and much more!   This episode is sponsored by: North Mountain Goshawks: https://northmountaingoshawks.com/  Mountain State Falconry Supply: https://www.mountainstatefalconrysupply.com/  Midnight Falconry: https://midnightfalconry.com/ 

Join this week as we are joined by Steve Wash. Steve is a falconer from England. Listen along for conversation on goshawks, falconry apprenticeship, sliding through badger poop, UK gun laws and much more!   This episode is sponsored by: North Mountain Goshawks: https://northmountaingoshawks.com/  Mountain State Falconry Supply: https://www.mountainstatefalconrysupply.com/  Midnight Falconry: https://midnightfalconry.com/ 

This week we are joined by the President of NAFA, Martin Geleynse! We have a very nice conversation with Martin about his personal falconry, various gamebirds, and falcons. Martin shares some information about the proposal for the open take of Peregrines and NAFAs future priorities. This and much more! https://www.fws.gov/library/collections/peregrine-falconry-ea  This episode is sponsored by: North Mountain Goshawks: https://northmountaingoshawks.com/  Mountain State Falconry Supply: https://www.mountainstatefalconrysupply.com/  Midnight Falconry: https://midnightfalconry.com/

This week we are joined by New Jersey Falconer, Tyler Simcoe! In addition to falconry, Tyler is an all around sportsman. He hunts, fishes and traps and has gotten in his fair share of controversy. Find out how Tyler became public enemy #1 in his town, what being attacked by a raccoon is like and much more!   This episode is sponsored by: North Mountain Goshawks: https://northmountaingoshawks.com/  Mountain State Falconry Supply: https://www.mountainstatefalconrysupply.com/  Midnight Falconry: https://midnightfalconry.com/ 

Hunting leopards with hounds! This week we are joined by Gavin Lipjes. Gavin is a big game hunter in Africa. He shares the ins and outs of leopard hunting with hounds with the boys along with some hair raising tales from the bush! Don't miss this one. Panther Trackers: https://panthertrackers.com/   This episode is sponsored by: North Mountain Goshawks: https://northmountaingoshawks.com/  Mountain State Falconry Supply: https://www.mountainstatefalconrysupply.com/  Midnight Falconry: https://midnightfalconry.com/ 

Have you ever had a red-tailed hawk grab you by the taint? Gary Brewer has! Gary is a legendary figure in the world of falconry. Find out his ways of training squirrel dogs. His ranking of the best squirrel hawks and much more on this exciting episode! Recorded LIVE at the NCFG Field Meet.    This episode is sponsored by: North Mountain Goshawks: https://northmountaingoshawks.com/  Mountain State Falconry Supply: https://www.mountainstatefalconrysupply.com/  Midnight Falconry: https://midnightfalconry.com/ 

This week we are joined by Al Franke. Al is a falconer originally from Africa, now residing in Canada. Hear about his experience flying birds in Africa, and now in Alberta. Get educated on the current issues such as wild take of falcons and eagles, captive breeding Golden Eagles. Find out what the Falconry Fund can do for you and much more. The Falconry Fund - Legacy Hood Maker Series Fundraiser: https://falconryfund.org/current-capitol-campaigns/ This episode is sponsored by: North Mountain Goshawks: https://northmountaingoshawks.com/  Mountain State Falconry Supply: https://www.mountainstatefalconrysupply.com/  Midnight Falconry: https://midnightfalconry.com/ 

This week the boys are joined by American / Canadian resident Jeremy Roselle. Hear about his experience starting falconry in the United States, to currently practicing in Canada; along the way we discuss what is the king of North American falconry quarry, encounters with predators in the field, and of course snowshoe hare. All this and more! This episode is sponsored by: North Mountain Goshawks: https://northmountaingoshawks.com/  Mountain State Falconry Supply: https://www.mountainstatefalconrysupply.com/  Midnight Falconry: https://midnightfalconry.com/ 

Get ready for some good clean fun as the boys are joined by West Virginia Falconer Jason Caldwell. Hear about Jason's beginnings as a falconer in Baltimore, Maryland and his mentorship by falconry legend, Floyd Pressley. Along the way we discuss trapping, breeding birds, harris hawks, what is and isn't a micro, fishers and much more on this exciting episode.   This episode is sponsored by: North Mountain Goshawks: https://northmountaingoshawks.com/  Mountain State Falconry Supply: https://www.mountainstatefalconrysupply.com/  Midnight Falconry: https://midnightfalconry.com/ 

Whip your cocker spaniels out boys. This week we are joined by falconer Adam Brown. Join us for lots of dog talk (cocker spaniels, springer spaniels, and beagles). Casey shares his final review of Blood Meridian, Adam shares his experience flying his first Sharpshinned Hawk and his first Goshawk. Along the way we discuss hunting Coyotes with thermals, and we learn the Amish also use thermals! This and much more.   This episode is sponsored by: North Mountain Goshawks: https://northmountaingoshawks.com/  Mountain State Falconry Supply: https://www.mountainstatefalconrysupply.com/  Midnight Falconry: https://midnightfalconry.com/

Ring in the new year with the controversial Sporting Chance Boys as we beat a dead horse again with special guest Corey Roelke. Corey is the new Director at Large for NAFA, an accomplished longwinger and a Texan. Hear about his experience running a very large state club, flying falcons, running Springer Spaniels, duck hunting, and much more on this exciting episode.   This episode is sponsored by: North Mountain Goshawks: https://northmountaingoshawks.com/  Mountain State Falconry Supply: https://www.mountainstatefalconrysupply.com/  Midnight Falconry: https://midnightfalconry.com/ 

This week the boys are joined by musher and falconer Jonathan Hayes. Jonathan is the northernmost falconer in the contiguous United States! Jonathan is the author of the book, One Hundred Winters. Retracing the Great Race Against Death,  commemorating the Centennial Seppala Expedition across Alaska. Listen to Jonathan detail the mind bending cold he experiences, his chosen breed of dogs (Seppala Siberian Sleddog), the other dangers he has faced on his expeditions and much more in this exciting episode! One Hundred Winters: Retracing the Great Race Against Death: https://a.co/d/9zRRR24 The TOGO 261: A Maine Musher’s Solo Dogsled Expedition Across the Northwoods to commemorate a legend: https://a.co/d/asWQ98p  True North Legends of Dogs: https://youtu.be/kqAFuSr4fyk?si=ObrEZsN_lqwMZmCy  This episode is sponsored by: North Mountain Goshawks: https://northmountaingoshawks.com/  Mountain State Falconry Supply: https://www.mountainstatefalconrysupply.com/  Midnight Falconry: https://midnightfalconry.com/ 

For falconers only! Find out all the falconry vendors that have done Casey and Aaron wrong over the years. What gear should a falconer make themselves? Should you buy birds? Are you a Filson man or Dans man? This and much more on a gear centric episode of The Sporting Chance.   This episode is sponsored by: North Mountain Goshawks: https://northmountaingoshawks.com/  Mountain State Falconry Supply: https://www.mountainstatefalconrysupply.com/  Midnight Falconry: https://midnightfalconry.com/ 

This week we are joined by falconer Everett UB Giberson. UB is the real deal. He lives on a southwest ranch, flies birds, digs badgers and runs dogs!  He is a wealth of knowledge and a real fun guest!   This episode is sponsored by: North Mountain Goshawks: https://northmountaingoshawks.com/  Mountain State Falconry Supply: https://www.mountainstatefalconrysupply.com/  Midnight Falconry: https://midnightfalconry.com/

Very special guest, NAFA VP Heath Garner joins the boys this week. We talk trapping peregrines, the lack of passage redtail hawks, the normalization of trapping peregrines, NAFA business and much more!   This episode is sponsored by: North Mountain Goshawks: https://northmountaingoshawks.com/  Mountain State Falconry Supply: https://www.mountainstatefalconrysupply.com/  Midnight Falconry: https://midnightfalconry.com/