The Sporting Chance

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/

This week we are joined by President of the American Falconry Conservancy, Laura Hazelett. Find out how she got her start in falconry, get the details on the AFC, what the AFC has done over the years, and what they plan on doing in the future. Peruvian harris hawks, and the boys crying about falconry regulations 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/

Get your T-perch out folks cause this week we are joined by The Coulsons! You demanded it and here it is, the Harris Hawk episode. Tom and Jennifer are American falconry legends. They have fine tuned the art of flying a cast of harris hawks and have been doing so for decades! Find out some pro-tips on hawking in the swamps of Louisiana, the secret sauce food they provide their hawks, how to introduce two birds to each other, how to catch your first jackrabbit 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/

Catch up with the boys this week as we get political! Find out how RFK cost Casey 1,000 followers, hear about Aaron's trapping trip to Texas 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/

Once again, the boys sit down with the living legend Teddy Moritz! This time we dig a little more into Brian Plummer, David Hancock, and lurchers. Of course we talk dachshunds, and falconry as well. Along the way we talk tularemia, rabies, hantavirus, raccoons and badgers. This and much much more on a very special 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/

Get choked out this week with UFC and BKFC professional fighter Mike Trizano. Mike touches on his history as a professional fighter, including winning The Ultimate Fighter Competition. Mike is also a hunter and shares his experience hunting all across America and Africa. Topics include, how he would fight Bigfoot, giardia, elk hunting, bear hunting and much more!

This week we are joined by Roy Lupton. Roy is a falconer from England that stars on the popular Field Sports Britain Channel of Youtube. Hear Roy's thoughts on European Buzzards vs Redtails, Goshawks, Eagle Falconry, Anti Hunters, and much more on this very special episode!

Join us this week as we are joined by houndswoman and falconer, Hannah Doll. Hannah joins us from the great state of Kentucky! Listen along as Hannah shares her experience flying red-tailed hawks, training various dogs, including jagdterriers, walker coon hounds, spaniels and dachshunds. Find out if Casey has rabies or not, what exactly goes on at terrier trials, 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 abatement falconer and owner of Desert Kings Falconry, Bladen Benson. Get the ins and outs on the abatement business, find out if he thinks car hawking pigeons is cool or not, how to hawk bunnies in the ‘burbs, how Christ influences his business, learn about Peruvian Harris Hawks, his experiences hunting big game in the desert with a bow 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, the pod boys welcome you to Atlanta where we are joined by Georgia falconer Rashad Carter. Find out why Rashad flies a Siberian Goshawk in the hot humid urban environment of Atlanta and how he tore his Achilles heel while doing it! Along the way we discuss the legality of free range rabbits, we ponder why there is more game in the city, we talk about falconry culture and much more in this very fun 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 fellow boy, Rhode Island falconer Christian Dutton. Christian is a microspecialist. He operates his falconry out of his airstream trailer, and flies a kestrel and a merlin. Find out how Christian makes his falconry work, how he thinks starlings are doing, his history in falconry, learn some terms and find out if Casey would rather be eviscerated by a crocodile or mauled by a great white shark. 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/

This week we are blessed with special guest Pakorn Patimetha! Pak, as we know him, shares his experience flying goshawks, including parent reared birds. The boys lament the fragile nature of the Gos, and some of the differences between the different species of Goshawks. Find out Casey's secret to talking breeders down on their prices, Pak’s experience being a homeless youth falconer, what falconry in Thailand is like and much more on this special 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 NAFA South East Director Tyler Rankin steps into the lion's den and we really let him have it! Tyler is a falconer from the great state of Kentucky. Find out his perspective on being part of NAFAs leadership team. Some of the efforts NAFA is making for North American Falconers, his experience flying a cast of harris hawks, running decker terriers and much more on this exciting episode. Reminder! Not much time left to pre-order our Devils of Dirt Hawking collaboration merch line! Through September 14! https://devilsofdirthawking.brettrees.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/

This week we are joined by falconers, Jon D’Arpino of Connecticut and Jimmy G of Rhode Island. The focus of this episode is to shine a light on the current falconry landscape in Connecticut. Our brothers and sisters in the Constitution State face the strictest* falconry laws in the country. Find out what they are doing to fight the power and get some common sense laws in place. This and much more! *excluding Hawaii Reminder! The Devils of Dirt Hawking x Sporting Chance merch pre-sale ends September 14! https://devilsofdirthawking.brettrees.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/

Hot on the heels of the Devils of Dirthawking x Sporting Chance Merch Collab, we welcome special guest Brett Rees. Brett is a falconer and an artist out of the great state of Texas. Find out how Brett would describe his art, learn about Audubon's Cryptid Eagle, does Casey know Pandas are in China? Along the way we discuss falconry, parasites, Japan, and much more! Pre-Orders through September 14! https://devilsofdirthawking.brettrees.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/

Get your T levels checked with the boys this week as they are joined by Ohio falconer Rick Thompson. Rick shares his experience hunting monster Ohio White Tailed Bucks and the importance of being a well rounded outdoorsman. Along the way we find out what happened to the feral cat killing Casey's rabbits, why Rick likes Harris Hawks, why Steven Rinella hates falconers, and much 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 we are joined by Isaac Gale, student of Steve Layman, and at the recommendation of our boy, Seth Roy. Hear as we discuss modifying goshawk behavior, his thoughts on Cooper’s Hawks, and his recommendations for how all falconers can better fly their birds. This episode is sponsored by: North Mountain Goshawks: https://northmountaingoshawks.com/ Mountain State Falconry Supply: https://www.mountainstatefalconrysupply.com/ Midnight Falconry: https://midnightfalconry.com/

On a very special 69th episode of the Sporting Chance we sit down with the reigning and defending winner of the California Sky Trials, Chris Starr. A 3rd generation American Falconer. Chris is an abatement falconer (suprise surprise) and an avid hawker. Find out why he loves Harris Hawks, why he might be the only California squirrel hawker, what makes prairie falcons crazy, and his recommendations for Aaron's first falcon. Along the way we talk decker terriers, Casey wonders how to be a better parent, how Chris’ grandpa ruined a Jersey hunting spot, 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 New Jersey Falconer Britney Morea. Brittany uniquely hunts (yes hunts) with an Aplomado Falcon in the fields of Jersey. Find out her thoughts on sponsoring falconers, the reality of running a state Falconry club, her insight into bird training and behavior shaping. Find out how she once caught a Mink with a hawk (Sorry Joseph Carter!) 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 welcome dog trainer Camryn Finnan. Cam joins us to share her experience training dogs, her thoughts on working dogs and particularly her experience working in South Africa training anti-poaching dogs! Be thrilled as you find out what can happen to poachers, what kind of spooky encounters she has had in the bush, her thoughts on trophy hunting, and what she thinks about the current political climate in South Africa! 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 Arizona falconer Chris Kayser. Be amazed as Chris and Casey feed off each other to go down deep rabbit holes/unhinged rants! Chris schools the boys on game in Arizona, how difficult Coopers Hawks are to fly, finding Goshawk nests, climbing trees, flying passage Harris hawks 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 we are joined by another Tennessee Falconer, Madison Blair. Find out how Madison got her start in the sport, her time working at Dollywood, and what Reba McIntyre told her! Also, find out what she thinks about Casey's favorite bird (Harris Hawks), what she's flying now, what dogs she's running and what her future plans are! 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/

This week we are joined by Tennessee Falconer Jeff Fincher. Hear about Jeff's unusual experience flying a red-shouldered hawk, and a Eurasian kestrel. Listen in awe as Casey offers Jeff a free Goshawk! Get a masterclass on finding squirrels, find out what the worst injuries Jeff has seen on birds and humans! This and a great deal of general red-tailed hawk talk on this special 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 we are joined by Alan Abdul Akbar Colussy. Alan is a falconer in the great state of Georgia. Listen along as Alan shares his experience as an abatement falconer in the good ‘ol days, his thoughts on falconry apprenticeship, he defends harris hawkers, and his unique experiences as an American falconer in Pakistan! 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 Locked on Game this week, as the boys are joined by Maryland falconer, William “Wild Mo” Dieng. Join as we discuss training dachshunds for hole work, hunting near beagle fields, surprising legal entanglements of flying a Gos, working with a mink from Joseph Carter, and more! And tease the debut of Wild Mo’s latest track, Locked on Game, written for 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/

Join the boys as they recap an exciting weekend ratting in DC and more! Hear about the eclectic people the group encountered in the streets of Georgetown, learn what sent Casey into a bloodlust, and of course pro-tips for planning your ratting outing. Along the way, we will also reveal Casey’s newest addition, and what Aaron’s plans are for hunting partners this upcoming season.

The Imprint Goshawk series continues as the boys are once again joined by Tyler Sladen. Hear Tyler’s experiences imprinting and hunting Goshawks. Find out what his plans are after the tragic death of his last bird. Listen to the hair-raising tale of being shot at in the New Mexico desert 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/