I'm finally back in the States! After a couple weeks in Hawaii (where I did a bit of spearfishing, my second love), we flew to Utah to spend a couple weeks with the folks and then on August 30th we drove over to Colorado where we'll start life all over.Shortly after we arrived in Utah I began calling around to see what I'd need to do to get going on this whole "relicensing" thing...It's gonna be an uphill battle to say the least. I first called Colorado and they said that they won't recognize any of my falconry experience in Japan because there isn't a government license there to prove I was a falconer. A letter from the President of our local hawking club, pictures and video isn't enough apparently (rolls eyes). But they did say that they'd recognize my apprenticeship from 10 years ago if I had copies of my licenses etc. So I call up the folks at the Utah FWS...They say they have NO RECORD of me ever being a falconer there! Wha...?!? So to make a long story short, I've asked my sponsor to write a letter stating that I was his apprentice and that I'm qualified to be upgraded to a general. Whether or not it works is yet to be determined *Sigh*. But we'll see.
今年鷹狩免許が取れなさそう！：-（ 免許を渡す政府の人たちが日本の経験を認めてくれないと言っています。ばか！残念ながら前のアメリカの免許を持っていたら何とかできるかもと言っているのに１０年前の免許がやっぱり見つからない！困った！まぁ，まだまだ終わっていない色んな面が戦います。最悪の場合春から一から始まってレードテールかアメチョウで頑張る。最悪の場合にならないように努力します。
In the meantime, I'm not letting MY lack of a license keep me from going out with other falconers. We'd been in Colorado less than 72 hours before I hooked up with Richard and Becky Brunoette (sp?), goshawkers who live about 45 minutes away from my new apartment. They were gracious enough to let me tag along for a training run with a young gos. There were plenty of bunnies to go around but the brown bird hasn't quite got it's head wrapped around those bouncing furballs yet. It won't be long though I'm sure. I'm looking forward to the season whether or not I have a bird (although, let's be honest, I'd rather have my own bird...;-).
免許なくても狩に行かない訳じゃないです。コロラド州に着いて７２時間以内鷹匠を連絡して今年生まれのオオタカの訓練を手伝いに行きました。ウサギが山ほどいったけどウサギを始めて見たオオタカはなかなか行かなかった。残念だったけど近い内にそこにいるウサギの心にオオタカの怖さが届くでしょう。楽しみ！免許が取れなくても今年は楽しみ！
Becky Brunoette and Lil Ms. looking for bunnies in Colorado
コロラド州は広い！！こういう所でウサギを探す。
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