I went hunting with a hawk for the first time. It was over in seconds.

I went hunting with a hawk for the first time. It was over in seconds.

I’m an “experience” hunter, not to be confused with an experienced hunter. So I was curious about falconry, the ancient practice of hunting with trained raptors like hawks and falcons. I follow Maine Master Falconer Tom Gagne on social media. He has been practicing for 19 years and hunts with a goshawk named Asja. Asja hunts ducks, squirrels and snowshoe hare here in Maine. Tom shares videos of their hunts, mainly for black ducks on estuaries, a…