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What It's Like to Take Lessons in Horseback Falconry

Associate Places Editor Kerry Wolfe ventured to England’s Dartmoor National Park for a modern take on an ancient sport: mounted falconry. Dartmoor Hawking is one of the few places outside Mongolia to offer such lessons. 

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