Mash_tun

I agree that it is likely a relatively low impact form of hunting in general. My main concern stemmed from his comment that prairie-chickens are one of his favorite quarry, given the precipitous decline in their populations over the last century, is it responsible? Based on his non-answer response to my original question it appears that while he obviously knows much about falconry, knowledge about the ecology and threats to species of concern appear to be lacking, this is also reflected in his anecdotal response regarding kestrel populations in answering another person's question.

Do you think that it is responsible to hunt prairie-chicken, given the drastic declines in populations of most grouse species, and the potential listing of the lesser prairie-chicken?

You've got to elaborate, to say that there is no impact of additional hunting pressure is incorrect. If you're saying that there is no impact because the falcons would be hunting anyways is disingenuous, unless your birds have completely replaced the wild birds that would normally be hunting that territory.