Just got off the phone with DFG. After about a dozen calls I finally got someone who knew the answer.
As long as the birds are for personal/private use there are no licenses or permits required. WooHoo I don't need a permit.
If you have birds for sale, that may require a gamebird breeders...
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I'm looking forward to flying a female redtail. Plenty of cottontail and jackrabbit to hunt.
The word is "falconer".
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There are plenty of falconers in Pa. Quail would be a sugnificant "bribe". Most are always open to hawk food.
Will send a pm with more info.
Thanks for the response.
I am starting my apprenticship for falconry, so there will be visits from fish and game for inspections. Guess I'll have to call and verify before starting up. I don't need to find out by "accident" that I needed a permit.
I'll let y'all know when I find out for sure.
California- "Licensed Game Bird Club
Issued to any person who owns or controls the hunting rights on a tract of land, raises and/or releases domestically propagated game birds, and allow the taking of these birds under conditions that do not conflict with the public interest. Domestically...