Basic training technique really hasn't changed much, very true. There are new techniques (balloon and kite) for getting falcons to fly to a high point more quic

Basic training technique really hasn't changed much, very true. There are new techniques (balloon and kite) for getting falcons to fly to a high point more quickly, and now drones are being experimented with. In the past 10-20 years we've also been using motors (drills, winches) to drag lures (a dummy prey-like item) to simulate a chase. These techniques don't have full acceptance, though; there's a lot of dispute about their value when it comes to actual hunting. We did get rid of certain items deemed hazardous: the screen perch, which really requires constant supervision because raptors can hang from it and not be able to get back up, and single-piece jesses were replaced with a 2-part system where the jess part is removable. Should the bird get lost it can take the jesses out and not be hampered by them. The main innovation is radio telemetry. Bells are still handy for immediate feedback of your bird's location, but telemetry is fantastic for falcons which can fly 20 miles away in a half hour if they feel like it, or hawks that will sit tight in a thicket on quarry and be completely invisible.