I'm prepared to participate in falconry

In a few weeks I'm going to a financial symposium just north of London in the town of Hertfordshire.

The conference lasts two days, but the majority of one day seems to consist of "country pursuits". Wondering just what country pursuits consist of, I dug deeper and found the following event description:

Experience the thrill of the great outdoors with laser clay shooting, a quadathalon of shooting events and falconry within the grounds of The Grove.

So that should be fun.

The laser clay shooting sounds simple enough. I think that quadathalon is actually a misspelling of quadrathlon, meaning there will be four phases of shooting. Not sure what we'll be shooting, but I'm lobbying for The French.

As for falconry... if you're not familiar with it Wikipedia explains it as "an art or sport which involves the use of trained raptors (birds of prey) to hunt or pursue game for men."

It'll be a nice resume builder if nothing else.