Even those who have been doing it for over a decade can kill their flock by spraying insecticide or by feeding them inappropriate food. "Taiwan's hawk-raisers learn by doing-in," he says.
金增光不諱言，養鷹不是真的那麼好玩、迷人，許多有十年以上養鷹經驗的人，也常因為噴殺蟲劑、餵食不當等原因，養死成群的猛禽，「台灣養鷹人是以養死鷹來累積經驗」，他說。