Hunting with falcons is a long standing tradition in the Arab Gulf states. The late Abu Dhabi emir and UAE founder Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al-Nahayan was a notable devotee. Most Emirati falconers hunt in Pakistan or north Africa, as hunting with falcons is banned in the UAE. Traditionally, the Gulf's nomadic bedouin tribes used to use wild falcons, but today, hunting falcons are captive-bred, and most cost between $800 and $4,000. __
