Yes you can just go catch them. I use a 1 million candle flashlight and a fishing net. I shine the light in the birds eyes and slip the net infront of their nest. If they dont fly off them I just push them into the net then put them in my bag.
You can probally buy them from somone who races them and set up your own loft. It is really easy to do, I built mine in 3 days and it only costed me 150 bucks. Its big enough for 6 pairs and their young. You could also find them at a market or auction but I like having my own for easy access and the fact they will come back so I can reuse them.
I am not sure what the regs are but I have had the cops pull over and ask what I was doing. After I explained to them they stood there and watched me with great interest then drove off. So I take it there is none. My birds were banded racing birds though.
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