2016 North American Falconers Association Annual Field Meet

11/20/2016

Some final pics from Friday night and the NAFA dinner banquet....

11/19/2016

Here we go.......

11/11/2016

2016 NAFA Field Meet print by Tim Jessell (timjessell.com) - 400 signed and numbered - on their way to Elk City, OK...

11/06/2016

Hunter Orange Reminder....

All licensed hunters are required to wear either a head covering or outer garment of Hunter Orange during open gun deer season November 11, 12, 13, and 19, and thereafter, unless you are hunting waterfowl.

For safety reasons, ODWC encourages, but does not require, anyone else in the field to wear a hunter orange vest or hat. Please observe the dates you are hunting at the meet. First weekend of the meet and the last weekend of the meet will have the hunter orange requirement. Orange will not be required Monday-Friday of the meet

(*For more on Oklahoma Permit Requirements see: http://www.n-a-f-a.com/news/291918/Oklahoma-Permit-Requirements.htm)

A. Hunting licenses can be purchased ahead of time online or when you arrive in Oklahoma from any sporting goods or outdoors store.

11/01/2016

As you probably saw in President McNeff's November President's Update email, the annual NAFA blood drive has been scheduled. Please consider signing up to donate:

"THERE WILL BE BLOOD"
5th ANNUAL NAFA BLOOD DRIVE
Tuesday, November 15, 2016
09:00 am - 02:00 pm
at the Clarion Inn

We’re preparing to thank the NAFA Field Meet host community of Elk City with our fifth annual NAFA blood drive Tuesday, November 15, 2016, from 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM. Look for the Bloodmobile at the Meet hotel, the Clarion Inn.

Go to this link to make your reservation to donate blood!
https://www.yourbloodinstitute.org/donor/schedules/drive_schedule/213895

Please consider donating this year. Remember blood is the most precious gift that anyone can give to another person — the gift of life. A decision to donate your blood can save a life, or even several if your blood is separated into its components — red cells, platelets and plasma — which can be used individually for patients with specific conditions.

You can click on the link below to access the online schedule:
https://www.yourbloodinstitute.org/donor/schedules/drive_schedule/213895

Hope you can join us again this year!

10/26/2016

Online registration is closed. But you can still come to the meet and register in person. We will have xtra hats, shirts, and hoodies availible on a first come first serve basis.

We still have a few rooms set aside for Vendors. If you want to be a vendor and be guaranteed a room at the meet hotel you'll need to contact Mario Nickerson ([email protected]) by this Friday, the remainder of those rooms will be released on November 1st on a first come first serve basis anyone coming to the meet.

10/24/2016

As a little teaser to highlight some of the exciting things planned for the NAFA Meet in Elk City, OK, here's a brief summary of the daily events...

Sunday, November 13
6:00 pm – 7:00 pm Orientation and Field Meet Welcome
7:00 pm — 10:00 pm Meet and Greet—Sponsored by OFA
8:00 pm — 9:00pm Registration Motel Atrium
7:00 pm – 11:00 pm Vendors area Open

Monday, November 14
10:00 am — 11:00 am Chris Kimble — Trapping in Oklahoma Roundtable Discussion. All falconers are invited to contribute to conversations
Vendor Appreciation - No Speaker Monday Night

Tuesday, November 15
9:00 am — 2:00 pm "There Will Be Blood V" Blood Drive — Motel Parking Lot
1:00 pm — 3:00 pm Michael Garcia — Installing the Backpack Workshop
6:00 pm — 7:00 pm Presentation by Scott Coleman — Beach Trapping Peregrines in Texas
7:00 pm – 8:00 pm NAFA Business Meeting

Wednesday, November 16
1:00 pm — 3:00 pm Rob Summers — Drones and High Flying Falcons Workshop
7:00 pm – 8:00 pm Presentation by Lauren Mcgough A Falconer’s Paradise: Hawking in Southern Africa

Thursday, November 17
1:00pm — 5:00pm Tom Munson — “Do It Yourself” Transmitter workshop
7:00 pm – 8:00 pm Presentation by Dr. Jim Lish - Wintering Red-tailed Hawks on the Tallgrass prairies of Oklahoma

Friday, November 18
7:00 am – 3:30 pm Weathering Yard Open
3:30 pm Weathering Yard Tear Down — Please have birds out by 3:30 pm and come by and help!
6:00 pm Banquet Reception begins
8:30 pm Keynote Speaker – Rob Palmer - Travels with Hossein, the making of the book “Sky Hunters - The passion of Falconry”

10/20/2016

In a little over three weeks the NAFA meet will be in full swing. Falconers will be in the field pursuing quarry with their birds, hawking stories describing great flights will be shared and friendships renewed. It will be a great time in ELK City, Oklahoma.

Preregistration for the meet closes on October 23, 2016 at 11:59PM eastern time. So, if you have made plans to attend and have not registered, go to the NAFA web site to preregister. It only takes a couple of minutes and saves you some dollars. Additionally, preregistration makes sure that we have enough of those special meet items that you will want to take home to add to your collection.

Each evening the Vendor area is the happening place to be. Whether you are looking for that great piece of falconry equipment, needing to replenish your supplies or just wanting to talk with other falconers there is no better place to be than the vending area. So, if you are a vendor and need a table, please be sure to contact Mario at 817-751-5775 to reserve your space.

We all know that the nightly raffle raises a lot of money to support NAFA and that all of the items are generously donated by falconers and vendors. All donations are greatly appreciated. In fact beginning this year, all donors to the raffle will receive a voucher equal to the value of the donation. The voucher may be used toward covering the cost of advertising in the next years Hawk Chalks. If you have questions about donating to the raffle please contact Robert Huber at 405-334-9534.

We look forward to seeing you at the meet.

Robert Huber
2016 NAFA Field Meet Co-Chair
[email protected]

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For more information on the meet go to:

http://www.n-a-f-a.com/news/291916/2016-Field-Meet-Registration-is-Open.htm

For all the latest information check out the 2016 NAFA Field Meet page at: https://www.facebook.com/2016NAFAMeet

09/30/2016

Land access coordinator, Chris Kimble, talking to land owners in Elk City. He and others on the committee secured permission on over 16,000 acres of private land last night, and have the potential for much much more.

09/28/2016

Hoodies and t-shirts may be pre-ordered on your meet registration. A limited number will also be availible for purchase at the meet.

09/27/2016

This year's meet cup. Made in the same factory as Yeti. Really nice perk you definitely don't wanna miss

09/24/2016

Jim Lish, author of "Winter's Hawk" will be giving a presentation at the NAFA Meet in Elk City, Oklahoma. Jim lives in Oklahoma and has more than forty years' experience as a professional biologist and ornithologist. His book includes almost two hundred full color photographs of Red-tails and relate important lessons in southern Great Plains biodiversity, underscoring the place of the Red-tailed Hawk in Oklahoma's tallgrass prairie ecology. You won't want to miss this terrific program.