Our field meet at Lake Topaz was a great success. We were fortunate enough to enjoy cold, calm, clear weather, hunt our birds, and have the opportunity to head home before the Sierras were pummeled by a series of winter storms. The meet was further enhanced by excellent guest speakers, a wide variety of quality vendors, outstanding sky trials and lure flying competitions, and a sumptuous sold-out banquet, complete with a large number of desirable raffle items. Meet chairs Alex Paredes and Timm Brown deserve a great deal of credit for making our meet a memorable one.

Among the items discussed at our Board meeting were issues that will positively affect all club members. Most California falconers would agree that we face two major problems. The first is getting the state of California to adopt the federal falconry regulations. With the support of sportsman’s groups including COHA, NRA and CRPA, we have addressed the DFG with our concerns, and we will continue to do so until our regulations are compliant. California falconers must be unified in this effort if we want to continue to exist.

The second problem is not as easy to address. Simply stated, California falconers are running out of suitable areas to hunt their birds. Club member Steve Shaw has made an incredible offer to combat this problem. He is donating $100,000 to the CHC to acquire hunting areas for club members. This is the largest single donation to a club in the history of North American falconry and an opportunity for our members to continue practicing our sport at a high level for years to come.

We, the Board, are asking California falconers for your input. How can we best invest this money to benefit club members throughout the state? Ideas have included outright purchase of property, leasing areas, joining land trusts, acquiring access to State and BLM sites, and working with the DFG to have falconry areas established in state wildlife areas. We are asking for your suggestions because we want to maximize this investment. We will not have an opportunity like this again.

In closing, we want to thank club members for their continued support and encourage those of you who are not currently members to join us in our pursuits of keeping falconry not only legal, but possible.

Good Hawking,
Bill Murphy, President

Colusa Mini-Meet
February 27th and 28th

Come join the CHC with one last hurrah before the birds go up for the moult. These are the last 2 days of our extended Falconry season and Colusa is home to an abundant amount of game: Jackrabbits, Cottontails, Pheasants, Sparrows and Starlings.

There will be a raffle on Saturday evening.
Hawking all day Saturday and Sunday
Craig Marston will be cooking up his famous Chicken and Shrimp Paella
Registration will start at 12 noon Saturday.

$20.00 includes entrance to the meet and dinner.
RSVP @ Goshawk10@aol.com
Apprentices encouraged to attend.

Colusa County Fairgrounds
1303 10th Street (Highway 20)
Colusa, Ca 95932
Trailer hookups $20 per night and Tents are 10 per night

From Hwy 5 take hwy 20 exit (Williams) and head east 5 miles to the fairgrounds
From Hwy 99 take hwy 20 exit and head west 25 miles to the fairgrounds
Places to stay: Colusa Riverside Inn, 530-458-5880
Colusa Casino Resort 530-458-8844, Granzella’s Inn 530-473-3310
Comfort Inn 530-473-2381, Motel 6 530-473-5337

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