California Hawking Club Meet Bakersfield 09 [Archive]

Greg

29-09-2008, 09:24 PM

I know we have a good few members on here from CA, so how many of you will be at the meet in bakersfield in Jan 09? I will be over from the UK. with my wife, another falconer friend and his wife. Will be there from the Tuesday night to the Sunday morning. Looking forward to meeting some of you guys and putting faces to names. I'm also looking forward to meeting a lot of old friends at the meet.

Greg

30-09-2008, 09:46 PM

Looks like we will be on our own!

BlueJack

10-10-2008, 03:26 PM

Hi Greg,

Sorry I didn't respond to this thread. Keeping up to speed with this forum is like trying to take a drink from a fire hose! I look foreward to meeting you and your companions at the CHC meet and I'll do my best to hook you up with some folks to go hawking with.

My best to you.
Keith

Ben C

10-10-2008, 03:30 PM

This is the one meet I would love to attend...but the time slot ain't happening. DAMN!

Mark Collins

10-10-2008, 07:10 PM

Sounds good greg, take lots of pictures mate, mark.

SquirrelHawkin

10-10-2008, 08:41 PM

I went last year,but can't make it this year. You'll love it.I met a ton of great people there and got invited out hawking more than I had time for.:supz:

Coops658

10-10-2008, 10:26 PM

Greg - Good to hear you are making it to the meet. If you would like shoot me a pm prior to the meet to line up some hawking excursions.

Greg

15-10-2008, 04:37 PM

Thanks guys, I do know a few members of the CHC and I was at the Sacramento meet the year defore last. I'm also a member of the club and although I live in the UK I hold a general CA falconry licence. So if I can talk a few of my buddies to bring a spare bird I will be out hawking with you!

Greg

23-01-2009, 10:30 PM

Got home last night very tired and jet-lagged!
Had a great time with old and new friends. Took lots of pictures so here are a few to start off with.

Greg

23-01-2009, 10:31 PM

I will just add a few more to see if there is any interest!

Greg

23-01-2009, 10:34 PM

Silly me hit the submit button before I added the pictures

Greg

23-01-2009, 10:36 PM

Will just add the ones that I have reduced in size so far

Greg

23-01-2009, 10:38 PM

Don't ask me to name all the falcons as there were so many different hybrids!

Tony James

23-01-2009, 10:41 PM

Hi Greg,

good to know you're safely back after a great time away --- and congratulations on your success at the Norton Park meeting:yawinkle:

Best wishes,

Tony.

Greg

23-01-2009, 10:42 PM

Thanks Tony will give you a call tomorrow

Hawkmaster

23-01-2009, 10:59 PM

Love the dark falcon above!:lol:

Trebor

23-01-2009, 11:42 PM

I will just add a few more to see if there is any interest!

Always interested in good pictures, and they are.:supz:
Cheers Rob

Coops658

25-01-2009, 01:38 AM

Greg

25-01-2009, 12:52 PM

Greg - It was great meeting you at the meet. I was Alex's friend with the tiercel. I hope that you had a great time and got to see alot of action. I have some pictures to upload as well when I get the time. Hope you can make it back next year!

I hopeso too! This was my second CHC meet and I have really enjoyed both of them. My wife came this time along with a friend and his wife they all had a great time and want to return in the future. Just a shame I couldn't bring some of your weather home with me! I still have a load of pictures to add but there doesn't seem to be very much interest!

CloakDaggerTiercel

25-01-2009, 01:20 PM

Great pics Greg. Keep them coming.
Some nice dark hybrids and anatums by the look of them.
I don't know what you mean about the weather?. Gales and horizontal slush, its great eh:lol:
Nick

Tony James

25-01-2009, 02:55 PM

I still have a load of pictures to add but there doesn't seem to be very much interest!

To be fair Greg, you won't get much interest with a title like that. Perhaps you should change it to 'Very Superior Harris at CHC meeting':lol:

Nice to hear that some of the people you met there fancy making the journey over here. Tell us more about what you all got up to:yawinkle:

Best wishes,

Tony.

Greg

25-01-2009, 05:18 PM

To be fair Greg, you won't get much interest with a title like that. Perhaps you should change it to 'Very Superior Harris at CHC meeting':lol:

Nice to hear that some of the people you met there fancy making the journey over here. Tell us more about what you all got up to:yawinkle:

Best wishes,

Tony.

OK Tony a few more pics just for you and Nick!

Greg

25-01-2009, 05:21 PM

You see Tony I even added a HH on a small Jackrabbit!

Greg

25-01-2009, 05:25 PM

The top two on the last page were taken at the skytrials!
Below some of the raffle prizes (there was one hell of a lot of prizes) and one taken during the Saturday night banquet.

Greg

25-01-2009, 05:27 PM

Still got a few more so I will just put them up! The first four are of my friend Alex's Male Prairie.

Stephen

25-01-2009, 05:28 PM

cracking pics keep them coming
i would love to go and watch a meet of this size i think if mention the sunshine
i might manage to talk my wife round one year

atb
stephen

Greg

25-01-2009, 05:30 PM

Sorry the bird in flight was not the Prairie!

RedtailNut

25-01-2009, 05:33 PM

Hi Greg glad you had a good time,

Is that Alex's tiercel in the last set ? did you see it in action ? (hehe! you added more as I typed)

I guess you was able to use one of his HH for some dirt hawking or did you manage to blag a falcon on this trip ?

Maybe see you over their one day.

Mike.

Greg

25-01-2009, 05:34 PM

Still a few to come but it takes a while to reduce them to the right size!

Greg

25-01-2009, 05:35 PM

OK just a little test name the first bird.

Greg

25-01-2009, 05:36 PM

Forgot to upload the picture!

Greg

25-01-2009, 05:40 PM

The file was too big so had to resize it!

Greg

25-01-2009, 05:43 PM

The two pictures in flight are of Alex's Prairie.

Hatchero

25-01-2009, 05:44 PM

wedge tail eagle

Greg

25-01-2009, 05:44 PM

These are the last few!

Greg

25-01-2009, 05:46 PM

wedge tail eagle

Sorrry I messed that up a bit it's the picture that I posted alone that I want a name for!

Mark Collins

25-01-2009, 05:50 PM

Hi Greg, looks like you had a good trip, nice to see the prairie making an appearance, even a couple of prairie hybrids by the looks of them, any more mate, i for one like to see what the american falconers and field meets are like,cheers,mark.