Abilene -

Abilene TX
January 15-18, 2010

Registration Fees:
THA Members - $35.00, (THA Family Members $12.00)
Non-Members - $45.00

2010 Keynote Speaker:  Lt. Col. Sidney "Kent" Carnie:

Carnie is the Curator (Emeritus) of the Archives of Falconry at The Peregrine Fund's World Center for Birds of Prey in Boise, Idaho.  Carnie finished a successful and decorated 20-year career in the US Army stationed at Ft. Bliss in El Paso. While here in Texas Carnie was instrumental in the creation of Texas' first falconry regulations in 1970. Carnie has been a practicing falconer for over 60 years, a member of the British Falconer's Club since 1949, and an early member of the Falconry Club of America (FCA) producing their first newsletter, The Lurebag (1958). Carnie joined NAFA in 1962 and served as Hawk Chalk Editor in 1963, Mountain Director and NAFA Vice President (77-78) and later Director-at-Large (81-82). Carnie was a member of NAFA's Technical Advisory Committee (69-98) and served as Chairman for almost 25 years. Carnie served on the Board of Directors of the Peregrine Fund (77-83) and as the Archives' founding Curator of Books and Manuscripts where, serving for 15 years, Carnie established the largest collection of English language falconry books in the world.

Falconer's have been privileged to practice the sport of falconry in America by the Federal rules Kent Carnie helped broker almost 40 years ago. Join THA in honoring Lt. Col Kent Carnie for his years of dedicated service to falconers and falconry world wide.

Friday Jan. 15, 2010 at the Whitten Inn
10:00AM - 5:00PM: Weathering Yard
4:00PM - 7:00PM: Meet Registration
4:00PM - 6:00PM: Apprentice Workshop - Michael Beran
6:00PM - 7:00PM: Happy Hour/Hor'dourves - Meet & Greet
7:00PM - 7:30PM: Welcome and THAnks Awards Presentations
7:30PM - 8:30PM: Friday Evening Guest Speaker - Dave Stevens - Eagles in Falconry
8:30PM - ?:??PM: Texas' New Falconry Regulations Q&A Round Table
?:??PM - 11:00PM: Meet & Greet (Continued)

* Workshops: Please contact me if you have an idea for a workshop you would like to volunteer to conduct. (Suggestions include: photography workshop, training workshop, equipment making workshop ? to include hood making, leashes, anklets, jesses, squirrel chaps? The list is endless.  Do your part to share your knowledge with someone else!)

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Workshop Details:
Friday, 4:00 p.m. - Apprentice Workshop -- Michael Beran

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