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.. | Chris Davis, Board President president "at" texashawking.org My first encounter with falconry occurred 40 years ago. I had been interested about three years earlier, but wasn't even sure if falconry was still practiced. Hawks were sold openly back in the 1960s and I used to read the ads placed in the back of hunting magazines which used to carry ads selling just about any animal imaginable. Not knowing any other way to obtain a hawk, I read these and made plans to someday buy the hawk or falcon that I would somehow train. Lo and behold, one small ad offered falconry equipment! That meant that falconry did, in fact, still exist. [More...] |
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Jay Lehmer, Board Vice President vicepres "at" texashawking.org I grew up in northern Missouri in a hunting and outdoor oriented family. I started hunting with my Father at the age of 10 and by the age of 13 was allowed to squirrel hunt with my 22 on my own. Spending a lot of time in the woods gave me the oppourtunity to see all types of wildlife including many birds of prey. One day while hunting, I came upon a very much alive Redtailed Hawk caught in a leg hold trap in the crook of a tree. I finally freed the hawk after repeated footing to my hands and watched as he flew off to the next treeline. This started my obsession with birds of prey. While visiting my Grandparents in Kansas City, I noticed a young man a couple houses down calling a hawk to the lure in his yard and had to investigate. I had never heard of falconry and when I found out [More...] |
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Jack Brady, Board Northern Director northdir "at" texashawking.org Born in Dallas, TX and raised in Arlington, TX. After High School, went to college at Sul Ross State University in Alpine, TX and achieved a B.S. in Wildlife Biology (1990) and currently employed as a Research Assistant at the Texas AgriLife Research Center in Stephenville, Texas. I have also established a business that utilizes raptors as a means of controlling obnoxious birds, such as grackles. The business is called Got Birds? Pest Control and utilizes a small squadron of Harris’ Hawks for harassing other birds from public and commercial areas. [More...] |
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Chuck Redding, Board Southern Director southdir "at" texashawking.org My interest in falconry began in northern Illinois in the late spring of 1964, when my friend Mark Reindel tossed a chunk of meat out on the lawn below his immature eyas Swainson's hawk, sitting in a tree above. Down she stooped, pouncing on the meat, and I was hooked. Within the next three years I trained about three or four redtails, all eyases, and a Kestrel or two; none caught any game to speak of. Adolescent distractions took over, and it was another 40 years before I trained another hawk. [More...] |
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Pierre Bradshaw, Board Director-At-Large diratlarge "at" texashawking.org I am sixty-six years old and I am retired raptor rehabilitator/educator. I am a master falconer and hvve been a falconer for twenty years. I have flown both hawks and falcons over the years. Katrina, my present bird, is a Coulson bred female Harris' hawk whom I have flown for the past five years. I am a member of both the Texas Hawking Association and the North American Falconers Association. I am the Texas Hawking Association weathering yard warden. |
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James "Jim" Coody, Board Secretary/Treasurer For the two years previous to my apprenticeship and the next three years, [More...] |
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Dustin McCoy, Officer, Apprentice Coordinator apprentcoord "at" texashawking.org I am very excited to be the Apprentice Coordinator for The Texas Hawking Association. My name is Dustin McCoy, and my door is always open to you. I have been a member of THA since 2006 when I myself began the road to apprenticeship. I have flown a few great Redtailed Hawks, Kestrels, Coopers Hawks, Prairie Falcons, and Harris' Hawks. Prairie Falcons and Redtails have evolved into my favorites. I live in Central Texas, just north of Austin in a small town called Bertram. I realize the efforts of past apprentice coordinators because they were instrumental in making my dreams come true. I too, will be here to help anyone who needs guidance or just a friendly ear along this journey. [More...] |
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Axel Schardt, Officer, Outreach Coordinator outreachcoord "at" texashawking.org I have been a THA member since 2009. I recently upgraded to the General Falconry Permit. I trapped my first Red-Tailed Hawk (Tommy) on 9-16-2009. I'm currently hunting a male Harris Hawk (Jas) and a female Red-Tailed Hawk (Rika.) I grew up in Germany and came to the United States in November of 1985. I currently live in the small town of Azle, just west of Fort Worth. My first official contact with the Texas Hawking Association was at the annual picnic in Lake Whitney 2009. [More...] |
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Langevin, Officer, Rafflemeister rafflemeister "at" texashawking.org My interest in falconry began in 2000 when I started working for my would-be sponsor Greg Moore, DVM. I spent two full seasons going hawking with Greg and his birds. In January of 2003, I attended my first THA winter field meet in Abilene still only a wannabe. After spending the weekend hawking with Keith Buch, Perry White, and Shawn Hayes I was hooked. As soon as I got home, I started concerted efforts to get my license before the trapping season of 2003 passed. I obtained my permit in October of 2003 and quickly trapped a passage female redtail. [More...] |
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Danny Pickens, Editor editor "at" texashawking.org Although I was not one of the charter members of Texas Hawking Association, I have been a member since 1988. THA has provided me with an avenue to practice a sport I love. I have also made many life-long friends, been taught by those wiser than me, benefited from the political influence of THA, and attended some great THA sponsored events. [More...] |
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