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Below is a picture from Gene Johnson's FB Page, "Gene Johnson", that was posted by his wife Lisa to give the details of his untimely passing and some comments/remarks as a tribute to him.

I had...

Hey, all my NAFEX falconer friends! Don't forget to renew you membership in, or join if not a member of, NAFA. This will be my 48th year as a NAFA Member. I know the terrific contributions it has...

. . . . and is STILL going strong as these two pics taken last week "somewhere in MT" show. Hal, one of NAFA's founders and co-author (w/Frank Beebe) of North American Falconry and Hunting Hawks, and...

Very nice, Bob! Thanks for sharing.

Dusty, check out www.indianafalconersassociation.org.

Rebecca, check out http://kentuckyfalconersassociation.com/

Hope this helps.

Yes you do need to be a member . . . . and not just because you want to go to the Meet. How, exactly, do you think falconry has survived and thrived in spite of all the regulatory twists and turns...

It's become almost an annual pilgrimage for me. This will be my 40th NAFA Meet since joining in 1966. I go to

1. Visit with old falconer friends from all over the country.

2. Make new ones...

I've done NAFA Meets both ways (drive and fly).

For driving figure $.50/mile average actual driving cost for mid-size hawking vehicle PLUS maybe two extra hotel nights & two day's meals.

Now...

You're right on the ridges giving you a real workout, but I love how, properly worked, they let you get some great jack slips.

Jacks sneaking ahead of you and over the ridge in front of you...

Good point, Paul. Something for the Board to discuss this year, for sure. Another thing we've forgotten that affects hotel rates is that the municipal fathers tax everything they can to milk the...

Well, believe it or not, this is my 40th NAFA Meet in the last 45 years. The first one I attended in 1966 was in Centerville, SD. Fellow IN falconer Bob Buskirk and I stayed at Ma Henning's...

. . . Geoff, of the issues at hand on this topic. You mirror the thinking on this issue that is part of a larger study on how to both increase NAFA's funding (from other than dues) and its membership...

. . . . combination of things, Bill. We haven't had a dues increase in 10 years. Everything has pretty much gone up over that time period. Technology related savings have still required the user to...

Paul,

Could you remove the LAST sentence of my response to Bill Boni as it refers to the thread this was moved from.

Thanks!

I appreciate the discipline NAFEX applies to keeping threads on topic, but sometimes the wanderings lead to another good topic! Let's see how it goes over on "Dues and Whatever".

. . . . . . . .as it seems. Printing costs are NOT linear. You pay so much for a base number and then (usually) progressively less/copy for increments over this. So a decrease in membership could...

. . . I apologize for trying to mix too many things and picking a poor metaphor to use in my commentary. I swung a tennis racquet, when I should have used a rifle.

The slack cutting request was...

Kenn Filkins puts a lot of effort into publishing a quality product. He wouldn't intentionally mail it in a manner that would result in it arriving in less than pristine condition. I'm not home to...

. . . often run in the same vein. That is exactly what I am working on tonight before I leave in the morning. And I've thought if I mount the transmitter down by the buckle/rabies tag, the weight...

. . . but NOW he's found! Praise the Lord. I'm going to pick him up right now. Here's a nifty field shot of the little guy, aka MRH (Mighty Rabbit Hunter!). I'm going to rig up a way to put a spare...

. . . . this morning. My departure for the Meet has been delayed as I'm waiting for it to get good and light so I can look for my 6 year old mini-longhaired dachshund, Marcel. First time ever he...

. . . . it's still a daily struggle. When I saw the latest radiographs of Sarah's injuries, I just wept and wept for "my little girl" (as all daughters are in their fathers' hearts!), and there is...

keep you in the loop as my trip progresses. The big thing is whether my daughter needs my help longer than expected. She had another operation yesterday to remove screws from her left foot. Next...

But I think you'll be pleasantly surprised at how well I'm healing, and I will probably be able to hoof it in to a kill OK; I'm just not up to full stretched out running like you're used to seeing me...

. . . . would be my description of you my good friend. I'm working on my fresh leather tonight, and also putting on new bells/bewits/name tags and telemetry tail mounts. Given the length of my trip...