NAFEX 2012 Dinner and Raffle - Kearney, NE

[Chris L.]

Its time again to plan for the 5th Annual NAFEX dinner and raffle. It blows my mind how fast 5 years have gone since the 1st one. I am really looking forward to this years dinner, they keep getting better and better. As always, the raffle is free and there should be plenty of falconry gear to raffle off. You do have to pay for your own dinner, the past dinners have run about 20 dollars. I have not decided on where to have the dinner, the date for the dinner will be November 20th


Location: The Chicken Coop
Time: 5:30 PM
Date: 11/20/12

The Dinner will start at 6pm sharp.. Orders will be taken then


Chicken Coop
215 A Ave
Kearney, NE 68847
Phone 308) 338-8500


Web site :http://www.chickencoopsportsbar.com/Kearney/index.php



Please do participate in the poll if you are going to attend the dinner. It gives me a good idea of how many will be attending.

I will post when I decide on the venue location. If there are any locals that know of a great place please PM me and let me know. Rex from vernal really helped me last year and it was great to have a local resource to find a good place. Thanks again Rex for the hook up last year!

If you have not been to one of the NAFEX dinners you are really missing a great time. Its fun to put faces with the names. Everyone that comes to these is there to meet others and share in good times.

I look forward to seeing the repeat offenders


Please click the link below to see what the past NAFEX dinner/raffles were all about. http://www.nafex.net/forumdisplay.php?f=25 ( the past 4 years are all stickied at the top)


** If you have anything you would like to donate to this years raffle, please email me or PM me your item. Anything is greatly appreciated**


Raffle Donation List: updated: 11/09/12


Falconry Business Donations:


Mike Craig Craig Leashes - Set of Jesses and modified Fox leash


Chris Lynn and NAFEX.net-

1) NAFEX.net Swag Pack ( NAFEX Hat, T-shirt, License Plate cover, and other NAFEX stuff)

2) $250.00 Gift certificate- valid for any species of offspring that I produce from my project at the time the winner redeems it.


Doug Pineo Pineo Falconry- $50.00 Gift certificate valid toward any of the gear at Pineo Falconry.


Mikes Falconry Mike's Falconry Supplies- Falconry items


Mike Dupuy Mike Dupuy Hawk Food- $100.00 Off Voucher


David Frank Western Sporting- Falconry items


Northwest Gamebirds Northwest Gamebirds LLC- $25.00 Off Voucher


Marshall Telemetry Marshall Radio Telemetry- Telemetry Items and gear


Falconry Hood Donations:


Ken Hooke www.Falconryhoodsinternational.com- Falconry items


Bryant Tarr Hawk Hill Hoods- 1 Falconry Hood


Chris Proctor Proctor Dutch Hoods- 1 Falconry Hood


Bill Barbour (GONEHAWKN )- Falconry Hood




Falconry Book Donations:



Author- Harry McElroy Desert Hawking - 1 Desert Hawking IV Book, Signed by Harry.


Ron Clarke ( Ron Clarke)- Falconry book- "A Manual of Falconry" by M.H. Woodford.


Bob Collins and the Archives of Falconry The Archives of Falconry - Craigheads' Life with an Indian Prince (@$135 value); copy of Bibliotheca II (@$150 value); Gene Johnson's Harpy print "Jungle Queen" (@$50 - at least); and a few other prints




NAFEX.net members Donations:



Mario (Dirthawking) - Falcon Block

Rich (Lowachi )- Leather Art

Joel (jnelly32)- Falconry Item

Brian (colelkhunter)- Coroplast Giant hood

Kity (Hawkmom)- two sets of reward tags

Paul (Paul Mascuch)- small stainless steel ring perch

Tasha (Tasha55403) - Falconry Pictures

Gaz ( ukroper)- telemetry/bell tail-mounts, DVD -''The Secret Life of the Sparrowhawk", and print of 2 English Springer Spaniels

Chris Comeaux (mewskeeper )- Falconry Items

Bruce Pressler(bapres )- 1 Bow net (http://www.nafex.net/showthread.php?t=11873)

Morris Jorgensen (weathervaneman)- 1 Weathervane (www.weathervaneman.com)

Isaac ( BestBeagler)- Parra cord/Leather rolled anklets and Parra Cord Jesses.

Bill Barbour(GONEHAWKN )- 1 Falconry hood.

Fred Fogg( FredFogg)- Falconry Vest from Mike's Falconry

Janice ( High Desert Hawker)- A set of Jesses

Dan McCarron ( Wyodjm)- Kershaw pocket knife

[Dirthawking]

Me and Brandi will be there.

I will also have a few things to donate to the raffle as well!

[Lowachi]

Kim & I & the 2 boys, Brother! can't miss this. This meet might cost me my job, but I'll be there. It'swhere we honeymooned....As the saying goes, was looking for a job when I found this one.....

[jnelly32]

If you ask me, you'd have to be crazy not to make the raffle! Seriously, last year some schmuck apprentice won a falcon and has been the subject of about a thousand state farm jokes since that time.

Wait, that was me. Yep, I'll be there.

Chris- i don't know what it is yet, but I'll be bringing some sweet falconry schwag to donate to the raffle as a token of my appreciation for last years bounty.

[Saluqi]

If you ask me, you'd have to be crazy not to make the raffle! Seriously, last year some schmuck apprentice won a falcon and has been the subject of about a thousand state farm jokes since that time.

Wait, that was me. Yep, I'll be there.

Chris- i don't know what it is yet, but I'll be bringing some sweet falconry schwag to donate to the raffle as a token of my appreciation for last years bounty.

Joel, how's that bird doing? Let's see some pictures!

[FredFogg]

The first NAFEX dinner I went to was, I believe, the first one and the wasn't a raffle so this will be my first raffle and I am really looking forward to it.

[jnelly32]

Joel, how's that bird doing? Let's see some pictures!

Hi Paul. Not much to report yet. Unfortunately I didn't get her until 3 weeks ago and she was FAT! I've been bringing her down slowly so she doesn't crash on me, but I'm thinking today could be the day she finally hits her response weight. If that's the case we'll start training with real intent.

I'll start a thread and post some pics here shortly.

How's that gos? Are you gonna make Kearney?

[Lowachi]

Kim & I & the 2 boys, Brother! can't miss this. This meet might cost me my job, but I'll be there. It'swhere we honeymooned....As the saying goes, was looking for a job when I found this one.....

...and you betcha, I'll have something for the raffle

[JRedig]

Me and the misses have it on our radar...we'll see what Murphy does...

[Chris L.]

I forgot to add that Paul Mascuch is donating a small stainless ring perch. Paul thank you for that generous donation. I really appreciate it. I look forward to meeting you in person


If any of you have pictures of what you will be donating please don't hesitate to post a picture of the item.

again thank you for the awesome donations so far.

[Tasha55403]

I'll be there, with a pic or two to donate Unless another disaster happens and I get stranded halfway there, anyways :P

[FredFogg]

Chris, you missed Mike's donation (post #14)!

I just received 2 leash systems from Mike and I can't tell you how much I love his braided equipment. Both of my birds will have his stuff on at the NAFA meet.

[Lowachi]

It's ALL I USE

[Heatherg]

I will be there with bells on I will have a couple donations as well....they are works in progress!
See ya'll soon

[Lowachi]

I will be there with bells on I will have a couple donations as well....they are works in progress!
See ya'll soon

bells part of yr new dance outfit???

[Peregrine At Heart]

I'm going to certainly try to be there! Finances are giving me hell this year and it sure is sad when you don't even know if you'll make it to a meet in your own state! Lol. If I make the meet, I will certainly be at the NAFEX dinner!! :-)

[Chris L.]

Sunday Bump!

[Roper]

plannin on it .

[Roper]

jeff were trying to figure out how your still living with some of the stuff you do ...

[COMEAUX]

Not sure I will make the dinner,but here are my donations small and large bird carriers

[Chris L.]

Not sure I will make the dinner,but here are my donations small and large bird carriers

Chris those look great! Thank you!



... About the bribing, I only take big faced 100's

[Chris L.]

More donations to add...



Chris Lynn and NAFEX.net-

1) NAFEX.net Swag Pack ( NAFEX Hat, T-shirt, License Plate cover, and other NAFEX stuff)

2) $250.00 Gift certificate- valid for any species of offspring that I produce from my project at the time the winner redeems it.


Isaac ( BestBeagler)- Parra cord/Leather rolled anklets and Parra Cord Jesses.



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[Chris L.]

More items for the Raffle:


Author- Harry McElroy Desert Hawking - 1 Desert Hawking IV Book


Doug Pineo Pineo Falconry- $50.00 Gift certificate valid toward any of the gear at Pineo Falconry.

Harry and Doug,

thank you so much for your generosity to the NAFEX community. I truly appreciate it.

[Chris L.]

Another Item just came in tonight... Thank you so much Dan, thats a kick butt donation!!

Dan McCarron( Wyodjm)- Kershaw pocket knife

This dinner is really looking awesome!!

[Lowachi]

what's a sport kilt? I've only worn the fold up/over the shoulder type... for those who need a visual, like in Braveheart/Highlander type.

[colelkhunter]

Rich, It's a wanna be kilt with pleats all the way around and elastic around the waist. Google sport kilt. Not a pretty sight for those of us who actually have a tartan and wear kilts.

[Lowachi]

Rich, It's a wanna be kilt with pleats all the way around and elastic around the waist. Google sport kilt. Not a pretty sight for those of us who actually have a tartan and wear kilts.

thought so, I worked in an Irish Pub & we of course went all out for St. Patrick's Day, but I also did Rev War re-enactment w/ a guy who wore his ancestors Black Watch tartan, and rendevoused with a couple Scots w/family tartans and old, old Claymores swords, and knives all over. We snuck out of camp one night and went to a local bar, in period dress. The door guy checked us for weapons, had em everywhere ^ stopped him at 6. When we staggered back ta camp, guess where his "participant ribbon was tied???? which has nothing ta do with thread's original path, & in the words of Larry the Cable Guy," Lord, I apologize..."

[FredFogg]

When we staggered back ta camp, guess where his "participant ribbon was tied????

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fnlqTOsR0RA

[Tasha55403]

Pmsl...love that one This is one of my favorites though...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q2fizeoT22g

[Lowachi]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fnlqTOsR0RA

thanks for the laugh. t'aint heard that for a while

[JRedig]

Man-oh-man, I hope this is within stumbling distance of the hotel...

[Chris L.]

Man-oh-man, I hope this is within stumbling distance of the hotel...

If anyone knows of a good place near it I am down for that. I really wanted to do the one across the street but its to small. I may see about getting a shuttle to and from so people don't have to worry about driving. Not sure yet?

[FredFogg]

53 and counting!

[Tasha55403]

I don't drink, so I can volunteer to drive a carload, at least Unless someone sets out to get me drunk for the first time ever and by some miracle is successful

[Lowachi]

I don't drink, so I can volunteer to drive a carload, at least Unless someone sets out to get me drunk for the first time ever and by some miracle is successful

So, lil people sip, it's all good! Can you drive a limo??? Gee this thread went nuts while I was at work leopard thongs,,, Where's T.D.?? Don't want ta see Gaz in it!!!!! Tequila makes his clothes fall off!