NJFC Winter Field Meet
February 10th – 11th 2017
Swedesboro Holiday Inn
856-467-3322
NJFC Block Room Rate: $89.00
Friday Night
We are pleased to announce that we are having a Friday Night Social in the conference room with snacks provided starting at 7:00
Apprentice Workshop
Leather Anklet and Jesse making
Proper Leashing
Jesse and Leash Braiding
Q and A session and much more…
Anyone who would like to help out Pauline with this workshop please email her. Pauline.Kint@gmail.com
Video and Photo Presentation
Do you have any personal videos or photo you would like to share? We will have a laptop; projector and screen setup so bring your videos or photos on a memory stick and share them with the group.
Mist Net Tying
Rob and Beth Robbins have offered to come and show people how to tie mist nests.
Do you have something you would like to demo or show? Just let us know and show up.
Saturday Night Banquet 7:00 PM
There is a discount if you purchase your Banquet Dinner online at least 2 weeks prior to the event.
Banquet Dinner: $25.00 in Advance
$30 within 2 weeks of the Banquet
Kids Meal: (children 12 and under) $8.00
Guest Speaker Mike Yates
Mike, formally from Maryland now living in Minden Nevada has studied birds of prey in the US, Greenland and Russia. He has been banding Peregrine Falcons on both Assateague and Padre Islands for 40 years. His study of nesting Gyr Falcons has taken him to the cliffs of both Greenland and Russia. Mike and his wife Karen, who is also a falconer, will be at our meet for both Friday and Saturday and they are looking forward to meeting as many NJFC members as possible.
Picture Title: 22nd Peregrine of the Day
The Raffle: Our Raffle gets bigger and bigger every year. Last year we had 6 banquet table’s full of great items. Our list of donating vendors, who carry the finest falconry equipment available has also grown and we expect a lot of great stuff on the tables from them this year. Do you know a vendor who is not listed on our Links Page? Ask them for a donation for us. Remember to bring your own item we can raffle off.
Kid Raffle: This year we are going to have a special Kids Raffle, (no charge) where every kid will win something.
Pre-Registration
As a byproduct of having such successful Meet’s… last year’s Banquet was sold out. 82 people attend the banquet. We had falconers from NY, PA, Conn, Del, NC, NH and TX. We urge everyone who is planning on coming to Pre-Register. You can pay when you arrive or you can pay online using PayPal or a Credit Card but we need to give a Banquet Dinner head count 2 weeks prior to the Meet. Go to the 2017 Field Meet Registration page on our website for all registration information.
Whether the weather will be a factor?
As we saw last year the weather can be a factor in the success of a Meet. The NJFC Officers would like you to take the following into consideration when you make your decision to attend. Of course we want everyone to travel as safe as possible and if road conditions are not good we understand. But, if the weather turns out to be not 100% optimal for hunting please understand that this is a huge financial undertaking for the Club. This Meet will cost the Club almost $5000 when it is all said and done. So please make every effort to come out and support the Club and be a part of this wonderful event. Our goal is to make the Winter Field Meet bigger and better every year and with your help we will do that again this year. Plus we have some great swag this year for everyone who attends.
As always… all Field Meet information and the Meet Registration Page are on our website.