WHC Field Meeting and AGM: 23rd - 27th Ocotber 2007
Report 2007 Welsh Hawking Club field meet Llangollen:
This years field meet was held at the Chain Bridge Hotel - Llanghollen North Wales. Although
there are members who dislike this venue due to the car park and the small weathering ground,
the car park is only an issue for the first 10 mins in the morning, and the weathering ground
is small but there is ample space if you take your hawk\falcon on the balconey above on an
indoor perch or block (as John and Kevin Simcox weathered there hawks untill late in the
evening, and put them out early morning as for the food!). Ask any member that attended it
was excellent. A three course in the evening and full English breakfast in the morning for
those who could face it.
The venues this year were all on keepered estates, with more members flying goshawks this
season and a demise on the harris hawk group (with Kris Ulens his redtail in a harris group,
and in gos group 1 on Friday, in which he took a rabbit and a duck).
Ellis Pythian falcon flying very well again taking 2 ducks and a pheasant on Llandegla on
Friday!. Mike Coupe falcon decided to have its on field meet for the next 2 days were Mike
was relieved to get him back on Sunday. Chris and the Essex lads had a slow start (to give
the rest of the groups a chance to put some game in there bags I was informed) but made up for
it over the next 2 days.
Aide and Andy had a field meet, Aide flying a tiercel goshawk (I believe did not miss much
in the game department), while Andy flew an imprint club goshawk male which he put a few
partridge and pheasants in his hawking vest!
Goshawk group 1 had a slow start with take it easy. Ray Smith flying an imprint off Mick Kane,
taking a hen pheasant in his first flight over 800 yrds away down the valley, a long stroll
back for Ray. Kevin Simcox, was flying the other club female goshawk, taking pheasants and a
duck over the 3 day meet.
Again the weather was kind over the 3 days with very little rain or wind it was near perfect.
So any member wishing to fly pheasants and other game next season, there will again be limited
numbers available, book in and support your club in the field and not talking about it from
your arm chair!!
Many thanks again to the field leaders in keeping a record of the game caught, the game
keepers who make this possible (Melvin Jones especially). Most of all the active club
members who support the field meet.
Neil McCann
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Harris Hawk group |
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| · Ray Hooper - feild leader |
| · Pete Dawson |
| · Terry Peplow |
| · Barry Higham |
| · Kris Ulens (redtail) |
| Wednesday: |
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Llandegla |
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10 pheasants; 1 rabbit |
| Thursday: |
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Bryn a Pys |
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5 pheasants; 2 rabbits; 2 partridges |
| Friday: |
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Denbigh |
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4 pheasants |
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Falcon group |
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| · Nick Havemann-Mart - field leader |
| · Ellis Phythian |
| · Mike Coupe |
| · Tony Adams |
| · Allan Greenhalgh |
| · Tom Jones |
| · Tony Armstrong |
| · Kevin Whittle |
| Wednesday: |
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Carrog |
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| Thursday: |
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denbigh |
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2 pheasants |
| Friday: |
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llandegla |
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1 pheasant; 2 ducks |
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Goshawk group 1 |
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| · John Simcox - field leader |
| · Kevin Simcox |
| · Mick Kane |
| · Ray Smith |
| · Neil McCann |
| · Jim Entwhistle |
| · Kris Ulens (friday only) |
| Wednesday: |
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Foelas |
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1 pheasant |
| Thursday: |
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Llandegla |
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5 pheasants; 1 hare |
| Friday: |
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Llandegla |
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4 pheasants; 3 ducks; 1 rabbit |
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Goshawk group 2 |
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| · Chris Freason - field leader |
| · Paul Worby |
| · Dave Sinclair |
| · Dave Fielder |
| · Harry Gilbert |
| · Chris Henden |
| · Lee Rush |
| Wednesday: |
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Bryn a Pys |
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1 pheasant |
| Thursday: |
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Llandegla |
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7 pheasants |
| Friday: |
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Foelas |
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7 pheasants |
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Goshawk group 3 |
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| · Andy Hulme - field leader |
| · Aide Watson |
| · Steve Vaughan |
| · Chris Barber |
| · Paul Harman |
| Wednesday: |
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Llandegla |
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4 pheasants; 1 rabbit |
| Thursday: |
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Bryn a Pys |
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5 pheasants; 2 partridge; 1 crow |
| Friday: |
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Bryn a Pys |
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2 pheasants; 4 partridge |
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Goshawk group 4 |
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| · M. Taylor - field leader |
| · I. Bell |
| · W. Bell |
| · T. Watson |
| · S. Evans |
| · W. Duncan |
| Wednesday: |
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Bryn a Pys |
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7 pheasants; 2 partridge |
| Thursday: |
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Foelas |
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6 pheasants |
| Friday: |
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Bryn a Pys |
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5 pheasants; 1 partridge |
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Total: |
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| Game |
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Caught |
| pheasants |
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76 |
| partridge |
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11 |
| rabbits |
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5 |
| ducks |
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5 |
| hare |
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1 |
| crow |
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1 |
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| total overall |
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99 |
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