INDIANA FALCONERS ASSOCIATION

BE SURE TO CHECK OUT THE CALENDAR OF EVENTS SECTION FOR ALL UPCOMING IFA ACTIVITIES! Specific dates and details for IFA Field Meets and events will be posted on the calendar page.

NOTICE TO INDIANA FALCONERS

THE NEXT IFA SCHEDULED EVENT:

The 2010 Annual IFA Picnic and Raffle will be held on: Saturday, August 28th, 2010 at the following location:

The Presnell Plantation
1950 S. Morgantown Road
Morgantown, IN 46160

This picturesque and well manicured ranch is an idyllic setting for a gathering of falconers. Bring your swim trunks and a fish’n pole and enjoy the lake. For more detailed information about the Presnell Plantation please visit:

VOLUNTEER TO HELP> This is a great way to get involved with the IFA and we need you! If you are willing to help out with the IFA picnic this year, please let us know. We could sure use your help. We need helpers with: soliciting raffle items, selling raffle tickets, food purchasing, cooking, serving food, picnic ticket sales, membership dues renewal, set up, clean up, building the weathering area fencing, t-shirt and hat sales or pretty much any thing else.

Contact an IFA officer today and volunteer to help make this year’s IFA Picnic the best ever. Mark this date on your calendar and remember, WE ARE NOT AT BROWN COUNTY STATE PARK THIS YEAR. Be sure to bring some items for the raffle table and side dishes are
appreciated!

Make a point also to renew your annual dues. Cost of the picnic will be $10 for adults, $5 for kids (age 6-12), FREE for kids (age 5 and under) and covers both lunch and dinner…what a deal!

DIRECTIONS: From the little downtown of Morgantown, IN, at the intersection of (SR252/135 and N. Church Street):

1.	Head north on N Church St toward E Mulberry St	0.3 mi
2.	Continue onto S Morgantown Rd	1.7 mi
3.	Turn left to stay on S Morgantown Rd	0.2 mi
4.	DO NOT FOLLOW 90* turn north - Entrance to Presnell is straight at the turn (follow IFA Signs)	66 ft
5.	Follow lane down and to the left across dam (follow IFA Signs)	0.4 mi
6.	Proceed past silos and turn slight right down the hill behind silo to the shelter (follow IFA Signs)	0.3 mi

Arrive at the IFA Picnic on the beautiful Presnell Plantation

Other Falconry Club Events:
IFA members have been invited to the GLFA Picnic, The picnic this year will again be on Andrus Island in the Rock River at Grand Detour, Illinois on September 11, 2010. GLFA was able to again reserve the whole island, and hope that all of you can come on Saturday or camp Friday and Saturday night. The campground opens at 7:30 in the morning, so come early and make a day of it. As usual, there is no charge for GLFA members or their immediate family if you bring a dish to pass ($10 with no food), and you do not have to be a member to attend the event. Please bring a dish to pass and a raffle donation if possible. The cost for non-GLFA members is $10 if you bring a dish to pass, or $15 with no food. GLFA will provide the burgers, brats, hot dogs, and soft drinks. There is a $15 per person per night camping charge if you stay over. If you have any questions, call a board member or officer of the club. This was a lot of fun last year and GLFA hopes that the picnic this year will be bigger and better. Families, dogs, and birds are welcome. Be sure to invite your friends. The boating and fishing is excellent. It is possible that the Mud Dogs Blues Band may jam Saturday night so bring your instrument.

Also, checkout the Great Lakes Falconers Associaton's Winter Field Meets (January and February meets). click here to view the Field Meet Flier for details

See the Calendar of Events section for details on the GLFA Wild Game Dinner on March 20th

RECENT EVENTS:
IFA Field Meet - Merrillville, IN (Saturday, 12-5-09) The Merrilville Field Meet, was a great meet to start the season and as usual was well attended. Many bird species were flown successfully on game.
IFA Annual Picnic - Saturday, August 22nd, 2009 ~ Brown County State Park, was another stellar IFA event with workshops, presentations, great food, great falconry raffle and great fellowship.