2023 Mews News Nominated for Gourmand Award

Our 2023 Fall Issue, ‘The Falconer’s Cookbook,’ has been nominated for a 2024 Gourmand Award. You can read about these awards here, and members may view The Falconer’s Cookbook in our archives (if they missed the mailing). We are pleased and honored to have the work of our fellow falconers in assembling and writing these […]

Spring Board Meeting Info

Your NYSFA Board of directors has met for their spring board meeting. This important budget meeting is where we address the financial asks of the membership, as well as the dates for the field meet as discussed at the Membership Meeting in December of 2023. Finally, we did final site selection for the 2024 Field […]

Finger Lakes Winter Field Meet

The Finger Lakes Field Meet was February 24 and went off without hitch! Aptly organized by Matt, Dan and Steve, we had three great hunting sights, excellent control of group size, and ample opportunity for newcomers to observe field craft. At least two bunnies were taken, and many hours of fun were had catching up […]

Finger Lakes Field Meet

Calling all Falconers!  A few members of the NYSFA are gathering for an informal field meet which has become an annual event in recent history dubbed the Finger Lakes Field Meet in central New York.  Similar to years past,  we would like to invite other Falconers interested in getting together for a day afield, hunting […]

NYSFA Dues Increase Approved by membership

In December the Board of Directors mailed a ballot to our active members regarding the proposed dues increase to $50 to cover various services the membership has asked to expand or continue the upkeep of. To pass as a permanent measure, dues increases must be approved by a 2/3 affirmative vote of the membership. On […]

2023 Field Meet Photos

Thanks to all who attended our first December meet! This was a strange time of year for us to move to, and we appreciate everyone turning out and flying their birds. The membership strongly indicated at the meeting that December was not a good time, and we are in the midst of making sure that […]

2023 Field Meet Guest Speaker – Tim Gallagher

We are very pleased and honored to announce that award-winning author and New Yorker, Tim Gallagher, will be joining us as the 2023 Field Meet guest speaker. Tim Gallagher is an award-winning author and the former editor-in-chief of the Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology’s Living Bird. Gallagher has also written extensively on the Ivory-billed Woodpecker, as well as numerous falconry topics, including profiles such […]

2023 Field Meet Rough Schedule

Our annual field meet will be Dec 8-10. This date change is due to the hotels’ booking constraints this year, but it gives us an opportunity to be field-focused during the day, and warm in the banquet hall at night! 2023 Field Meet Rough Schedule Friday Saturday We host an annual field meet, generally the […]

3-186A Falconry database downtime August 1-3, 2023

The 3-186A Falconry database used by Falconers, States, Territories, and the Federal Government will be down from 01 to 03 August 2023.  The database can be found here: https://epermits.fws.gov/falcP/ The USFWS will be uploading numerous database improvements that have been requested and tested by State Falconry Administrators.  These database changes will be helpful for Falconers in […]