THE WEIRS TIMES, Thursday, January 21, 2010
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VOLUME 19, NO. 3 THE WEIRS, LAKE WINNIPESAUKEE, N.H., THURSDAY, JANUARY 21, 2010 COMPLIMENTARY
Snowshoe
Hare Hunting
Workshop
January 23
rd
in
Holderness
Learn about the excitement of
Snowshoe Hare hunting at a free
workshop being offered at the
New Hampshire Fish and Game
Department’s Owl Brook Hunter
Education Center in Holderness.
The workshop will take place
from 9am-1pm. on Saturday,
January 23rd. Space is limited
and pre-registration is required.
To register, call the Owl Brook
Hunter Education Center at (603)
536-3954.
At the workshop, Edward Vien
and Larry Williams, President
and Treasurer of the NH Beagle
Club and Volunteer Hunter Edu-
cation instructors; along with
Bob Drozdowski, past president
of the NH Beagle Club, and Lar-
ry’s son, Thomas Williams, will
introduce participants to one of
New Hampshire’s finest small-
Nancy Cowan, master falconer, with Fire, a Harris Hawk which is one of the raptors that she uses to teach her game hunting experiences - hare
students the ancient sport of falconry.
roger Amsden Photo
hunting with beagles.
The workshop will cover topics
Fa l c o n r y : an an c i e n t Sp o r t
such as Snowshoe Hares and
where to find them, equipment
needs, dogs and their needs and
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training, safety considerations,
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where to find information on hare
and rabbit hunting, and clubs
by roger Amsden
is a member of the fastest species that speed without ripping their in New Hampshire that focus on
News Correspondent
in the world, known for exceeding wings off is still a mystery,’’ says dogs and hare hunting. The in-
200 miles per hour as they dive Nancy Cowan, a master falconer See workshop on 12
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