The Hawk Board recognised the potential problems with devolution a long time ago. With the advent of Lord Watsons PM bill things became more pressing. The Hawk Board convene a meeting of interested parties in Scotland and plans are looked at for a potential representative body. September saw a meeting with CLA to begin arranging next years Game Fair. Important points for Falconers - Cheap entrance tickets available via The Hawk Board for affiliated clubs, six UK Clubs will exhibit.
More trade stands as well.
There was a small change to the program as the Chair kept her talk in reserve in case any of the speakers did not manage to arrive on time. He spoke on three recent advances in raptor medicine. These new advances will be published in the proceedings of the Veterinary Conference held in South Africa August 1998. He covered new techniques for orthopaedic surgery, fixing broken limbs using external fixings. These are now so good that shattered bones that would have been a non starter can now to be held in place long enough to mend and the bird be able to use the limb properly.