What began as a Love for Animals Became a Lifelong passion and lifestyle
Mark Runnels and Mark Smith founded Predator Impact, LLC in the spring of 2018. Mark Runnels brings 30 years of business management. Mark Smith brings a decade of knowledge of raptor-based bird abatement. They make a great combination.
OUR STAFF: HUMAN AND ANIMAL
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J. Mark Runnels is the Managing Partner of Predator Impact. LLC.
Mark is 58 years old. He has been married to Ann Runnels for over 30 years and they have three children: Cole( 28), Aaron (24), and Janae (19).
Mark is a Mechanical Engineer by training, and a manager with Siemens Corp, but his real love is falconry. He is a Master Falconer with over 30 years of experience. Mark has flown a wide variety of hawks, eagles, and falcons over the years, but his favorite is the Harris' hawk.
Mark brings the perfect blend of falconry experience and business knowledge to Predator Impact, LLC.
Mark is 58 years old. He has been married to Ann Runnels for over 30 years and they have three children: Cole( 28), Aaron (24), and Janae (19).
Mark is a Mechanical Engineer by training, and a manager with Siemens Corp, but his real love is falconry. He is a Master Falconer with over 30 years of experience. Mark has flown a wide variety of hawks, eagles, and falcons over the years, but his favorite is the Harris' hawk.
Mark brings the perfect blend of falconry experience and business knowledge to Predator Impact, LLC.
Mark Smith is the Operating Partner of Predator Impact, LLC. Mark is 30 years old and married to Liana Smith. He is a master falconer and has been a practicing falconer for over 10 years. He started in the abatement business before he even earned his own falconry permit. That was over 10 years ago, and he has been active in falconry and abatement ever since.
Mark adds a substantial experience in training and working with both dogs and hawks.
Mark adds a substantial experience in training and working with both dogs and hawks.
Steven Araguz is 43 years old and married to Robin Hart. Steven is also a falconer; achieving general level certification in 2019. Steven brings 22 years of experience in customer service, sales, and business management to the Predator Impact team.
- Lydia Stinchfield is 29 and lives in Arizona with her significant other, Michael. She became a general falconer in 2019 and flies a female Harris' hawk named Charley. Lydia helps run the Predator Impact website when she is not outside with her bird.
Our Birds
Nola is a five year old captive bred female Harris' hawk. She is a very effective hunter and a valuable member of our abatement team. She loves hunting geese and is big enough to handle them with style.
Royal is a new addition to the team. She is a captive bred Finnish Goshawk, and was hatched in May 2018. The Finnish birds are one of the largest and strongest subspecies of goshawk, and she will be very effective at reducing goose populations. "Goshawk" is a shortened form of "Goose Hawk" and they are very fast and effective hunters, especially of waterfowl.
Kimber is the baby of the Harris's Hawks. She is a little over one year old, is captive bred, and is very sweet on the glove, but all business when given a task to do.
Bella is a three year old captive bed Harris's Hawk. She isn't nearly as personable as Kimber, but is a very steady and efficient bird.
Augustus aka Gus is a captive bred Northern Goshawk. He is 1/2 Finnish and 1/2 North American. He is almost two months old and still learning the ropes but doing very well so far.
Carl is a two year old captive bred Harris's Hawk. He is new to the game, but is catching on quick and has become my go-to bird.
Our Dogs
Kira is a lurcher, and she was born January 2018. Lurchers are common hunting dogs in Europe, but less common in the US. She is a deliberate cross between a Greyhound and an Anatolian shepherd. She is a family pet whose favorite thing to do in life is chase geese. Her second favorite activity is lounging on the floor in the living room chewing on rawhide bones.
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