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Updated October 14, 2005
INTERNATIONAL PHEASANT CHAMPIONSHIP
Harpster, OH—The Pheasant Championship Club’s International Pheasant Championship commended on the heels of the American Field Pheasant Futurity October 13 at the Killdeer Plains Area near Harpster, OH. The titular stake has an entry of 34 and the companion Open Derby drew 16, the trial concluding on or about October 16.

Judges are Elton Bray of Holly Springs, MS, and Steve Butler of Somerville, TN.


NATIONAL AMATEUR PHEASANT SHOOTING DOG CHAMPIONSHIP
Baldwinsville, NY—The National Amateur Pheasant Shooting Dog Championship was concluded October 6 at the Three Rivers Game Management Area near Baldwinsville, NY. Topping the field of 51 entries was Calico’s Country Flirt, pointer female owned by Calico Kennels and handled by Frank Henderson. Runner-up was Great River Bonnie, pointer female owned by Great River Kennels and handled by Brian Sanchez.

Larry Moon of Albany, GA, and Harold Ray of Waynesboro, GA, were the judges.

— Linda Hunt


NATIONAL PRAIRIE CHICKEN SHOOTING DOG CHAMPIONSHIP
Wisconsin Rapids, WI—The winner of the National Prairie Chicken Shooting Dog Championship was Kloster’s Nitrous Oxide, owned by John Mathys of Green Bay, WI, and handled by Jim Tande. The five-year-old pointer male had a find and a stop to flush. Runner-up was Butch Cassidy, four-year-old tri-color setter male owned by Bill Teat of Prior Lake, MN, and handled by Bill Holtan. Cassidy had a find and an unproductive. There were 28 entries.

In the Derby (33 entries), first place went to Erin’s Mayo Ranger, pointer male owned and handled by Sean Derrig. Second was Skydancer Timely Tales, setter male owned by Dennis Lutynski of Dousman, WI, and handled by Jim Tande. Erin’s Little Engine, pointer male owned by Sean Derrig and handled by Mike Hutchcraft, was third. All Derbies had mutiple bird work.

Judges were Kendall Schmidt of Defiance, MO, and Brian Sullivan of Dillon, SC.


REGION 8 ALL-AGE TRIALS
Ardmore, OK—Two major stakes were sponsored by Region 8 of the Amateur Field Trial Clubs of America — the Region 8 Amateur All-Age Championship, which drew 26 dogs, and the Region 8 Open All-Age (31 entries). A companion Open Derby attracted 17.

Winning the titular stake was Nemaha City Slicker, pointer male owned and handled by Dr. Pat McInteer of Falls City, NE. Runner-up was Barshoe Ripcord, pointer male owned by John Harmon of Austin, TX. The winners came from the final brace.

Judges were Andy Daughtery of Grovespring, MO, and Larry “Fuz” Smith of Arnett, OK.

In the Open counterpart, Miller’s Total Eclipse, pointer male owned by Don Stroble of Mechanicsburg, PA, and handled by Andy Daugherty, won first. Daugherty also took second with Cypress Gunpowder, pointer male owned by David Nutt of Jackson, MS, and Dr. Larry Mitchell of Franklin, TN. Third was Funseeker’s Rebel, pointer male owned by Mercy and Frank Fonseca of Miami, FL, and handled by Fred Dileo.

In the Derby, A Rebel Ike, pointer male owned by Dr. Tom Kennard of Jacksonville, FL, and handled by Fred Dileo, was first. Dileo also handled the second place winner, Why Not Johnny, setter male whose Field Dog Stud Book record shows the dog to be over age for Derby competition, having been whelped in 2003. Chispa’s Rampage, owned by Stuart English of Collinsville, OK, and handled by Allen Vincent, was named to third.

Judges for the All-Age and Derby were Mike Griffin of Stilwell, OK, and Mark Henley of Thomasville, GA.

— Larry Garner

SEVENTY-SECOND AMERICAN FIELD PHEASANT FUTURITY
Harpster, OH—Forty dogs were named to start in the 72nd edition of the American Field Pheasant Futurity October 11-12 at the Killdeer Plains Wildlife Area near Harpster, OH.

House’s Cold Mountain, white and orange pointer male, owned, bred and handled by Joe Don House of Clinton, KY, was named to first. His was a fine effort culminated by a late-heat pheasant find.

Second and third were named on race. Bo’s War Honor, white and liver pointer male, owned by Robert L. Napier of Winchester, KY, bred by Sean Derrig of Bannockburn, IL, and handled by Clinton “Joe” Bush, was second, while Erin’s Traveller, white and liver pointer male owned, bred and handled by Sean Derrig, was named to third.

The entry was comprised of 33 pointers, 6 setters and one Irish setter.

Weather for the trial was nearly ideal, with overcast skies on opening day, the highs reaching into the lows 60s. Cover on the Killdeer venue was high in spots, and there was several boggy areas on the courses, the result of a goodly amount of previous precipitation.

Judges for the ringneck classic were Paul K. Wright of West Lafaytte, IN, and Vernon R. Vance of Winchester, KY.