This past year marked the 100th Anniversary of the Amateur Field Trial Clubs of America’s founding in 1917 with its first National Amateur Championship conducted the following year in Thomasville, NC producing the first National… 
What dogs have won the prestigious Continental Open All-Age Championship? Check out the Continental Championship Timeline for details of all the past winners. What name will be added in 2018? 1936 Continental winner Lester’s Enjoy’s…
Wild birds, field trials and fine pointing dogs An hour east of Tallahassee, Florida, just a short hop from Thomasville, Georgia in the heart of the Southern quail hunting culture, Dixie Plantation has figured prominently…
The five most prestigious and longest running Championship Invitationals in the country are*: • The Quail Championship Invitational. The 54th running began this morning (Nov 25) on the grounds of the West Kentucky Wildlife Management…
The new AFTCA website features histories of Amateur Wild Bird Championships…so far for the following: • National Amateur Quail Championship by Steve Standley • National Amateur Chukar All-Age & Shooting Dog Championships by Torben Hansen…
The earliest this scribe knows of dog trainers coming to the rural Manitoba Municipality of Albert was 1933….Clyde Martin, Bert Black and Ivan Yopp. This is not to say there weren’t others who came earlier.…
Winner: Awsum In Motion, owned by Bill & Margie Ricci and John & Elizabeth Fort, handled by Luke Eisenhart, scouted by Tommy Davis. R-U: Just Watch, owned by Jack & Tracy Haines, handled by Jamie…
Mansion on the Hill: Do All-Age trials and dogs still matter? Thanks to acclaimed outdoor writer and Editor-at-Large for Pointing Dog Journal, Tom Davis for writing this 2-part story at my suggestion 🙂 about All-Age…
2017 Winner of the Florida Open All-Age Championship, Dominators Rebel Heir, handled by Jamie Daniels, scouted by Judd Carlton and Runner-Up Champion, Dunn’s Tried’N True handled by Luke Eisenhart, scouted by Tommy Davis. The first…
Photographs of the 2017 Southeastern Open Quail Championship were taken during the several days of running (March 1 – 7) that I was able to attend. Many other dogs — their handlers, and owners competed…