An Open Letter to the Field Trial Community
By Frank LaNasa, AFTCA President | Sep 08, 2021 Isanati, Minn. — By now, most everyone is aware of the purchase of the American Field/Field Dog Stud Book (FDSB) by United Kennel Club (UKC). Founded… 
By Frank LaNasa, AFTCA President | Sep 08, 2021 Isanati, Minn. — By now, most everyone is aware of the purchase of the American Field/Field Dog Stud Book (FDSB) by United Kennel Club (UKC). Founded…
The AFTCA has made a difficult but important decision for the protection of everyone involved that the annual AFTCA Meeting of the Board of Trustees will be cancelled in Montgomery, AL slated for the weekend of June 27th due to Covid 19.
What’s been accomplished at the AFTCA in 2019:• 20th Century Fund awarded $18,000 for upland bird habitat improvement.• Roll out of the Top Amateur Handler Award Program • AFTCA Standards for Field Trial Procedure, Judicial…
Dr. Angelo Lurus, during his tenure as AFTCA President in 1988, undertook the not-so-small goal of securing a 501(c)3 filing for the then newly created 20th Century Fund as an aid to receiving contributions. Never…
After too many years of being out-of-print, this first digital, updated edition is finally available. The 1988 edition was carefully compiled by some of the stalwarts of our sport including but not limited to these…
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…
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…
We are pleased to announce that the Amateur Field Trial Clubs of America will launch a completely new website at www.aftca.org in early March. The launch will highlight an on-going project that is automating many of…
The following collars have been approved for dog recovery use in AFTCA sanctioned trials. The transmitter and collar cannot exceed 9 ounces total. Radio Frequency Collars Tracker Radio — Supra Light Motion Transmitter Tracker Radio…
Come! Bring kids, lawn chairs, and have a wonderful time exposing our young people to the outdoors and the sport of field trialing! No early entry needed. Registration will begin at 7:30 am on…