Field Trials? NSTRA?
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molliesmaster
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Never done either but I think the NSTRA sounds really fun and much more suited to my style.
Dakotazeb
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I did NSTRA for nearly 15 years. Only reason I stopped was because my current Brittany just wasn't being competitive. My previous Britt was a NSTRA Champion and the Mid-North Region High Point Dog in 2013, I really enjoyed NSTRA and met a bunch of really great people. It's probably more like actual hunting than any other field trial. One thing I liked was that your dog does not have to be steady wing, shot and fall. Only steady until the flush. I ran mostly in the Mid-North region but did some trials in the Mid-West, Big Sky and Rocky Mountain regions as well. Also several National trials. If any of you would like any info or advice on NSTRA I would be more than happy to help you out.
Thank you for the info. I ran one of my shorthairs in a NSTRA competition as a fill-in dog in Utah about 25 years ago. Everyone was very welcoming and it seemed like a cool format, but I just never got into it. The breeder of one of my shorthairs had a multi champion dog, Clown, that was very impressive in NSTRA and AKC trials.
I think it would be fun to get the dogs out more and a great reason to work on training.
I will probably reach out to you in the near future as I look more into it.
molliesmaster
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If field trials are too intense, you could also look into the AKC upland hunt tests. Instead of competing against other dogs, you are competing against a standard.
I ran a pup I had through the AKC Jr Hunt test once, she passed with flying colors but couldn't understand how I missed that bird. HA HA, I don't think she believed that I had to shoot blanks.
molliesmaster
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Ha, after hunting with me a little while, my dogs are more amazed when I actually hit one.
I have never heard of this group, I will check it out.
LC Smith
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Pointing Labs for the win!
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That1uncle1776
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It's almost cheating!
LC Smith
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They are so much fun to hunt with. It totally wigged our guide out two years ago on my first trip to SD. It was my first trip to this place and he was running 11 pure flushing Labs. Two years later and we still chat about how much enjoyment he gets from watching Whisky do his thing. It is really cool when Whisky locks up on one and then his flushers scream through and jump the bird right in front of his nose!