From Ken Sauer: I first want to thank everyone for their entries and also the Judges for stepping up to the plate for us. The plan is to start Wednesday March 11th, 2015. We�ll run OSD�s Wednesday, Thursday, & finish up the first series on Friday morning. Then we�ll go right into the Derbies, and then Puppies. The Plan is that the puppies will be on Saturday morning and the call backs on Saturday afternoon. Remember the Call back is an hour & a half. This plan could change somewhat based on dogs being picked up or who knows what delay. We�ll have hot lunches daily ($6.00-$8.00 per person), a tent to get out of weather, and some sort of cook-out possibly Friday afternoon. Ronnie Miller was kind enough to help up out and we need to make sure everyone lets him know how appreciative we are of this. Glenn Cumbie suffered a loss in his family a few weeks ago (his son) and will not be able to attend. We need to also make sure we all send our condolences to him, Linda, his daughter, and his son�s family. Glenn has always been a huge help and asset to the NBHA.

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The NBHA Mid-South Regional Championship and accompanying stakes were started on Jan. 31st and concluded on Sunday Feb. 1st. The Tallapoosa Field Trial Club hosted the event at the J.L. Lester WMA near Cedartown, GA. Field Trials have been held on these grounds for more than 40 years dating back to when the property was privately owned by a local cattle and crop farmer. Due to the vision of a few local sportsmen and the willingness of some State Officials the property was purchased several years ago for the primary purpose of providing grounds to contest birddog field trials.

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We had a great weekend for a trial with temps in the high 60's. The sun was shining all three days with a slight breeze to help scenting conditions. The Robert E Talbot CA grounds looked good with cover, clearings and plenty of wild birds. The judges for the weekend would be Ken Chenoweth and Stephen Ruggles. These two gentlemen did a great job all three days. With 51 entries in seven different classes we would make judging a chore for these guys.

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The Tallapoosa Field Trial Club held it�s 2nd trial of the year on February 7th at the farm of Marty and Linda Robinson in Carrollton, GA. We had beautiful trialing weather and ample folks on hand, Owners, Handlers and Spectators to make for an incredibly enjoyable day.

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Ideal weather conditions made for a great weekend of field trialing and watching some nice dog work in northern Missouri. Fortunately this weekend we had moderate temperatures in the mid-forties and beautiful sunny skies each afternoon. North Missouri Field Trial Association is very thankful for the support shown on this weekend from our participants who were from Missouri and Iowa.

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The NBHA National Amateur Invitational Championship was held in Berea, KY at the Central KY Wildlife Management Area on December 13 and 14. The weather was cool and dreary, but dry so we couldn't complain. We were very pleased with the support of all who attended trial. The format of the invitational was changed this year from years past. It seemed to be well received by those attending and we thank all again for the support. Congratulations to our Winner Joe Barton of Decatur, GA with pointer female Tattle. Joe was a first time championship contender and is off to a great start. Runner up went to Ray Brown of Paducah, KY with Starfire Supersport. This duo has won this Championship for the previous 2 consecutive seasons. Congratulations again Ray!

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The NBHA National Amateur Shooting Dog Classic began on December 13 at Berea, KY. This was the first year for the classic, coinciding with the National Amateur Invitational Championship. The running was on a second course at the Central KY wildlife Management Area. The weather was cool and over cast with little wind. Judging the stake were Greg Sloan and Brett Francis both of Kentucky.

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The 2015 NBHA Midwest Regional Championship concluded on Jan 4 at the Whetstone Wildlife Management Area at Williamsburg, Mo. The trial, hosted by the Missouri Bird Hunters Association, drew a good entry of 21 Shooting dogs, 14 Derbies and 6 Puppies.

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2015 NBHA MidSouth Regional Champions Oscar Whitt with CH Rocky Hollow Big Time and Stan McCain with RUCH Sand Mountain Andy. Standing (l-r): Bobby Phillips, Mildred Taylor, Bobby Taylor, Seth Whitt, Terry Amberson, Bruce Mercer, Jesse Brown and Lavon King-Judge

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The Alabama and Georgia Regions joined forces to promote and conduct the National Bird Hunters National Amateur Shooting Dog Championship and The Amateur Derby classic. The Field Trial Committee had the opportunity to secure a date at the J.L.Lester WMA, located at Cedartown, Georgia and the credit goes to Bruce Mercer for securing our dates. Marty Robinson was the man with the plan, to clean up the courses, aided by Terry Amberson and Bruce Mercer. Marty furnished the equipment and he, Terry and Bruce spent a three day weekend, which involved twelve hour days.

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