Category: Seminars

Photos & Results from MSDA’s 2024 Fall Hunt Test Weekend

MSDA’s annual Fall Hunt Test Weekend at Rebel Ridge Farms was filled with sunny skies and great hunting. It included a Judges and Handlers Seminar taught by AKC Senior Field Rep Tom Meyer, a small afternoon Spaniel Hunt Test sponsored by the Flat-Coated Retriever Society of America, Pointing Mock Junior Hunt Tests, and two full days of AKC Spaniel Hunt Tests sponsored by MSDA.

Individual results for MSDA’s Spaniel Hunt Tests are posted on HuntSecretary.

Pro photographer Matt Toth took photos of the spaniel hunt tests. They are available at https://mtfieldsports.smugmug.com/MSDA-Spaniel-Test-914-915-2024.

Some additional photos of the events and of the Friday and Saturday spaniel hunt test ribbons ceremonies are on MSDA’s Flickr site at  https://www.flickr.com/photos/mdsportingdog/albums/.

Volunteers needed for the 2024 Fall Hunt Test Weekend

Especially for the hunt tests on Saturday and Sunday, volunteers are very much needed for the three-day hunt test weekend. Whether you’re an experienced bird planter or a total newbie, we need your help and it’s a great way to learn more about the tests and the people involved as well as develop some much-appreciated skills.

MSDA members will earn volunteer credit that counts toward their 2025 voting membership. Some of the tasks include: signing people in, planting or throwing birds, shagging, brief stints as a line or field marshal, and helping with lunch. We also need a couple of people to bring desserts to round out the menu for our homecooked lunches to be served on Saturday and Sunday.

If you’re able to contribute some of your time when you’re not running your dog, or even if you’re not entering the tests at all and are willing to come out to help, please contact Roseanna Bennett via Roseanna@mdsportingdog.org to volunteer.

Much more information about the Fall Hunt Test Weekend events is at https://mdsportingdog.org/2024-fall-hunt-test-weekend/

Entries are open for 2024 Fall Hunt Test Weekend

MSDA’s annual Fall Hunt Test Weekend will be Friday September 13, Saturday September 14 and Sunday September 15 at Rebel Ridge Farms in Elkton MD.

Here is an outline of what is planned including: a Judges and Handlers Seminar, three Spaniel Hunt Tests, and a Pointing Mock Junior Hunt Test. That page also has links to detailed information and entry forms for all events.

2024 MSDA Fall Hunt Test Weekend

MSDA’s annual Fall Hunt Test Weekend will be Friday September 13, Saturday September 14 and Sunday September 15 at Rebel Ridge Farms in Elkton MD.

Here is an outline of what is planned including: a Judges and Handlers Seminar, three Spaniel Hunt Tests, and a Pointing Mock Junior Hunt Test.

We are still doing some final planning for the weekend so, even though you may see some events listed as “pending” or even “approved” on AKC and HuntSecretary websites, entries are not yet open. We expect to open entries for all Fall Hunt Test Weekend events no later than July.

    New! 2024 Seminar: Retrieving for Upland Dogs

    MSDA’s upland flushing dog program is hosting a one-day workshop on Friday, June 21 at Mount Ararat Farm in Port Deposit, MD. This seminar will be held entirely outdoors and will focus on Retrieving for Upland Dogs. This will be a full-day workshop (8:30 am – 5:00 pm) with limited enrollment to ensure that all participants get plenty of attention. The day will be led by Mitch White, a well-known professional retrieving trainer who also works with upland dogs. 

    Much more information and online preregistration is available at https://mdsportingdog.org/2024-retr-seminar/. Preregistration will be open until 5 pm on Tuesday, May 21.