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.
American Field & FDSB: An Update (April 25)
Chicago, Ill. — During his briefing on the coronavirus on Thursday, April 23, Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker announced that the “stay at home” order mandated to April 30 was being extended to May 30, another five weeks.
American Field & FDSB: An Update (April 16)
Chicago, Ill. — It is more than three weeks since the governor of Illinois and the mayor of the city of Chicago issued “stay at home” mandates in the face of the coronavirus outbreak. These are tentatively scheduled to expire on April 30. If such did occur, the American Field would be up and running “full speed” by Monday, May 4.
Spring Update – Covid 19 Response
To all Club and Individual Members,
Most of all, we all want to extend both sympathies and our very best wishes to all effected by this pandemic, it has gotten big and will most certainly get bigger in the short term. Each and every person’s health and well being is our priority.
These are difficult and unusual times for all of us. With a geographically spread out membership the situation regarding Covid 19 is very fluid and very different for some of us. We trust that each area will manage their situations as they see best.
2019-2020 National Amateur Championship Calendar
Announcement:
International Amateur Woodcock Championship, Exeter, RI, March 27, 2020. Judges: Steve Forrest, Leonard Sinclair – Cancelled
National Amateur Chukar (All-Age) Championship, Sunnyside, WA, March 28, 2020. Judges: Sergio Velez, Jim Cochran – Cancelled
National Amateur Chukar Shooting Dog Championship, Reno, NV, April 18, 2020. – Cancelled
Pre-Membership for Youth Handlers!
Join the AFTCA with free Pre-Member for Youth Handlers. Just follow the steps at the top right of the page Become an AFTCA Member and you’ll be able to select Pre-Membership prior to payment.
2019 has been a Great Year for All!
What’s been accomplished 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 Practice, Handler and Bird Dog Performance was updated and republished.
• Initiation the exciting and important Land Contribution Program
AFTCA Announces the Land Contribution Program!
The Board of Trustees is excited to bring a new program to member clubs of the AFTCA. This is a potential tax benefit to landowners that allows clubs to host trials on their land and use their facilities. During the 2019 annual meeting, the AFTCA Board of Trustees approved a new program to provide private landowners an In-kind Tax-deductible Contribution for the value of the preparation and use of their land and facilities for the purpose of conducting a field trial by a current AFTCA member club.
Top Amateur Handler Award!
Membership Renewal…it’s time!
With the new field trial season underway, NOW is a good time for individual members and those managing AFTCA member clubs to renew their memberships if you have not yet done so. Please login to your account and renew today…and good luck to all handlers and their dogs this fall!