The National Amateur Pheasant All Age Championship at Berea, KY has been cancelled.
The International Amateur Woodcock Championship has been postponed for the time being. Further details will come on hosting this AFTCA event in the Spring of 2024.
National Amateur Quail and Derby Championships Livingston Place, Greenville, Florida By Maria Bassham, Quitman, GA The Amateur Field Trial Clubs of America held its 101st running of the National Amateur Quail Championship on the prestigious grounds of Livingston Place (formally named, and still always referred to as, Dixie Plantation) in Greenville, Florida. The 90-minute braces began on Monday morning, February 28, 2022 and concluded Friday morning, March 4th. The…
NATIONAL AMATEUR ALL-AGE INVITATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP By: Jim Atchison The AFTCA sponsored the 41st running of their National Amateur All-Age Invitational Championship on the six National Championship courses of Ames Plantation December 5-8. AFTCA secretary, Piper Huffman, organized the championship and would be the first to admit she experienced some stress as some the qualified 12 dogs were scratched, due…
The 2021 AFTCA National Amateur Walking Championship was run November 12th-14th at Keith Wright’s Redwood Farm, near Covington, IN. The Redwood Farm is the perfect place to show a walking shooting dog with rolling hills, edges, feed strips and plenty of cover that gives the opportunity for dogs to make moves while staying completely in tune with the handler. Most importantly there was no shortage of birds as every brace…
National Amateur Chukar All Age, Payette, ID Sept 24, 2021 National Amateur Prairie Chicken, Wisconsin Rapids, WI, Sept. 24,2021 National Amateur Grouse, Meredith, MI, Sept. 30, 2021 National Amateur Pheasant Shooting Dog, Lacey Township, NJ, Oct. 20,2021 National Amateur Walking Shooting Dog, Keith Wright's Redwood Farm, Nov. 12, 2021 National Amateur All Age Invitational, Dec. 6, 2021, Ames Plantation National Amateur Shooting Dog Invitational, Dec. 10, 2021, Round Pond Plantation…
National Amateur Chukar Shooting Dog Championship By Jared Tappero The 2021 AFTCA National Amateur Chukar Shooting Dog Championship was co-hosted this year by the Bay Area Bird Dog Club (BABDC) and Region 11 of the AFTCA. This amateur championship stake is run annually, and alternates between Regions 9, 10, and 11 respectively; being run at either Prairie Wind Ranch, near Payette, Idaho (Region 9), Imperial River Cattle Ranch, near…
Quail and Derby Championship William Smith The 100th Running of the National Amateur Quail Championship began on March 1st on the historic grounds formally known as Dixie Plantation in Greenville, Florida. The name has been changed but to field trailers this extraordinary place will always be known as Dixie. This is the second year that the trial has returned to Dixie after a two year absence to allow for…
NATIONAL AMATEUR ALL-AGE INVITATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP By: Jim Atchison The Amateur Field Trial Clubs of America (AFTCA) sponsored the 40th running of the National Amateur All-Age Invitational Championship on the historic grounds of the Ames Plantation December 7-9. Of the 12 dogs initially invited, 11 accepted and the roster was filled by inviting the next most qualified dog. Qualifications for invitations were based on points earned from placements in…
NATIONAL AMATUER GROUSE CHAMPIONSHIP BY RUSSELL OGILVIE LITTLE MISS BELLA-CHAMPION GROUSE HILL ANNIE-RUNNER UP This year’s National Amateur Grouse Champion came out of the 11 brace. Little Miss Bella, owned and handled by Tim Cavanaugh was paired with Grouse Hill Pepper (Capocci) on Moosehorn. Moosehorn is a tough course for dogs. Not only is it thick making it hard to find dogs, it is has some twist and turns…
