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2019-2020 National Amateur Free-for-All Championship Drawing
Saturday, Feb. 22, 2020 at 8.00 AM
Sedgefields Plantation, Union Springs, AL
Judges: Jonathan Burch & Elton Bray
1a. Sugarknoll Bushwacker, PM, Del Collo
1b. Redlands Jacked Up, PM, Rentz
2a. White’s Crossbow, PM, White/Hughes
2b. Lester’s Top Recruit, PM, Servais/Peterson
History of the National Amateur Free-for-All Championship
Many thanks to Darron Hendley whose many National Shooting Dog Championship catalogs from past years, Tony Gibson and Bernie Matthys of the American Field for other pertinent materials and information used to compile the historic of this important amateur championship still held on the grounds it was founded on, Sedgefield Plantation, Union Springs, Alabama. If anyone has additional information or corrections, please let us know. National Amateur Free-for-All Championship
2019-2020 National Amateur Shooting Dog Championship Drawing
January 31, 2020
Camp Robinson, AK
Judges: Dr. Jim Mills, Harold Woodward
1a. Miller’s Cover Girl, PF, Miller
1b. J Maple Jester, PF, IS, Hughes
2a. Levi Express Visa, SM, Van Horn
2b. Panther Creek Gunsmoke, PM, Rutland
2019-2020 National Amateur Shooting Dog Derby Championship Drawing
January 30, 2020
Camp Robinson, AK
Judges: Dr. Jim Mills, Harold Woodward
1a. True Discovery, PF, Humphrey
1b. Open Range Adieline, PF, Barker
2a. Miller’s Packing Heat, PF, Miller
2b.Hale’s High Kick, PF, IS, Hale
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
2019-2020 National Amateur Shooting Dog Invitational Championship Winners
CH: Miller’s Unbridled Forever Owners: Brian Sanchez & Neil Walker. Handler: Brian Sanchez
R-U: Miller’s Cover Girl Owners: Fran & Jack Miller. Handler: Jack Miller
Special thanks to sponsors Purina, Garmin, and Bass Pro/Cabella’s
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.
2019-2020 National Amateur All-Age Invitational Championship Winners
CH: Dialed In Owners/Handler: Jim Pendergest
R-U: Touch’s Firedancer Owner/Handler: Keith Wright
Special thanks to sponsors Purina, Garmin, and Bass Pro/Cabella’s
Congratulations!
Top Amateur Handler Award Update!
We are thankful to Purina for taking the lead and providing “Blue Ribbon” sponsorship of this National Awards Program. Their quality foods power many of the handler’s dogs competing. If you’re looking for a quality dog food consider Purina, thousands of amateur handlers already are!
