Horseback Field Trials: Re: Wild Bird Trials

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Re: Wild Bird Trials

Posted by Gavin Gold on 6/12/2012, 1:12 pm, in reply to "Re: Wild Bird Trials"

Gary, in my view that is a no-brainier. In this part of the world we only trial on wild birds and every brace is entitled to fresh ground so we need a LOT of land to host a trial. All of the triallers, and most of the hunters, are fervent conservationists.After all, we have the most to lose if birds or habitat are lost. And as a result we are on very good terms with most of the conservation land owners - we recently even held a large trial on a RAMSAR site which no-one else can visit unless accompanied by a park ranger. Because they knew they could trust us, and the local club had volunteered a lot of time to conducting game bird surveys, which is a good measure of the health of the eco-system. Of course we also have to balance this by remaining on good terms with the farmers (and plenty of the triallers here farm themselves). But not a difficult balancing act.

And if you don't like the way quails forever are doing things, become active, learn why they are doing it their way, and see if you can change it from within.

--Previous Message--
: Well my question is should we as field
: trialers join quail forever and try to get
: help get the wild bird population back, like
: it was in past. Do you think this would help
: jump start the population of quail. I am
: going to my first quail forever chapter at
: the end of this month in va beach. Just
: checking it out what they have to offer to
: help raise the quail population here an in
: NE NC and Va. It's worth a try.
: If we don't do anything just set back,
: nothing done nothing gained.
:
:
: --Previous Message--
: How many horseback AA wild bird trials are
: there now? How many have enough birds to
: really run a fair test of a quality field
: trial performance? I'm asking this for a
: reason as I want to visit and/or compete in
: as many of these as possible over the next
: few years. I'd hate to leave any out in
: planning my journeys.
:
: I'm assuming the prairie trials are all on
: wild birds so the Dakotas, MT and Canadian
: prairie trials are all on wild game. Any
: exceptions?
:
: What about the chicken events in Wisconsin?
: Are there enough birds to make it a true
: test?
:
: Trials in Kansas used to all be run on wild
: quail and chickens/pheasants and there are
: still wild birds to be pointd on most of the
: trial grounds. Many though are supplemented
: with throw down coveys or pre released birds
: in the early fall.
:
: Field Trial Clubs in KS running ONLY on wild
: birds are the Gyp Hills Club in Medicine
: Lodge, KS (quail, occasional pheasant) and
: the High Plains Club (pheasants, quail and
: chickens) in Hill City, KS.
:
: The South Georgia-North Florida plantations
: are all wild quail unless someone would care
: to correct my assumption.
:
: Please name others in the south for me and
: the grounds that you know about in terms of
: the quality of courses, etc. I have heard
: that some AA trials in the south are alot of
: riding for a couple bird contacts in a day.
: True?
:
: I used to think the out west Chukar trials
: were wild bird events but found out they are
: mostly throw down events. Is this true for
: all of them?
:
: Many Texas trials were on wild birds in the
: past but with the drought and unknown bird
: loss causes in West TX, quail numbers are
: really low. Access to the big ranches for
: trialing is limited these past 10 years or
: so also. Few or no major trials are held in
: TX right now.
:
: Are the Western Oklahoma trials still
: strictly wild birds and is there enough to
: not make it a "luck" trial where
: the dog that points the only birds wins?
:
: Let's hope these current wild bird trials
: can all continue and that the wild quail
: populations that have thrived in South
: Georgia can expand their range thru natural
: migration or help.
:
: Thanks for your help and comments!
:
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Responses

Re: Wild Bird Trials - Frank Thompson 6/23/2012, 7:06 am
- Re: Wild Bird Trials - Don Gerstner 6/23/2012, 10:54 am
Re: Wild Bird Trials - Don Gerstner 6/15/2012, 5:09 pm
- Re: Wild Bird Trials - Gavin Gold 6/17/2012, 3:47 pm
  - Re: Wild Bird Trials - Don Gerstner 6/22/2012, 1:01 pm
    - Re: Wild Bird Trials - Gavin Gold 6/22/2012, 2:43 pm
      - Re: Wild Bird Trials - Don Gerstner 6/22/2012, 9:42 pm
        
        Stride away articles and photos of south African field trials - Gavin Gold 6/24/2012, 5:06 am
        
        Re: Wild Bird Trials - Gavin Gold 6/24/2012, 4:36 am
  - Re: Wild Bird Trials - Jim Michaletz 6/17/2012, 6:04 pm
Re: Wild Bird Trials - Gary Ansell 6/12/2012, 2:56 pm
- Re: Wild Bird Trials - John Edstrom 6/23/2012, 10:10 am