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Re: Gyp Hills FTC Trial this Fall

Posted by Dan McClellan on 7/4/2012, 5:10 am, in reply to "Gyp Hills FTC Trial this Fall"

Awesome pictures of the participants and the grounds. Thanks for posting the link, Doug. This trial should be considered a 'must make' event for anyone who wants to test their wild bird dog over an all natural venue including the birds. With both an hour All Age and an hour Shooting Dog stake..... --Previous Message-- : I thought I'd repost the photographs from last : December's inaugural Gyp Hills Field Trial : club event near Medicine Lodge, KS. The : venue is the 40,000 acre Z-Bar Ranch which : is maintained as a grazing operation for : buffalo and managed for all kind of wildlife : from prairie dogs to bobwhite quail. : : We are considering and will advertise this : trial for a Thursday start if there is : enough interest for four days this year. : Last year we filled up three full days with : one hour open all age, one hour open : shooting dog and two 30 min Derby stakes. : : This is all wild birds and last year the : bird numbers were down due to historic : drought. This year normal rainfall has : visited the ranch and we are hoping the heat : and current dryness is broken regularly this : summer with more rains. : : Last year even with the worst of conditions, : we still identified 13 separate coveys on : the three hours used. Birds numbers look : much better right now. We will also be : exploring the addition of more courses as : all we really lack is time and effort to lay : the courses out! : : Please check out the link to these pictures : taken by professional photographer Kyle : Gerstner who is frequent Board contributor : Donnie Gerstner's son. : : The link: : http://gerstner.zenfolio.com/p500002052 : : Enjoy and think about how much fun we're : having on these grounds! You can come along : too. :

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