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• Annual Meeting, Awards and Calendar of Events

  Association of Michigan Field Trial Clubs

  By David A. Fletcher, ... - Jul 26
  The Ionia Field Trial Grounds clubhouse was the site July 11 for the 2021 Annual Meeting, steak fry, confirmation of member clubs' trial dates, ...
  
• Annual Meeting — 2020-2021

  Purina Awards

  By Mark Johnson, ... - Jul 24
  Members of the Awards Committee met in Chicago on June 26 to review prior year business activity and forward-thinking plans and policies. The ...
  
• Dr. Terry Terlep

  A Top Candidate

  By Friends and Admirerers - Jul 23
  There has been a number of endorsements for candidates who are considered worthy of election to the Hall of Fame. This has been the case since ...
  
• 2021 Annual Meetings

  AFTCA News

  By Piper Huffman, Secretary - Jul 21
  President Rick Stallings welcomed all Trustees to the 2021Amateur Field Trial Clubs of America annual meeting of 2021. He thanked everyone for ...
  
• Remembering

  Martha Wayne Morton

  By David A. Fletcher - Jul 19
  It was a sad phone conversation for me with Billy Morton when I called to express my sympathy following the death of Billy's wife of 61 years, ...
  
• Considering Worthy Candidates

  Field Trial Hall of Fame

  Jul 16
  During the past several weeks, a number of endorsements have appeared for candidates members of the field trial community deem deserving of ...
  
• Annual Meeting and Awards — 2020-2021

  Association of South Carolina Field Trial Clubs

  By Roger McPherson, Secy. - Jul 15
  The Association of South Carolina Field Trial Clubs held its annual business meeting and Awards presentations the weekend of June 4-5 at picturesqu...
  

• Nomination Ballot Update

  Field Trial Hall of Fame

  Jul 24
  About a week ago a feature reviewed the voting process for candidates for the Field Trial Hall of Fame — the endorsement period, the nomination ...
  
• Field Trial Hall of Fame

  Robin Gates

  By Holly and Cecil Rester - Jul 24
  This is a nomination for Robin Gates for Field Trial Hall of Fame. Robin was a gifted dog man and showman; a true professional in every sense of ...
  
• Deserving Candidate

  Dr. Terry Terlep

  By Frank and Mercy Fonseca - Jul 23
  As previously noted by the American Field, the yardstick of merit for the Hall of Fame is: "Is this sport better for having this person involved ...
  
• Field Trial Hall of Fame

  Highly Deserving Candidates

  By David A. Fletcher - Jul 20
  I admit it. I stole the above headline from Dr. John Russell's wonderful article about two great friends of mine from the past years, and deserving...
  

• Big

  By Tom Word - Jul 19
  I first watched Robin Gates handle at the Eastern Open Shooting Dog Championship in Virginia in 1976. His dogs hunted beautiful patterns, found ...
  
• Candidate for the Hall of Fame

  Valiant

  By Jay McKenzie - Jul 16
  Bird dogs were a way of life for me long before field trialing came into my life. Then Valiant come onto the scene. He was of the correct temperame...