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It will take place in Elverson PA (near Morgantown ) on Saturday, July 26. The cost is $50. This includes the seminar, materials provided by the AKC, and lunch provided by Ruth Heston and Mary Lou Dunn. The setting is a brand new conference center in the midst of 600 beautiful acres of farm and woods. The floor-to-ceiling windows overlook a marsh filled with ducks, geese, herons and various other birds.
Maps will be provided to everyone.
If you are interested, please send a check, made payable to MAHSC, to the following address:
Marilyn Gilpin
She will need your checks by May 31. If we do not get 30 people from our club, we will open it up to other clubs. If you have any questions, call Marilyn at 610-906-2658.
May 18 - MAHSC Training Day @ Far Meadows farm, Chester Springs, PA
Starting Time: 9:00
A 3 ACRE POND with an island! A great place for training water blinds and
introducing puppies to water!
Bird Planting Seminar: by Mike Shaw. Head-up, head-down, tuck 'em or roll 'em.
From hunt tests to field trials Mike's planting experience will benefit any
trainer.
Great fields and the greatest guns available for all your ground-work training.
CONTACT. Mary Lou Dunn
DIRECTIONS
Directions to the Hunting Site From the PA Turnpike (176)
Take the PA Route 100 Exit #312 toward Pottstown/ West Chester 0.4 miles
Take the Rt 100 South ramp toward Downingtown 0.5 miles
Merge onto N Pottstown Pike (Rt. 100) 0.6 miles
Turn left onto East Uwchlan Ave (Rt 113) and continue for 3.9 miles (
Hallman's Store and Gulf Station on left)
Turn left onto Pikeland Rd, go 0.2 miles to stop sign
Turn Right onto Art School Rd and go 0.3 miles and turn left into dirt lane
at the orange flag.
Go back lane for app. 0.6 miles and look for lamppost on left with orange
flag on it.
Turn left into smaller dirt lane and proceed to training grounds at top of
hill.
CLUB MEETING. After the training session, the club meeting will be on the
grounds Light refreshments will be served.
Bring a guest. Nonmembers are invited to participate for $25 fee which includes
a club membership
June 7 - MAHSC Water Trial
Welcome!The M-AHSC is an organization of upland bird and waterfowl hunters, gun dog breeders, bench and obedience enthusiasts, and field trialers dedicated to the proper and ethical training, handling, and breeding of flushing spaniels. Our charter is to preserve the hunting heritage of the flushing spaniel breeds and to foster sportsmanship and ethics when hunting as well as when in competition. We also promote and stress the proper training of spaniels as competent hunting companions and game conservators.
Throughout the year, the M-AHSC conducts several activities such as As a club, we are very active in the AKC spaniel Hunt test program, typically conducting two tests in the November/December time frame. The Spaniel Hunting Tests are a non-competitive evaluation of the dogs in actual hunting situations in order to determine their suitability and ability as hunting companions. There are three levels of testing: Junior, Senior and Master, each with increased levels of testing requirements. Participation in the program allows the dogs to obtain official AKC field titles (Junior Hunter, Senior Hunter, and Master Hunter).
Our annual Grouse Hunt Trial is run on chukar partridge planted in wooded cover to simulate ruffed grouse hunting. Conducted in February, this event offers a different venue at a time when we are all suffering from cabin fever. The Grouse Hunt Trial is a competitive fun trial with awards for the dogs that are placed. This trial consists of separate stakes for puppies, gun dogs , and an open all age stake for advanced dogs. At our training sessions you will have an opportunity to work your dogs on live birds and share training and handling techniques with other spaniel enthusiasts. You may also learn the roles of various workers needed to conduct a successful Spaniel Hunt test of Field Trial.
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The M-AHSC is open to the owners of all flushing spaniel breeds. Our membership domain covers the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States from Virginia to the New England states, and from Ohio to the Atlantic coast. The majority of the M-AHSC activities are held in the centrally-located Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Maryland tri-state area.
Our annual Water Trial, held in June, provides ideal seasonal relief for our canine companions as well as a keeping the dogs tuned up for the coming hunting seasons. The Water Trail is a competitive fun trial with awards for the dogs that are placed. This trial consists of marked water retrieves, with separate stakes for puppies and gun dogs (all single retrieves) and an open all age stake for advanced dogs (single and double retrieves).