2012 Minnesota Grouse Championship

MINNESOTA GROUSE DOG ASSOCIATION

Presents

THE MINNESOTA GROUSE CHAMPIONSHIP

AND REUEL HENRY PIETZ DERBY CLASSIC

2011 Winners
CH. Wintergreen Max
RU Ch Moss Meadow Traveler

GROUNDS: Rum River State Forest, 40 miles north of Minneapolis.  From Mora, take Cty Rd 6 west 7 miles and follow the field trial signs.

ACCOMMODATIONS: AmericInn,  320/679-5700 Pine Grove Cabins, 320/679-3460

DRAWING: Saturday, October 6th, 8:00pm, at the home of Greg Gress, Bloomington MN 612/590-2353

THE STAKES: The Grouse Championship will begin on October 8th at 8:00am.  Acceptable bird-work on grouse will be required to place in the Championship, with additional running at the discretion of the judges.  The open derby will begin immediately after the Championship.

JUDGES: Ken Delong Greenville,MI and Bob Gove,Princeton, MN   

REPORTER:  Al Ranfranz,Virginia, MN

STAKES AND ORDER OF RUNNING:

THE MINNESOTA GROUSE CHAMPIONSHIP (60 Min.)............................................................................................$125

$1,500 purse guaranteed, split $1,050/$450 if runner-up is named.  Rotating silver trophy to the winner.

REUEL HENRY PIETZ DERBY CLASSIC (30 Min.)....................................................................................................$50

50% split 50/30/20.  Rotating  trophy to the winner.

ENTRIES AND CHECKS TO:

MN Grouse Dog Association, c/o Greg Gress, 1109 W. 89thSt, Bloomington, MN  55420  Phone 612/590-2353

2012 MGDA spring trial 2

OSD: 

1. Addie/ McKean
2. Abigail/ Graddy

OD  1. Northwoods Parmigiano/ Kolter 2. Northwoods Classy Kate/ Kolter 3. Maisey/ Kaufman ASD  1. Abigail/ Graddy 2. Gracie/ Anderson 3. Molly/ J. Edstrom OP  1. Northwoods Vixen/ Kolter 2.Snyder's Trudy/ Kolter 3.Tesla/ Cinningham

MGDA 2012 Spring Trial 1

Open Shooting Dog  1st Seattle Slew/Moore 2nd Marley/Degitz Open Derby 1st Northwoods Classy Kate/Kolter 2nd I'm Home Grown/Moore 3rd Sam/Frahm Amateur Shooting Dog  1st Lacy/Peters 2nd Riggs/Moore 3rd Abbey/Graddy Open Puppies  1st Northwoods Beas Knees/Donavan 2nd Northwoods Grits/Kolter 3rd Rain Delay/Lydia Sittlow If people have photos of this trial Please forward to Ben McKean  Ben@McKeanphoto.com

MGDA Annual Meeting 2012

Dear Members and Friends:

The annual meeting of the Minnesota Grouse Dog Association will be held Saturday January 21st, 2011 5:00pm at Mansetti’s Pizza and Pasta 555 West Broadway Forest Lake, MN. We will be planning field trials and electing officers for 2012 and discussing club issues. Please RSVP to Scott Anderson 651-338-4921 or Anderson.s.t@att.net if you will be able to attend. Dinner will be served following the meeting.
We will also be collecting annual dues at the meeting, if you are unable to attend please mail a check made out to MGDA 9990 Julep Trail N. Scandia, MN 55073 for $20. We look forward to seeing you at the meeting and upcoming dog trials.


Scott Anderson
Chairmen