Training

2026 Training

The training schedule for 2026 will be posted in early Spring. We hope everyone has a wonderful hunting season. Thank you for the support you’ve shown for the Montana Sharptail Chapter of NAVHDA in 2025!

If you are wanting to plan for the 2026 training season, below is some basic information. Please email MontanaSharptail@gmail.com for further details.

The cost of training days are $20 for a full day, or $30 for a weekend. Each extra dog will be an additional $5. This helps cover the cost of equipment used to help train your dog as well as any landowner access fees. Insurance is covered by NAVHDA so you must be a NAVHDA International member to participate, or sign a waiver if you are a guest.

Pre-Training RSVP: Please sign up and pay for training ahead of time so we can bring enough birds for everyone. We will only be bringing a few extra birds to each training.

Where: We will be training mainly in the Manhattan and Whitehall areas.
When: Trainings generally begin at 8:00 or 9:00 am.
What to bring: Stake out or kennel, water, lunch, lawn chair, crates for birds. Bird bags will be available for purchase at most trainings (ask in advance). Payment for extra birds or ducks. We can take cash or checks on training days.
What to wear: You will need to wear orange in the field. A blaze orange hat is enough.