2024 Training Schedule
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. Insurance is now 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.
Next Scheduled Trainings:
August 25th in Whitehall. We’ve closed sign-ups for August 25th. Hope to see you there!
Sanborn Fish Kreek Ranch, 167 Franich Lane, Whitehall, Montana
For the above dates, we will be at Sanborn’s Fish Kreek Ranch outside of Whitehall. The address is 167 Franich Lane, Whitehall, MT. We will have homing pigeons and some shooter pigeons. If we can arrange it, we will have a training table set up for work on obedience, hold and carry, and steadiness work. This is applicable to all dogs. We will have some dead birds to use for drags which NA handlers can use for introducing pheasant tracks. Homing pigeons are available at a cost of $3 each. If you need to pay online, they will be $3.50 each to cover the online payment fee. There is no need to pre-order homers, we should have approximately 50 for the day. Online payment of homers is for your convenience. Twenty shooter pigeons will be available at a cost of $6 each at the training and do not need to be pre-ordered. Chukars are available by pre-order only and will be $18.50 on the website. Ducks will be $23 each and 10 will be available for pre-order only.
Where: We will be training mainly in the Three Forks and Whitehall areas. We are working on having some training days in the Bitterroot for 2024.
When: Trainings generally begin at 8:00 am. Depending on the location you are going to, you may need to have a Missouri Headwaters Gun Dog Club membership in order for us to be compliant with the insurance requirements outlined on the land lease agreement between the State and the Headwaters Gun Dog Club. You will know if this is needed well ahead of the training you will be attending.
What to bring: Stake out or kennel, water, lunch, lawn chair, crates for birds. 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.