from our prez... january 2014 Hi everyone. Here it is, the last president s report of 2013. I am sure you have said, as I, The year has just flown by! I hope you have had as much fun as I have, training with, hunting with and just plain socializing with so many NAVHDA members. It is really great how the four local chapters, Merrimack Valley, New England Seacoast, Sebasticook and Yankee work so well together. Sometimes conflicts just can t be avoided, but we all try to do our best to stagger tests and training events. The region s 18 days of testing are usually full with waiting lists too! It is about time to set our dates for 2014. The board of directors has several educational events in the works. We will be discussing these, as well as our regular tests and training events, at the annual meeting at Kittery Trading Post on January 5th. Suggestions are always welcome. New things happening: *As most of you know the Yankee Chapter has a Facebook page where we share chapter and member goings on. Please send Betty Blackman or myself any pictures or items of interest to be shared. *Barking Dog Express is continually improving with Nancy s leadership. The latest idea from Blaine and Jason Carter to go along with training articles is a series of short monthly video clips called Point, Click, Learn! These can be accessed three ways: from the link in the newsletter, from the Yankee Chapter Facebook page, or from the chapter website by clicking on Documents then Point, Click, Learn! Videos. We believe it is far easier to understand a training tip if it can be viewed. Please watch our first video and share your thoughts at the meeting in January. Don t forget: January 12 Phippsburg Sportsmans Association ~ Winter Kids Day February 7-9 NAVHDA Annual Meeting in Manchester, NH February 15th Yankee Chapter test entries open Caution: This time of year is very dangerous for your canine friend. Plowed driveways draw our dogs to run them to the road. High snow banks and low visibility can be deadly. Watch your dogs carefully! I look forward to seeing lots of you at our annual meeting at Kittery Trading Post. It s pot luck so bring your favorite dish to share and, of course, a few hunting stories to share too. Patti calendar Yankee Chapter Annual Meeting January 5th Kittery Trading Post 301 U.S. 1, Kittery, Maine Doors open at 10:00 Meeting starts at 10:30 Pot Luck Lunch Bring a dish to share! Phippsburg Kids Day Sunday January 12th Crystal Lake Ice Fishing Derby Saturday January 25th see p. 2 for details NAVHDA International Annual Meeting February 7-9 Manchester, NH For schedule, hotel and banquet info, go to: http://mvnavhda.com/2014- annual-meeting/ welcome new members! Rich Gay & Sue Morton So. Paris, ME thank you! to the following contributors to the Kenny King /Bob Bisson Fund Dianne Bisson Althea Croxford www.yankeenavhda.org -- page 1 -- visit us on facebook, too!
chapter business member news Membership dues are due! For a renewal or new membership form, go to www.yankeenavhda.org and click on Documents. Test Entries: If you re planning on NA, UPT, or UT testing this year, be sure to mail your application no earlier than February 15th. Entries into the Yankee Spring and Fall Tests are accepted on a firstcome, first-serve basis, but applications postmarked before February 15th will not be accepted. Test entry rules are posted on our website on the Documents Page, and the official entry form is available at www.navhda.org in the Forms Express: http://www.navhda.org/testentry.pdf. Check out the new Cranky Yankee s feature, Point, Click, Learn! Each month we ll post a link to a short training video or video of something nifty about hunting, dogs or the outdoors. Change of postal address or email address? Don t forget to let us know! Send any changes to Judie at judiebay@ comcast.net. Phippsburg Kids Day: Join Phippsburg Sportman s Association for a day of outdoor fun Jan 12th, 9-3. Youth events include Nordic skiiing, snow shoeing, animal tracking, dogsledding and K9 Search and Rescue. This is an all day event, FREE to all participants. Lunch provided. Dress for outdoor fun. All youth participants must be accompanied by an adult. Contact Jason Carter if you can bring a dog or sled: 721-0557. Contact Bob Brey if you have a child wishing to have some outside winter fun: 442-0752! The Crystal Lake Ice Fishing Derby will be on Saturday, Jan. 25th. For the Kid Zone, Gray Recreation Dept.will offer the dog sled rides, sliding hill, hayrides, warming tent and fire and ice skating area. Once again, the Yankee Chapter super sledders (that s dogs and handlers) will be providing the dogsled rides. So bring your sled, bring your dog, and if you don t have either, just bring yourself and have some fun! Dear Yankee Chapter, Thank you again to the wonderful Yankee Chapter that help us out each year and make it possible for us to hold our annual Spinoni Only Days. We could not do it without their knowledge and participation and we sincerely appreciate their time and effort. Nikki Dodge Spinoni Only Note: To show their appreciation, Spinoni Only has donated $300 to the Yankee Chapter. Congratulations to Sarah Wade on being named the Morning Sentinel s Cross Country Runner of the Year! There was also a great story in the Sun Journal on Dec. 8th about Sarah Wade s love for cross-country skiing and her numerous titles and wins. Gus Dave Kuritzky s Riley is licking his chops over the morning s duck harvest. Ha! Rosie We said goodbye to two Yankee Chapter Super Seniors this month. Matt Lorello s Gus and Tom Barks Rosie passed away, leaving behind a wealth of wonderful memories for their owners and friends. They will be deeply missed. Congrats to Yankee member Reginald P. Boffodorf who took third prize in the Fourth Annual Waldoboro Snowshoe Eating Contest. Reggie successfully ground up three pairs of Tubbs and one set of antique latticework snowshoes and swallowed them all in 17 minutes using only ketchup as a condiment. Paul Brouha writes in, Carol and I have forsaken the cold and snow of the Northeast Kingdom and are visiting her Mom in Gulf Breeze, FL.... We stopped by the Conecuh National Forest yesterday (south Alabama) and got their prescribed burn maps from last year so we will have a better idea where to go looking for woodcock and quail. David and Jacquie Kuritzky are enjoying the sunshine in Aruba where Dave reports, One of the bars we walked into, we smelled the lovely scent of a pine. And there it was, a Christmas tree all decorated. And yes Virginia, it was real. I wonder who ships trees to Aruba? Perry Masotti sent in this great photo of young Elk posing with a turkey and some woodcock. Elk is getting his intro to the woods. Hunted a new cover in the steady rain and had five flushes in thirty minutes, five different birds, all in the tall balsam plantation... Elk s on the learning curve! Brad Varney and Mooney bagged this wonderful grouse double a few weeks ago. Hey, Brad -- we ll bet that shooting a Maine grouse double is as good as winning a state shooting championship! www.yankeenavhda.org -- page 2 -- visit us on facebook, too! Congrats to Don Bayles on this mega porker -- 155 lbs. dressed! Judie said the tenderloins wrapped in bacon on the grill were delicious.
from our director of training... Blaine Carter Body Language with Dog Training Watch your body language as you train, and be aware of what your dog recognizes. Does he understand the spoken command or the body language you use, the gesture? Using your body language in training gives you the ability to train your dog without confusing him with emotion. What gave me this training idea was while working my new pup on the table, I noticed that she was responding to my body language as well as the verbal command whoa. I noticed she would stop and look at me to see if we were playing or training. I started training using just body language and only saying whoa after the dog had stopped to hold the action. I am more animated while working her on and off the table, on her heel, come and whoa commands. If she stops or acts confused, I again become more animated, putting the exercise back into play drive. We both were having more fun training and developing an interactive relationship using play drive combined with obedience. I can now layer in more obedience, setting the tone for play and for work using body language. Training in play drive for a young dog stimulates and speeds up the learning process. They become attuned to your body language as assurance they are responding correctly. So if I can create positive tones that control emotions, the better my training will be for more stimulating tasks down the road. fireside reading Yes, once in a while it does get too cold, snowy, windy, icey, miserable and nasty to take the dogs on a run, with or without your dogsled. A good book by the fire -- perhaps with a cup of cocoa or alternative beverage -- is the sure cure for cabin fever. Here are some books (in no particular order) recommended by hunters and bird dog owners. Aldo Leopold A Sand County Almanac a classic Nash Buckingham Best of Nash Buckingham -- quail, waterfowl, dogs George Bird Evans The Upland Hunting Life -- a top grouse hunting writer Ted Kerasote Merle s Door -- awesome combo animal behavior and personal story William G. Tapply Upland Autumn -- best insights, wonderful writing Brian R. Peterson, editor The Great Duck Misunderstanding and Other Stories -- major laughs Gary Ferguson Through the Woods -- Maine to Tennessee, woods and nature Michael McIntosh Wild Things excellent book of natural history of wildlife Scott Linden What the Dogs Taught Me -- dogs, hunting, shooting, info, ideas, humor Burton Spiller Grouse Feathers -- More Grouse Feathers -- both classics Mary Zeiss Stang Woman the Hunter -- serious study, mythology to today E. Donnall Thomas Jr., How Sportsmen Saved the World -- history of conservation www.yankeenavhda.org -- page 3 -- visit us on facebook, too!
cranky yankees This column offers advice by Nick Racioppi and Jason Carter about Maine s hunting laws and regulations. The Cranky Yankee s are not lawyers. They give their best interpretation of often complex laws. Is there a hunting regulation you don t understand? A situation in the field you weren t sure how to handle? Send the Cranky Yankees and email and let them look into it for you: Jason: jcarter@rsu1.org Nick: feathersfins@comcast.net point, click, learn! Training Video #1 In our first Point, Click, Learn! video, Jason introduces the initial Hold for the trained retrieve process. Here is the link to the video online: www.youtube.com/watch?v=cmylzlry4ak You can also view the video on Facebook: Training Video #1 https://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=10201585753941344 Pass the word: Point, Click, Learn! videos can also be accessed via the Yankee Chapter website at www.yankeenavhda.org. Go to the Documents page and select Point, Click, Learn! Video Links. And on another topic... Keeping It Legal, Ethical, and Safe Coyote Hunting In Maine By Gerry Lavigne (reprinted from the Sportsman s Alliance of Maine) Landowner Relations About 94% of Maine is in private ownership. Chances are, you will be hunting coyotes on someone else s land. Even when not legally required to do so, always seek landowner permission to access their land for hunting. Obey posted signs. Not all landowners may feel the way you do about the need to protect deer by hunting coyotes. Please be respectful to landowners who deny you permission to hunt coyotes on their land. Find a meaningful way to thank those landowners who do grant you access. Hunter Ethics Coyotes are a challenging species to hunt. Accord them the respect they deserve. While we may desire to reduce their populations, coyotes are an integral part of Maine s fauna. Coyote control has many opponents, some of whom are trying to find ways to shut us down in the legislature or in the courts. Don t give them ammunition to succeed. Obey all hunting laws, practice good landowner relations, utilize coyote pelts for their fur value, and refrain from publicly displaying dead coyotes, especially on the internet. What you do and say as a hunter reflects on all Maine hunters. Be a positive role model for the sport! Night Hunting Night hunting season on coyote runs from December 16 to June 1, 12, except on Sundays. [PLEASE NOTE: Since this article was written, a new date of August 31 to end the night coyote hunting season was passed by the 124th Maine Legislature under Public Law Title 12, section 12-001, Chapter 46.] Night hunting hours are defined as ½ hour after sunset till ½ hour before sunrise. Each week, coyote hunting must end at midnight on Saturdays, and it can be resumed at 12:01am on Mondays. While night hunting coyotes, you must be in possession of an electronic or hand-held predator call. Artificial lights are legal. A coyote night hunting permit is required. Blinds and Tree stands Tree stands must be labeled with a 2 x 4 inch tag identifying the name and address of the person who owns the stand. You must obtain permission of the landowner to erect a portable or permanent tree stand, except in the unorganized territories. Landowner permission is required to erect a permanent tree stand in the unorganized towns. Ground blinds, including shooting shacks are commonly used by coyote hunters when hunting over bait. These structures are not currently limited by DIFW laws or rules. However, if you do not own the land, please seek landowner permission! Placement of Bait Coyote hunters commonly set out animal carcasses and/or butcher scraps to attract coyotes. Unless you own the land, bait sites must be plainly labeled with a 2 x 4 inch tag identifying the person who placed the bait. You need permission to hunt over another s bait. Bait sites must be cleaned up whenever requested to do so by the landowner, or within 20 days from the last day the site was hunted over. Bait sites are subject to Maine s litter laws. It is illegal to place bait on ice of waters that serve as municipal water supplies, or their tributaries. While not legally required, please seek landowner permission before placing coyote baits. Please note this new law : An Act to Protect Owners of Private Property Against Trespass Provides that a person may not place or hunt over bait without the oral or written permission of the landowner or the landowner s agent. The bait site must be plainly labeled with a 2 inch-by-4 inch tag identifying the name and address of the person establishing the bait site. A person may not hunt with a dog in pursuit of bear, coyote, or bobcat unless the dog has a collar that legibly provides the name, telephone number, and address of the owner of that dog. A person or persons may not use more than 6 dogs at any one time to hunt coyotes or bobcats. A person may not use a dog to hunt coyotes during the period from 30 minutes after sunset to 30 minutes before sunrise. remember: when you re shooting, get a clue before you see blue! www.yankeenavhda.org -- page 4 -- visit us on facebook, too!
tracks in the coverts by Mark Cote Heavy June rains and colder than usual temperatures held the grouse numbers down this past hunting season. I was reminded of the years when Cosmo was young, flushing a single grouse was considered to be a good day. With a young pup on the ground, finding birds for him gets to be an obsession. Old coverts seem to have given up the grouse. The woodcock flight was light in areas I was able to find them at all. We hit the woods with high hopes and any bird contacts were savored. A colder than normal winter has been predicted. Snow storms backed by cold temperatures have left a coating of the white stuff in the coverts. An early end to the season seems likely. Heading north one day to hunt grouse in familiar coverts that hadn t been looked into this year, my expectations were dampened by the thin layer of crusty snow on the ground. A few minutes into the first covert things started to look better when grouse tracks were found. Then Derby produced a point. Looking to where the puppy was pointing. I glimpsed a grouse sneaking out under cover. I ran toward the grouse hoping to flush him, not wanting to shoot so close to the puppy, besides ground swiping is considered to be less sport (for the bird). I don t know if I flushed the bird or not. Between the loud crunching of snow and having to look where I was going, the grouse disappeared. At the next stop grouse tracks once again were a welcome sight. Izzy s point had the look of the real deal. The grouse roared out of his hiding spot heading deeper into the covert. We followed the bird up to the top of a hill where patches of cover provided hiding spots between the strip cuts. Grouse tracks crisscrossed the old snow covered grass road. The dogs once again on point indicated a grouse was near. When the bird flushed. a true trophy was brought to bag. The following week found more snow on the ground. Not so much snow that we could not get over the wood roads, but enough to quiet our steps. Finding grouse tracks in old coverts that had not been hunted earlier in the season proved that all was not lost. On the last day before the heavy snows came to end the season, the dogs and I braved frigid temperatures to explore more coverts that seemed to be devoid of grouse. Once again it was heartening to see where thunder butt had been strutting his stuff. Derby broke off point, and as I went to see what had held his interest, a grouse flushed. Humph. Cosmo and Izzy tracked and trailed a couple of wiley old birds around. When they did decide to flush, it was either back toward the dogs or took me so by surprise that no lead flew. I finished that last day without having fired a shot. I was happy and content to know that there were tracks in the coverts. why dogs sniff each other Versions of this unusual story have been noted among the Creek and the Koasati tribes of the southeastern United States. The tale is similar to an old European story and a variant which is told by the modern Maya of Guatemala. Once there was a group of dogs they were all related to wolves at one time. The dogs all lived together, and one day they sent one of the dogs after some firewood. They were getting very cold. Well, this dog went to the camp of the Delawares to steal fire sticks, but the people became very fond of him and started to pet him and feed him. Well, he just decided to stay with the people and not take the firewood back. Meantime the wolves and the dogs waited and waited, and he did not ever show up with the fire sticks. Finally they realized he d just forsaken the dogs and wolves. And then after a while, they separated the dogs and the wolves because this dog lied to the wolves, and they became enemies. So they called a council one day, the dogs did, and said, We will hold this council to see what we can do about the wolves; they fight us every time they see us. So since our council house is clean and holy, we can t bring anything unclean into the council house. From now on, all of your dogs must detach your kekunëmëwoo and put them into the basket by the door. So they all did. They threw them into the basket and went into the council house and took their seats. Now the long dog, we call him chëmingw, a long dog dog with a long shape he s said to be the smartest of all dogdom he made his opening remarks. He stood up on his hind legs and said, Well, mwekanewtuk that means fellow dogs I want to hear from each one of you. What have you to say about the wolves? When he closed his speech he sat back down and the other dogs got up from time to time and made their remarks. Then, during one of the speeches, a huge wolf stuck his head in the door of the council house. The dogs became so frightened that they all ran out of the council house, knocking each other down as they bumped into each other. The whole place was in confusion as they all tried to squeeze out of the doorway. Now, as they went by the basket, each one tried to grab his own kekunëmëwoo. But because of the confusion, each one took the first one he could grab. As they ran off into the woods they put these back on, but it was pretty certain that some of the dogs had gotten the wrong one. That s why, to this day, the dogs are still looking around for their own kekunëmëwoo. Old people insist that it s the reason dogs smell each other. Each one thinks the other may have his kekunëmëwoo. www.yankeenavhda.org -- page 5 -- visit us on facebook, too!
Motions and Discussion Topics for the NAVHDA International Annual Meeting Motion from the Merrimack Valley Chapter...that the Executive Council implement a Policy Change pertaining to the requirements for submittal of Chapter Motions... such that in order for a Chapter motion to be eligible for consideration by the Exective Council and other Chapter delegates at the annual meeting, the sponsoring Chapter must have an authorized delegate attend the annual meeting, persent and describe the purpose of the motion, address questions and comments and be empowered to accept or reject amendments to same in the name of the sponsoring Chapter. Anything to the contrary requries that the Chapter motion be denied. Motion from the Potomac Chapter Would require that any chapter that submits a motion to be considered during the annual meeting must also send a representative to present that motion and any rational or reasons to support that motion. This representative will also be required to answer questions from the delegates attending the meeting. Motions not supported by a chapter representative will NOT be considered for discussion by the delegates and will be automatically withdrawn. Discussion Issue from Charles Rabolli, Mid-South Chapter I would like the members to discuss the issue of gallery venue for NAVHDA Chapter Tests....I would like members to discuss having HQ place a greater emphasis on this in policy, and when advising and guiding Chapters in hosting tests. I would like NAVHDA to establish policy that promotes the ability of folks to observe the various components of these tests. I would like NAVHDA to have a policy that gallery viewing opportunity be a requirement when conducting tests. I would like our organization to be much more encouraging and facilitating of gallery viewing opportunities than we currently are. Thank you. Discussion Issue from Dan Rosenbaum, St. Croix Chapter...We respectfully suggest the Testing & Judging Committee and the Exective Council consider passing a motion to require all Invitational Judges to run in the Invitational Test at least once every twelve years. Passing would not be required, only participation. Shotgun Raffle to win a CZ Ringneck 20ga. side by side shotgun. Winner will be drawn at the Annual Meeting. For Tickets, please send a self-addressed and stamped return envelope with your check made payable to: Merrimack Valley NAVHDA Send check and envelope to: PAUL BRUK 4 Rasmussen Circle, Andover, MA 01810 ANNUAL MEETING SCHEDULE Friday Feb.7: Registration Open forum with Executive Council Delegates and members general meeting to discuss any motions and other questions. Welcome Reception Dinner on your own. (There is a restaurant in the hotel, and a wide variety of restaurants within walking distance of hotel) Hospitality party hosted Merrimack Valley Navhda Sat. Feb 8: Registration Hall of Delegates Meeting EduCational Seminars -- Pro trainer Question and Answer Session with David Trahan, Bob West, Clyde Vetter, Blaine Carter, Tim Clark -- Scott Linden Outdoor writer and host of TV Show WingShooting USA Banquet and awards Hospitality party hosted by Merrimack Valley Navhda Sun. Feb 9 Seminar on Canine First Aid Seminar by Trapper Association on Trap removal three nifty winter tips brought to you by Scott LInden in What the Dogs Taught Me 1. When fogged-over shooting glasses leave you stranded in pea soup of your own making, turn your hat around. Put the bill in back where it won t catch your exhaled breath, hang around your glasses, and condense on the lens. 2. One of the best fire starters is a tangerine-sized ball of duct tape. 3. Sport shows -- especially on the last day -- can be a bargain hunter s paradise, whether you re shopping for gear or a guided trip. www.yankeenavhda.org -- page 6 -- visit us on facebook, too!
first aid kits: time to review and restock We zoom from training season to hunting season, packing and unpacking the truck, the gear bag, the cooler, the bird vests, and all our dog-related equipment as needed. Long winter days are perfect for going over our stuff, making repairs and restocking. Here are a few thoughts on first aid kits: First Aid Kit Review. Resupply your first aid kits, the little one you keep in your bird vest and the big one that stays in the truck or field bag. When I was going through mine today, besides restocking tape, bandages and things that had been used over the past six months, I discovered some items that simply needed replacing. Two rolls of very old Vet Wrap -- that sticky mesh that works so well holding bandages on -- had fused over time. They could not be peeled open. After checking expiration dates on meds and discovering a few that needed replacing, I found a bottle of canine aspirin in which most of them had crumbled or turned powdery. Time for new ones. Alert! Detergent Pod Danger Small dishwasher and laundry detergent pods with clear plastic coatings that dissolve in water can be a health threat to pets. Earlier this year, a 7-month-old boy died after ingesting a pod. In the past two years, at least seven animals died or had to be euthanized after exposure to podtype products, the ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center says. The number could be higher because callers to the center s hotline (888-426-4435) don t always call back with reports on their animals survival. Most of our cases are with dogs, but we have had a few cat cases, and even one ferret case, says veterinary toxicologist Tina Wismer, DVM, the center s medical director. Vomiting is the most common thing that we see. There is a risk of aspiration -- inhalation of the soap into the lungs. -- Reprinted from DOGWatch a publication from the Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine. EMT Gel and QuikClot. EMT Gel is ideal for cuts, punctures and more. Because it hardens kind-of like super glue, it can often be applied in the field, so your dog can keep hunting without bandaging (depending on the type of wound, of course). QuikCLot is a porous sponge that conforms to heavily bleeding wounds and will stop that bleeding in less than three minutes. Check out this testimonial sent to Ugly Dog Hunting a couple of years ago: Hi my name is Dave Bonnell and I wanted to email you to let you know that product from your catalog saved the lives of me and my one year old German Shorthair Pointer Ammo.... It was late in the day, maybe 1/2 an hour before sunset, and we were walking the last field in a line of about 8 guys. I had Ammo on the short orange traffic leash in my left hand, keeping him at my left leg as I was working on some stuff with him and had my Remington 870 Wingmaster in my right hand. Suddenly, I hear my dog start screaming like I stepped on his foot or something but tenfold in intensity. I spin to my left to visually see what happened and I see him start to squat. As he does I can see blood start to gush out of his hindquarters. I looked up to see my friend s teenage son about 10 yards or so away doubled over in horror as his gun had accidentally discharged in my direction. Just when I m about to begin taking care of Ammo, I start to feel my right leg get warm and see my pant leg and boot turning red. I lift my pant leg and see blood gushing out of my right calf below the knee to about my ankle. I think I said something to the effect of Guy s, I ve been shot. Other members of my hunting party, who were former military medics, were on me immediately administering care, cutting my pant legs, etc. I told them to get my dog bag from the car as it had the packs of QuikClot Sport that I had ordered from Uglydoghunting.com. My thoughts the whole time were of the condition of my dog who has disappeared from my sight. The other hunters quickly returned with my dog bag and began applying the QuikClot Sport packets to my lower legs as well as my dog s hind end. Wow, did that stuff stop the bleeding or what! It was like magic! One second I m gushing lots of blood out of 20 holes in my right leg and the next second I have 20 scabs and no more blood loss which was a good thing as we were out in the middle of nowhere. Someone had called 911 and an ambulance actually showed up within about 15 minutes and took me to the ER where they told me I am now the proud owner of 22 pellets in my right leg and 3 in my left. The EMT s who were treating me on the way to the hospital mentioned that they were impressed with how the QuikClot had pretty much stopped my bleeding and advised the hospital that they did not need to ready a blood transfusion. Boy, was I glad to hear that! I later learned that Ammo had a much longer trip to the Emergency Vet of an hour plus before any treatment was started. The Vet told my Father in Law that had I not have had QuikClot Sport on hand, my Pointer would most certainly have bled to death and not have made it.... I cannot tell you how grateful I am as I as literally purchased the QuikClot Sport as a last minute preparation and would have never thought to have added it to my supplies if I had not physically seen it in your catalog. Never did it cross my mind that I would need it! www.yankeenavhda.org -- page 7 -- visit us on facebook, too!
classifieds Got a boat, gun, trailer or something you d like to sell? Send me the info in an email -- 50 words max, including price and phone. Make sure you get it to me by the Monday of the last full week in the month. anisfield@gmavt.net NEW LISTING: Dog sled (Maine Made) complete with two harnesses and ready to go. Very good condition. Asking $600.00. Call Dick Dilley (207) 685-9573. www.yankeenavhda.org -- page 8 -- visit us on facebook, too!
calendar of events January 5 Yankee Chapter Annual Meeting Kittery Trading Post, Kittery, ME January 25 Crystal Lake Fishing Derby Crystal Lake February 7-9 NAVHDA International Annual Meeting Radisson Hotel, Manchester, NH March 28-30 Maine Sportsman Show Augusta, ME Fun Shoot Varney s Clay Sports, Richmond, ME Indoor Clinic Bubba Day Training Clinic Vermont Training Clinic Training Clinic Pre-Test Clinic Test Prep Workshop Testing please support navhda s sponsors: NAVHDA Handlers Clinic Water Clinic & Fun Day Dean Croxford Memorial Shoot Pre-Test Clinic Debbie Brey sent in this action shot of Emma -- great ears! Testing President: Patti Carter 33 Simpson s Point Road, Brunswick, ME 04011 207-725-8229 mmkennels@myfairpoint.net Vice Pres: Nancy Anisfield 1067 Silver Street, Hinesburg, VT 05461 802-482-2561 anisfield@gmavt.net Secretary: Nick Racioppi 55 Hedge Bridge Road, Woolwich, ME 04579 207-442-7252 feathersfins@comcast.net Treasurer: Cindy Tracy 37 Eider Lane, Topsham, ME 04086 207-725-4562 trac4fam@comcast.net Dir. of Testing: Jason Carter Dir. of Judge Development: Dave Trahan Dir. of Gunning: Matt Lorello Dir. of Grounds: Dick Dilley board of directors contact info Dir. of Publications: Judie Bayles Dir. of Training: Blaine Carter Test Secretary: Tom Barks Delegate at Large: Bill Tracy barking dog guidelines Litter Ads - 1/4 page max size free for members $15 / month non-members Business Card Ads - $25 /year members $35 / year non-members Display Ads - 1/4 page max size $35 / year members $50 / non-members Story submissions -- 350-500 words max! www.yankeenavhda.org -- page 9 -- visit us on facebook, too!
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