Thread: Pointer and Setter Trials

Originally Posted by kawhia

the level of game all round is an issue for many trials, preserves have provided a welcome level of game to hold trials, but i really feel it's a reflection of the poor handling of our wild game bird resource for it to be that way......... even finding rabbits can be hard even for spaniels.
having a bird dog is made harder when you don't have the wild game to run them on between trials........ the two go hand in hand.

if we are to improve the sport here we must look to the uk and take note that keepered land with released bird populations is the future.

something similar to this was tried near whanganui, not sure if it is still going or not but they did have a few issues with certain club members training there dogs on the grounds when they were not ment to