Thread: Pointer and Setter Trials

The P & S fraternity only have pigeon trials down there!

Originally Posted by Pointer

A man I consider a mentor would disagree... He travelled there numerous times with GSPs and Curlys.

The southerners are a pragmatic bunch, not to be fussed with bullshit pigeon trials. Where they have been traditionally strong is in in retriever trials, and more recently, spaniel trials

Yes, I have witnessed parts thereof the retriever trial (South Islands)...Teresa was there with her chessies...it was pretty exciting stuff actually...if a Labrador can be exciting

I'm glad someone got where I was going with this EBs 😊

They would probably grow the sport if they did a couple of live game trials --a must to prove a dog amongst its peers I think

I agree, I am sure there would be resurgence if they did run wild game trials...

It will take a Southerner to do it though...

Yes, probably...someone who has the bottle to bang the table and say 'righto, lets do it'... Seriously, the spaniel guys have wild game trials on the preserves, so why is the P & S fraternity so reticent about doing so...

I have never hunted the south so dont rightly know their terrain but I understand they have some fine quail grounds -dont know if it is on big open spaces or in the river bed areas ???

Agree Ees ,use what these is available and give thanks for it

Where the P & S trial was run when I was down there, it looked quailly country to me...stopped to water the dogs on the Waimak a couple of years later and there were quail in the rough there...there were quail on the riverbank out of Geraldine...Marlborough could be a go for quail??

When I move from Auckland and become mortgage free Im going to spend a little time down there --let my dogs run huge ..............

Stunning places to be seen and explored, El B...best coffee is at Winton!!!

Went down last season for the spaniel trials and took a wire,just in case.
The place is no different to the north island in the fact you have to find the birds, however there are a lot of good pockets of them, lots of ground game and I saw a shit load of pheasants in places, even had a bit of a run on a preserve.
I think live game trials can easily be held, however the rabbits make if far better suited to versatiles.
The duck shooting is like going back in time to when the north held decent numbers.... And yep back again this year.

Where in the general vicinity did you locate your self there Kawhia ?

Originally Posted by el borracho

Is that you saying bullshit pigeon trials or are you saying they think that ?Anyone that say pigeon trials are Bullshit better be winning them to cast such a negative opinion !!
Some of the Pointer Setter people are not big on them but obviously see some value as they all attend them and those trials will show a dogs faults up also at the drop of a hat .Some may not like the contrived situation but that doesnt mean they have a dog trained up enough to always win them

Hahaha, how hypocritcal! I recall you running down the Versatile Testing systems without even having seen them, let alone run in them! Oh what a short memory some people have.