Welcome to the 2023 GSPCI Fall Hunting Tests!
The running orders for the weekend are here..
Running Order - Saturday, 9/16 ; Sunday 9/17
Please plan to sign in early in case we are running ahead of schedule.
Be sure to make plans to join GSPCI for our traditional Saturday Night Hunt Test Dinner. Everyone is welcome to bring a side dish or desert if you like.
The tests are on the West Grounds of the Des Plaines SFWA. From I 55 exit on North River Road, then turn right (southwest). Continue past the trap ranges and over the railroad tracks. The test grounds will be on your right, just before Blodgett Road.
A few notes for the weekend:
We plan on hitting the field beginning with the master braces at 8:00 each morning.
Lunch will be available for purchase on the grounds. Your support for our cooks is appreciated.
As a courtesy to others please do not air your dogs off lead anywhere on the hunting test grounds.
Camping is available on the grounds for $8 per night. Reservations are not required.
The running orders may be modified due to entries pulling or advancing to another level. Please allow time to accommodate any last-minute changes.
Extra birds may be available for purchase toward the end of Sunday’s test. Check with a hunting test committee member for information.
Upon conclusion of the tests on Sunday afternoon, the fields will be available at the test committee’s discretion to GSPCI members and volunteers.
Note to new handlers:
Our tests are sanctioned by the AKC and have specific rules to follow. We suggest that you review the AKC Hunting Tests Rule Book AKC Pointing Dog Hunting Tests Rule Book in order to gain a better understanding of the objectives of a hunting test and the categories that your dogs are being judged on. While the AKC does allow the hunting test committee a degree of latitude to modify braces, it is to be done only to expedite the test and not to accommodate individual handlers, nor should it cause delays to the tests.
2023 GSPCI Fall Hunting Tests Committee
Dave Wolfe, Perry Dlugie (847.417.4688), Sam Phillippe, Al Haseman, Hank Freitag, Kelly Waters (630.398.7840)