Gun Dog Trials

March 23rd, 2013 Trial Results

March 28, 2013

     In a rags to riches story Ben Faulkner and Shelly went from a score of zero in the March 9th trial to a first-place-winning score of  172 with four full finds in the seventh brace of the day. Keith Lindsay and Sonja also put down a score of…

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Doug Hardesty and Stormy Place First in March 9th Trial.

March 12, 2013

The 2013 TBDA trial season started off well with a day of 12 braces and three puppies in the field. Overall 27 dogs competed for the first available points in the 2013 championship season. In the Open category Doug Hardesty set the bar high with Stormy early in the day.…

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2013 Gun Dog Season begins Saturday

March 8, 2013

    What do 27 dogs and 78 birds make? A great way to start the 2013 Gun Dog Trial season! The first brace begins at 7:30 a.m. Lunch will be served. Brace pairings are listed below and as always we may have extra birds for sale at the end…

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Marshall/Yuan tie for first with Keller/Moore in Spring Buddy Fun Hunt

February 24, 2013
Roy Marshall (left) and Bill Yuan tied for first with Randolph and and Buddy.

Ties for both first and second place left four braces standing on the final podium for the 2013 Spring Buddy Fun Hunt at the Tulsa Bird Dog Association’s Buddy Fun hunt at the Tulsa Bird Dog Association’s trial grounds in Inola, Okla. In the seventh and final brace Bill Yuan…

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Trial Check List

December 30, 2012

Things required to have a Gun Dog Trial 1. 40 to 60 acres 2. 2 Judges 3. 1 Bird Planter 4. 1 Field Marshal 5. 3 four wheelers 6. Running order 1-15 braces 7. Score Cards for judges 8. Score Board to post each braces score 9. Quail, 6 for…

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Gun Dog Trial Rules

December 30, 2012

Gun Dog Trial Participant Rules 1. Entries for a field trial will close at 5 p.m. the Thursday before a Saturday trial. Braces will be drawn at random by TBDA officers that evening and posted to the website. No dog shall be added to the trial after the drawing has…

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What is a Gun Dog Trial?

December 30, 2012

If you are a bird hunter and enjoy running dogs in the pursuit of your game, what do you do when the season is over? The answer for some members of the Tulsa Gun Dog Club is to run in what is referred to as “Gun Dog” trials. Sportsmen and…

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