Result: Michigan Amateur Field Trial Club

Location: Meredith, Michigan

Post Date: May 30, 2025

Submitted By: Bob Wheelock

Judd Kinney Memorial Amateur Shooting Dog Classic: Lonnie Rademacher with Springpond Rockin Gibby, Matt Mates, Bob Wheelock with Tupelo Honey, Christy Helmes, and Ken Moss with Moss Meadow Able.

Our annual spring Memorial trial saw wonderful weather and a solid entry in all stakes. Saturday morning started early with the Judd Kinne Memorial Shooting Dog Classic under the eyes of Christy Helmes and Matt Mates. The winner is Springpond Rockin Gibby, owned and handled by Lonnie Rademacher. Gibby is a tall and lean tri-color setter who moves smoothly and looks like a picture on point. Shortly after the breakaway, Gibby was standing left of course, Lonnie put a woodcock to flight. Ten minutes later, Gibby was found standing deep in an aspen cut, a grouse 30 feet off his nose. Lonnie shot; all was in order. The brace continued into pole timber, where Gibby reached out to a cedar swamp deep on the left of course. His bell stopped. Five minutes later, the handler and judge found Gibby standing tall, another grouse find with perfect manners. With the win in this stake and two additional wins over the 24/25 season, Springpond Rockin Gibby was named Michigan Coverdog of the Year.

Second place was awarded to Tupelo Honey ("Bertie"), handled by Bob Wheelock. Bertie ran straight through the first 90-degree turn in course and stopped hard 100 yards deep in an aspen cut. As the handler and judge walked in, a grouse ran from the front of Bertie and lifted about 10 yards later. Bob shot; all was in order. Bertie moved forward, ran to the front, and hunted hard and wide for the balance of the brace. Third place was awarded to Moss Meadow Able, a tri-colored setter owned and handled by Ken Moss. Able had a solid race, and with two woodcock finds spaced over the brace.

Breaking away following the start of the shooting dog, we ran the Chuck Pagano Memorial Puppy Classic under the eyes of Jurij Fedorak and Rob King. Dan Gehring travelled from South Carolina for our Michigan springtime training and field trial opportunities. He ran pointer male White Moby's Essex to a first-place finish. Jeff Clyma entered the trial for the first time with his pointer female, Clyma's Pied Piper, and took a second-place finish. Rounding out the placements was Erin's Green River, a pointer male owned and handled by Mike Francus.
Sunday morning, we ran the Chester Halley Memorial Derby Classic under the eyes of Marc Dozeman and Travis Whitfield, all placements produced birds with good manners for spring derbies. Shane Haskins took the blue rosette with setter female Hattan Hills Luci. This win helped Luci to our Michigan Coverdog Runner-up Derby of the Year. Rounding out the placements was, again, Dan Gehring's pointer male, White Moby's Essex. Third went to Rob Ellis' setter female, Ingomars Delta Force.

At the same time as the Derby, we ran the Michigan Hunting Dog Classic on the other side of the Gladwin Field Trial Area. Frank Illijanic and Mike Brown looked over a field of 14 entries. First place went to Nick Brown, running in the last brace with his male GSP, Bear. Bear had a grouse find and a solid hunting dog race. Second place was awarded to Liz Dekryger with her female GSP, Ellie. Liz shot four times over this charge in her 30 minutes. Liz also ran River, another female GSP, and earned an Honorable Mention by shooting over River twice. Third place was awarded to Arlo, a pointer male owned and handled by Sawyer Plume. The final Honorable Mention went to Thersa Butler and her Pudelpointer, Fritz. There wasn't a happier handler on this weekend than Thersa when her name was called.

A big thank you to Purina for their support of our field trial game, and again to all the contestants, club officials, and the Gladwin community for the help and support all the clubs receive at each and every event.

Meredith, Mich., April 5
Judges: Chester Helms and Matt Mates
JUDD KINNE MEMORIAL AMATEUR SHOOTING DOG CLASSIC - 10 Pointers, 16 Setters, and 2 Brittanys
1st-SPRINGPOND ROCKIN GIBBY, F1685618, setter male, by Springpond Rockin Autumn-Tailsup Olive. Lonnie Rademacher, owner and handler.
2d-TUPELO HONEY, F1681583, setter female, by Ponderosa Mac-Out of the Shadows. Bob Wheelock, owner and handler.
3d-MOSS MEADOW ABLE, F1703648, setter male, by Ponderosa Mac-Moss Meadow Lil. Ken Moss, owner and handler.

Chester Halley Memorial Amateur Derby Classic (l-r): Shane Haskins with Hattan Hills Luci, Marc Dozeman, Dan Gehring with White Moby's Essex, Travis Whitfield, and Rob Ellis with Ingomars Delta Force.

Judges: Marc Dozeman and Travis Whitfield
CHESTER HALLEY MEMORIAL AMATEUR DERBY CLASSIC - 4 Pointers, 9 Setters, and 1 Brittany
1st-HATTAN HILLS LUCI, unreg., setter female, by Swift Rock Lawbreaker-Swift Rock Julie. Shane Haskins, owner and handler.
2d-WHITE MOBY'S ESSEX, F1709780, pointer male, by Light of Day-Perkins Beautiful Disaster. Dan Gehring, owner and handler.
3d-INGOMARS DELTA FORCE, F1709005, setter female, by Ponderosa Mac-Pine Straw's Cover Queen. Robert Ellis, owner and handler.

Judges: Jurij Fedorak and Rob King
CHUCK PAGAN MEMORIAL AMATEUR PUPPY CLASSIC - 9 Pointers, 3 Setters, and 2 German Shorthairs
1st-WHITE MOBY'S ESSEX, F1709780, pointer male, by Light of Day-Perkins Beautiful Disaster. Dan Gehring, owner and handler.
2d-CLYMA'S PIED PIPER, F1717795, pointer female, by Kate's Crossroads Slideshow-Trinity Drama. Jeff Clyma, owner and handler.
3d-ERIN'S GREEN RIVER, F1713040, pointer male, by Erin's Grey Justice-Erin's Red Smoke. Mike Francus, owner and handler.

Chuck Pagan Memorial Amateur Puppy Classic: Mike Francus with Erin's Green River, Rob King, Jeff Clyma with Clyma's Pied Piper, Jurij Fedorak, and Dan Gehring with White Moby's Essex.