Twenty Five years ago a few men, not your average Tom, Dick and Larry, interested in versatile hunting dogs had heard word of NAVHDA. They saw the Finger Lakes NAVHDA training dates published in Gun Dog magazine and decided to visit and see what it was all about. Needless to say, they were so impressed with what they had seen that they were determined to form their own chapter. That was the beginning of the Southern Tier of NY Chapter of NAVHDA!

This May, Gilli & Mel placed second in the Whispering Pines Chuckar Challege. Congratulations!!! This one day
event was a tournament style hunting that included both flushing and
pointing dog divisions. The event is timed and scored with 5 chukar partridge
released per run, Dog and man teams had 25 minutes to hunt for
flush, shoot, retrieve and bag as many of those five as possible. Each

In case you haven't seen it, there is a wonderful article on Larry's involvement in NAVHDA in the June 2009 issue of Versatile Hunting Dog.

Highlights

• Spring Test
• Commemorative Knife
• June Training Day - Bring your own birds
• July Family/Training Day

Welcome to the Southern Tier Chapter of NY NAVHDA. Our long established chapter is one of the most highly recognized in all of NAVHDA in regards to quality of training, testing and comradity of members.