Youth Field Trial Alliance Accomplishments & 2024/25 Goal
• Supporting Youth Field Trials YFTA helps field trial clubs hosting youth events financially (cash donations, purchasing ribbons, trophies and other prizes; providing judges’ gifts, lunches and snacks; paying entry fees), through promotion (our Events and News pages, on location photography), as well as in our attendance helping, judging and reporting. This past season the following field trial clubs have received assistance from YFTA: • Newly established field trial club, Pinewoods Bird Dog Club in […]
Minnesota Grouse Dog Association Youth Trial
Milaca, Minnesota — On June 19th, 2021, The Minnesota Grouse Dog Association, formed in 1979, gathered for the 4th annual summer field trial at Four Brooks WMA. Historically, all other MGDA events are conducted as coverdog trials on wild birds, however the club utilizes a 640 acre trial area in the WMA to hold a planted bird stake in June. Included in this summer event is the popular Youth Stake, which drew six girls and four boys […]