Yankee Chapter of NAVHDA

Yankee Chapter Test Prep Workshop
2023-05-07 08:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York) | Merrymeeting Kennels, 33 Simpsons Point Rd, Brunswick, ME, 04011, United States
How does this workshop differ from a NAVHDA Aims and Rules Clinic?
NAVHDA Aims and Rules Clinics focus on the NAVHDA testing and judging system – on the scoring system, what judges look for, and what the elements of the test are designed to accomplish.
The Yankee Test Prep Workshop will focus on handlers’ actions and options in the field and at the water. We won’t be teaching any “tricks” or ways to “beat” the testing system. We will present practical and effective handling advice for both the Natural Ability and Utility Tests. The workshop is lead by a moderator with a panel of Yankee Chapter members, including Judges and Pro Trainers.
What’s the format?
The workshop will cover Natural Ability in the morning and Utility in the afternoon, approximately three hours per session with a break in the middle of each. Participants can attend both sessions or just one. This is a people clinic, not a dog clinic — you won’t be working your dog. We will have two handlers and their dogs to demonstrate, as needed.
The workshop is free of charge to all Yankee members. Non-members will be asked to pay $10 and can apply that to a Yankee Chapter membership ($20) if they’d like.
Participants should bring something to sit on. Full-day participants should bring their own lunches, beverages, etc.

Yankee Chapter Spring Training Clinic
2023-04-22 09:00 - 17:00 | Green Point Wildlife Management Area, Route 128 Dresden, ME 04342, Green Point Wildlife Management Area, Dresden, ME, 04342, United States
Spring Training Clinic
From 10am-2pm Trout Unlimited will be conducting a youth fly tying clinic. Prizes will be awarded for best flies.
Dresden, ME

State of Maine Sportsman's Show
2023-03-31 - 2023-04-02 | Augusta Civic Center, 76 Community Dr, Augusta, ME, 04330, United States
State of Maine Sportsman’s Show
Augusta, ME

Yankee Chapter Wood Duck Nesting Box Maintenance
2023-02-12 09:00 - 13:00 | Exit 43 Quik Stop Richmond, ME, 712 Main St., Richmond, ME, 04357, United States
Come join the Yankee Chapter of NAVHDA and Ducks Unlimited for some outdoor family fun on Sunday, Feburary 12. We will be volunteering our time to help the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife perform general maintenance and record nesting information on wood duck boxes for the Maine state biologists. We are hoping to get as many kids as possible to join in the fun. All are welcome from “Pampers to Grampers”, kids or no kids, members and non-members! We will meet at the Exit 43 Quik Stop Market at 9am.
What to bring: (Dress for the conditions) warm clothes, ice creepers, snowshoes, camera, snacks, ice skates…
Lunch at Kimberly’s (Railroad Cafe) at 1pm.
Contacts:
Philip Laperriere: 860-855-4770
Jason Carter: 207-720-0882

Yankee Chapter Indoor Clinic
2023-02-11 09:00 - 17:00 | 4 Mill Rd Phippsburg, ME, 4 Mill Rd, Phippsburg, ME, 04562, United States
Yankee Chapter Indoor Clinic
4 Mill Road, Phippsburg, ME
9am

NAVHDA International Meeting
2023-01-27 - 2023-01-29 | ME
NAVHDA International Meeting
Sioux Falls, SD

Yankee Chapter Annual Meeting
2023-01-08 09:00 - 14:00 | Phippsburg Sportsmen’s Association, 272 main road, Phippsburg, ME, 04562, United States
Annual Meeting; January 8, Phippsburg Sportsmans Association, 9:00 a.m. sharp!
Doors open at 8:00 and coffee will be ready soon after to accompany your favorite hunting stories or two. Don’t
forget to put your favorite hunting partner’s name in the box at the door to win a Yeti cooler! Thanks to Merrymeeting’s
Scratched Gunstock (aka “Scratch”) for this very generous donation.
Following our Officer and Director Reports we will discuss new business, old business, International motions, dates
for 2023, and election of officers. There’s lots going on!
What’s new in 2023? We always welcome new ideas, comments and concerns from our membership.
Pot Luck Lunch will follow meeting. Please bring your favorite dish to share. Time for more stories!

Yankee Chapter Fall Test
2022-09-09 08:00 - 2022-09-11 17:00, 2022-08-28 07:00 - 17:00 | Bowdoinham Wildlife Management Area, Wildes Road, Bowdoinham, Maine, 04008

Yankee Chapter Fall Pre-Test Clinic
2022-08-27 09:00 - 17:00 | Bowdoinham Wildlife Management Area, Wildes Road, Bowdoinham, Maine, 04008

Yankee Chapter Water Clinic
2022-07-16 09:00 - 17:00 | Sugarfoot Kennels – Burnham, Me, 444 Troy Road, Burnham, Maine, 04922

Yankee Chapter Natural Ability Test
2022-07-15 07:00 - 17:00 | Sugarfoot Kennels – Burnham, Me, 444 Troy Road, Burnham, Maine, 04922
Yankee Chapter Natural Ability Test at Sugarfoot Kennels in Burnham, ME.
This is a NA only test. Handlers and volunteers should arrive no later than 6:30. Test is from 7:00-5:00.

Yankee Chapter Spring Test
2022-06-10 08:00 - 2022-06-12 17:00, 2022-06-05 07:00 - 17:00 | Green Point Wildlife Management Area, Route 128 Dresden, ME 04342, Green Point Wildlife Management Area, Dresden, ME, 04342, United States

Yankee Chapter Spring Pre-Test Clinic
2022-06-04 09:00 - 17:00 | Green Point Wildlife Management Area, Route 128 Dresden, ME 04342, Green Point Wildlife Management Area, Dresden, ME, 04342, United States

Yankee Chapter Spring Clinic #2
2022-05-21 09:00 - 17:00 | Green Point Wildlife Management Area, Route 128 Dresden, ME 04342, Green Point Wildlife Management Area, Dresden, ME, 04342, United States

Vermont Training Clinic - must RSVP via Email - Space is Limited
2022-05-14 09:00 - 17:00 | Ugly Dog Hunting, 1067 Silver St, Hinesburg, VT, 05461, United States
RSVP anisfield@gmavt.net to hold your spot.
Sponsored by Ugly Dog Hunting. Space limited to 25 dogs.
All levels (NA/UT/INV) are welcome. Field and basic water but no big water. No charge for clinic, pay only for birds. 2 birds per dog. One dog per handler.
Must be a NAVHDA Intl. member to attend.

Yankee Chapter Spring Clinic
2022-04-23 09:00 - 17:00 | Green Point Wildlife Management Area, Route 128 Dresden, ME 04342, Green Point Wildlife Management Area, Dresden, ME, 04342, United States

Maine Sportsman Show
2022-04-03 10:00 - 14:00, 2022-04-02 10:00 - 14:00, 2022-04-01 10:00 - 14:00 | Augusta Civic Center, 76 Community Dr, Augusta, ME, 04330, United States

Yankee Chapter - Indoor Clinic - Phippsburg
2022-02-19 09:00 - 14:30 | 4 Mill Rd Phippsburg, ME, 4 Mill Rd, Phippsburg, ME, 04562, United States
Don’t wait for springtime to start your 2022 training! Shake off that cabin fever and join the Yankee Chapter for a day of indoor training and socialization. We will be working with dogs of all ages and abilities. Skills covered will be retrieving, recalls, heeling, come, whoa, and obedience. Bring your own lunch or stop by one of the fast food restaurants nearby.
The cost is $10.

Yankee Chapter 2022 Annual Virtual Meeting
2022-01-02 09:30 - 11:30 | ME
Zoom Meeting – Details to come

NAVHDA Invitational - Searsboro, Iowa
2021-09-12 08:00 - 2021-09-18 17:00 | ME
Invitational Information
The Invitational is NAVHDA’s premier hunt test, and is held annually in September. The Invitational is the ultimate test of both dog and trainer. In this test, dogs are required to: 1) run an hour field brace with another dog, point and retrieve upland birds, and honor its bracemate’s point and retrieve, 2) do a blind retrieve over water of approximately 100 yards, 3) honor another dog’s waterfowl retrieve, and 4) do a double marked retrieve. You can find more details on the Invitational on our About the NAVHDA Testing System and Invitational FAQ pages. Please Click Here to view our many NAVHDA Invitational sponsors, without whom the Invitational would not be possible.

The 2021 Invitational will be held September 12-18 in Searsboro, Iowa.
All owners of eligible dogs received invitations and entry forms via email on 12/18/2020. If you believe your dog is eligible and have not received the invitational email please contact Maria Bondi in the Central Office at mbondi@navhda.org.

Yankee Chapter Fall Test
2021-09-03 07:00 - 2021-09-05 17:00, 2021-08-29 07:00 | Bowdoinham Wildlife Management Area, Wildes Road, Bowdoinham, Maine, 04008
We welcome people to come watch and encourage testing handlers.
All dogs must remain on leash.

Yankee Chapter Pre-Test Clinic
2021-08-28 09:00 - 17:00 | Bowdoinham Wildlife Management Area, Wildes Road, Bowdoinham, Maine, 04008
The clinic is open to all members testing or not, starting at 9am. The only difference being those who are testing get priority in the running order.
Please remember to come prepared for warm temps giving yourself and your dog plenty of water and shade.
Directions:
From I-295 take exit 37 for ME-125/ME-138 toward Bowdoinham.
Turn right onto ME-125/ME-138 N/Main Street.
When Main Street intersects River Road, turn left onto River Road.
Turn right onto Browns Point Road.
Take the first righ tonto Wildes Road.
Follow the paved road past the houses to the end, then follow the
dirt road until you see the training fields.
PLEASE DRIVE VERY SLOWLY DOWN WILDES ROAD
The residents on Wilde’s Rd have expressed concerns regarding the speed of folks entering the site. Please remember to keep your speed under .

Yankee Chapter Volunteer Celebration BBQ
2021-08-17 16:00 - 19:00 | 1774 Inn, 44 Parker Head Road, Phippsburg, ME, United States
Hey YC Volunteers! This organization wouldn’t be what it is today without you! As a thank you for all that you do, we welcome you to join us for a Yankee Chapter BBQ to recognize and celebrate your importance to our chapter. If you have stepped up and volunteered in any way this year, please join us to kick back and have some fun. It’s going to be a blast!

Yankee Volunteer Celebration BBQ
Tuesday, August 17
4:00 PM
1774 Inn
44 Parker Head Road
Phippsburg, Maine

Sincerely,
The Yankee Chapter Board

Yankee Chapter Water Clinic
2021-07-11 09:00 - 17:00 | Sugarfoot Kennels – Burnham, Me, 444 Troy Road, Burnham, Maine, 04922
Join us at Sugarfoot Kennels in Burnham, ME for our Water Clinic. Sugarfoot Kennels offers a vast array of water to support everyone’s water training needs. Bring your own lunch, shade, bug spray, sun block and plenty of fresh water for you and your dog. This is also our Semi Annual Meeting.
As always, please keep your dogs on leash.
Welcome to all to the Yankee Chapter’s Wicked Awesome Water Clinic.
COVID-19 Clinic Guidelines-Please Read
Thank you to Sugarfoot Kennels for this beautiful training site. It is very important we all practice social distancing, using PPE when closer than 6’. There will be 3 white buckets with soap and water for washing. Use them often! Sanitizer can also be found by the equipment trailer. Again, use often. Yankee Chapter wants you to stay well.
This site offers endless opportunities for you to train your versatile hunting dog. Don’t let me see anyone standing around! Please offer to help others when you or your dog need a break.
Registration and parking: TBD

Yankee Chapter Spring Test
2021-06-11 07:00 - 2021-06-13 17:00 | Green Point Wildlife Management Area, Route 128 Dresden, ME 04342, Green Point Wildlife Management Area, Dresden, ME, 04342, United States
This is our Spring Natural Ability and Utility Test. We welcome people to come watch and encourage testing handlers.
All dogs must remain on leash.
