Yankee Chapter Annual Meeting
2023-01-08 09:00 - 14:00 (America/New_York) | 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!

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

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

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

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 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

Yankee Chapter Test Prep Workshop
2023-05-07 08:00 - 17:00 | 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 Aims and Rules Clinic - Day 1
2023-05-13 08:00 - 16:00 | Green Point Wildlife Management Area, Route 128 Dresden, ME 04342, Green Point Wildlife Management Area, Dresden, ME, 04342, United States
Aims and Rules Clinic
Dresden, ME
8am

Yankee Chapter Aims and Rules Clinic - Day 2
2023-05-14 08:00 - 16:00 | Green Point Wildlife Management Area, Route 128 Dresden, ME 04342, Green Point Wildlife Management Area, Dresden, ME, 04342, United States

Spring Training Clinic
2023-05-20 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
Dresden, ME
9am

Yankee Chapter Spring Pre-Test Clinic
2023-06-03 08:00 - 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
Dresden, ME
9am

Yankee Chapter Spring Test
2023-06-09 - 2023-06-11 | Green Point Wildlife Management Area, Route 128 Dresden, ME 04342, Green Point Wildlife Management Area, Dresden, ME, 04342, United States

Yankee Chapter Water Clinic
2023-07-15 09:00 - 17:00 | Sugarfoot Kennels – Burnham, Me, 444 Troy Road, Burnham, Maine, 04922
Yankee Chapter Water Clinic
Sugarfoot Kennels
Burnham, ME
9am

Yankee Chapter NAVHDA Apprentice Hunter Camp
2023-07-21 - 2023-07-23 | Merrymeeting Kennels, 33 Simpsons Point Rd, Brunswick, ME, 04011, United States

Yankee Chapter Fall Pre-Test Clinic
2023-08-26 09:00 - 17:00 | Bowdoinham Wildlife Management Area, Wildes Road, Bowdoinham, Maine, 04008
Yankee Chapter Fall Pre-Test Clinic
Bowdoinham, ME
9am

Yankee Chapter Fall Test
2023-09-08 - 2023-09-10 | Bowdoinham Wildlife Management Area, Wildes Road, Bowdoinham, Maine, 04008
Yankee Chapter Fall Test
Bowdoinham, ME
6:30 am

Christmas
2023-12-25 | Maine
We all hope that you get that special something that you have been wanting under the tree.

2024 Yankee Chapter Annual Meeting
2024-01-07 09:00 - 15:00 | Phippsburg Sportsmen’s Association, 272 main road, Phippsburg, ME, 04562, United States
Doors open at 9am for coffee. Meeting will begin at 10am.
Bring a dish to share and stay for lunch.
2024 Membership dues can be paid at that time or pay after January 1st online.

Yankee Chapter Indoor Clinic
2024-02-17 09:00 - 15:00 | 4 Mill Rd Phippsburg, ME, 4 Mill Rd, Phippsburg, ME, 04562, United States
Join the Yankee Chapter for a day of indoor training and socialization. Pack a lunch or stop by one of the shops or restaurants on your way in. Bring a chair and dress warm.
No pre-registration required.
We will be working with dogs of all ages and abilities. Skills covered will be retrieving, recalls, heeling, come, whoa, and obedience.
The cost is $10. Bring a chair, leash, water and bait/lure.
Directions:
From US Rt 1
Take ME-209S/High Street Exit.
In 2.4 Miles take slight left on ME-209S/Bridge Street
in 4 tenths of a mile turn left on Mill Rd(Hawkes Tree Service).
Stay Right on dirt road and look for Yankee Chapter signs to guide you to the building.
For more information, contact Blaine Carter at mmkennels@ myfairpoint.net or 207-725-8229.

Nesting Box Project
2024-02-24 09:00 - 13:00 | Exit 43 Quik Stop Richmond, ME, 712 Main St., Richmond, ME, 04357, United States
Meet up at 9:00 and head out with Jason and Phil. Dress for the weather. Optional… creepers, snowshoes, ice skates, sleds and snacks to get to the boxes. Call Phil with questions. 860-885-4770

Phippsburg Sportsman’s Association Winter Kids Day
2024-03-03 09:00 - 13:00 | Phippsburg Sportsmen’s Association, 272 main road, Phippsburg, ME, 04562, United States
The Phippsburg Sportsman’s Association will be holding their annual Winter Kids Day on March 3rd at 272 Main Rd Phippsburg, ME 04562.
This is a great event to get the family out for all the best that winter has to offer. Events include Snowshoeing, Nordic Skiing, Dog Sledding (equipment provided).
The Yankee chapter is seeking volunteers and their dogs to help pull dog sleds. This is an opportunity to give back to the organization that provides an ideal facility to host our annual meeting. The chapter has sleds and harnesses available. Please contact Patti Carter or Philip Laperriere for more details.
Additional details on the event can be found at the following website: Event Link

Yankee Chapter Game Dinner and "Ask a Vet"
2024-03-10 12:00 - 16:00 | 1774 Inn, 44 Parker Head Road, Phippsburg, ME, United States
Save the date for our first ever game dinner. Connect, Eat, Talk dogs and ask questions. Everyone should bring a dish, appetizer, side or dessert to share. BYOB. More details to come.

Maine Sportsman Show
2024-04-19 10:00 - 2024-04-21 16:00 | Augusta Civic Center, 76 Community Dr, Augusta, ME, 04330, United States
YC NAVHDA show times TBA. All details can be found on their website as they publish.
https://www.mainesportsman.com/sportsmans-show/

2024 Yankee Chapter Spring Clinic
2024-04-27 09:00 - 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 first outdoor clinic of the year. Registration starts at 8:00 Clinic begins at 9:00.

2024 Yankee Chapter Training Clinic
2024-05-18 09:00 - 17:00 | Green Point Wildlife Management Area, Route 128 Dresden, ME 04342, Green Point Wildlife Management Area, Dresden, ME, 04342, United States
Registration starts at 8:00 Clinic begins at 9:00.

2024 Yankee Chapter Spring Pre-Test Clinic
2024-06-01 09:00 - 17:00 | Green Point Wildlife Management Area, Route 128 Dresden, ME 04342, Green Point Wildlife Management Area, Dresden, ME, 04342, United States
The clinic will start at 9 a.m. We’ll be doing field and water work for dogs and puppies of all levels. Please note, testing dogs train first. Once the testing dogs have had their chance for field and water we will move on to all other handlers/dogs. The Pre-Test clinic in Dresden has always been one of our most popular clinics. While we do our best to estimate the number of birds needed, sometimes the crowd exceeds our expectations. Be sure to get to the training grounds before 9:00 and sign up for your birds as soon as you arrive.
LUNCH AND RAFFLE! At noon, a BBQ lunch will be served. We’d really appreciate it if you could bring a side dish, salad or dessert to donate. We’ll also be holding one of our “not your normal” raffles, which means any- thing goes! Bring in donations for the raffle table — the funds we raise help offset clinic costs such as shotgun shells, the port-a-potty, and training equipment.
Don’t forget to bring water, stakes or crates, something to provide shade, and…most important…bug spray!
If your dog is in heat or may be coming into heat, please tell the sign-up staff. We must ask you to run last to minimize distraction to the other dogs. Your understand- ing is hugely appreciated.
Please keep your dog on a leash!
Even if your dog is mellow and under control, someone else’s might not be. We do not want a confrontation or problem. Unless your dog is working in the field, exercise area, or water, please make sure he or she is either on a leash, chained to a stake or in a crate. That includes walking from your vehicle to the starting point for a field run. Please adhere to our leash policy not just at the fields but on your way to and from the water, as well.
Not your normal chapter!

2024 Yankee Chapter Spring Test
2024-06-07 07:00 - 2024-06-09 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.

2024 Yankee Chapter Water Clinic
2024-07-13 09:00 - 16:00 | Sugarfoot Kennels – Burnham, Me, 444 Troy Road, Burnham, Maine, 04922
This is a water clinic (no field work). Stations will be set up for natural ability, developmental, utility and Invitational dogs. Ducks will be on a first come first serve basis. Stations are spread out throughout the site to give all an opportunity to train.
What to bring:
Water for you and your dog
Shade
Lunch(no BBQ)
Registration opens at 8am. Clinic starts at 9am.

2024 Apprentice Hunter Program
2024-07-19 08:00 - 2024-07-21 15:00 | Merrymeeting Kennels, 33 Simpsons Point Rd, Brunswick, ME, 04011, United States
We are looking for participants. If you are interested in learning more, would like to mentor or volunteer please contact Philip Laperriere pnlaperriere@gmail.com

2024 Yankee Chapter Fall Pre-Test Clinic
2024-08-24 09:00 - 17:00 | Bowdoinham Wildlife Management Area, Wildes Road, Bowdoinham, Maine, 04008
Registration opens at 8am
Clinic starts at 9am
