JUNIOR HANDLER AWARD PROGRAM

By George Pirman

            I want to remind everyone that Purina is one of our major sponsors for this program.  We want to thank Mr. Rod Carter, Mr. Eddie Wiley, and Mike Luchetta of Nestle Purina for putting this together for us.  They again have come up with some real nice Purina Jackets for the top Junior Handlers within the program. 

            DON’T FORGET WHAT PURINA DOES FOR OUR SPORT WHEN YOU SELECT YOUR DOG FOOD!

PAM DAUGHERTY WINS THE ROLFE BEAGLE CLUB AKC LICENSED TRIAL WITH HER OWN “WILSON’S HILLARY”.

I received the following information from Jack Hyden which I think is a great idea for our Junior Beagle Handlers and maybe some other States can pickup on this and help our youth into small game hunting.

2010 INDIANA BEAGLERS ALLIANCE YOUTH HUNT AT SALAMONIE RESERVOIR.

Saturday October 30, 2010.

We will meet at Bozarths camp resort at 7.00am, hopefully have the youth in the field by 8.00am and meet back at Bozarths by 11:30am ( leave the field by 11:00am ) This year at least 2 hours, possibly more, will be allotted for lunch. Then there will be a two hour Rabbit Squirrel hunt in the afternoon. The final format has not been decided, but will be in place within a couple weeks. These events are “Co-Sponsored Events” with Salamonie Reservoir (IDNR), National Cur & Feist Breeders Association, and the National Kennel Club.
Registration will “START” August 1, 2010 and end when the last youth is registered. Pre-Registration is mandatory. Numbers of youth hunter’s will be limited to 45-50, (additional youth may be able to register depending on the number of mentors and dog handlers) so the sooner you register the better. A youth can bring their own shotgun, or one will be provided by Indiana Beaglers Alliance. If we need to provide a shotgun we need to know as soon as possible after registration.  We need all the help we can get. We need mentors to supervise the youth and quite a few dog handlers with good beagles & squirrel dogs to make this event a success. Youth can register for both the rabbit and squirrel hunt, or register for only one depending on their area of interest.  There will be a free lunch between both hunts. There will be at least 2 1/2 hours for lunch and the lie and bragging time.  Please contact either Jack Hyden 574-551-4067 or Don Lecount 574-551-1461 to register a youth or sign up to help.  Thanks to all for making the Indiana Beaglers Alliance youth hunt at Salamonie the best in the state. Jack

Hopefully I will get a report on how the kids did on this hunt and maybe some photos. 

Thinking of photos, I sure hope to receive some good photos of our Junior Beagle Handlers in their bright new orange T-Shirts and Red Purina Hats. Send, or e-mail, them to me or e-mail them direct to Hounds and Hunting Magazine at info@houndsandhunting.com.  This is a new service from our magazine as for many years they could not publish these photos but at this time they will accept Jpeg or PDF photos and I will too.