Dakota Saskatchewan Open Shooting Dog Championship

2010 Dakota-Saskatchewan Open Shooting Dog Championship

2010-09-02T11:26:00.002-07:00

2010 Dakota-Saskatchewan Open Shooting Dog Championship

Judges Dr. Pat McInteer and Greg Sand

1	Class Act Bandit	SM	Gelhaus
1	Hytest Spymaster	SM	Tande

2	Four Rivers Crusader	PF	Kinkelaar
2	Horizon's Boy	SM	Lewis

3	Merrihill's Carolina	PF	Kinkelaar
3	Thunderbird Skydancer	SM	Gelhaus

4	Heaven's Gates Houdini	PM	Gelhaus
4	Appalachee Pretty Pearl	PF	Kinkelaar

5	Hawthorn Big Shooter	PM	Tande
5	Waybetter Rex	PM	Gelhaus

6	Billy Jackson	SM	Tande
6	Bittersweet Deluxe	PM	Gelhaus

7	Coveyrise's Offlee Amazin	PM	Kinkelaar
7	Zumbro's Ace	PM	Gelhaus

8	Plumthicket Web	SM	Lewis
8	Zumbro's Molly Mae	PF	Gelhaus

9	Thunderbird Punch Buggy	SM	Gelhaus
9	Barshoe Ace	SM	Lewis

10	Ridge Creek Cody	SM	Kinkelaar
10	Pickin Time	PM	Tande

11	Awsum Angel	SF	Kinkelaar
11	Beckworth Zeke	PM	Gelhaus

12	Butch Cassidy	SM	Holtan
12	Four Rivers Covergirl	PF	Kinkelaar

13	Bomberstone Diva	SF	Kinkelaar
13	Skyview making Time	SM	Gelhaus

14	Heaven's Elhew Taggert	PM	Gelhaus
14	Hot Topic	PF	Kinkelaar

15	Miller's Atomic Rain	PF	Kinkelaar
15	Skyview Ace	PM	Gelhaus

16	Island Grove Revenge	PM	Kinkelaar
16	Ralita	PF	Turley

17	Pure Outlaw	PM	Gelhaus
17	Merrihill's Dakota	PF	Kinkelaar

DAKOTA SASKATCHEWAN OPEN DERBY

2010-09-02T11:26:00.000-07:00

OPEN DERBY

JUDGES DON DACK AND BILL HOLTAN

1	Suzy	SF	Sand
1	Rascal	PM	Kinkelaar

2	Riggs	PM	Kinkelaar
2	High and Tight	SM	Tande

3	Jock	PM	Kinkelaar
3	Bob	PM	Lanassa

4	Blue	PM	McInteer
4	Stan the Man	PM	Gelhaus

5	Beckworth Ginger	PF	Gelhaus
5	Copper	PF	McInteer

6	Jimmy	PM	Lanassa
6	Thunderbird Ace	SM	Gelhaus

7	Wicket	PF	Kinkelaar
7	Missy	PF	Lanassa

8	Hawthorn Showgirl	PF	Tande
8	Dell	PM	Gelhaus

Wolf Den Amateur All Age

2010-09-02T11:25:00.000-07:00

Wolf Den Amateur All Age

1 Busterado PM Turley
1 Winter Patchwork SM Michaletz

2 Ralita PF Turley
2 Rave SF Sand

3 Bar P Guy PM LaNassa
3 Heaven's Gates Houdini PM Gates

4 Zumbros's Ace PM Windhorst
4 Rebel's Highnoon Drifter PM Michaletz

5 Houston's Blackjack SM LaNassa
5 Barnhill Jake PM Michaletz

6 Zumbro's Molly Mae PF Windhorst
6 Heaven's Elhew Taggert PM Gates

Dakota Saskatchewan OSD CH and companion Stakes

2010-08-08T13:22:00.000-07:00

This year there will be a new addition at the Kensal ND based field trials. The Wolf Den Amateur All Age Classic, a one hour AFTCA Invitational Points trial will start on Sept 4th. The Open derby will start follow then the Open Shooting Dog Championship. I look forward to a great event with lots of fun to be had by all attendees.

The draw for all stakes will be on 9/1/10 and entries should be emailed to billholtan@gmail.com or called in to Bill at 218-349-1777.

Judges Confirmed for Dakota Saskatchewan OSD CH

2010-07-01T18:03:00.000-07:00

We have been fortunate to secure two Nebraska Sportsman to judge this years trial. Dr. Pat McInteer and Todd Babbel will be judging the 2010 Open Championship. This year we will be running an AFTCA All Age points trial before the Open Shooting Dog Championsip.

The Report for the Dakota Sask OSD CH

2009-09-18T09:37:00.000-07:00

Below is part of the Reporting of the Championship. Watch for a more detailed report in an upcoming issue of the American Field.

Dakota Saskatchewan Shooting Dog Championship

Covey Rise Offlee Amazin takes title; Hytest Spymaster Runner Up

By Doug Meyer

The Dakota Saskatchewan Shooting Dog Championship held forth on the beautiful prairie just north of Kensal, North Dakota beginning Labor Day weekend. Crops were late getting in this year due to extremely wet spring conditions following a tremendous winter snowpack. Due to the late planting, harvest was also delayed with wheat and barley just being finished and corn and soybeans yet to begin. Access to vast amounts of ground is the mark of a quality wild bird prairie trial and Trial Chairman Bill Holtan devised a plan that worked well despite routing around standing crops. The first hour was mapped thru wheat stubble, CRP and alfalfa fields across four different landowners and then we “shuttled” cross country to big rolling pastures marked by creeks and the James River bottom. Despite the differences between course one and two and three, there were many more similarities then would be expected – number one being huge amounts of real estate where a dog could show its moves. All in all, it was a fair test for the prairie shooting dogs with birds encountered along every course.

Hosting the Dakota Saskatchewan championship is the Northern Lights Club with Bill Holtan the main force. Don Dack, John Larson and Todd Manns assisted with dog wagon duties, gates and the aforementioned shuttle process between courses one and two. Laurel Holtan kept everyone fed at lunch time and was a great hostess despite being in a cast from a broken foot suffered while putting up a loose horse a few weeks prior. Saturday night, a Calcutta and pizza party was hosted at the Wolf Den in Kensal. Lots of activity and anticipation as dogs were selected and bid on for the championship. Bar owners, Paul and Collette Wolf and patrons also picked their favorites (a little like horse racing – based on name or jockey). Proceeds of this activity support a scholarship for Kensal area students in memory of Bill’s son, Izaak Holtan who was tragically taken in a motor vehicle accident. Ike was his dad’s right hand guy and very much into the dogs and horses with Bill. For Bill, the trial has been a labor of love and dedication since taking over the reigns of this championship and we all hope it can continue over this beautiful venue. Purina, Spalding Fly Predator, Running’s Farm and Fleet, Arbor Wear and the Wolf Den Bar in Kensal all sponsor the trial with donations of dog food, products, day money and ad support. Sunday night the Holtan’s hosted a supper at the farm on behalf of Tim Moore in honor of last year’s champion My Mustang Sally.

Austin Turley dropped by to ride the last morning as he was traveling from Montana to the Region 19 Championship in Wisconsin. Austin managed to see the champion run.

.Judges for the Championship were the well known Jim Michaletz, transplanted Minnesota building contractor now living in Goodman, Missouri and Doug Meyer in pharmaceutical sales residing in Tonganoxie, Kansas. Jim has winning pointers and setters he competes with at the amateur level and keeps major circuit dogs with Alan Vincent including Jetsetter, the setter champion who represented the breed so well at Grand Junction this year. Doug is the newly elected NBHA President, long time reporter of the NBHA Futurity and owner of the dogs and kennel bearing the Greypointe prefix. Both have judged widely although this assignment was their first together.

The Winners and Others

Covey Rise Offlee Amazin was released onto the first course and put on an edge running show thru the wheat fields and fencerows for the first thirty minutes. At 34, the pointer male styled up attractively along woodsline and a deer exited as Shawn Kinkelaar began flushing. Taken on, the beautiful ground coverage continued for 15 more minutes into an alfalfa field ahead. His bracemate, Mesaba Iron was spied pointed in the center of the alfalfa while Amazin was moving out of sight ahead. When a covey of Huns was flushed for Iron, Amazin was noticed pointing some fifty yards ahead and to the side out of sight of the original action into one of the small rock piles that dot this land. Kinkelaar flushed the area and asked for relocation when a single Hun lifted on its own outside the grassy rock pile with Amazin stopped and shot over. Released from here, he headed forward to the leeward side of an east-west fencerow to establish point at the end. Kinkelaar easily flushed an adult hen pheasant from grass beyond the fencerow with Amazin standing proudly throughout. His finish was strong to the front to claim the Dakota Saskatchewan Championship for owners Gary Hertz who was riding and Drs Thomas and Robyn Morgan. This is Amazin’s first championship having tasted runner up laurels twice previously.

Hytest Spymaster, big going setter male was taking in large chunks of the prairie with each stride for handler Jim Tande. He was deep at times and required some effort to get him turned as the course angled away after some of his bigger casts. The race was not exceptionally smooth but was not beyond open country shooting dog standards. At 37, after rimming a good piece of country to the west of course, he was searched for by scout but ultimately spied by handler partially hidden behind hay bales in an alfalfa field. As Tande approached, Spymaster was stretched out high and tight with a large covey of Huns exploding directly in front of his stand. It was a nice find after an aggressive cast with Spymaster’s manners above reproach. He continued to rim the first course and finished far to the front at time. Spymaster, brother to Hytest Skyhawk is owned by Dr. Mary Beth Esser of Wisconsin.

The brace of the trial as far as ground coverage belonged to Elhew Hannabell and Butch Cassidy. The rolling prairie pasture course was absolutely scorched by these two with Shawn Kinkelaar and Bill Holtan respectively directing their charges ever forward at range. There were impressive hunting swings across the huge creek bottom and deep onto the side hills with scarcely a patch of cover missed in between. Those riding knew they were seeing quite a show that would surely result in finds but ultimately nothing was pointed during the prairie rimming hour. Disappointing that they were not rewarded but one race we’ll keep in the memory bank. Merrihill’s Carolina also showed us how edges should be hunted in her hour on the first course. Scott Beeler ran Doc’s Sixgun to a nice race with a good find on chickens. Jason Williams handled Mom’s Apple Pie to a good race credited with two finds on chickens – one of them divided with Doc’s Sixgun. Nella Runnin Tab and Hawthorne Big Shooter also combined for an enjoyable hour of ground coverage sans bird work.

Jack Pine Savage

2009-09-16T11:11:00.000-07:00

Second place dog in the companion derby stake.

Just an interesting side note. Two of the three derby winners and the champion were all sired by Elhew Sinbad.

Video's from the Dakota Sask. OSD Championship.

2009-09-14T13:10:00.000-07:00

A Few videos, mostly just breakaways but a chance to see the country.

Calcutta Final Results

2009-09-11T12:20:00.000-07:00

	Bid	Bidder and High Bid

Gypsy’s Elhew Hannah PF Williams	$50.00	Laurel Holtan
Attitude’s Tornado PF Manns	$10.00	T Manns
Ace Freehley PM Kinkelaar	$20.00	T Manns
Ole Knutson PM Dack	$20.00	Brent Sittlow
Mom’s Apple Pie PF Williams	$20.00	Collette
Doc’s Sixgun PM Beeler	$0.00
Jayhawk PM Kinkelaar	$20.00	John Larson
Hytest Spymaster SM Tande	$40.00	Don Dack
Hot Topic PF Kinkelaar	$30.00	sk
Quicksilver Quickfire PM Beeler	$10.00	Collette
Nella’s Runnin Tab PM Kinkelaar	$30.00	Vagas M
Hawthorne Big Shooter PM Tande	$30.00	Ben McKean
Four River’s Commander PM Kinkelaar	$30.00	SK
Hawthorn Bo Jack PM Tande	$20.00	Ben McKean
Street Sense PM Williams	$30.00	H Johnson
Billy Jackson SM Dack	$20.00	Jeri Johnson
Merrihill’s Dakota PF Kinkelaar	$50.00	Carl Bishop
Comeback Dally RSF Williams	$10.00	Laurel Holtan
Merrihill’s Carolina PF Kinkelaar	$50.00	Carl Bishop
Knockout Rose PF Williams	$20.00	PAW
Four River’s Covergirl PF Kinkelaar	$40.00	Scott Shrum
Noon’s Citation PM Beeler	$10.00	Collette
Elhew Hannabell PF Kinkelaar	$50.00	SK
Butch Cassidy SM Holtan	$10.00	Bill Holtan
Offlee Amazin PM Kinkelaar	$30.00	SK
Mesaba Iron PM Dack	$10.00	Jeri Johnson
Dogwood Meg PF Kinkelaar	$30.00	T Manns
Hawthorn Kate PF Tande	$30.00	Bert Benshoof
Fibbers Molly McGee PF Kinkelaar	$10.00	SK
Burrow’s Primeline PM Williams	$10.00	J Williams


	$740.00

Champion	240
Runner UP	130

Scholarship Fund 370.

Thanks to all who participated we really appreciate it. The Graduates of Kensal High School really appreciate the Scholarships given in the name of our son Izaak. If you were the high bidder please send your checks to

Bill Holtan
150 83rd lane SE
Kensal, ND 58455

Sincerely
Bill and Laurel Holtan

Pics from the 2009 Dakota Sask Shooting Dog Championship

2009-09-11T11:59:00.000-07:00

Due to me losing my camera in the 1st brace all pics were taken by Don Dack.

The Results

2009-09-10T09:02:00.000-07:00

Winner Coveyrise Offlee Amazin PM Owned by Gary Hertz and Drs. Thomas and Robyn Morgan Handled by Shawn Kinkelaar.

Runner up Hytest Spymaster SM Owned by Mary Beth Esser and handled by Jim Tande.

Open Derby
1st Four Rivers Crusader PF Owned by Scott Shrum and Shannon Smith handled by Shawn Kinkelaar

2nd Jackpine Savage PM Owned by Todd Manns and handled by Shawn Kinkelaar

3rd WiFi's Hi Tech PF Owned by Bill Holtan and Lyle Hansen handled by Bill Holtan

Day one is complete

2009-09-06T19:25:00.000-07:00

After 1 day of running we have completed 6 braces and the judges have named Hytest Spymaster (Tande) as the day dog with Mom's Apple Pie (Williams) being the other dog on the board.

Will have more info and maybe some pics tomorrow.

Dakota Sask OSD Championship Calcutta-Fun and for a great cause!

2009-09-05T04:58:00.001-07:00

Here is your chance to purchase a Top Shooting Dog if only for this trial. You can email me your top bid to holtan@hughes.net I will only raise the bids in $10.00 increments with the minimum price starting at $10.00. 50% of the pot will paid out the high bidders of the winner and runner up ...split 70/30. the other 50% will be donated to the Izaak Holtan Memorial Scholarship Fund.

The online bidding will end at 4:00 pm Central Time on Saturday Sept. 5th...There will be a chance for local residents and trial attendees to bid on dogs on Saturday evening so make sure when you send your top bid it is enough to keep it through the end of the auction.

The person with the absolute highest bid will receive a FREE Hat from the championship.

HAVE FUN!!!!

CURRENT PRICE will be listed in RED before the dogs name.

10.00Gypsy’s Elhew Hannah PF Williams
Attitude’s Tornado PF Manns
Ace Freehley PM Kinkelaar

20.00Ole Knutson PM Dack
Mom’s Apple Pie PF Williams
Doc’s Sixgun PM Beeler
Jayhawk PM Kinkelaar
Hytest Spymaster SM Tande
Hot Topic PF Kinkelaar
Quicksilver Quickfire PM Beeler

30.00 Nella’s Runnin Tab PM Kinkelaar

10.00Hawthorne Big Shooter PM Tande

10.00Four River’s Commander PM Kinkelaar
Hawthorn Bo Jack PM Tande
Street Sense PM Williams

10.00Billy Jackson SM Dack

30.00Merrihill’s Dakota PF Kinkelaar
Comeback Dally RSF Williams

30.00Merrihill’s Carolina PF Kinkelaar
Knockout Rose PF Williams

10.00Four River’s Covergirl PF Kinkelaar
Noon’s Citation PM Beeler

10.00Elhew Hannabell PF Kinkelaar

10.00Butch Cassidy SM Holtan
Offlee Amazin PM Kinkelaar

10.00Mesaba Iron PM Dack
Dogwood Meg PF Kinkelaar

10.00 Hawthorn Kate PF Tande
Fibbers Molly McGee PF Kinkelaar
Burrow’s Primeline PM Williams

Dakota Sask OSD Championship Derby

2009-09-05T04:51:00.000-07:00

Derby Running Order

1) June PF Kinkelaar

Holly PF Holtan

2) Dottie PF Kinkelaar

Tuffy RSF Williams

3) Butch PM Kinkelaar

Rex PM Beeler

4) Lucky Me PM Geller

Deuce PM Kinkelaar

5) Dude PM Kinkelaar

Ruby PF Williams

6) Trixie SF Williams

Bo PM Kinkelaar

7) Dixie PF Kinkelaar

Direction to Holtan Farm-Trial Headquarters.

2009-09-04T10:57:00.000-07:00

From Kensal ND. Go north out of town on blacktop (85th ave SE) 5 miles to 2nd Street SE go west 1.5 miles then takes a right (north) 1/2 mile to only farm on that road.

View Larger Map

Another Sponsor for the Championship

2009-09-03T06:53:00.000-07:00

Check out the Arborwear Story

Thanks to Arborwear for their support.

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Another New Sponsor for the Championship

2009-09-02T10:39:00.000-07:00

Spaulding labs has signed on as a new sponsor for our championship. We are really pleased to have their support.

2009-09-01T06:40:00.000-07:00

10.00Gypsy’s Elhew Hannah PF Williams
Attitude’s Tornado PF Manns
Ace Freehley PM Kinkelaar

20.00Ole Knutson PM Dack
Mom’s Apple Pie PF Williams
Doc’s Sixgun PM Beeler
Jayhawk PM Kinkelaar
Hytest Spymaster SM Tande
Hot Topic PF Kinkelaar
Quicksilver Quickfire PM Beeler

30.00 Nella’s Runnin Tab PM Kinkelaar

10.00Hawthorne Big Shooter PM Tande

10.00Four River’s Commander PM Kinkelaar
Hawthorn Bo Jack PM Tande
Street Sense PM Williams

10.00Billy Jackson SM Dack

10.00Merrihill’s Dakota PF Kinkelaar
Comeback Dally RSF Williams

10.00Merrihill’s Carolina PF Kinkelaar
Knockout Rose PF Williams

10.00Four River’s Covergirl PF Kinkelaar
Noon’s Citation PM Beeler

10.00Elhew Hannabell PF Kinkelaar

10.00Butch Cassidy SM Holtan
Offlee Amazin PM Kinkelaar

10.00Mesaba Iron PM Dack
Dogwood Meg PF Kinkelaar

10.00 Hawthorn Kate PF Tande
Fibbers Molly McGee PF Kinkelaar
Burrow’s Primeline PM Williams

Prior Winners of the Championship

2009-09-01T06:35:00.000-07:00

Year Winner Breed/Sex Owner Handler

1984 Express PF Stephen Harwood Pete Thoman
1985 Warhoop Express Liz PF L.C. Shepard Gordon Hazlewood
1986 Honor Roll PM C.R. Jackson John Daugherty
1987 A Fool's Gold PF G.R. Peifota Dave LaChance
1988 Jolly Rancher PM Kevin Lyons John Ray Kimbrell
1989 ??? PF Dr. Jim Sims Gordon Hazlewood
1990 Spotaleena PF Dr Alvin Nitchman Dr Alvin Nitchman
1991 Rocky Creek Shadow PF D.A. Clarke Keith Martin
1992 Sweet Vidalia PF Kevin Lyon's John Ray Kimbrell
1993 Sumter's Hacienda Bull PM S.P. Wright John Ray Kimbrell
1994 Trial Not Held
1995 Trial Not Held
1996 Napier Cajun Crook PM Phil Napier Phil Napier
1997 True Citizen ESM Inez Smith Harold Ray
1998 Davis Final Touch PM Tommy Davis Tommy Davis
1999 A Tarheel Shadow PF Roger McGwire J.C. Turner
2000 Rock Acre Buckwheat PM Lee Cruse Dean Lord
2001 Weber's Silver Jack PM Bruce Weber John Ray Kimbrell
2002 High Mark ESM Inez Smith Harold Ray
2003 Double Rebel Risk PF Warren Stephens Jim Davis
2004 EZ Tiny PF J.G. Dinkins Steve Browder
2005 Morning Dew Bull PM Dr J.T. Rickman J.C. Turner
2006 Canceled due to Draught
2007 Not held
2008 My Mustang Sally PF Doug Ray Tim Moore

Dakota Sask OSD Championship Draws 30 shooting dogs and 13 derbies.

2009-08-31T19:46:00.001-07:00

The running order for the championship is posted below, I will have the derby running order available on Tues morning.

Also I will open the Calcutta again on Tues.

Thanks
Bill

2009 Dakota-Saskatchewan Open Shooting Dog Championship Running Order

2009-08-31T19:43:00.000-07:00

Running will begin on Sunday Sept 6th at 7:30 am from the Bill Holtan Farm North of Kensal, ND

1) Gypsy’s Elhew Hannah PF Williams
Attitude’s Tornado PF Manns
2) Ace Freehley PM Kinkelaar
Ole Knutson PM Dack
3) Mom’s Apple Pie PF Williams
Doc’s Sixgun PM Beeler
4) Jayhawk PM Kinkelaar
Hytest Spymaster SM Tande
5) Hot Topic PF Kinkelaar
Quicksilver Quickfire PM Beeler
6) Nella’s Runnin Tab PM Kinkelaar
Hawthorne Big Shooter PM Tande
7) Four River’s Commander PM Kinkelaar
Hawthorn Bo Jack PM Tande
8) Street Sense PM Williams
Billy Jackson SM Dack
9) Merrihill’s Dakota PF Kinkelaar
Comeback Dally RSF Williams
10) Merrihill’s Carolina PF Kinkelaar
Knockout Rose PF Williams
11) Four River’s Covergirl PF Kinkelaar
Noon’s Citation PM Beeler
12) Elhew Hannabell PF Kinkelaar
Butch Cassidy SM Holtan
13) Offlee Amazin PM Kinkelaar
Mesaba Iron PM Dack
14) Dogwood Meg PF Kinkelaar
Hawthorn Kate PF Tande
15) Fibbers Molly McGee PF Kinkelaar
Burrow’s Primeline PM Williams

Drawing Tonite 8/31/09-Staring Date Postponed

2009-08-31T08:02:00.000-07:00

Due to the large entry at the All American Shooting Dog Championship, the Dakota-Saskatchewan Open Shooting Dog Championship will not start until Sunday 9/6/09. The drawing will still be held tonight 8/31/09 at 7:30.

New Sponsors for this years Championship

2009-08-30T16:44:00.000-07:00

A Hearty Thank You to PURINA

A Hearty Thank You to RUNNING'S FARM AND FLEET

Logo for the Dakota-Sask. Open Shooting Dog Championship has beeen unveiled

2009-08-30T15:30:00.000-07:00

Thanks to MN bird dog enthusiast, field trialer and artist, Dave Moore we have a new logo for the Dakota-Saskatchewan OSD Championship. There will be a limited number of hats available for sale at the trial and also they may be ordered through this site. I will post pictures of the hats in the next few days. But here is the logo.

DRAW IS NEARING

2009-08-30T15:21:00.000-07:00

The draw for the Dakota-Saskatchewan Open Shooting Dog Championship will be held at 7:30 pm Central time at the Wolf's Den Bar in Kensal, ND. The running order will be placed on this site later that evening and then the Calcutta can begin again. It was big fun last year and we raised a nice donation to the Izaak Holtan Memorial Scholarship fund. More details on the Calcutta will follow.

Region 14 Amatuer Shooting Dog CH

2009-08-21T07:03:00.000-07:00

The Region 14 Amateur Shooting Dog Championship starts today officially kicking off the 2009-2010 field trial season. They had the drawing last night night and drew 65 dogs. This large field has caused the Montana Open Shooting Dog Championship starting date to be pushed back one day.

Trial is really coming up fast.

2009-08-17T13:47:00.000-07:00

Well the harvest is running late in the Kensal, ND area. But I think the small grains will come out in time for the start of the Championship, which is only 18 days away. Many of the trainers will be heading to the Montana Championship in 7 days from today and then the season will really be kicked off. WOW!!!

2009 Championship Plans are coming together.

2009-01-30T09:12:00.000-08:00

Well the start date is a little over 7 months away but things are coming together. Judges for this years renewal will be Doug Meyer of Tonganoxie, Kansas and Jim Michaletz of Goodman, MO. Doug will also be reporting this years championship.

The trial will start on Sept 5th, 2009 and will again be run over the game filled grounds near Kensal, ND. We are having a tough winter here in ND but I am seeing lots of sharptails, huns and pheasants.

The Wolf Den Bar and Vining Oil Company have signed on as sponsors for this years trial. There will be 100.00 day money awarded to the top performer each day of the trial.

Day 3

2008-09-09T17:30:00.000-07:00

We started out the morning at a cool 38 degrees but it was perfectly clear with just a slight breeze. A real nice morning to run bird dogs. Due to a couple of dogs being scratched due to injury and a couple of early pick ups we were able run 7 braces today and finished the trial today.

At the end of the day the judges named

Champion: My Mustang Sally Doug Ray

Runner Up Four River Commander.

I will have more Pictures later.

Day 2

2008-09-07T19:35:00.000-07:00

Well we had a another pretty good day with birds in most bracee, we did have 2 more dogs finish the hour with clean bird work.
Hot Topic Kinkelaar and Mesaba Iron Don Dack both had good birdwork and nice races. However at the end of the day the same two dogs are on the leaderboard.

Day 2 morning

2008-09-07T09:20:00.000-07:00

This morning it was 42 degrees and clear when we cast off. Had a couple of abbreviated braces and were back to camp early. We did have birds pointed in two of the three braces in the A.M.

Time to go to town for some dinner then back at it this afternoon.

Day 1

2008-09-07T03:35:00.000-07:00

I would say day one was a success. We had absolutely perfect weather. We did move birds in every brace and finished the day with 5 dogs finishing the hour with clean bird work, when all was said and done we had work on pheasant, sharptails and huns. I will get some picture up later today, by interent was down last night or I would have had them up earlier.

We did have a change in the running order due to two scratches. In the 4th brace Offlee Amazin was scratched due to an bad foot I believe and Ridge Creek Jake had already been scatched in the 16th brace so Four River Commander was moved up and ran in the 4 brace.

Here were the 5 dogs that finished the hour with birdwork. In the order they ran.

Eye Candy SF Dean Lord

Four River Commander PM Shawn Kinkelaar

Hardup Road Jesse PF Doug Ray

Blackhawk Wiley PM Dean Lord

My Mustang Sally PF Doug Ray

The dogs that the judges are carrying at the end of day one, in the order they ran are.

Four River Commander 2 finds and unproductive.

My Mustang Sally 1 find and 1 unproductive.

1st Morning

2008-09-06T03:11:00.000-07:00

Well its almost time. Everyone is here and made it safe. Its 5:15 am, 44 degree with 91% humidity, partly cloudy with no wind but I am sure there will be a breeze when the sun comes up. We are planning on getting going at 7:00 am. Good luck to all. Iwill fill you in later on what happens today.

Bill

Derby Running Order

2008-09-03T06:22:00.000-07:00

Here is the running order for the Derby Stake. These handlers only gave me call names but here they are.

1. Pearl PF Kinkelaar

Rebel PM Doug Ray

2. Lucky RSF Williams

Zane SM Ray

3. Kate PF Williams

Hawthorne ??? PM Tande

4. Cash PM Kinkelaar

Pyro PM Tande

5. Judy PF Williams

Anna SF Ray

6. Pride SM Ray

Rose PF Williams

Dakota Sask OSD Championship CALCUTTA

2008-09-02T07:52:00.000-07:00

The online bidding will end at 4:00 pm Central Time on Friday Sept. 5th...There will be a chance for local residents and trial attendees to bid on dogs on Friday evening so make sure when you send your top bid it is enough to keep it through the end of the auction.

HAVE FUN!!!!

CURRENT PRICE will be listed in RED before the dogs name.

20.00 Tenacious Tucker SM Larry Brutger High Bid L Brutger

50.00 Hawthorn Big Shooter PM Jim Tande High Bid J Tande

40.00 Bridges Lake Pat PF Doug Ray High Bid John Stogitis

40.00 Eye Candy SF Dean Lord High Bid John Larson

50.00 Five Points Hawkeye PM Jim Tande High Bid Chuck Wingard

40.00 Autumn Claire SF Shawn Kinkelaar High Bid R Rogers

50.00 CoveyRise Offlee Amazin PM Kinkelaar High Bid Gunnar Graven

10.00 Fannie PF Todd Manns High Bid Todd Manns

10.00 Hardup Road Jessie PF Doug Ray High Bid Doug Ray

10.00 Blackhawk Wiley PM Dean Lord High Bid Jerri Johnson

20.00 My Mustang Sally PF Doug Ray High Bid Ben McKean

10.00 Poison Creek Rose RSF Jason Williams High Bid Larry Brutger

40.00 Eldad Nicanor PM Shawn Kinkelaar High Bid John Shure

20.00 Blue PF Phil Napier High Bid Phil Napier

40.00 Master Hawk PM Dean Lord High Bid Gunnar Graven

50.00 Hytest Spymaster SM Jim Tande High Bid Jim Tande

20.00 Affirm SM Doug Ray High Bid Doug Ray

20.00 Jackson's White Line PM Jason Williams High Bid Jason Williams

60.00 Hannah's Elhew Rose PF Jason Williams High Bid Jason Williams

20.00 Rose PF Phil Napier High Bid Phil Napier

30.00 Hot Topic PM Shawn Kinkelaar High Bid Todd Manns

40.00 Butch Cassidy SM Bill Holtan High Bid Bill Holtan

50.00 Sunny Hill Hawk PM Dean Lord High Bid Todd Manns

30.00 Mesaba Iron PM Don Dack High Bid Don Dack

30.00 Calico's Tom Thumb PM Doug Ray High Bid John Stolgitis

20.00 Blackhawk Tex PM Dean Lord High Bid Jerri Johnson

30.00 Nella's Runnin Tab PM Shawn Kinkelaar High Bid Vagas Matheson

30.00 Smarty Smith SM Doug Ray High Bid Doug Ray

40.00 Street Sense PM Jason Williams High Bid Gunnar Graven

30.00 Barbaro SM Doug Ray High Bid Ben McKean

70.00 Four River Commander PM Kinkelaar High Bid Scott Shrum

20.00 Ridge Creek Jake SM Larry Brutger High Bid Larry Brutger

30.00 Fibber's Mudslinger PM Doug Ray High Bid Doug Ray

30.00 Blackhawk Jet PM Dean Lord High Bid Collette Wolf

40.00 Appalachee Ace Freehley PM Kinkelaar High Bid Darron Britt

20.00 Blackhawk Breeze PM Dean Lord High Bid Jerri Johnson

70.00 Hawthorn Kate PF Jim Tande High Bid Chuck Wingard

70.00 Four River Covergirl PF Kinkelaar High Bid Scott Shrum

30.00 Mom's Apple Pie PF Jason Williams High Bid Chuck Wingard

30.00 Berg Brothers Hytest SF Bill Holtan High Bid Bill Holtan

30.00 Dog Wood Meg PF Shawn Kinkelaar High Bid Todd Manns

20.00 Clyde PM Doug Ray High Bid Doug Ray

Pre-Trial Update

2008-09-01T20:24:00.000-07:00

Well the entries are is and the trial has been drawn. We drew 42 dogs for the championship and 12 derbies. The courses are all laid out and ready to go.

These are a bunch of really good dogs many of them champions. I am excited to see them all go. Also looking at the handlers I did a quick count and I think the handlers in this trial have won in excess of 100 championships everywhere from The Northeast to the Northwest and from ND to Texas from Georgia to Canada. These handlers have won on quail, chuckar, prairie chickens, sharptails, huns, pheasants, ruffed grouse and woodcock. They have won National Championships on just about every game bird also. The amount of experience is staggering. Its almost hard to comprehend that the guys coming to run in this trials as a group have won championships in every venue from the grouse woods to all age, both walking and horseback shoooting dog. It will be fun. I will try and keep the blog updated on a nightly basis, and hopefully we can get some good photos to share.

Thats all from the farm tonite.

Bill Holtan

2008 Championship Running Order

2008-09-01T20:20:00.000-07:00

2008 Dakota-Saskatchewan Open Shooting Dog Championship
September 6 2008
Kensal, ND
Judges: Rich Boumeester Jordan, MN and L.J. Lundstrom Apple Vally, MN

1)Tenacious Tucker SM Larry Brutger
Hawthorn Big Shooter PM Jim Tande
2)Bridges Lake Pat PF Doug Ray
Eye Candy SF Dean Lord
3)Five Points Hawkeye PM Jim Tande
Autumn Claire SF Shawn Kinkelaar
4)CoveyRise Offlee Amazin PM Shawn Kinkelaar
Fannie PF Todd Manns
5)Hardup Road Jessie PF Doug Ray
Blackhawk Wiley PM Dean Lord
6)My Mustang Sally PF Doug Ray
Poison Creek Rose RSF Jason Williams
7)Eldad Nicanor PM Shawn Kinkelaar
Rose PF Phil Napier
8)Master Hawk PM Dean Lord
Hytest Spymaster SM Jim Tande
9)Affirm SM Doug Ray
Jackson's White Line PM Jason Williams
10)Gypsy's Elhew Rose PF Jason Williams
Blue PF IS Phil Napier
11)Hot Topic PM Shawn Kinkelaar
Butch Cassidy SM Bill Holtan
12)Sunny Hill Hawk PM Dean Lord
Mesaba Iron PM Don Dack
13)Calico's Tom Thumb PM Doug Ray
Blackhawk Tex PM Dean Lord
14)Nella's Runnin Tab PM Shawn Kinkelaar
Smarty Smith SM Doug Ray
15)Street Sense PM Jason Williams
Barbaro SM Doug Ray
16)Four River Commander PM Shawn Kinkelaar
Ridge Creek Jake SM Larry Brutger
17)Fibber's Mudslinger PM Doug Ray
Blackhawk Jet PM Dean Lord
18)Appalachee Ace Freehley PM Shawn Kinkelaar
Blackhawk Breeze PM Dean Lord
19)Hawthorn Kate PF Jim Tande
Four River Covergirl PF Shawn Kinkelaar
20)Mom's Apple Pie PF Jason Williams
Berg Brothers Hytest SF Bill Holtan
21)Dog Wood Meg PF Shawn Kinkelaar
Clyde PM Doug Ray

Past Winners of the Championship

2008-08-19T12:36:00.000-07:00

The Dakota-Saskatchewan Open Shooting Dog Championship was originally called the Saskatchewan Open Shooting Dog Championship. In 1984 it was changed to the Dakota-Saskatchewan Open Shooting Dog Championship. Here is a list of the winners since the change was made.

Year Winner Breed/Sex Owner Handler

1984 Express PF Stephen Harwood Pete Thoman
1985 Warhoop Express Liz PF L.C. Shepard Gordon Hazlewood
1986 Honor Roll PM C.R. Jackson John Daugherty
1987 A Fool's Gold PF G.R. Peifota Dave LaChance
1988 Jolly Rancher PM Kevin Lyons John Ray Kimbrell
1989 ??? PF Dr. Jim Sims Gordon Hazlewood
1990 Spotaleena PF Dr Alvin Nitchman Dr Alvin Nitchman
1991 Rocky Creek Shadow PF D.A. Clarke Keith Martin
1992 Sweet Vidalia PF Kevin Lyon's John Ray Kimbrell
1993 Sumter's Hacienda Bull PM S.P. Wright John Ray Kimbrell
1994 Trial Not Held
1995 Trial Not Held
1996 Napier Cajun Crook PM Phil Napier Phil Napier
1997 True Citizen ESM Inez Smith Harold Ray
1998 Davis Final Touch PM Tommy Davis Tommy Davis
1999 A Tarheel Shadow PF Roger McGwire J.C. Turner
2000 Rock Acre Buckwheat PM Lee Cruse Dean Lord
2001 Weber's Silver Jack PM Bruce Weber John Ray Kimbrell
2002 High Mark ESM Inez Smith Harold Ray
2003 Double Rebel Risk PF Warren Stephens Jim Davis
2004 EZ Tiny PF J.G. Dinkins Steve Browder
2005 Morning Dew Bull PM Dr J.T. Rickman J.C. Turner
2006 Canceled due to Draught
2007 Not held
2008 My Mustang Sally PF Tim Moore Doug Ray
2009 Coveyrise's Offlee Amazin PM Dr. Morgan and Gary Hertz Shawn Kinkelaar

2008 Dakota-Sas. Open Shooting Dog Championship

2008-08-19T12:25:00.000-07:00

A new development has happend in the last week. We are going to host the Dakota-Sask. Open Shooting Dog Championship here at the farm near Kensal ND. This is a wild bird horseback trial to be run on sharptails, pheasants and huns. This trial has quite a bit of history and has been run for decades on wild birds first in Sask. then to Towner, ND then for a long time near Flasher, ND then for the past few years near Timberlake, SD. We are excited about keeping the flame going here near Kensal.

The trial will start on Sat. Sept 6th and run to conclusion. Judges for this years renewal are Rich Boumeester and L.J. Lundstrom both from MN. For any additional informationcontact Bill Holtan at 218-349-1777.

I would also like to thank our Dog Food sponsor NATIVE DOG FOOD.

Bill

We hope to see lots of scenes like this.