Hi, My name is James Howell and I am a 25 year old young trainer that moved to the Lafayette area. I have two Labs that I am looking to continue their training to prepare them for hunt test in the fall. If anyone has any information of what I can do or where I can go I would greatly appreciate it. I very much willing to train with a group as well. Trying to show my dogs as many different looks as I can before hunt test start.
Rip rap along bank of KOA lake excludes it as an option and alligators in Lake Martin I think should cancel it out also.
Maybe the OP will chime in one day as to what state he lives in so we can actually stop assuming where he is located.
I'm in crown Point IN about hour north if you ever want to drive alittle pm me and I'll give u my number.
There are a couple of hunt test people in area, I have only run field trials.
There should be a HRC club closeby. Maybe towards Rossville. check HRC website and clubs listed. I'm sure some of those farmers have some ponds tucked away somewhere.
Try Hoosier HRC. They have training days in Frankfort and Farmland.
Thanks for your help I will send in a registration form to Cajun HRC if you think that would get me in the door to training. I actually live in henderson so that would be ideal to train in Arnaudville, LA. Thanks again for your help and I will shoot yall a PM asap.
Are the CRC grounds rice and crawfish land? Being an only sometimes tester, I don't have much of a horse in that race, but I'd hate to see the Cajun Club leave the type land so many of us in SWLA hunt.
Not rice and crawfish ponds but I doubt anyone will be disappointed. They do have the ability to flood fields in the back but those are usually off limits in the fall.
I've only pointing dog trialed in what I think is that same general area and remember it more as horse than waterfowl country, but it should be a little handier for folks from Lafayette and points east.
You may have done pointing trials on that exact property. Owner used to be into pointing dogs years ago. Plenty of waterfowl country in that area. Look on a map and find where Highway 29 meets Highway 182 in Whiteville and look south on 182 you should be able to pick out the grounds. They have put in more ponds since then.
The folks that control the property lock it up during duck season. The first episode of the TV Show "Cajun Outdoors" was shot on the property, a Teal shoot. They slay the ducks and geese during the season but, you won't hear them talking about it;-)
Frank, Bob given the water situation in Feb/Mar, which is when we plan to have the first test, we could have PLENTY of area to simulate hunt. I started a new thread to update our progress.
They don't lease any of that property. If you want to find a duck lease near Whiteville, I would check with the Ville Platte Gazette. I've also seen some leases listed in the Laffy Daily Advertiser.
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