Chippewa Valley Grouse Dog Association - CVGDA

08/29/2026

07/26/2026

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Proof that every crew needs one hard-working trail blazer and a dedicated cheering squad on the deck.

All jokes aside, we had an amazing turnout for another hot, sweaty work day on the courses. Thank you to everyone who put in all the hard work!

07/26/2026

The time and energy put in by all our volunteers over the past week will pay dividends this fall. Thanks to everyone who showed up and sweat it out on our courses. You all are what make this club so great. A great clip from Colin Peterson today 🚜

07/22/2026

Getting ready for fall trialing 🍁🍂 Trialing on public land doesn't come easy and one of the big lifts each season is keeping our courses cut and maintained.

A big THANK YOU to Tim Callahan, Ed Graddy, Colin Peterson, Keenan Foley, Alex Anderson, Rich Wissink, Kyle Peterson and Roger King for getting 3+ courses done on July 18th in hot, smoky weather.

The crew enjoyed some Smash Burgers & refreshments at the King Cabin afterwards.

Special Thanks to Kyle Peterson of Minnesota Grouse Dog Association and Ed Graddy of Moose Grouse Dog Association for coming to help! Another cutting day this Saturday July 25th contact Colin Peterson if you want to join us!!

05/14/2026

For those who are interested in trials, the Minnesota Grouse Dog Association will be hosting their quail trial this weekend at Four Brooks WMA near Milaca, MN. It's the last trial of the season and a welcoming environment to any and all spectators!

05/08/2026

04/21/2026

That's a wrap for spring trials at the Chippewa Valley grounds!

We had a great spring championship with 41 dogs running in the North Country Championship and 26 dogs in the accompanying derby stake. The 4-day event had everything Wisconsin weather has to offer in the spring, from 80 degree temps, to a skiff of snow one morning, to tornado warnings on Friday afternoon. Even with all that going on, we were able to stay on schedule and everyone (and their dogs) remained safe.

Thanks to Alex Anderson and Chris Bye for judging the Championship, and Jeremy Moore and Josh Matel for marshaling. Thanks, too, to Brent Sittlow and Keenan Foley for judging the derbies. There are many others to thank, too: Roger King and Denny Baumann for getting lunches and moving vehicles (among many other things), Rod Lein for getting coffee and donuts a couple days, and a myriad of other folks who jumped in to move vehicles, scout, and generally help us keep this trial moving along. Finally, a big thanks to Purina for helping make these trials possible!

Congratulations to Tim Kaufman with Lake Effect Ali for taking home the championship and runner-up Northwoods Homer handled by Mitch Anderson. Our derbies rounded out a fine group of young bird dogs with Grouse Trails Ginger Sunshine, handled by John McKellop, Northwoods Peregrine, handled by Chris Bye, and Aspen's Edge Dwight, handled by Mitch Anderson. Congratulations to all & thanks again to all who made this a fantastic weekend!

04/18/2026

We have been able to run 6 courses each day for the CH. We will continue to do so tomorrow and finish the final 3 braces on Sunday.

The derbies will start after lunch on Saturday, but lunch will start after brace 3 of the shooting dog, so if you’re in an early derby brace, please be there by noon. Lunch will be at the Roger King Knight’s Pool Pavilion and the derbies will take off from Wilson Park.

04/16/2026

Good luck to all handlers & dogs this weekend! The North Country Spring Championship starts tomorrow at 7:30 a.m. at Wilson Park. Six courses confirmed. We'll see you there!

04/14/2026

Running Order for the North Country Shooting Dog Championship & Derby APRIL 16 – APRIL 19!

We are excited to welcome Trialers to Wisconsin for our spring championship at the North Country!

Continuous courses will be run in the following order for Open Shooting Dog. Derby will also be run on continuous courses, to be announced.

Wilson Park
Gasline
Highline
Diablo - Jake
Culvert
Crash

Current high water levels and forecasted rain this week will likely render courses H and Horse Creek unusable for this weekend's trial. Therefore, we are expecting to run 6 braces of Shooting Dog per day. If we can use those courses, then 7 braces will be run, and course order would change for subsequent days.

Tentative weekend schedule:

🔹THURSDAY, April 16
Open Shooting Dog, starting at 7:30am at Wilson Park
6 or 7 Braces/Day

🔹FRIDAY, April 17
Open Shooting Dog, starting at 7:30am at Wilson Park
6 or 7 Braces/Day

🔹SATURDAY, April 18
Open Shooting Dog, starting at 7:30am at Wilson Park
6 or 7 Braces/Day

Open Derby
Saturday, Time/Location TBD (After Lunch)

🔹SUNDAY, April 19
(If Needed) Open Shooting Dog, starting at 7:30am at Wilson Park

Open Derby, Time/Location TBD
Run to Completion


📍Meeting Locations:
Morning: Hamilton Falls Road off County Highway MM

Lunch available each day at the Knight’s Pool Pavilion on Channey Road (at the river crossing)

Comfortable, waterproof boots are strongly encouraged!