Chippewa Valley Grouse Dog Association - CVGDA

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!

04/13/2026

North Country Shooting Dog Championship Announcement!!!

We will meet on the morning of Thursday, April 16 at 7:30 a.m. at Township Memorial Park (AKA Wilson Park). Due to the large number of entries, we are going to have to keep things moving along. The course order will be as follows: Wilson Park, Gas Line, High-Line, Diablo Jake, Culvert, and Crash (followed by H Course and Horse Creek if the river comes down enough to allow access). The plan is to run a minimum of 6 shooting dog braces Thursday and Friday (we will run 7 each day if Horse Creek and H Course aren’t too flooded to use). Saturday, we will start the derbies after lunch and that stake will run concurrently with the shooting dog stakes. The CH should conclude by Saturday evening or before lunch on Sunday (depending on whether we're able to run 6 or 7 braces per day). The derbies will run until completion on Sunday.

We are at the mercy of mother nature, but we will do everything in our power to ensure that we run at least 6 SD courses per day. Please arrive in a reasonable timeframe to ensure that you won't miss your brace. We also will tolerate no abuse of judges, marshalls, etc. People volunteer their time to make these trials run efficiently, and we expect them to be treated with respect. If you have any questions, please reach out to Alex Anderson (715-451-4505) or Keenan Foley (608-212-2342). Big thanks to all of the volunteers and our sponsor Purina Pro Plan Sporting Dogs and Greg Blair!

We will post updates on the cover dog message board and the CVGDA social media accounts as we get through the first day or two of the trial and have a clearer idea of how the timeline is going to unfold. Below is the running order:

NC Shooting Dog CH

1 - A Lilly Blue Sugar ES-(F) Ryan Hough()
1 - B Reggie Grouse Trails Northern Thunder EP-(M) Rod Lein
2 - A Lily Ruffed Country Sweet Lily ES-(F) Jordan Pharris()
2 - B Corky Meridith Grade Corky ES-(M) Tammy Chaffee
3 - A Cedar Northwoods Cedar ES-(F) Eric Saetre/Lindsey Saetre(A)
3 - B Morgan Over the Hill Morgan EP-(F) Rod Lein
4 - A Millie Clover Valley's Millie ES-(F) Jerry Furnish(A)/Jordan Pharris(A)
4 - B Kate Snyder's Big Nose Kate ES-(F)*InHeat Tammy Chaffee
5 - A Gordie Northwoods Sir Gordon ES-(M) Ryan Hough
5 - B Johnny OPA Johnny Ringo ES Paul Bukovich
6 - A Rhonda Planet Queen ES-(F) Scott Anderson()
6 - B Sadie Woods R Callin Sadie ES-(F) William Frahm()
7 - A CeCe Blind Faith P-(F)*InHeat Jordan Pharris
7 - B Sadie Snyder's Sadie ES-(F)*InHeat Tammy Chaffee
8 - A Allie North Slopes Allie ES-(F) James (Ed) Graddy()
8 - B Enni Northwoods Cedar Edge ES-(F) Lindsey Saetre(A)/Eric Saetre(A)
9 - A Ed Snyder's Fireside Ed ES-(M) Tammy Chaffee
9 - B Paco Paco Northwoods EP-(M) Josh Matel()
10 - A Knight Grouse Trails Black Knight P-(M) John McKellop()
10 - B Apollo Woods R Callin Apollo ES-(M) William Frahm()
11 - A Bud Grouse Trails Little Bud P-(M) John McKellop()
11 - B Belle Moss Meadow Distant Belle ES-(F) Bert Benshoof/Bert Benshoof
12 - A Lotto Big Big Energy ES-(M) Jordan Pharris()
12 - B Homer Northwoods Homer ES-(M) Mitchell Anderson()
13 - A Little Little Hawk ES-(F) Paul Cook()
13 - B Sal Fireside Sally Forth ES-(F) Tammy Chaffee
14 - A Tillie Grouse Trails Bathilda P-(F)*InHeat John McKellop()
14 - B Kaylee Christy's Kaylee Girl B-(F) Christy Helmes(P)
15 - A Riproy Northwoods Riproy ES-(M) Greg Johnson(A)
15 - B Doc BBS Doc ES-(M) Paul Bukovich
16 - A Mack Clover Valley's Mulak ES-(M) Jerry Furnish(A)/Jordan Pharris(P)
16 - B Sidney Springpond Rockin Sidney ES-(F) Tammy Chaffee
17 - A Z Kasida ES-(F) Paul Cook()
17 - B Kitty Grouse Trails Warrior Cat P-(F) John McKellop()
18 - A Hope Northwoods Fallset Hope EP-(F) Josh Matel(P)/Mark Fouts()
18 - B Easy I'm Easy Money ES-(M) Kyle Peterson()
19 - A Momma Little Rolling Baby Momma ES-(F)*InHeat Jeremy Moore()
19 - B Penny Meredith Grade Penny ES-(F) Tamara Chaffee
20 - A Petra Single Note Run ES-(F) Paul Cook()
20 - B Evy Clover Valley's Evans ES-(F) Jerry Furnish(A)/Jordan Pharris
21 - A Zeke Hypointe Sharpshooter ES-(M) Tamara Chaffee
21 - B Ali Lake Effect Ali ES-(F) Tim Kaufman/Ed Graddy(A)

NC Spring Derby Stake:

1 - A Fern Johnson's Blazing Inferno P-(F) John McKellop
1 - B Jasper OPA Ironfire Jasper IS Paul Bukovich
2 - A Dwight Aspen's Edge Dwight ES-(M) Mitchell Anderson()
2 - B Caterpillar Caterpillar The Great EP-(M) Jordan Pharris()
3 - A Lulu Lemon Lulu Aspen's Edge ES-(F)*InHeat Josh Matel()
3 - B Betty Rib River Best Bet EP-(F)*InHeat Roger King(A)
4 - A Slim Baker's Clover Valley Slim ES-(M) Holden Baker(A)
4 - B Mick Northwoods Mick ES-(M) Jordan Pharris()
5 - A Ginger Grouse Trails Ginger Sunshine P-(F) John McKellop
5 - B Presley Double Deuce Dolly's Dynasty P-(F) Nick Sisterman()
6 - A CC Kenzie's Cookies and Cream EP-(F)*InHeat Brian Vander Maazen
6 - B Emma Bonasa Run Emma EP-(F)*InHeat Rebecca Garcia(A)
7 - A Wayne Lead Belly ES-(M) Scott Anderson()
7 - B Gracie Clover Valleys Nothing But Grace ES-(F) Jordan Pharris()
8 - A Hope Clover Valley's High Hopes ES-(F) Rachel Furnish/Jerry Furnish
8 - B Dottie Dottie Aspen's Edge ES-(F)*InHeat Josh Matel()
9 - A Crush Orange Crush EP-(M) Jordan Pharris()
9 - B Buck Buckshot Reloaded P-(M) John McKellop
10 - A Tyler Tyler Northwoods EP-(M) Josh Matel()
10 - B Ace Dunrovens Ace of Spades ES-(M) Christy Helmes(P)
11 - A Pam Aspen's Edge Pam ES-(F) Mitchell Anderson()
11 - B Andi Aspen's Edge Moore than Dandy ES-(F)*InHeat Jeremy Moore()
12 - A Romeo Ocooch Ridge Runner ES-(M) Brad Toutant()
12 - B Rita Snyder's Rita ES-(F)*InHeat Steve Snyder()
13 - A Poppy Northwoods Peregrine ES-(F) Chris Bye(A)
13 - B Holly Aspen's Edge Holly ES-(F) Mitchell Anderson()

04/11/2026

📣Don't miss your chance to enter the North Country Shooting Dog Championship and Open Derby being held in Augusta, WI on April 16th - 19th!

⏰Entries close on Sunday, April 12th at 11:59 p.m.

Event premium and entry form available at huntsecretary.com.

04/04/2026

The 33rd running of the Don Didcoct Memorial Classic has come to a close. Thank you to all the handlers, judges, and attendees for traveling and sticking out a tough week of unpredictable weather. We made the best of it and had a fun week making memories, seeing great dog work, and catching up with old and new friends.

Now the moment we all have been waiting for... Please join us in congratulating our winners of the Amateur Shooting Dog stakes!
(1) Planet Queen "Rhonda", O/H by Scott Anderson
(2) Berg Brothers Hatchet "Hatchet", Owned by Colin Peterson, Handled by Lindsey Peterson
(3) North Slopes Allie "Allie", O/H by Ed Graddy.

Thank you to our Judges Kyle Peterson and Ben Mergens, and Purina for supporting this trial. Finally, a special thank you to Roger King and Denny Baumann for their role in chairing and organizing this event.

Purina Pro Plan Sporting Dogs

04/04/2026

Announcing the placements of our Open Derby at the Don Didcoct Memorial Classic.

Congratulations to Brian Vander Maazen with Kenzie's Cookies and Cream "CC", Roger King with Rib River Best Bet "Betty", and Scott Anderson with Lead Belly "Wayne".

Special thanks to our Judges Ed Graddy and Colin Peterson and our sponsor Purina! Purina Pro Plan Sporting Dogs

04/03/2026

Update for Saturday, April 4th:

The remaining braces of the Amateur Shooting Dog stake will be completed Saturday morning. Due to concerns of rising river waters, Horse Creek was removed from the course order out of precaution. Saturday morning will meet at Wilson Park instead, at 7:30AM.

The Open Derby will run on the following courses: Culvert, Crash, Diablo-Jake (×2), and the first half of H. Derby handlers can meet at the Knight's Pool Pavilion on Chenney Road.