1.
Training,
hunting or working of dogs outside of your allotted turn to participate in
the club event is not permitted.
2.
Dogs
must be collared, leashed, and under control at all times except during your
turn to participate in the event.
3.
Birds
that leave the “bird field” or escape from our pen are to remain unbothered
until the event is over and the trial chairman permits the cleanup of the
birds.
4.
At the
end of your allotted event time, your dog must be brought under control,
collared and leashed. It is not permitted to hunt, train or work our dog on the
way back to the starting area. The field
must be vacated in the shortest reasonable time.
5.
Participants
and judges in the field during club events must wear a blaze orange hat or
vest.
6.
Gunners
must keep muzzle in safe direction 100% of the time. Swinging across galleries is STRICTLY
FORBIDDEN. The trail chairman shall
designate “SAFETY SHOOTING” zones and/or “NO SHOOTING” zones to ensure
spectator and property safety.
7.
Gunners
must use light loads Size 7 1/2 or smaller shot only.
8.
Firearm
actions must remain open until your dog establishes point.
9.
The
shooting of birds on the ground is not permitted except at judge’s request.
10.
Running
on the field is not permitted.
11.
The
maximum number of people on the field shall be limited to 6 people per brace or
3 people per dog.
12.
The
minimum age of persons permitted on the field before, during, or after an event
shall be 10 years of age and under the direct Adult supervision. A gunner must be 16 years of age and be in
possession of the necessary valid firearms certificate.
13.
The
use of drugs or alcohol at club events is not permitted.
14.
Safety
rules must be reviewed with event participants prior to start of event.