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Result: NBHA National Amateur Championship

Location: Covington, Indiana

Post Date: Jan 19, 2024

Submitted By: Adam DeLude

NBHA National Ama ChF23

NBHA National Amateur Championship Winners (l-r): Tim Penn, Bob Bakas (judge), Geoff Johnson, Adam DeLude, David Cates, Greg Blair, Klaus Schmidt, David Emert with Emert's Sho Me Motu, John Vanada, Holly Hatfield, Sonny Clark, Keith Wright (host), Jack Glover, Warren Parrott with Hirollins Gone And Doneit, C. J. Campbell, an unidentified participant, J. C. Monroe, Shane Alison, John Hott (judge), and John Wright.

The 2023 NBHA National Amateur Shooting Dog Championship was run November 10-12 at Keith Wright's Redwood Farm, near Covington, Indiana. The Redwood Farm is the perfect place to show a walking-shooting dog, with rolling hills, edges, feed strips, and plenty of cover that gives the opportunity for dogs to make moves while staying completely in tune with the handler. Most importantly, there was no shortage of birds again, as every brace had bird contact, with many having multiple covey finds.

The field was filled with tough competition, full of numerous champions and many who will have their day soon enough. The Wrights did it again, knocking their hospitality out of the park and being the best hosts! Thank you to each and every handler of the 38 dogs drawn who traveled from all over to make this a great championship.

We want to thank the judges who took time out of their busy schedules to come and watch this great field of dogs while giving their utmost attention to each dog over the weekend: Bob Bakas and John Hott, both from Illinois.

We'd also like to thank our sponsors for their continued support. Purina and Garmin provided dog food and collars for our champion and runner-up champion.

Champion Emert's Sho Me Motu ran a good walking shooting dog race, always in tune with his handler and always to the front. He displayed the style and intensity the judges were looking for in his finds. He had an NP at 4, a back at 14, and finds at 13, 17, 33, 40, 44, and 54.

Runner-up Champion Hirollins Gone And Done It also ran a good, attractive walking shooting dog race, always displaying fantastic style and intensity on his birds. He scored finds at 1, 7, 25, 35, and 37, had a back at 44, and an NP at 60. What separated him from the champion was a brief absence where the handler and scout went backward in search of the dog on the ridge by the pond.

The Running
Brace 1a: Chief's Deception (PM/Penn) had finds at 15, 40, 48, breach of manners at 52. Beaucoup Creek Buck (ESM/Heisner) had a back at 15 and was picked up at 30.

Brace 2a: Good Reason Farkleberry (ESM/Elfvin) had finds at 8, 24, 45, and one unproductive. Emert's Sho Me Relentless (PM/Cates/Johnson) had finds at 11, 15, STF at 30 and 36, and an unproductive at 60.

Brace 3a: The tracker was pulled at 18 for The Treasure Chest (PM/Monroe/Parrott). Glover's Flintstone (ESM/Glover) had finds at 20, 31, and 38 and suffered an unproductive at 51.

Brace 4a: Sulphur Bend Firestorm (GSPM/Langley) was picked up at 27. Blair's Calvary Mountain (PM/Blair/Delude) had a breach of manners at 25.

Brace 5a: Emert's Sho Me Mo (ESM/Emert) had finds at 15, 37, 55, and 58 and suffered an unproductive at 50. Woodsways Whippin Winter (ESF/Pearson) was picked up at 4.

Brace 6a: The tracker was requested at 13 for Hirollins B K Bushwacker (PM/Parrott/Monroe). Cates Rocket Girl (ESF/Cates/Johnson) had finds at 20, 24, STF 36, 41, and picked up at 46 for manners.

Brace 7a: Touch's Micro Dot (PF/Klaus/Clark) was picked up for breach of manners. The tracker was pulled at 20 for Raintree Blue Moon (RSM/Lewis/Blair).

Brace 8a: The tracker was pulled for Emert's Grouse Ringer T (ESM/Emert) and Foxy Lady Sadie (RSF/Fox).

Brace 9a: Bundy's Buckeye Molly (LSM/Sellers/Johnson) had a back at 25, a find with a relocation at 44, and suffered an unproductive at 45. Hirollins Gone And Doneit (PM/Parrott/Monroe) has been described.

Brace 10a: Tooth Acres Ron Takahara (ESM/Penland) was picked up at 20. K Del's Eagle Magnum Hotshot (BRITM/DeLong) had a find at 16, STF at 20, NP at 26, a find at 32, and suffered an unproductive at 44, causing him to be picked up.

Brace 11a: Touch's Mac Daddy (PM/Klaus) suffered an unproductive at 24, had finds at 35 and 49, and picked up at 51 after getting too close. Alliwood's Eleventh Hour (PF/Delude/Blair) had a back at 24, finds at 36 and 47, and finished the hour.

Brace 12a: Tooth Acres Big John (PM/Penland) had a back at 10 and got too close at 31. Sycamore Creek Cody (ESM/Johnson/Cates) suffered an unproductive at 10 and got too close at 16.

Brace 13a: Foxy Abralena (RSF/Fox) got too close at 11. The tracker was pulled at 27 for Alliwood's Never Say Never (PF Delude/Blair).

Brace 14a: Twiggy (PF/Monroe/Parrott) had a find at 7 and suffered unproductives at 15 and 22, ending her day. Glovers Pepper Shaker (ESF/Glover) was picked up at 20.

Brace 15a: Southern Shadow's Bootlegger (PM/Klaus) got too close at 15. The tracker was pulled at 28 for Chippewa's Dog of War (PM/Johnson/Cates).

Brace 16a: Faith's Maximum Justice (PM/DeLong) got too close at 16. The tracker was pulled at 15 for Tooth Acres Ricky Bobby (PM/Penland).

Brace 17a: Blair's Holy Thunder (PM/Blair/Delude) suffered an unproductive at 4, had finds at 14 and 17, and picked up for a little too much movement on the find. Dave's Sho Me Motu (ESM/Cates/Johnson) has been described.

Brace 18a: Penrosa Hidncash (ESM/Penn) had a find at 20, unproductive at 30, STF at 32, and picked up for manners at 53. R R's Bluegrass Unbridled (PM/Hatfield) failed to back at 30.

Brace 19a: Magic Maggie Mae (PF/Klaus/Clark) had finds at 6 and 13 and got too close at 27. The tracker was pulled at 20 for Hirollins B K Bulletproof (PM/Parrott/Monroe).

Covington, Ind., November 10 - One Course
Judges: Bob Bakas and John Hott
NBHA NATIONAL AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP [One-Hour Heats] - 20 Pointers, 13 Setters, 1 Brittany, 3 Irish Setters and 1 German Shorthair
Winner-EMERT'S SHO ME MOTU, 1687047, setter male, by Emert's Sho Me Mo-Emert's Drivin Miss Daisy. David Emert, owner and handler.
Runner-Up-HIROLLINS GONE AND DONEIT, 1679825, pointer male, by Fastforward's B K Gunner-Littlewing B K Tia. Warren Parrott, owner and handler.