Event: Eastern Idaho Bird Dog Club
Result: Idaho Open Shooting Dog Championship

Location: American Falls, Idaho

Post Date: Dec 11, 2025

Submitted By: Christopher Perkins

Idaho Open Shooting Dog Championship (l-r): Robbie Thompson, Gordy Jones holding Edge's Ghostbuster, Ray Carter, Jarry Walton, Christopher Perkins holding Perkins Sawyer's Warrior, Austin Turley, and Jason Staley.

Once again, the Eastern Idaho Bird Dog Club was able to host a series of stakes on the competitive wild bird grounds in the back country of American Falls. For seven days in the third week of September, dogs, horses, and handlers faced the physically challenging terrain, and memories were made. This year, birds were a bit of a hardship early in the trial, and conditions were warm and dry. As the trial progressed, rain and cooler temps prevailed, and scenting conditions improved for the dogs, resulting in more bird work. We are truly grateful to the landowners and our sponsors for helping us continue this great trial and tradition for another year.

Idaho Open Shooting Dog Championship
Named champion was Edge's Ghostbuster (PM), owned/handled by Gordy Jones, and scouted by Mike Robbins. The runner-up champion was Perkins Sawyer's Warrior (PM), owned/handled by Christopher Perkins and scouted by Bill Owen.

Edge's Ghostbuster drew the third brace/third course of the stake. Right from the beginning, Ghostbuster ran up and over the hill towards the gate out of sight. Once riders climbed the first hill, Ghostbuster could be seen in the distance moving along the fenceline towards the gate opening. He was later found pointed at 7 near the gate opening, and Sharptail grouse were seen leaving. The handler fired, grabbed the dog, and sent him on into the wide valley beyond the gate. Ghostbuster disappeared from sight and shortly after was found pointed at 15 by the scout, and more Sharptails were produced. After his second find, Ghostbuster proceeded through the thick cover of the valley, over the hill, and down to the road crossing without delay. He climbed the following hill and through the upper gap towards the Quonset Hut. His final piece of work was in the last basin on Sharptails at 53. He finished the hour with plenty in the tank to the front.

Perkins Sawyer's Warrior drew the seventh brace/first course of the second day. He took off up the hill and caught the far-left ridge out of sight. The scout road up the ridge for a look and found Sawyer's Warrior pointed at 5. Handler arrived, dismounted, and flushed a pair of Huns in front of a steady dog. Quickly, Sawyer's Warrior was sent up the center ridge and disappeared over the top. When the riders arrived at the top, Sawyer's Warrior was seen on the far spine in the distance and was rounded up and sent down the long ridge towards the road crossing. Right before the road crossing, Sawyer's Warrior and his bracemate were found pointed at 28. Both handlers flushed, but no birds were produced. Sawyer's Warrior crossed the road and proceeded deep to the front into the following rolling hills and long valley. He was later seen by the sharp turn in the course, reconnected with his handler, and sent into the final valley for a great finish.

American Falls, Ida., September 17
Judges: Tom Griffin and Marty Middleton
IDAHO OPEN SHOOTING DOG CHAMPIONSHIP [One-Hour Heats] - 19 Pointers, 2 Setters, 1 Brittany, and 2 German Shorthairs
Winner-EDGE'S GHOSTBUSTER, F1706712, pointer male, by Haney's Silver Dollar-Edge's Ten Gallon. Gordy Jones, owner and handler.
Runner-Up-PERKINS SAWYER'S WARRIOR, F1694443, pointer male, by Touch's Grey Street-Intentional. Christopher Perkins, owner and handler.

Idaho Open Derby Classic (l-r): Gordy Jones, Christopher Perkins, Robbie Thompson, Jason Staley holding Perkins Live Stream, Ray Carter, Ryan Mulcahy holding Point Blank, Jim Ledington, Jarry Walton, Austin Turley holding Carbonado's Caldera, Ed Mayhew, Matt Huston, Sergio Velez, Anthony Grimaldi, and Phil Bowden.

Judges: Gordon Jones and Matt Huston
IDAHO OPEN DERBY CLASSIC - 21 Pointers and 3 Setters
1st-PERKINS LIVE STREAM, F1714278, pointer female, by Perkins Sayer's Warrior-Empire On Line. Christopher Perkins, owner and handler.
2d-POINT BLANK, F1709781, pointer male, by Light of Day-Perkins Beautiful Disaster. Ryan Mulcahy, owner and handler.
3d-CARBONADO'S CALDERA, F1713506, pointer male, by Nevada's Copper Jim-Boudica. Austin Turley, owner and handler.

Region 9 Amateur Shooting Dog Championship
Named champion was Edge's Ghostbuster (PM), owned/handled by Gordy Jones, and scouted by Mike Robbins. The runner-up champion was Touch's Too Much (PM), owned by Keith Wright, handled by Austin Turley, and scouted by Bill Owen.

Edge's Ghostbuster drew the third brace/third course. He took off up the first hill towards the gate opening out of sight. Ghostbuster was found pointed at 8 near the gate opening, and the handler flushed Sharptails in front of him. He was then sent through the gate and proceeded far to the front into the wide valley. He took the whole valley, proceeded to the top of the hill, was sent off the left side by the handler, and later shown towards the road crossing in a very impressive move. Ghostbuster was then found pointed at 43 right before the road crossing, and the handler produced a large covey of Huns. He was then sent across the road and through the upper gap into the last valley for a large finish.

Touch's Too Much drew the sixth brace/sixth course. In the heat of a warm afternoon, Too Much started off strong, away from the Quonset Hut and up the far hill. He disappeared to the front towards the group of trees in the distance and was later found pointed on the edge of the trees at 12. As riders approached, a group of Sharptails was seen leaving, and Too Much stood, watching admirably. He was then sent along through the upper forest path and far down the wide ravine towards the gap. After the gap, he proceeded up across the flat and down towards the road in a great finish in the challenging heat.

Region 9 Amateur Shooting Dog Championship (l-r): Robbie Thompson, Christopher Perkins, Gordy Jones holding Edge's Ghostbuster, Ray Carter, Jarry Walton, Austin Turley holding Touch's Too Much, and Jason Staley.

Judges: Jason Staley and Jarry Walton
REGION 9 AMATEUR SHOOTING DOG CHAMPIONSHIP [One-Hour Heats] - 18 Pointers, 4 Setters, 1 Brittany, and 1 German Shorthair
Winner-EDGE'S GHOSTBUSTER, F1706712, pointer male, by Haney's Silver Dollar-Edge's Ten Gallon. Gordy Jones, owner and handler.
Runner-Up-TOUCH'S TOO MUCH, F1697545, pointer male, by Touch's Grey Street-Touch's American Baby. Keith Wright, owner; Austin Turley, handler.

Manitoba Open All-Age Classic
In first place was Black Rocks Snow Goose, owned by Nick Cummins, handled by Christopher Perkins, and scouted by Robbie Thompson. Goose drew the sixth brace/sixth course of the day. Goose was sent over the edge into the ravine by his handler and was seen taking the large climb of the main ridge out of sight. Minutes went by with no trace of Goose, and once riders proceeded to the top, Goose appeared above the upper tree line and was sent along the upper bench. He was seen disappearing out of sight again, far to the front, and reappearing again before the descent to the road crossing. Goose then had to be gathered up by his handler, and once they reconnected, he proceeded across the road and over the hill out of sight for his final move. He then reappeared at 58 and was quickly sent by his handler for a strong finish to the front.

Affinity, owned and handled by Austin Turley and scouted by Gordy Jones, drew the second brace/second course in the morning. Right off the breakaway, she was seen disappearing out of sight to the front. After being absent for a few minutes, she reappeared up front just after passing the group of trees. She proceeded across the middle flat and was sent down the long ravine far to the front towards the gap. She made it through the gap and was sent up across the valley and at 52 established point. A covey of Huns was flushed by her handler for a great find. She was sent up the long hill for a well-presented finish.

Haney's Tennessee Fire, owned and handled by Gordy Jones and scouted by Austin Turley, drew the eighth brace/ second course. Fire left the breakaway in a hurry and was found backing his bracemate at 5 and stood through a find of Sharptails from his bracemate. He then disappeared to the front for some time and later was seen way down on the upper flat, headed towards the Quonset Hut. He reconnected with his handler towards the end of the ravine near the gap and was sent up towards it. After going through the gap, he went up the long hill and finished towards the top, doing a respectable job.

Judges: Jason Staley and Ray Carter
MANITOBA OPEN ALL-AGE CLASSIC [One-Hour Heats] - 15 Pointers and 3 Setters
1st-BLACK ROCKS SNOW GOOSE, F1706706, pointer male, by Miller's Speed Dial-Yale's Sunny Hill Dot. Nick Cummins, owner; Christopher Perkins, handler.
2d-AFFINITY, F1693066, pointer female, by Touch's Grey Street-Intentional. Austin Turley, owner and handler.
3d-HANEY'S TENNESSEE FIRE, F1715331, pointer male, by Haney's Silver Dollar-Bandit's Hill Lady. Gordy Jones, owner and handler.

Manitoba Open All-Age: (l-r): Christopher Perkins, Ray Carter, Robbie Thompson holding Black Rocks Snow Goose, Austin Turley holding Affinity, Gordy Jones holding Haney's Tennessee Fire, and Jason Staley.