Training day report

Who said drought? The 20 or so hardy members who turned up for the first training day of 2008 had to sit in their cars for the first hour waiting for the rain to stop! The recent record rains falling in Queensland swept down into Victoria and gave many areas some welcome rains - up to 100ml (4") in some areas.
When things cleared up training for the new year commenced and a good range of breeds brushed up on their training routines for the new year that beckons.
NEXT TRAINING DAY: Sunday 17th Feb 2008. Tullidge Rd Reserve, MELTON (Melways ref 115 D11) Starting time 9am. All gundog breeds welcome.

WGAA (Vic) Retrieving Trial for Gundogs

TRIAL DATE: SUNDAY 3rd FEBRUARY 2008
TRIAL MANAGER: KEVIN PHELPS
ENTRIES: ENTER ON THE DAY
ENTRY FEE: $12.00 per dog.
CHEQUES: Payable to WGAA
EVENT: INTERMEDIATE RETRIEVING TRIAL - Vetting 9.30 am Start 10.00 am
JUDGE: GRAHAM HAYES
TROPHIES: Trophy and Sash for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place getters.
QUALIFICATIONS: INTERMEDIATE is a stake confined to Gundogs that have not won any stake other than two Intermediate (Novice) stakes.
VENUE: TO BE ADVISED
CATERING: B.B.Q lunch will be available

ALL COMPETITORS MUST OBEY MANAGER’S DIRECTIVES
NO ONE IS PERMITTED TO REVISIT THE TRIAL SITE
NO ALCOHOL TO BE CONSUMED BY HANDLERS DURING RUNS
BITCHES IN OESTRUM WILL NOT BE PERMITTED ON THE TRIAL GROUNDS
ALL COMPETITORS MUST PRODUCE A CURRENT SHOOTING LICENCE.
NB: ALL PERSONS ATTENDING THE TRIAL MUST SIGN RANGE MEMBER BOOK

ALL SSAA MEMBERS ARE INVITED TO COME ALONG AND ENJOY THIS NEW

AND EXCITING ACTIVITY

Victorian duck season cancellation

Many WGAA members will have been disappointed with the announcement that the duck season has been cancelled for 2008. The SSAA argued for a sectional opening - east of the Hume & south of the Western highways. Conditions in these regions are satisfactory enough to have allowed a limited season - especially in the Gippsland region where there have been two floods in the past 9 months. Field & Game Australia andthe Hunting Advisory Committee also argued for a duck season. However, the Minister was swayed mainly by the advice of Dr Kingsford, who did his annual fly over of less than 10% of Eastern Australia in October, and who concluded there was not enough water and not enough ducks.
A fuller report on some of the issues behind the duck season cancellation will be available in the February edition of The Victorian Shooter and on the SSAA (Vic) website.
Reports are that the quail season will proceed normally from 1 April to the last Saturday in June

Gordon Setter pups

2 pups available from imported working lines.

Contact Brett Davidson (WA) 0437708095

Trial dates 2008

Retrieving trial: Sunday 3rd Feb (see schedule further on).

Pointer & Setter trials, 2008.
Friday 25th April
Saturday 24th May & Sunday 25th May
Saturday 28th June & Sunday 29th June

WGAA (Vic) AGM

A good roll up of members at the Springvale Range wound up the year for WGAA (Vic). A DVD presentation of the 2007 Shot Expo WGAA team prepared by Alex Jevric was a highlight on the night, and many copies were sold with the proceeds going into club finances. The bar was open and a few early Christmas drinks rounded off a pleasant evening.

The 2008 committee elected on the night is as follows:

• President, Barry Oliver
• Vice President, Kevin Phelps
• Secretary, Kathy Oliver
• Treasurer, Angie Bloomer
• Committee, Lyn Foster & Peter Yuille