Post by wildlands on Jan 11, 2009 21:17:59 GMT -5
I have this posted on several other web sites and thought I would post it over here just for us here in the south. This is a great oppourtunity for anyone interested in learning about tracking dogs or who might be or getting ready to train their own dog to track wounded deer.
Ken
Trackfest 2009
Sponsored by
United Blood Trackers
February 14 -16, 2009
The United Blood Trackers is holding a 3 day Blood Tracking Workshop on February 14 16,
2009 near Demopolis, AL. This workshop is for both beginner and advanced dogs and
handlers as well as anyone else just interested in finding out more about the use of Blood
Tracking dogs for the recovery of Wounded Big Game. There will be plenty of hands on
training in the field for dogs and handlers as well as presentations on topics such as Training
Techniques, Working with Puppies and Adolescents, Equipment Choices, GPS Use, and
Working with Hunters. The Workshop Instructors will be UBT Judges; John Jeanneney (NY),
Larry Gohlke. (WI), Andy Bensing (PA), Cheri Faust (WI), and Al Wade (AL). A.J. Niette
(GA) will be speaking about GPS
The United Blood Trackers will offer testing for UBT-AA and UBT-I throughout the weekend
and UBT-II on Monday. Please check www.unitedbloodtrackers.org for more information
about testing requirements. UBT-AA and UBT-I do not require pre-registration. If you would
like to enter a dog for UBT-II, pre-registration is required.
Cost:
Attendance fee Saturday
$45.00
Sunday $45.00
Monday N/C – UBT-II testing day
Meals -Continental Breakfast available if staying at the Best Western
Soup and Sandwich Lunch $ 7.00
Hearty and Delicious Dinner $15.00
Entry fees -UBT-AA $ 5.00
UBT-I $20.00
UBT-II $40.00
Early registration is recommended if you want to work your dog. We expect a big turn out
and we have plenty of room for everyone but the workshop is limited to 20 dogs.
Host Motel: Two Rivers Best Western 334-289-2611
30 minutes away, accepts pets,
Ask for special Trackfest rate
Additional information contact : Alan Wade 985-516-3888
alanwade@bellsouth.net
Trackfest 2009
Registration Form
Please use a separate form for each person
Name______________________________________________ ___________________________________
Street____________________________________________ _____________________________________
City____________________________________________St ate________________ Zip________________
Phone_____________________________________________ ____________________________________
Email_____________________________________________ ____________________________________
Sat. 2/14 Sun. 2/15
Mon. 2/16 sub total
Attendance:
Participant $45 + $45 + included = _______
Spouse $20 + $20 + included = _______
Meals:
Breakfast on your own on your own on your own
Lunch/person ** $7 -----= _______
Dinner/person $15 + $15 -----= _______
Test Entries:
UBT-AA $ 5.00 = _______
UBT-I $20.00 = _______
UBT-II $40.00 = _______
** A free light lunch will be provided in the field on Saturday TOTAL $_______
Please make check payable to:
Al Wade
1444 Sunset Drive
Bogalusa, LA 70427
Will you be bringing a dog to work at the workshop? YES*_______ NO_______
*Everyone working a dog must fill out the Dog Experience Questionnaire and submit with
their Registration Form.
Dog Experience Questionnairog Experience Questionnaire
Please submit with your registration
Handler’s Name __________________________________________________ __________
Dog’s Name __________________________________________________ __________
Dog’s Breed __________________________________________________ __________
Dog’s Age ________
Has your dog ever tracked a wounded deer in real life? _______
If he has, how many times? _______
Has your dog ever been worked on an artificial training line? _______
If he has, how many times? _______
Please give a brief description of a typical training line that you have trained your dog on up
to this point. (length and age of track, amount of blood, do you use tracking shoes, number of
turns, etc.)
Trackfest 2009 Schedule*
Saturday 2/14/09
10:00 AM Registration begins
11:00 AM
How to Lay Artificial Blood Lines
Introductions / Welcome
12:00 PM Field Work -Hands on Track Laying
Blood collection, storage, and dispersal. Use of tracking shoes, Marking your trail, etc.
Laying lines for dogs with some experience to run the next morning or young dogs to
run at 1 or 2 hours later.
2:30 PM Bloodtracking as a Team
Techniques of tracking-Off leash/On leash, Handling leash, communicating with and
3:30 PM Field Work –
reading your dog, etc.
5:30 PM Working with Puppies
Run young dog lines laid earlier in the day
6:30 PM
Adolescence in Dogs
Dinner
GPS Demonstration/Discussion
Social Time
Sunday 2/15/09
8:00 AM Field Work –
Run Overnight Lines
11:00 AM Working with Hunters
Lay out UBT-I Lines for afternoon
Putting Down Live Deer
12:00 noon Lunch
Weapons and Techniques
12:30 PM Field Work –
Run UBT-I Lines from AM
5:30 PM Tracking Equipment Demonstration
Lay UBT-II Lines for Monday Morning
6:30 PM Dinner
Leashes, lights, tracking collars, etc.
Social Time
Monday 2/16/09
8:00 AM Field Work –
Run UBT-II Lines
12:00 noon Estimated End of Clinic
*This schedule is subject to change as time and the needs of the participants may dictate
Directions to Trackfest 2009
From West From Demopolis AL From East
Take I 20/59 Exit 1 Take Hwy 80 North Take I 20/59 Exit 17
20 miles to Hwy 28 9 miles to Hwy 28 Hwy 28 for 12 miles
From Hwy 28 take State Rd 23, Dr Hester Circle. Hwy 23 is appx 1.9 miles from Hwy 80 and appx 12 miles
from Livingston.
Follow St Rd 23 for 10.8 miles to the T, stop sign.
Go left and then a quick right by the Belmont grocery onto Pinetop Rd.
Follow Pinetop approximately 3.2 miles to Trails End Rd.
Go left on Trails end Rd.
Go .9 miles to the camp road on the right.
There will be a Trackfest sign on the road.
Follow main road to the camp no turns.
If you have a GPS punch in the intersection of Pine top Rd and Trails end Rd in Belmont, AL it should get
you there.
The GPS coordinates for the road are:
N 32 36 29.26
W 87 57 36.17
Alan Wade Cell
985 516 3888
Ken
Trackfest 2009
Sponsored by
United Blood Trackers
February 14 -16, 2009
The United Blood Trackers is holding a 3 day Blood Tracking Workshop on February 14 16,
2009 near Demopolis, AL. This workshop is for both beginner and advanced dogs and
handlers as well as anyone else just interested in finding out more about the use of Blood
Tracking dogs for the recovery of Wounded Big Game. There will be plenty of hands on
training in the field for dogs and handlers as well as presentations on topics such as Training
Techniques, Working with Puppies and Adolescents, Equipment Choices, GPS Use, and
Working with Hunters. The Workshop Instructors will be UBT Judges; John Jeanneney (NY),
Larry Gohlke. (WI), Andy Bensing (PA), Cheri Faust (WI), and Al Wade (AL). A.J. Niette
(GA) will be speaking about GPS
The United Blood Trackers will offer testing for UBT-AA and UBT-I throughout the weekend
and UBT-II on Monday. Please check www.unitedbloodtrackers.org for more information
about testing requirements. UBT-AA and UBT-I do not require pre-registration. If you would
like to enter a dog for UBT-II, pre-registration is required.
Cost:
Attendance fee Saturday
$45.00
Sunday $45.00
Monday N/C – UBT-II testing day
Meals -Continental Breakfast available if staying at the Best Western
Soup and Sandwich Lunch $ 7.00
Hearty and Delicious Dinner $15.00
Entry fees -UBT-AA $ 5.00
UBT-I $20.00
UBT-II $40.00
Early registration is recommended if you want to work your dog. We expect a big turn out
and we have plenty of room for everyone but the workshop is limited to 20 dogs.
Host Motel: Two Rivers Best Western 334-289-2611
30 minutes away, accepts pets,
Ask for special Trackfest rate
Additional information contact : Alan Wade 985-516-3888
alanwade@bellsouth.net
Trackfest 2009
Registration Form
Please use a separate form for each person
Name______________________________________________ ___________________________________
Street____________________________________________ _____________________________________
City____________________________________________St ate________________ Zip________________
Phone_____________________________________________ ____________________________________
Email_____________________________________________ ____________________________________
Sat. 2/14 Sun. 2/15
Mon. 2/16 sub total
Attendance:
Participant $45 + $45 + included = _______
Spouse $20 + $20 + included = _______
Meals:
Breakfast on your own on your own on your own
Lunch/person ** $7 -----= _______
Dinner/person $15 + $15 -----= _______
Test Entries:
UBT-AA $ 5.00 = _______
UBT-I $20.00 = _______
UBT-II $40.00 = _______
** A free light lunch will be provided in the field on Saturday TOTAL $_______
Please make check payable to:
Al Wade
1444 Sunset Drive
Bogalusa, LA 70427
Will you be bringing a dog to work at the workshop? YES*_______ NO_______
*Everyone working a dog must fill out the Dog Experience Questionnaire and submit with
their Registration Form.
Dog Experience Questionnairog Experience Questionnaire
Please submit with your registration
Handler’s Name __________________________________________________ __________
Dog’s Name __________________________________________________ __________
Dog’s Breed __________________________________________________ __________
Dog’s Age ________
Has your dog ever tracked a wounded deer in real life? _______
If he has, how many times? _______
Has your dog ever been worked on an artificial training line? _______
If he has, how many times? _______
Please give a brief description of a typical training line that you have trained your dog on up
to this point. (length and age of track, amount of blood, do you use tracking shoes, number of
turns, etc.)
Trackfest 2009 Schedule*
Saturday 2/14/09
10:00 AM Registration begins
11:00 AM
How to Lay Artificial Blood Lines
Introductions / Welcome
12:00 PM Field Work -Hands on Track Laying
Blood collection, storage, and dispersal. Use of tracking shoes, Marking your trail, etc.
Laying lines for dogs with some experience to run the next morning or young dogs to
run at 1 or 2 hours later.
2:30 PM Bloodtracking as a Team
Techniques of tracking-Off leash/On leash, Handling leash, communicating with and
3:30 PM Field Work –
reading your dog, etc.
5:30 PM Working with Puppies
Run young dog lines laid earlier in the day
6:30 PM
Adolescence in Dogs
Dinner
GPS Demonstration/Discussion
Social Time
Sunday 2/15/09
8:00 AM Field Work –
Run Overnight Lines
11:00 AM Working with Hunters
Lay out UBT-I Lines for afternoon
Putting Down Live Deer
12:00 noon Lunch
Weapons and Techniques
12:30 PM Field Work –
Run UBT-I Lines from AM
5:30 PM Tracking Equipment Demonstration
Lay UBT-II Lines for Monday Morning
6:30 PM Dinner
Leashes, lights, tracking collars, etc.
Social Time
Monday 2/16/09
8:00 AM Field Work –
Run UBT-II Lines
12:00 noon Estimated End of Clinic
*This schedule is subject to change as time and the needs of the participants may dictate
Directions to Trackfest 2009
From West From Demopolis AL From East
Take I 20/59 Exit 1 Take Hwy 80 North Take I 20/59 Exit 17
20 miles to Hwy 28 9 miles to Hwy 28 Hwy 28 for 12 miles
From Hwy 28 take State Rd 23, Dr Hester Circle. Hwy 23 is appx 1.9 miles from Hwy 80 and appx 12 miles
from Livingston.
Follow St Rd 23 for 10.8 miles to the T, stop sign.
Go left and then a quick right by the Belmont grocery onto Pinetop Rd.
Follow Pinetop approximately 3.2 miles to Trails End Rd.
Go left on Trails end Rd.
Go .9 miles to the camp road on the right.
There will be a Trackfest sign on the road.
Follow main road to the camp no turns.
If you have a GPS punch in the intersection of Pine top Rd and Trails end Rd in Belmont, AL it should get
you there.
The GPS coordinates for the road are:
N 32 36 29.26
W 87 57 36.17
Alan Wade Cell
985 516 3888
