Hunting dogs to compete

By Sandy Morris

For the sixth year in a row, trainers, owners, and highly skilled hunting dogs from across Texas and surrounding states are expected to travel to the Crooked Tree Ranch in Shackelford County for the Region 7 American Field Trial Clubs of America (AFTCA) Amateur All-Age Championship and the M.G. Perkins Amateur All-Age Derby Classic.

The competition will begin at 8:00 a.m. on Friday, Jan. 22. The winner of the championship will receive an original painting of the winning dog by artist Leah Brigham. 

Entry information can be obtained by email from AFTCA Region 7 secretary Mary Ann Gustafson at redset@austin.utexas.edu.

Entries can be given over the phone; however, Gustafson said the preferred submission method is via email or text.  

All entries will need to include the AFTCA membership number, the dog’s call name, and, if possible, a picture of the dog. 

Virgil Moore and Charlie Collier will judge the 2021 event. John Benoist and Tyson Traw have been selected as the field marshals. Dr. Buck Neil is the trial chairperson, and Ray Black is the dog wagon driver.

The regional championship is a qualifying trial for the AFTCA National Amateur Invitational Championship.