The 2024 Grand National Grouse Championship has come to a close.
Congratulations to Snyder’s Fireside Ed, named Champion! Ed is owned by Steve Snyder and handled by Tammy Chaffee of Pioneer Kennels. The Runner-Up, Chasehill Poison Ivy, was handled by John Stolgitis. Special thanks to judges Adam Dubriske (NH) and Mike Brown (MI) for enduring six days of intense judging over 85 miles. Our reporters, Jeremy Moore and Chris Bye, also deserve thanks for their attentive work throughout the event.
This was the first time in its 82-year history that the Grand was held in Wisconsin, and I was honored to serve as Chair. I’m extremely proud of the teamwork and collaboration shown by the Chippewa Valley Grouse Dog Association, the Minnesota Grouse Dog Association, and the Moose River Grouse Dog Club. Planning for this event began in January, and the trial stands as a testament to what people can achieve when united by a shared passion.
Special thanks to Greg Johnson, Vice Chairman and Stake Manager. Your dedication to our sport and meticulous management of this storied championship was invaluable. Additional thanks to Katie Cook, whose heart for people, hospitality, and efficient organization shone throughout the week.
We are also deeply grateful to Greg Blair from Purina and Ben Brettingen of On X. Your financial support elevated this Championship from good to great.
As we close out the season, I want to extend my appreciation to everyone involved in Cover Dog, from breeders, owners, and handlers to the volunteers and sponsors who help hold trials. Your commitment keeps this sport thriving.
Finally, thank you to the Grand National directors for allowing us to host this Championship in Wisconsin.
This years meetings will be at Vojtiks Stockyard Bar and Grill in Fairchild WI. They will have a buffet dinner there for a fee if anyone wants to eat before the meetings. Membership meeting is Tuesday night and BOD meeting his Wednesday night. We will try and start the meetings by 730 so it would be a good idea to be there by 7 if you eating there.
Many days we will start at Town of Wilson Park (refer to Grand booklet for exact days) The town of Wilson Park is located 8.3 miles south of Stanley WI on Cty H to Cty MM west 1 mile to Hamilton Falls Fire Lane 6 tenths south. Or 16 miles North of Fairchild WI on Hwy H to MM 1 mile west to Hamilton Falls Firelane and 6 tenth south. GPS Coordinates 44.81869,-90.96124 Use On X Hunt it Easy !!!! Questions Please call Roger King 715-581-9638
2024 Grand National Grouse Championship Draw
1 Mohawk Mill Good Advice PM Stolgitis/Flewelling Deciding Point SF Brennaman Hughes 2 Backwoods Wildfire Blaze PM Mason Hughes Northwoods Cedar ESF E. Saetre 3 Wicked Hippy PF Maclean Berg Brothers Hatchet SM Peterson 4 Clover Valleys Millie SF Furnish Mulberry Fields Molly SF Meeder Hughes 5 Ol Paint PM Butler Over The Hill Tri PF Lein 6 Little Hawk ESF Cook Warrior Zeke PM Husentis Hughes 7 Chasehill Poison Ivy PF IS Stolgitis/Flewelling Birddogn True Confidence EPF Pharris 8 Kelly PF Butler Mohawk Mill Miss You PF IS Stolgitis/Flewelling 9 Millers Dusty Version PF Husentis Hughes Moss Meadow Seeker SM Moss 10 Momma SF IS Matel Over The Hill Morgan PF Lein 11 Grouse Trails Little Bud PM Mckellop Im Easy Money ESM Peterson 12 EJ Jonesy ESF IS S. Chaffee Kona Blue Skye ESF Kalupa 13 Kits Whiskey River Patsy SF IS Foster Wheelock Braggabull PF Hughes 14 Mojos Remingtion Steal Molders Hughes The Highway ESM Dave Moore 15 Bad Habits PF IS Mergens Northern Slopes Bell IS Graddy 16 Bang Bangs Longshot ESM Luther/Thomas Double Deuce Zeke PM McMillen Hughes 17 Saddle Up Sadie PF Camissa Hughes Stan the Man Fruchey/Peters 18 Coal Camp Annie SF Thomas/Luther Lake Effect Ali SF Kaufman 19 Hog Hill Penny PF T. Chaffee West Wind Big Jake PM Mercitoris Hughes 20 Baxters Indian Arrowhead ESM Peters/Fruchey Chasehill Snoop Dogg PM Stolgitis/Flewelling 21 Duckhook PM Stolgitis/Flewelling Jewitts Creek Beauty PF Sullivan 22 A Distant Spec PF Husentis Hughes Chasehill Wicked Wilma PF IS Stolgitis/Flewelling 23 Springpond Rockin Sidney ESF T. Chaffee Tupelo Honey SF IS Wheelock 24 Ruffed Country Sweet Lily ESF Pharris Doodle Ridge Elroy ESM Mueller 25 Snyders Sadie SF T. Chaffee Larix Laricina PF Anderson 26 Over The Hill Pat PF Lein Kasida ESF Cook 27 Snyders Fireside ED ESM T. Chaffee Rebellious Fearless Fred SM Luebke 28 Millers Hopped Up Version PF Escalante Hughes Seldom Rest Jack Ralph 29 Snyders Centerfold Peach ESF S. Chaffee North Slopes Allie IS Graddy 30 Meredith Grade Penny ESF IS S. Chaffee Millers Special Upgrade PF Escalante Hughes 31 Fireside Sally Forth ESF IS T. Chaffee Sunkhaze Veira Masardis PF Stolgitis Flewelling 32 Boomer of Blackwater PM Stolgitis/Flewelling BBS Doc Holiday ESM Bukovich 33 Northwoods Cedar Edge ESF L. Saetre Beaver Meadow Bit PF Camissa Hughes 34 Grouse Trails Warrior Cat PF P&T Mckellop Mckellop Ralphys Chasehill Rip PM S. Chaffee 35 Hackberrys Amos Moses PM Brettingen Im Blue Sugar SF Hough 36 Grouse Trails Black Knight PM Mckellop Meredith Grade Corky ESM T. Chaffee
6 Braces per day
80th Grand National Grouse Futurity 2024 Running Order 11/3/24 Augusta WI Starts 7:30am
Dog – Breeder – Owner – Handler
1. Shady Hills Reed, sm, Mueller, Forman, Forman Backwoods Dine and Dash,pm ,Catanzarite, Mason,Hughes 2. Twilights Problem Child, sf, Denaka, Denaka, Forman Mudlakes Money Maven, sf, Jones, Peterson, Peterson 3. Oak Knoll Parker, sm, Wood, Muslin, Muslin Clover Valley Evans, sf, Furnish, Furnish, Furnish 4. Neffs Catch Me Get Me, sm, Denaka, Neff, Forman Wayward Stewed Tomatoes, sm, Mueller, Mueller, Hughes 5. Prairie Forged Jay, sm, Jones, Jones, Jones High Points Snowman Fred, sm, Kalupa, Brettingen, Brettingen 6. High Points Zig Zag, sm, Kalupa, Kalupa, Kalupa Twilights Flying Solo, sm, Denaka, Denaka, Forman 7. Boomtowns Tax Free, sm, Jones, Lowery, Lowery Anna Lake Kali, sf, Matson, Matson, Hughes 8. Mojos Winston Joy, sm, Mueller, Molders, Hughes Big Big Energy, sm, Furnish, Pharris, Pharris 9. Hatton Hills Luci,sf, Camper, Haskin, Haskin Highlanders High Voltage, sm, Shepard, Meyer’s, Hughes 10. Faith’s Texas Tryst, pf, Holt, Holt, Holt Clover Valley Mulak, sm, Furnish, Johnson, Johnson 11. Tim’s Setter Meg, sf, Kaufman, Callahan, Callahan Bye
We will be using 8 courses for the Grand running 6 braces per day. Each day we will pick up where we left off the day before. For the Futurity there are 10 courses but will start on course 1 each day no matter where they finish the day before.
Grand National Grouse Courses and Order:
1. Highline 2. Culvert 3. Crash 4. Diablo Jake 5. H Course 6. Horse Creek 7. Wilson Park 8. Gasline
Grand National Grouse Futurity Courses and Order:
1. Wilson Park A 2. Wilson Park B 3. Gasline A 4. Gasline B 5. Highline A 6. Highline B 7. Culvert 8. Crash 9. H Course A 10. H Course B
Congratulations to the Winners: Stake Manager Bryan Wood, Judge Chad Wheeler; President Tom Fruchey tucked in behind; 2023 Grand National Champion Ralphys Chasehill Rip with owner Brian Ralph (handler John Stolgitis); Judge Bruce Mueller; Mark Hughes; Runner-Up Champion Over The Hill Merry with owner/handler Rod Lein; Reporters Brent and Denise Peters. A great 82 dog Grand Championship series.
2023 Grand National Grouse Championship Champion – Ralphy’s Chasehill Rip
2023 Grand National Grouse Championship Runner-Up Champion – Over the Hill Merry
untitled images Stake Manager Bryan Wood kicks off the event in the first brace with Mark Hughes with Distant Spec and Ben Mergens with Bad Habits Lucy.
simple pictures to copy Every day, our gallery was a large one. It was an awesome compliment to the event to have to many in attendance on each brace.
The Judges: Bruce Mueller of Everett, Pennsylvania and Chad Wheeler of Riner, Virginia.
The Banquet held at the Riverwalk in Gladwin, was well attended by members of the GNC, contenders and many other guests.
President of the Grand Tom Fruchey, Scott Chaffee, Dennis Keysor and Secretary-Treasurer of the Grand Brian Ralph.
Bryan Wood receives Legend of the Woods award from Joe Camissa.
2023 Grand National Grouse Championship Running Order
Dog/Breed/Sex/Owner/Handler
1 Distant Spec PF IS Husentis Hughes Bad Habits Lucy PF Mergens Mergens 2 Meredith Grade Corky SM Keysor T Chaffee Hifives Ruff Runner PM Minard 3 Stan The Man SM Fruchey Fruchey Panola Bacon PM Stidham Stolgitis 4 Grouse Hill Bulletproof SM S. Forman Chasehill Snoop Dog PM E. Stolgitis J. Stolgitis 5 Sumacs Sashay PF IS Mcpherson Hughes Over The Hill Mary PF Lein Lein 6 Meredith Grade Penny SF IS Keysor S. Chaffee Speck SF Merlington Merlington 7 Waywards Flying Tomato SF Smith Hughes Over The Hll Patty PF Lein Lein 8 Hifives Top Shelf PF Batey IS Minard Snyders Sadie SF IS T. Chaffee 9 Mojos Remington Steel SF Moelders Hughes Grouse Hill Bella PF Capocci M Forman 10 Setter Ridge Flash Forward SF IS Peterson S. Chaffee Wildlands Sweet Caroline PF IS Munden Munden/Hughes 11 Shady Hills Zeena PF IS D. Forman M. Forman Tupelo Honey SF IS Wheelock Wheelock 12 Chasehill Wicked Wilma PF McClung Stolgitis Wild Apple Siri PF IS Rizza Minard
13 Muldberry Fields Molly SF Meeder Hughes Fireside Sally SF IS Esser T Chaffee 14 Duckhook PM Flewelling Flewelling/Stolgitis Resin SM M Forman 15 Frenchs Grouse Ringer Woody SM French M. Forman Ralphys Chasehill Rip PM Ralph Stolgitis 16 Full Breeze SF IS Brenneman Hughes Springpond Rockin Sydney SF IS Parnell T. Chaffee 17 Game Winner SM Brenneman Hughes Hifives Powerline PM Batey Minard 18 Pauceks Little Tommy Tucker SM Short Short Blast Off SM Evans M. Forman 19 Deciding Point ESF IS Brenneman Hughes Sunkhaze Vera Masardis PF Flewelling Flewelling/Stolgitis 20 Dunroven Soozee SF IS Yeager Hollister Bragabull PF IS Hughes Hughes 21 Northwoods Atlas SM Johnson Johnson Timberdoodle Farms Sal PF M. Forman 22 Millers Hopped Up Version PF IS Escalante Hughes Stokely B Annie Ralph Ralph 23 Chasehill Poison Ivy PF Raiano Stolgitis Hifives Rolling Stone PM Jones Mindard 24 Wildlands Warrior PF IS Munden Munden/Hughes Kalamity Cinder RSF IS Sloan Sloan 25 Rowlings Star SF IS Rowlings S. Forman Millers Special Upgrade PF Escalante Hughes
26 Grouse Hill Pepper PF IS Capocci S. Forman Coal Camp Annie SF Humphrey Thomas 27 Grouse Ridge Larry SM Giluito Hollister Boomer Blackwater PM Cullins Stolgitis 28 Over The Hill Morgan PF Lein Lein Kits Whiskey Creek Patsy SF IS Foster S. Chaffee 29 Moss Meadow Seeker SM Moss Moss Rebellious Fearless Fred SM Luebke Luebke 30 Backwoods Wildfire Blaze PM Mason Hughes Baxters Pale Rider SM Peters Peters 31 BK Rolling Dice PF IS Seimer Minard Pinestraw Fat Bottom Girl SF IS Ash Ash/S. Forman 32 War Paint SF Cook Cook Centerfold Peach SF Holmes Holmes 33 Warrior Zeke PM Husentis Hughes Snyders Fireside Ed SM Snyder T Chaffee 34 Bang Bangs Long Shot SM Luther Thomas Thornapple Casey SM Leet Leet/Minard 35 Shady Hills Whiskey Bonfire Forman S. Forman Backwoods Rumble SM Hollister 36 Grouse Ridge Mags S Forman Red Rum Rosie PF Matson Hughes 37 Double Duece Zeke PM McMillen Hughes Thornapple Cody SM Leet Minard 38 Asper Hill Bandit ESF Cullen Cullen Ghost Train Bella SF Fruchey Fruchey 39 Travel Alert SM Holmes Holmes Baxters Indian Arrowhead SM Peters Peters
40 Pistol Patch Bullet SM. S Forman Titanium Hammer PM Leet N. Minard 41 Back Creek Lucy SF IS Graham Hollister Kasida SF Cook Cook
2023 Running of the Grand National Grouse Championship
Mike Brown from Michigan and Adam Dubriske from New Hampshire have been selected and have accepted the prestigious assignment to judge this years Grand National Grouse Championship starting November 5th in Wisconsin.
Grand National Grouse and Woodcock Invitational Championship Judges April 16th 2024
Bob Wheelock of Thompsonville, Michigan and Ben McKean of Minnetrista, Minnesota have graciously accepted to sit in the the judicial saddles. Both are outstanding sportsman and famed Lake States outdoorsmen, with years of pointing dog and field trial experience.
The Invitational will take place in Gladwin Michigan, hosted by the Beaverton Grouse Dog Club. The drawing will take place on April 16th 2024, with the running on April 17,18, and 19th.
The Grand National Grouse and Woodcock Invitational Championship for the 2023 points season will take place on The Gladwin Field Trial grounds in Gladwin Michigan. The trial will be hosted by The Beaverton Grouse Dog Club. The drawing date will be Tuesday April 16, 2024, and the trial will start on Wednesday the 17th, running through Thursday and Friday the 18th and 19th.
The following 20 dogs are ranked in order of their total reported points, highest first. The Invitational is a 14-dog field, and invitations will be sent out in January to the first 14, sending out additional invitations if any decline.
A huge congratulations to the dogs, the owners, and the handlers…… Secretary, Joe Cammisa
Dogs, Owners, Handlers
1. Guaranteed Chasehill Poison Ivy Allen Raiano John Stolgitis 2. Guaranteed BK Rollin Dice Bill Seimer Bruce Minard 3. Guaranteed Ralphy’s Chasehill Rip Brian Ralph John Stolgitis 4. 1008 Dunrovens Soozee Chris Yeager Rich Hollister 5. 984 Over The Hill Merry Rod Lein Rod Lein 6. 927 Cairds Cracklin Rosie Bob Little Bob Little 7. 768 Bundys Buckeye Molly Chris Sellers Zach Erne 8. 756 Shady Hills Whiskey Scott Forman Scott Forman 9. 752 Boomer of Blackwater Cole Cullins Mike Flewelling/John Stolgitis 10. 736 Grouse Ridge Mags Bill Ballin Scott Forman 11. 728 Sunkhaze Viera Masardis Mike Flewelling Mike Flewelling 12. 720 Meridith Grade Corkey Dennis Keysor Tammy Chaffee 13. 692 Moss Meadow seeker Ken Moss Ken Moss 14. 612 Blue Ribbon Harper Marty Festa Robert Ecker 15. 595 Back Creek Lucy Steve Graham Rich Holister 16. 512 Full Breeze Dick Brenneman Dave Hughes 17. 496 Duck Hook Mike Flewelling Mike Flewelling 18. 448 Coal Camps Annie Jim Humphrey Adam Thomas 19. 432 Tupelo Honey Bob Wheelock Bob Wheelock 20. 416 Dunrovens Midnight Ike Dr. Peter Millett Robert Ecker
Congratulations to the Winners: Stake Manager Bryan Wood, Judge Chad Wheeler; President Tom Fruchey tucked in behind; 2023 Grand National Champion Ralphys Chasehill Rip with owner Brian Ralph (handler John Stolgitis); Judge Bruce Mueller; Mark Hughes; Runner-Up Champion Over The Hill Merry with owner/handler Rod Lein; Reporters Brent and Denise Peters. A great 82 dog Grand Championship series.
