Saco River Hunting Retriever Club

04/07/2025

04/07/2025

A few pictures from this past Saturdays club training day. It was great to get out with everyone …. We definitely had a variety of dog breeds as well as dogs at all levels of retrieving - Labs (Black, Yellow and Chocolate), Golden Retriver, Springer Spaniel, Griffon and Toller.

Thank you to everyone that came out and made our first club training day id the season a fun one. We finished up just as the snow/sleet/rain started.

I will look to schedule another training day for the end of April (26 and/or 27)

As always, feel free to connect with other members to organize your own training groups as well.

Eric and I will be traveling to NJ Easter Weekend (April 18, 19,20) for the Lake Audrey HRC test.

Granite State HRC is hosting an Upland test May 3rd & 4th. For anyone looking to get your Upland title or work towards your Upland Championship with UKC there are still openings both days.

04/03/2025

We just can’t seem to get a break from the rain and mixed precipitation, however, we are still planning a training day for Saturday.

If you are not a club member and would like to come out please let me know. Also, if you are a club member and have not been getting my emails please send me a message here so I can get you added. I’ve added and removed people recently and need to double check the distribution list.
Thank you!
Missy

04/02/2025

We will be holding a club training day this Saturday April 5th behind Poland spring bottling in Hollis.

Start Time 10am
Berube Lane - Hollis, ME

Please let me know if you plan to attend.
Thank you
Missy

02/11/2025

Please see the following from Omar Driskill 🦆🐾❤️

Good afternoon HRC BOD Presidents and Committee members,



I want everyone to know my health is not great but I am still actively involved in HRC business! I keep up with current events and read each issue of the Hunting Retriever Magazine from cover to cover.



In the beginning HRC was conceived by Hunters for Hunters. The very first HRC test was a hunt test, not a field trial test with each participant receiving a pass or fail result. The original test was designed to duplicate a day’s hunt in the field using our dog, duck call, shotgun, and real birds up close. Realism was often used in the origins of HRC and the hunt test.



We don’t need to go away from realism in our tests! If clubs can’t get birds at the same price as in the past and need to spend more money on birds, then a price increase on premiums may be necessary or cancel hunt tests.

HRC needs to keep using real birds in our tests!



Thank you,

Omar Driskill

12/31/2024

Wish everyone a safe and Happy New Year Looking forward to seeing everyone this Hunt Test Season.

Missy and Eric 🐾❤️🎉

12/24/2024

Merry Christmas from our crew and us.

Missy & Eric

02/16/2024

Fantastic opportunity to gain some insight into the HRC Retriever Hunt Test. We will be meeting and viewing this seminar as a group on the 24th at the Peconic River Sportsman’s Club on River Rd, Manorville,NY. This seminar is open to anyone considering entering an HRC Hunt Test or maybe just wants to see what hunt tests are all about. If interested please contact me either through this page or the club website…LIRFTC.com