Lower Columbia HRC

06/10/2025

We are sorry, we have to announce our training this Saturday (June 14th) is canceled.

06/04/2025

Our next training day is right around the corner and its going to be a BIG one. We are partnering with our club to the north Newaukum River Retriever Club. The two clubs will be providing a hot dog lunch with a beverage!! This is hopefully the first of many more joint ventures between the clubs!!!

There will be several licensed judges the grounds to provide feedback if you would like it.

The weather for this weekend is going to be HOT!!! Please remember to bring lots of water for you and your dogs. Shade cloths for your cars and kennels if you have them. Fans if you have them. Sunscreen/hat and more water!! Did we mention water?? Some form of bug repellant might be a good idea too.

We are asking that you respond to this post letting us know if you are coming so we make sure we have enough for everyone to eat and enough stakes setup!!

This is a training event remember that. It may be setup like a test but it is not, appropriate training equipment will be allowed while running

Date: June 7th 2025
Place: 26048 NW Reeder Beach Rd. Portland OR
Time: Setup 0730 - Hope to start running dogs 0830

Members:
First dog $10
Other dogs $5 (each)

Non-Members:
First dog $15
Other dogs $10 (each)

Rules:

1. Everyone will help! Everyone capable will be asked to throw a bucket of birds. If you are unable to set wingers we have other jobs that will greatly help us. Everyone at this event is a volunteer and they all have dogs that they would like to train too. It is not fair to expect them not to.

2. There is a strict 10 mph while on the property. There will be duck pens and several out buildings, when passing these, please be on the look out for workers and slow down a little bit more.

3. You WILL pick up after your dog. The owner of this property is very supportive of our sport and is allowing us to use the property. Please show him that trusting us and allowing us to use his property was not misplaced.

4. There will be no dogs that are not running/honoring at the line. This is a safety issue, just like at a hunt test. It is truly for the safety of the dogs.

05/16/2025

****Edit****

Training day is the 24th at 0900, at St Louis ponds. Please be on time and remember that everyone is expected to take a turn in the winger for a bucket of 4 birds.

We will setup a 4 spoke wagon wheel, so you can work on some skills. Don't know what a wagon wheel is??? We will be more than happy to show you!!

****Dependent on how high the grass will be****

We have another training day coming up and it will be Memorial day weekend we are asking those that are interested to please RSVP so we can see if the want for the training day is there.

05/04/2025

Was a great training day!!

05/02/2025

Tomorrow is another training day on the Westside of Sauvie Island. We will again have a skill's area so you can work on or learn a skill. Start time is 0830.

We will also have 3 marks with ducks and 2 blinds with bumpers. To help ensure we have enough help we are making a rule of everyone must operate a winger for a minimum of 4 birds. We will fill buckets and send them to the wingers with enough birds, that way when people are done with their turn they can bring empty buckets in and we can send replacements out. This will hopefully help ensure that everyone gets a chance to run their dogs and practice. Don't worry if you have never operated a winger will show you how, they are very simple to use. Dependent on available good water we will setup a training series for the afternoon.

Please bring a folding chair, a duck call (this is how you will signal to start, just like in a hunt test) enough water for you and your dogs and some lunch.

Last training day we had a great turnout, lets see if we can beat it this training day!!!!

The fee for the training day is Members first dog $10 and each additional dog is $5, Non-members first dog is $15 and each additional dog is $10.

04/23/2025

With our hunt test coming up, we are looking for items that you would like to donate for our raffle. Please reach out to any of the board members, and as always we appreciate all of your support to help our club.

04/17/2025

We are very excited that our fist training day of the season will be this Saturday 04/19/2025 at 0830 on the westside of Sauvie Island!!! Like always we want you to think of this as a TRAINING day, use the equipment you use during training, build the bond with your dog become a team. Take your time and work with your dog so both of you are successful!!! We will be using a mixture of ducks and bumpers, wingers and blinds.

If your at a point where you want to see what a real test is like let us know we will have licensed judges present and we can provide that feedback.

We like to attempt to do a land setup and a water setup but that will be all dependent on the area that is available.

We will have membership forms available on site for you to join if you wish. A single membership is $30 a year and a family Membership is $35.

The fee for the training day is Members first dog $10 and each additional dog is $5, Non-members first dog is $15 and each additional dog is $10.

As a reminder bring water for you and your dog, lunch for you and your dog. Rain gear and muck boots and a chair. Don't forget your whistle and duck call.

Everyone at these events are volunteering their time to make these the best training days possible. If you would like to volunteer let us know we would greatly welcome the help.

01/29/2025

Good Afternoon we have some exciting news to share.

On January 18th we held our annual membership meeting. It was fun to sit and catch up with friends we had not seen for awhile and make new friends. We presented several members with award bowls for titles they and their dogs earned in the previous year.

We elected some new officers to serve on the board, please join us in congratulating the following.

Greg Marks - Vice President
Cathye Finn - Member at large
Dustin Wilson - Member at large

When new members step up to fill these vital positions we are able to grow the club, and expand.

The following are very important dates that we want to share with you.

Training Days:

Sauvie Island:

April 19th 2025 - Westside Sauvie Island - 0830
May 3rd 2025 - Westside Sauvie Island - 0830
***June 7th Bob Reeders Ranch (Sauvie Island)****
July 19th Westside Sauvie Island - 0830

St. Louis ponds:

May 24th - St. Louis ponds -0900
June 14th - St. Louis Ponds - 0900

We are very excited to share that we will be partnering with Newaukum River Retriever Club for the June 7th training day!!! We will have setups for all 3 stakes of a Hunt test (Started, Seasoned and Finished). We will also have HRC judges on site to provide you with feedback so you can be prepared for both of our Hunt test that are soon after. We will be trying something new at this training day also. We will have a lunch (a hot dog, soda, chips and cookie) for a suggested donation of $4.00. Please RSVP to us if you plan to attend so we can prepare appropriately

Mark your calendars for your Hunt test Saturday June 21st and Sunday June 22nd 2025. We will have one flight for each stake. On Monday June 23rd we will have an Upland Hunt test with a 15 dog limit and there will be a morning and afternoon flight. More information will be coming about the Hunt test!!

Our events are all volunteer ran and we are so appreciative of everyone that helps us make these events so successful, without you we couldn't put on these events. We ask that you consider volunteering to help us continue doing these events and growing them. Please reach out to us if you would like to volunteer, no experience is needed we will help you learn along the way.

12/12/2024

******JUDGES SEMINAR UPDATE*****

The location for the Judges seminar, January 18 2025 has changed.

It will now be at Elroy Olson's 33916 Blaha Rd. Warren, OR 97053. Please RSVP if you are attending, where can have enough pizza for lunch and chairs for you to sit. The time is 8 am - 1pm.

10/10/2024

Now that Hunt test season is behind us let's see the pictures of how the dogs did this year!!!

07/03/2024

*****REMINDER******

We just want to remind you that we are still accepting entries for our first ever summer Upland Test. There will be a chance to get points in 4 different tests over two days. Scenario will start at 7:30 in the morning on Saturday July 27th. The Second Scenario will start right around 11:00 am on Saturday. The same times will go for Sunday July 28th. Remember we are limited to 12 dogs for these events. We only have two spots available in each test on Saturday and 3 spots available on each test on Sunday. If you are interested in entering please hit up www.huntsecretary.com

In addition to the Upland test, we will also be running a Training day on Saturday July 27th at the West Side Dog training area. Set up will begin at 8:00am. Please if you are attending we ask that you volunteer to make the day go a little better and faster for everyone. We ask that you RSVP so we can make sure to have enough training birds.

Also a reminder that Newaukum Club will be hosting a 2 day test on July 13th and 14th and then an upland on Monday July 15th. They are still accepting entries on Hunt secretary also.

Online Event Entry Service

06/11/2024

****HUNT TEST REMINDER****

Our hunt test early entries close the 11th at midnight, please register now!!

Walk ups are always allowed if there is room in the flight.

https://huntsecretary.com/