UFTA Kentucky Open
Published 2:02 pm Thursday, March 28, 2019
HANDLER Shay Wilson of Taylorsville, Georgia, waits with his dog, Doc, at the shooting preserve.
SPECTATING. Aaron Grayson and Nick Giebel of Wisconsin, Bonnie Roach of Virginia, Latisha Brown of Ruffin, North Carolina (behind Roach) and Rick Fornicola of Kenly, North Carolina, keep their eyes on the shooting preserve as they watch friends, family and dogs compete in the Kentucky Open.
A HANDLER works to flush out a quail as his dog watches.
THE ORDER OF dogs and their handlers in the Open were posted on a board.
AN OPEN trial participant takes aim at a quail as his dog watches the bird.
Photos by Nancy Leedy BRIAN RUTROUGH of Roanoke, Virginia, and his dog, Bandit, watch another handler and his dog working the field.
The Cedar Creek Quail Club was host for the United Field Trialers’ Association (UFTA) Kentucky Open this past weekend.
Over 200 dogs and their handlers from 12 different states converged on the club’s shooting preserve off U.S. 150 to showcase their skills in pointing and flushing.
