Hello chapter members,
This warm winter/early spring has our phones and emails buzzing with people wanting to get an early start on Training this season. Please be patient! We can assure you that your board of directors is hard at work behind the scenes making plans for this season. We are also not scheduled to take delivery of any birds from our suppliers until late April, as usual.
KELLEY/KEYSTONE in Hugo: One of the biggest hurdles and delays in planning is the ongoing uncertainty with the Kelley Farms/Keystone Woods property in Hugo. What we can tell you is that there will be LIMITED training available for some small groups at Kelley in 2024 starting in mid-April. More details will be announced in the next couple weeks. We will also be holding 4 OPEN chapter training days at Kelley on some Saturdays- April 27th, May 18th, June 15th, and August 10th.
FOUR BROOKS north of Milaca: With the limited scope of what we will be able to do at Kelley/Keystone, we will be pushing to expand our weekly training options at Four Brooks this season. There will also be an OPEN training day and perhaps a MOCK NA test on July 13th at Four Brooks. There will be much more room to roam at Four Brooks than the limited amount of space we will have at Kelley. 2024 Passes are available for sale and self-printing now, and the grounds are available for your use, as long as you are not interfering with a scheduled event. You must display your printed pass on the dashboard of your vehicle. You can see the Four Brooks Event schedule here.
WE WILL NEED HELP!! We will be needing help building and relocating bird pens again this spring. Please watch for those email requests and/or Facebook events to be posted very soon and help us out where you are able. We will also be looking for volunteers to assist with the OPEN training days and stations. We are an organization built on volunteer efforts-please do your part!
FUNDRAISING-PLEASE MAKE A DONATION!-Please also support our 2024 Fundraiser-the raffle for a $4,000 value coupon to the Upland Gun Company for a custom fitted and built Italian shotgun. Fundraising will be more important this year than ever for Minnesota NAVHDA to continue to offer our members adequate training & testing opportunities. For more information on the raffle and to purchase tickets, please go to this link: 2024 Upland Gun Company Raffle