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Recent News & Posts

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  • Kelley Farms/Keystone Woods Grounds Update (3/27/2025)
  • 2025 Test Entries Opening Saturday Feb 15th at 8:00am (2/9/2025)
  • Looking ahead to 2025 for Minnesota NAVHDA (11/22/2024)
  • Annual Meeting/Fable Fest is Sat. Feb 8th-Registrations now open (11/21/2024)
  • 2025 Membership Renewals now open (11/19/2024)
  • New Partnership with Bird Dog of the Day for MN NAVHDA (11/19/2024)
  • Joe Dolesji Youth/New Handler Scholarship Applications now open for 2025 awards (11/15/2024)
  • 2024 Training Season is Kicking Off (4/5/2024)
  • 2024 Training and Grounds Update (3/13/2024)
  • New Legislation Related to Stray Animals-Please contact your Legislators (3/7/2024)
  • Puppies & Natural Ability Exposure-Take advantage of the early Spring! (3/6/2024)
  • 2024 Fundraiser-Upland Gun Company Raffle (2/10/2024)
  • Test Entries Open Saturday February 17th at 8:00am (2/10/2024)
  • Kicksledding with your dogs during wintertime (1/23/2024)
  • Vince Steffens Memorial 12/28 (12/20/2023)
  • Chapter Sponsor Program (12/20/2023)
  • Minnesota NAVHDA News & Updates-Looking ahead to the 2024 Training & Testing Season (11/10/2023)
  • NOTICE OF PROPOSED CHANGE TO CHAPTER BYLAWS-(membership cutoff dates) (10/3/2023)
  • SAVE THE DATE-FABLE FEST-Annual Meeting will be Saturday Feb 3rd at Brookhall in Blaine (10/3/2023)
  • Help Needed! Bird Pen Relocation at Kelley (9/10/2023)
  • MN NAVHDA News-Board Positions Open, Kelley Farms Updates, Raffle/Fundraiser and more… (8/1/2023)
  • Update on Kelley Land and Cattle Company Transition (7/25/2023)
  • Summer News & Updates for Minnesota NAVHDA (6/27/2023)
  • Spring has Finally Sprung-Training and Other News (4/11/2023)
  • Welcome to our new Director of Training-Keith Larson (3/4/2023)
  • 2023 Clinics Open For Registration-Test Entries Open February 15th (2/9/2023)
  • Registration for Fable Fest & Annual Meeting is now open-Feb 4th (12/19/2022)
  • Annual Meeting/Fable Fest, Winter Courses, Membership Renewals, Scholarship Applications and more… (11/17/2022)
  • Upland Institute Video Training Series- MN NAVHDA 10% Discount (11/10/2022)
  • 2023 Membership Renewals Due now-Save $10 (10/30/2022)
  • Survey for the 2023 “Fable Fest” Banquet (10/30/2022)
  • 2023 NAVHDA Election-watch your emails! (10/5/2022)
  • Looking ahead to 2023 for Minnesota NAVHDA (9/27/2022)
  • Board Positions Nominations Open, Raffle Tickets, Test Volunteers Needed (7/31/2022)
  • Board Decision on Northern Groups of Chapter members (6/22/2022)
  • Northern Minnesota Chapters Committee being formed (4/10/2022)
  • Working Dogs During The Spring Woodcock Migration-by Bailey Petersen (3/30/2022)
  • Washington County Pheasants Forever-Wounded Warrior Hunt April 2nd (3/7/2022)
  • MN NAVHDA Annual Meeting Recap & Other Chapter News (3/5/2022)
  • 2022 Fundraiser-Win a Custom Gun from Upland Gun Company (3/5/2022)
  • Annual Meeting Reminder and 2022 Events Update (2/11/2022)
  • Obituary Information for Mark Jacobs (1/26/2022)
  • 2022 Annual Meeting and Looking ahead to Training & Testing Season (1/20/2022)
  • “Fable Fest” Cancelled-Virtual Annual Meeting will be in February (12/22/2021)
  • 2022 Chapter Membership Renewals & Chapter News (11/17/2021)
  • Memberships & Dog Registrations-Looking ahead to 2022 (11/13/2021)
  • Annual Board of Directors Positions Notice-Nominations Open (8/13/2021)
  • Kelley Land & Cattle Company Grounds Conditions-Sept 4th & 5th test relocated to Four Brooks (7/23/2021)
  • Happy 50th Anniversary to Minnesota NAVHDA! (7/23/2021)
  • Grounds Access, Birds, Training, Testing, AIMS Clinic (5/13/2021)
  • Aims & Rules Clinic price drop! (4/26/2021)
  • UPDATE: Training is Getting Under Way (4/20/2021)
  • Annual Meeting, Bylaws & Looking Ahead To Training & Testing Season (2/26/2021)
  • Applications open until March 15th for the Youth & New Handler Scholarship (1/21/2021)
  • “Testing? No thanks, I just want a Hunting Dog!” (1/7/2021)
  • 2021 Calendar Announced-Events & Tests open for Registration & Entries (1/2/2021)
  • Minnesota NAVHDA Membership Renewals & Chapter News/2021 Dates (11/19/2020)
  • 2020 in Review and Looking ahead to 2021 for MN NAVHDA-Membership renewals now also open! (10/28/2020)
  • MN NAVHDA Training Update-June Events & Weekly Groups Announcement (5/23/2020)
  • Re-Thinking How We Train Versatile Dogs and the Pointing-Steadiness Transition (5/1/2020)
  • Training & Bird Update (4/20/2020)
  • 2020 Testing, Training, Clinics & COVID-19 Update (4/8/2020)
  • COVID-19 Update for MN NAVHDA and Upcoming Events (3/21/2020)
  • Spring Training & Testing Update (3/7/2020)
  • Force Fetch Foundations (2/13/2020)
  • Training with MN NAVHDA in 2020 (2/13/2020)
  • 2020 Training Survey (1/13/2020)
  • Proposed Changes to Bylaws (1/11/2020)
  • Kicking Off the 2020 Training & Testing Season-Annual Meeting/Fable Fest is Saturday Feb 1st (1/7/2020)
  • GO! before WHOA! -thoughts on training steps for the NAVHDA UPT & UT tests (11/20/2019)
  • Natural Ability VS Obedience-A look at some key NAVHDA principles (11/20/2019)
  • Message from MN NAVHDA new President-Pete Aplikowski (10/24/2019)
  • Joe Dolejsi Annual Youth Scholarship Fund (9/11/2019)
  • Piper DeLong & Cooper-Recipients of the 2019 Minnesota NAVHDA Joe Dolesji Memorial Youth Scholarship (9/11/2019)
  • Results of the 41st Annual MN NAVHDA Pheasant Championship (6/24/2019)
  • What it’s all about (10/20/2018)
  • News release from NAVHDA International (9/30/2018)
  • Show me a top-notch volunteer, and I’ll show you Brent… (8/10/2018)
  • Board Nominations Being Accepted Now! (8/2/2018)
  • Volunteers Make Mock UT Work (7/28/2018)
  • MN NAVHDA June 1- 3, 2018 Test Big Success! (7/17/2018)
  • 40th Annual Pheasant Championship Crowns New Champions (7/1/2018)
  • Got Water?? (5/30/2018)
  • 21st Century – Calling Minnesota NAVHDA! (5/9/2018)
  • Mason Schultz, Joe Dolejsi Annual Youth Scholarship Recipient (4/9/2018)
  • Survey Completed (3/1/2018)
  • Steadiness & Retrieve Training-The UPT Test (2/23/2018)
  • NAVHDA Membership Required for all Owners/Handlers (2/2/2018)
  • 2018 Handler’s Clinic (1/28/2018)
  • Save the Date! 40th Annual Pheasant Championship! (1/27/2018)
  • Attention-Motion to be Voted on at Annual Meeting (Fable Fest) (1/21/2018)
  • Thank you, Joe. (1/17/2018)
  • ***Board Meeting January 2018-VENUE Change*** (1/15/2018)
  • What I Learned at the Handler’s Clinic (7/20/2017)
  • June 2017 Handler’s Clinic (6/30/2017)
  • 2017 Pheasant Championship (6/27/2017)
  • Another season come and gone (3/18/2017)

Upcoming Events

  • June 21st & 22nd 2025 NA-GDT-UT Test-Four Brooks WMA Milaca, MN on 06/21/2025 6:30 am
  • SATURDAY JUNE 28th TRAINING DAY-FOUR BROOKS on 06/28/2025 9:00 am
  • Board Meeting – Via ZOOM Teleconference on 07/15/2025 7:00 pm
  • July 19th & 20th 2025 NA Test-Four Brooks WMA Milaca, MN on 07/19/2025 6:30 am
  • August 16th & 17th 2025 NA-GDT-UT Test-Iron Range Retriever Club-Virginia/Eveleth, MN on 08/16/2025 6:30 am
  • August 23rd & 24th 2025 GDT-UT Test-Four Brooks WMA Milaca, MN on 08/23/2025 6:30 am
  • September 6th & 7th 2025 NA Test-Four Brooks WMA Milaca, MN on 09/06/2025 6:30 am

Recent Posts

  • Kelley Farms/Keystone Woods Grounds Update 03/27/2025
  • 2025 Test Entries Opening Saturday Feb 15th at 8:00am 02/09/2025
  • Looking ahead to 2025 for Minnesota NAVHDA 11/22/2024
  • Annual Meeting/Fable Fest is Sat. Feb 8th-Registrations now open 11/21/2024
  • 2025 Membership Renewals now open 11/19/2024
  • New Partnership with Bird Dog of the Day for MN NAVHDA 11/19/2024
  • Joe Dolesji Youth/New Handler Scholarship Applications now open for 2025 awards 11/15/2024
  • 2024 Training Season is Kicking Off 04/05/2024
  • 2024 Training and Grounds Update 03/13/2024
  • New Legislation Related to Stray Animals-Please contact your Legislators 03/07/2024

Mission Statement

The Minnesota Chapter of NAVHDA is a family focused organization dedicated to promoting NAVHDA principles and assisting members to train and test their dogs in accordance with the NAVHDA AIMS Programs Test Rules.  In doing so, we believe members can develop their versatile dogs into the hunting partners they will enjoy for years to come

OUR LOCAL CHAPTER SPONSORS/PARTNERS:

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Pete & Kathleen Aplikowski
A&M In-Ground Pet Fencing
Tonkadale-Your Greenhouse Store
Upland Gun Company
On-Point Veterinary Services
Federal Ammunition
Use Code “MNV” at checkout for 20% donation to Chapter

NAVHDA INTERNATIONAL SPONSORS:


Purina
Garmin
Ugly Dog Hunting
Ruffland Kennels

OUR CONSERVATION PARTNERS


Pheasants & Quail Forever
Ruffed Grouse Society

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    • Volunteers-Help the Chapter
    • NAVHDA Name Tags
  • Calendars
    • Master Calendar
    • 2025 Testing Dates & Information
    • Training-General Information about Clinics/Events & Small Group Training
  • Testing
    • 2025 Testing Dates & Information
    • About The NAVHDA Testing System
    • 2025 Test & Clinic Contact Information (for Volunteers)
    • Test Refund Policy
  • Training & Exposure
    • General Training Info-Clinics, Events & Small Groups
    • KELLEY/KEYSTONE TRAINING INFO
    • FOUR BROOKS WMA TRAINING INFO
    • VIRGINIA (IRON RANGE RETRIEVER CLUB) TRAINING INFO
    • Puppies and Natural Ability Exposure Info & Links
    • Obedience & Utility Training Info & Links
    • Other Training & Misc Links
  • Grounds-Directions and Maps
  • More Information
    • Minnesota NAVHDA History
    • Safety Policy
    • Chapter Bylaws
    • Board of Director's Meeting Minutes
    • NAVHDA Youth Programs
    • Become a Chapter Sponsor
  • Chapter Officers and Coordinators
  • NAVHDA International Website
  • MN NAVHDA Scholarships
    • Joe Dolejsi Youth and New Handler Scholarship Fund
    • The Bill Jensen Memorial Apprentice Judge Scholarship
  • MN NAVHDA Apparel Payment Page
  • Bird Dog Of The Day Merchandise/Fundraiser
  • 2025 Raffle Fundraiser-Upland Gun Company
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