Tournament Hunting - Brandywine Creeks 2005-2006 Tournament Hunting/HRC Season

		Brandywines Chocolate Covered Cherry received her 2nd HRC Started pass on May 21, 2006 at Farmland, IN
		Brandywines Chocolate Covered Cherry gets her 1st HRC Started pass April 15th at an HRC event held at Kankakee Grand Marsh County Park
		SHR Brandywines Northern Dixie finished in 1st place at the 2006 Boykin Spaniel Nationals Roustabout(Upland) held March 31-April 2nd, 2006 in Clinton, SC
		WI Series Invitational - held at Hunters Park, Brillion, WI, March 18-19, 2006 Bessie - 2nd place - Top Gun - top 10 finalist Cherry - 1st place - Hunter Division Max - 3rd place Hunter Division At 9 months old Brandywine's Chocolate Covered Cherry wins an entry to the THCC World's Championships to be held November 2006 at Guthrie Center, IA. Cherry won this by winning 1st place in the NBDCA Hunter Division at the WI Series Invitational March 18-19, 2006
		3/5/06 - Bessie - NBDCA Top Gun Masters Division National Champion She qualified for an automatic entry to the Worlds Championship held November 2006 at Guthrie Center, IA
		NBDCA Automatic Bid - Flat Farms, Van Wert, OH Top Gun - Bear 2nd, Bessie 3rd Hunter Class - Cherry 1st place - auto bid to 2006 NBDCA Nationals Doubles - Bessie 1st - auto bid to 2006 NBDCA Nationals, Bear 2nd, Dixie 8th Cherry with her 1st place Hunter trophy
		WI Series at Hunters Park - February 11-12, 2006 Top Gun - 40 entries - Dixie 1st place Hunter Division - Gauge - 1st place Max - 2nd place Cherry - 5th place Dixie, Gauge, Max and Cherry all qualified for the WI Finals Invitational scheduled March 18-19.

		2006 THCC Top Gun Championships held at Little Suamico, WI January 27-29, 2006 Masters Flushing Division - 29 entries - Riggs 1st place, wins an entry to the THCC 2006 Worlds Championships and Phil earns his 'Black Jacket' from THCC for winning a THCC Super Major Top Gun Flushing Division - 88 Entries - Bessie 2nd place, earns 51 qualifying points towards the 2007 NBDCA Championships. This is the largest tournament held to date with a total of 569 entries.
		Cherry's first tournament Cherry had a blast in the snow and found some birds too at her first competition event. She ran in the Hunter Division at the WI Series at Wern Valley, January 21st. She is eagerly anticipating her next event.
		WI Series at Little Creek - January 14-15, 2006 Top Gun Division - 51 entries Bessie - 5th place WI Series, NBDCA 6th place Dixie - 16th place WI Series, NBDCA 3rd place Bear - 14th place WI Series, NBDCA 10th place ________________________________________ WI Series at Wern Valley - January 21-22, 2006 Top Gun Division - 56 entries Bear - 5th place WI Series Abby - 7th place WI Series, NBDCA 14th place Dixie - 10th place WI Series, NBDCA 1st place
		2005 Menz Players Championship was held Dec 1-4th at Guthrie Center, IA. Despite the very cold temperatures and lots of snow, Phil and Riggs made the 'Top 10 Finalist' in the Top Gun Singles Division. Phil and Bessie made the 'Top 10 Finalist' in the Doubles Division then placed 5th in the run-off. Also in the Masters Division Phil finished 2rd with Bessie, 3rd with Dixie, 5th with Ruby (Larry Hinchman's dog) and 6th with Charlie (Larry Hinchman's dog). Way to go Boykins!
Bessie in her doubles run		Congratulations to Phil and Abby for their 'Top 12 Finalist' finish in the Top Gun Division at the World Championships held in Guthrie Center, IA, November 9-13th, 2005. 42 of the best Flushing dogs in the Nation were invited to compete using a 'Match Play format. The competition was extremely tough. Abby also won her 1st round of doubles that allowed her into the TV video field twice. We want to thank our sponsor Anderson & Strudwick Investment Company for their support, Stan and Roger for being there to support us and all of our friends for all their support and encouragement at this great event.
Phil with Roger Huse and Stan Shelton from Anderson & Strudwick and Loren the TV video announcer
		Bessie and Phil finish in 2nd place in Flushing Top Gun and Doubles at the NBDCA Lee Neary Challenge held at Sunny Slope Hunt Club in Kenney, IL, October 29th & 30th, 2005. Abby finished in 4th and Dixie in 5th in the Top Gun Division.
		SHR Brandywines Northern Dixie Dixie received her SHR title on October 16th, 2005 at an HRC Hunt test in Pinckyneyville, ILL
		Covered Bridge Cup held at Royal Flush, Rosedale, IN October 15-16, 2005 Tournament Results for Saturday Singles: Riggs 1st, Bear 2nd, Rosie 3rd Doubles: Bessie 1st, Dixie 2nd Pictured: Bessie, Rosie, Dixie and Riggs
		SHR Brandywines Mighty Duramax SHR Addisions Big Riggs Max and Riggs both received their SHR title on October 8th, 2005 at an HRC Hunt test in Shelbyville, KY
		GLENNS VALLEY NBDCA QUALIFYING EVENT October 1-2, 2005 Saturday - Singles - Bear 1st, Riggs 2nd Doubles - Dixie 1st, Bessie 2nd Hunter - Cutty 1st, Max 2nd Sunday - Singles - Bear 1st, Riggs 2nd Doubles - Dixie 1st, Bear 2nd Hunter - Cutty 1st, Max 2nd Phil and Cutty in the 'Hunter' Division field
		NBDCA event held September 24-25 at Flat Farms in Van Wert, OH Saturday - Bessie 1st place in Doubles and 2nd place in Singles, Bear 3rd place in Singles Division Sunday - Dixie 1st place , Bear 2nd place and Riggs 3rd all in Singles Division
		Phil and Bessie took 1st place in Flushing Singles at Woods and Meadows NBDCA tournament held Labor Day weekend in Warrens, WI. She will receive an automatic bid to the 2005 NBDCA Nationals held in Guthrie Center Iowa in March 2006. Phil and Dixie took 2nd place and Phil and Rosie tied for 3rd resulting in a 4th place finish in Flushing Singles. Phil, Larry and Riggs finished 2nd in Flushing Doubles. There were a total of 26 Singles Flushing entries and 25 Double Flushing entries.
		Phil with Dixie, Max and Riggs and John Shaw with Bear after receiving an HRC Started pass at the Kankakee Marsh County Park in Lowell, IN on August 27th.
Max during land retrieve		Aug 20-21- 5 Boykin Spaniels participated in the HRC Hunt Test held at the Bong Recreational Area in Kansasville WI. An individual test was held both days. All 5 Boykin Spaniels received a Started 'pass' both days. Right to left: Phil Hinchman with Dixie, Riggs and Max, Larry Hinchman with Ruby and Charlie.

Our Boykin Spaniels have given us many hours of enjoyment at home and in the field. They are excellent upland hunters and field trial dogs. We travel all over the Midwest from fall till spring attending tournaments held by National Bird Dog Challenge Association, Wisconsin Championship Hunting Series, THCC Majors and Super Majors and we are starting to attend HRC Hunt Tests also. Our Boykin Spaniels compete against other breeds of hunting dogs, including Labs, Springer Spaniels and Golden Retrievers in quail, chukar and pheasant tournaments. We have traveled to many different places and met a lot of good friends.
Click here for photos and information about the 2004 Summer Fun Hunt Riggs wins 2004 WCHS ' Dog of the Year Click here for photos of 2005 NBDCA Nationals
There are many hunting series with tournaments already scheduled for the fall and winter. Their schedules are updated continuously. For a list of scheduled tournaments sanctioned by the following hunting series click on their individual links below:
National Bird Dog Challenge Association - NBDCA Wisconsin Championship Hunting Series - WCHS North American Tournament Hunting Association - NATHA Tournament Hunter Champions Club - The dog registry that provides a complete pedigree that includes health information, lineage, Tournament Hunting achievements and much more.