West Branch Trial
Armstrong Umbell Endurance Classic
Ontario Grouse Championship
Venango Trial
Michigan Amateur Field Trial Club Trial
Pennsylvania Grouse Dog Club Trial
Status of the 2008 Grand National Grouse and Woodcock
I had the video done by the beginning of April but could not get
the sound right. After the Fall trial season ended, I had more
time to devote to the project. It should have taken 5 hours to
do the audio but it ended up taken 30 to 40 hours and lots of
frustration.
I sent the Master DVD to John Stolgitis before Christmas. With help
from Eric Locher, the design of the case and DVD disc were
laid out and assembled onto a CD. Eric also printed out a sample.
I established contact with the Duplication place and obtained an
order form, and with the layout CD and samples were all sent
to Johnny on January 6th.
When John receives the package, he will place the
order and send the material to the duplicator. The duplicator
claims that he will ‘turn the project around’ in 2 to 3 business
days. So, we are hoping to have DVD’s available well
before the end of January. Like the last DVD, there will be a
disc with a photo and print burned on it. There will be a standard
DVD case with flyer photo and some print front and back. Then each
case and DVD disc will stretch-wrap sealed.
We keep you updated on the status.
Here is what the back of the case will read:
This DVD has coverage of every brace of the 2008 Grand National
Grouse & Woodcock Invitational Championship which took place in
mid-March, 2008 at the Arcadia Refuge near Exeter, Rhode Island
From a rainy first day through the cold windy finals, eight English
setters and six pointers competed two at a time for an hour on
multiple courses for two days and then four finalists squared off
again on the third day. All of the bird work was on wild birds,
and all on woodcock except for one grouse (which was not captured on
video).
The DVD is 1hour and 32 minutes long. Like the other cover
dog trial DVDs, this one is not a studio quality
professional production. There was the only camera-person and he
could not cover both dogs if they were widely separated. With the
exception of two braces, the trial was videoed with a mini DV
camera, and edited the old fashioned way in an outdated analog
studio. Several preview copies, however, drew high
praise.
Proceeds from the sale of this video benefit the William
Harnden Foster top cover dog and top derby awards, and the
Izaak Holtan Memorial Scholarship fund. The W.H. Foster Award
is sponsored by Nestle-Purina.
Photo:
Front: Vance Butler & Quail Trap Tom.
Mike Flewelling & Sunkhaze Fast Break.
Rear: Dave Hawk, Tom Fruchey, Bruce Minard,
Ray Gorman, John Stolgitis.