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Northwest Georgia Chapter #280 of Quail Unlimited (Summerville)

Held its fall Fun Trial on December 19, 2009. The trial was run on the picturesque rolling hills of SpringBank Plantation a subsidiary of the famed Barnsley Gardens Resort, outside of Adairsville, Georgia. The grounds provided a perfect combination of broom sedge and native quail foods such as partridge pea and lespedeza, as well as planted food strips with grain sorghum. All in all, this was a fitting home for the "Prince of Game Birds," the bobwhite quail.

The brisk temperatures, beautiful grounds and spirited dogs provided a most enjoyable day afield for handlers and spectators alike. A total of 24 dogs ran 20-minute braces and showed all in attendance what a quality bird dog and old time quail hunting is all about.

Winners of the event were the following:

Lou, handled by Scott Sanford of Cartersville, Georgia - 1st Place
Monica, owned by Steve Montgomery of Rome and handled by Lavon King of Taylorsville, Georgia - 2nd Place
Bandit, handled by Terry Watkins of Cartersville, Georgia - 3rd Place
Yank, handled by Dylan Goddard of Taylorsville, Georgia - 4th Place
Hank, handled by Melissa Dobson of Calhoun, Georgia - 5th Place
Red, handled by Peter Gross of Waleska, Georgia - 6th Place

The chapter would like to thank the SpringBank Plantation staff for their generosity in providing the birds, the wonderful grounds, the necessary equipment and lots of hard work to make the trial the success it was. A better venue for this event would be impossible to find. If you are looking for a quality place to hunt or work your bird dog, you need look no further. Our thanks also go out to all handlers and spectators who braved the brisk weather to participate.

Scott Sanford and Lou

Lou owned by Scott Sanford

Woody Sander and Wingswept Zoe

Steve Montgomery and Monica

Dylan Goddard and Yank

Scott Sanford and Lou

( left to right) Peter/Red, Melissa/Hank, Scott/Lou
and Dylan/Yank. Steve Montgomery/ Monica and
Terry Watkins/ Bandit are missing from the picture.