Dog Training Membership Dues:

The fall hunting season is right around the corner and dog training is on a roll here at Mason-Dixon Game Outfitters even though it has been hot as the dickens lately. The dog training fields are looking good. The warm season grasses are thick in some areas on both the Channel Rd and Buttermilk Rd. locations, the Buttermilk Rd. area has been managed for optimum bird cover and the entire area in front of the house is in hay. The Dog Training Membership runs from August 2006 to August 2007. If you are interested in this membership simply reply to this e-mail, call or stop by and we will take care of you.

Mason-Dixon Game Outfitters Dog Training Memberships

(410)452-8472 or (410)836-1800

*ALL PERSONS RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR OWN SAFETY AT ALL TIMES.

We must have a signed hunting lease on file for each member each year.

In order to use the dog training fields, you must have your own Retriever Training Permit. This permit comes from the Dept. of Natural Resources for $5.00/each.

Address:

MD Dept. of Natural Resources
Permits Coordinator Wildlife Division
580 Taylor Ave.
Annapolis , MD 21401

Or any DNR License Merchant

The dog-training fields are set up separate from the regulated hunting preserve to allow for more flexible usage. The fields will be rotated to accommodate agricultural needs. There will be a mix of tall grasses, crop stubble, hedgerows, and hayfields.

Membership dues-

• $120 annually (August Renewal)
• Additional walk-alongs - $15/person
• LIMIT OF ONE GUNNER WHILE AFIELD
• Pheasant, Chukar and Quail will be available on site from Oct. 1 st through March 31 st .
• Birds are mostly available beyond these dates and are welcome to be purchased, but possibly at an adjusted price
• The cost of the birds will be the same as the hunting preserve prices unless otherwise mentioned.
• Dog training assistance is available if requested in advance at $25/hour.
• Please call in advance to reserve the field.

Rick Smith/ Ronnie Smith Foundation Seminar and Advanced Academy available

Summer 2007 Session for Dog Training

Remaining classes

Sept. 8

Sept. 22

• Times that will accommodate the class best to be e-mailed or discussed on Sunday. We will do our best to coordinate a schedule that will work for everyone. We must also consider cooler parts of the day as the weather warms up.
• All classes will be 2 hours long or will maintain until we can end each student on a successful note.
• Each lesson will have at least 2 trainers working together to keep everyone engaged.
• We will run each class in small group sessions with some yard work training and then some bird fun.
• We introduce the pups to the chain gang, command lead, the long line and birds, birds, birds.
• The one big bonus for the pups on this group session is that they are building prey drive by watching the other pups work through the field and seeing the birds fly in front of them from each pup that is working.
• Cost: $350 for the summer plus birds @ $7 each (pigeons, quail and chukar used) or $40 per session plus birds
• Anyone signing up for the summer will be eligible to enjoy a dog training membership which normally cost $120 running from Aug. to Aug. at $100 even for May 2007 – August 2008. That is a $50 savings.
• Please contact us if you have any questions or to let us know if you are attending.

? What if someone wants to join and doesn't hear about us or can't make it until June? We will offer private lessons during the week to catch them up with the class and then pro- rate them into the summer sessions?

?- What happens if the weather is bad or too hot? We will work to accommodate majority of the group for a make-up class within the next week.