MID-GEORGIA BC TO HOLD A PUPPY/CHILDREN HUNT ON FEB 2ND 2003

[Beagle Bum]

Mid-Georgia Beagle Club will be holding a Puppy/Children Hunt on February 2nd, 2003. Parents, Grandparents and other adults are encouraged to bring their puppies and a Child Handler to this Fun Event and enjoy a day in the outdoors with two of your favorites.
The following will apply:
a. There will be two classes of hounds at the Fun Hunt; the First Group is for puppies up to One Year Old. The Second Group is for puppies between One and Two Years Old
b. The Puppy/Childrens Hunt will be start at 9:00 AM on February 2nd, 2003 at Cork. Fees will be 5.00 for Bench, $15.00 for the Hunt or $20.00 for both the Bench and Hunt.
c. Entrants are encouraged to have a child handler for each puppy - each child must be accompanied by an adult, however an adult who has no child handler can enter and handle his/her own hound.
d. Shock Collars will be allowed during these hunts and there will be no disqualification of First Group puppies, however Second Group puppies that run Off-Game will be disqualified and picked-up.
e. Every Child Handler 12 and under will be awarded a trophy.
f. Food will be provided for a nominal fee.
g. For further details and direction contact me via the Internet at RossRM123@aol.com.

[Bev]

Ross, count me in to donate a free subscription to the winning child in each class plus show. that would be 3 certificates - correct?

[Beagle Bum]

Bev, you ARE a sweetheart!!!
I thank you and I'm sure the winners will thank you too. We will make SURE that a child wins the subscription.
Let me know what the winners have to do to claim their prize. You are going to make someone very happy!!

[Bev]

Ross, I will send you three certificates with self-addressed stamped envelopes. All they need to do is fill out their mailing addresses, lick the envelope and drop it in the mailbox. An extra nice thing would be for someone at the club to take their picture with their winning hound and a sample copy of the magazine. Fill the form out for them and send forms and photos back to me. I will print their pictures in the Kids Corner along with a write-up of the event. A group shot of all participating children would be nice too!

I will get the certificates out today. Tell me what address to send them to.

[Beagle Bum]

I just sent you an email with the details.
Pictures and a write-up will follow the event.
Again, thanks from all of us.

[Bev]

I saw your post on ARHA board about how to award to the kids if there aren't enough kids. Just give them to the highest placing child in each class. Just an idea.

[Beagle Bum]

Thanks Bev,
Actually I'm more concerned about it going the other way and us having a good number of kids.
There seems to be a good bit of interest already (in part thanks to your contribution and help). We want to be fair in awarding something as valuable as a subscription to TAB. We welcome ideas from some of you "vets" of this type of event, this is our first but hopefully won't be our last.

[WI bowhunter]

Bev! I happened to check in on this board today. I see you are still up to your warm hearted ways. I see you are donateing 3 subscriptions as prizes to the young beaglers. My wife has sent in the renewel on mine for 2 years. I bet those young winners will also renew their subcription. Great mag. Later. WI bowhunter

[Bev]

Thanks, WI Bowhunter! Kinds words, indeed! Thank you for your renewal!

Ross, I sent you a box of magazines to put on the tables along with the 3 certs. today. I included some of October's issue as well with the little boy (oops!) YOUNG MAN on the front cover. Thought it might catch their eyes. Look for it to arrive in a few days.

[Beagle Bum]

AGAIN, THANK YOU!!!!!! You are already helping make this Puppy/Kids Hunt a big success. All the members of the Mid-Georgia Beagle Club thank you.
As a sideline, I was going through my old issues of TAB and ran across the first issue - I'm in the process of re-reading the whole thing again, sure makes some good reading. As good now as it was the first time I read it.

[travel]

Beagle Bum sounds good to me. Would like to hear more on youth hunts. Our club is hosting our first in March. I have tried to read, though the mags, as much as possible in order to make it a success. We have three very active 18-21 beaglers. We thought about having two of them judge the field and the third the bench. We were also going to make it kind of a family day, and throw in a women's only bench show. In addition we thought about having two raffles, one for the kids and one that would pertain to the women. Any thoughts or comments would be appreciated.

[Beagle Bum]

Travel,
I just sent you an email, let me know if you have any trouble receiving it.

[Beagle Bum]

This updates the original announcement of this event, for those of you who may be interested.

a. We will be providing an escort from the Fresh Air BBQ’s parking lot in Jackson, GA to the site of the hunt. The FRESH AIR BBQ is located just south of Jackson, GA on GA Hwy 87 and US Hwy 23. In addition, there will be signs posted at the major intersections leading to the site. The first escort will depart the parking lot at 8:15AM and a second (and last escort) will depart the parking lot at approximately 8:45 AM on Sunday morning. Registration will close at 9:00 AM - PLEASE BE ON TIME!
b. This event is open to all Beagle puppies under the age of two – registered or grade (unregistered).
c. If you have Beagles that you would like to trade, sell or give away, feel free to bring them.
d. We will be raffling off some Diamond dog food, a one-year subscription to The Rabbit Hunter, Rabbit Hunting Video.
d. An All-U-Can-Eat Burger, Beans, Chile and Chips meal will be available for $5.00 per person.