Junior/Senior - Birds, Bumpers & Basics
2026-04-23 18:00 - 21:00 (America/Chicago) | 160 Grounds at MN Horse and Hunt, 2920 220th St E, Prior Lake, MN, 55372
Week Two Agenda – Bring your dog to all sessions

Walk up
Driver birds for Junior dogs
Decoys
T- Drill demo

LCRC Celebration Dinner
2026-04-25 17:30 - 21:30 | Minnesota Horse and Hunt Club, 2920 220th St East, Prior Lake, MN, 55372
***LCRC Members Only Event

Pro Training Night with Mike Peterson
2026-04-27 18:00 - 21:00, 2026-05-11 18:00 - 21:00, 2026-06-08 18:00 - 21:00 | Chasing the Gold Kennels, 10475 Le Sueur Ave, Montgomery, MN, 56069

HRC Mentor Night – A Teaching-Focused Evening for Handlers – OPEN TO ALL SKILL LEVELS
2026-05-02 09:00 - 15:00 | 160 Grounds at MN Horse and Hunt, 2920 220th St E, Prior Lake, MN, 55372
Goal
This session is designed to help handlers better understand the intricacies of an HRC event and how to effectively train for them. The emphasis will be on education and skill development for the handler—not simply running dogs through a setup.
Depending on interest and participation, this may become a series of mentor nights where we continue to evaluate and address the needs of participants as we go.
What We’ll Cover

Teaching Your Dog to Follow the Gun – bucket drill fundamentals, gun communication, and proper gun handling and timing.
Blind Running Tactics for HRC Success – line mechanics, pre-send communication, calling in, and handler strategy.
Coming to the Line – communicating with your dog while birds are going off and maintaining control.
Test vs. Training – understanding what is acceptable at a test versus training standards.

Format
This will not necessarily be a traditional setup where dogs run multiple marks and a blind in sequence. Instead, the format will focus on drills and mechanics.
Handlers and dogs will rotate through the bucket drill, working step-by-step through the process. Depending on interest, dog skill levels, and time, we may incorporate a modified test setup or run a blind to break down HRC blind mechanics in greater detail.
Participation
This is intended to be an interactive, hands-on learning experience for handlers. Participation will likely be limited to approximately 10–15 dogs/handlers to maintain a productive learning environment. Final numbers will be determined based on interest.

Mentor Night with Dave Funk / Blane Wirth
2026-05-05 17:30 - 21:00 | Minnesota Horse and Hunt Club, 2920 220th St East, Prior Lake, MN, 55372
***LCRC Member Only Event***
We will be running two drills:

Breaking Drill
Diversion Bird Drill

We will follow up the drill with a marking series incorporating both concepts to demonstrate how they can be incorporated into your training planning.

Junior/Senior - Birds, Bumpers & Basics
2026-05-07 18:00 - 21:00 | 160 Grounds at MN Horse and Hunt, 2920 220th St E, Prior Lake, MN, 55372
Week 3 Agenda – Bring your dog to all sessions

Diversion Shot / Bird
X-Drill
Honoring

Off Site Field Trip to Rookie Retriever Grounds
2026-05-09 08:00 - 17:00 | Rookie Retriever Grounds, 4252 Clementa Ave SW, Waverly, Minnesota, 55390

LCRC Monthly Meeting
2026-05-12 19:00 - 21:00, 2026-07-14 19:00 - 21:00, 2026-08-11 19:00 - 21:00, 2026-12-08 13:00 - 15:00 | Minnesota Horse and Hunt Club, 2920 220th St East, Prior Lake, MN, 55372
***Event is open to the public

LCRC May AKC OH and Hunt Test
2026-05-14 - 2026-05-17 | Minnesota Horse and Hunt Club, 2920 220th St East, Prior Lake, MN, 55372
**Friday Owner Handler Qualifier
**Saturday Master Hunt Test
**Saturday Junior Hunt Test
**Sunday Senior Hunt Test
**Sunday Junior Hunt Test

Junior/Senior - Birds, Bumpers & Basics
2026-05-21 18:00 - 21:00 | 160 Grounds at MN Horse and Hunt, 2920 220th St E, Prior Lake, MN, 55372
Week 4 Agenda – Bring your dog to all sessions

Live Flyer

LCRC HRC Hunt Test
2026-05-29 - 2026-05-31 | Minnesota Horse and Hunt Club, 2920 220th St East, Prior Lake, MN, 55372
We will be offering a Started, Seasoned, and Finished test both Saturday and Sunday.

Junior/Senior - Birds, Bumpers & Basics
2026-06-04 18:00 - 21:00 | 160 Grounds at MN Horse and Hunt, 2920 220th St E, Prior Lake, MN, 55372
Week 5 Agenda – Bring your dog to all sessions

Water Setup
De-Cheating

Offsite Field Trip to Old Oak Kennels
2026-06-06 08:00 - 17:00 | Old Oak Kennels, 15647 29th Avenue SE, Blooming Praire, Minnesota, 55917

LCRC Monthly Meeting
2026-06-09 19:00 - 21:00 | MN Horse and Hunt Club, 2920 220th St E, Prior Lake, MN, 55044, United States

Junior/Senior - Birds, Bumpers & Basics
2026-06-18 18:00 - 21:00 | 160 Grounds at MN Horse and Hunt, 2920 220th St E, Prior Lake, MN, 55372
Week 6 Agenda – Bring your dog to all sessions

British breaking drill
Keyhole blinds

LCRC June AKC Hunt Test
2026-06-19 - 2026-06-21 | Minnesota Horse and Hunt Club, 2920 220th St East, Prior Lake, MN, 55372
**Saturday Master Hunt Test
**Saturday Junior Hunt Test
**Sunday Senior Hunt Test
**Sunday Junior Hunt Test

Junior/Senior - Birds, Bumpers & Basics
2026-07-02 18:00 - 21:00 | 160 Grounds at MN Horse and Hunt, 2920 220th St E, Prior Lake, MN, 55372
Week 7 Agenda – Bring your dog to all sessions

Water Setup

Junior/Senior - Birds, Bumpers & Basics
2026-07-16 18:00 - 21:00 | 160 Grounds at MN Horse and Hunt, 2920 220th St E, Prior Lake, MN, 55372
Week 8 Agenda – Bring your dog to all sessions

Teaching doubles & Triples
Bird in mouth singles
Delayed triple

Junior/Senior - Birds, Bumpers & Basics
2026-07-30 18:00 - 21:00 | 160 Grounds at MN Horse and Hunt, 2920 220th St E, Prior Lake, MN, 55372
Week 9 Agenda – Bring your dog to all sessions

No off mark and run blind

Junior/Senior - Birds, Bumpers & Basics
2026-08-06 18:00 - 21:00 | 160 Grounds at MN Horse and Hunt, 2920 220th St E, Prior Lake, MN, 55372
Week 10 Agenda – Bring your dog to all sessions

Last Junior/Senior – Birds, Bumpers & Basics session for the year

LCRC Monthly Meeting (trailer cleaning)
2026-09-08 18:00 - 20:30 | Minnesota Horse and Hunt Club, 2920 220th St East, Prior Lake, MN, 55372
***Event is open to the public. Final meeting until December.
