Date

Event Description

Location

Saturday January 17

NPCPC TRAINING DAY

This is a NorCal Club training. Ben has the T-2 area reserved for us at Denverton. We will be working on multiple marks and technical blind retrieves for the advanced dogs and will be challenging the younger dogs with water retrieves that include water-land-water marks.

4057 – 4099 Denverton Rd, Suisun CA 94585 

Area T2

Saturday & Sunday, April 18 – 19, 2026

Tentative NorCal APLA Hunt Test

(PENDING  APLA APPROVAL)

Clear Creek Sporting Club 

2655 Everett Freeman Way, Corning, CA 96021

(please verify address)

EVENT OF INTEREST: APLA SPRING HUNT TEST #1 (COLUMBIA BASIN PL CLUB, PENDING APLA APPROVAL): Saturday-Sunday, May 16-17 at Burlington Ranch, 2536 Heine Rd, Chewelah, WA 99109. Details will be on huntsecretary.com. All dogs must be registered with UKC, all owners and handlers must be current members of the APLA.

Burlington Ranch,

2536 Heine Rd, Chewelah, WA 99109

Wagner’s Property, behind the Chevron

1133 State Route 6, Chehalis, WA

EVENT OF INTEREST: “TRAINING THE TOTAL POINTING LABRADOR RETRIEVER” WORKSHOP WITH JULIE BATES Saturday-Sunday, June 20-21, Chehalis, WA. Join us for a weekend-long workshop with renowned professional dog traine Julie Bates who literally wrote the book on “Training the Pointing Labrador.” This will be a hands-on workshop aimed at owners of young dogs, helping them develop a plan to develop a well-rounded, balanced pointing retriever. Details to follow.

Chehalis, WA

July 11-12, 7:30 am to 5 pm

EVENT OF INTEREST: APLA SPRING HUNT TEST #3 (COLUMBIA BASIN PL CLUB, PENDING APLA APPROVAL): July 11-12, 7:30 am to 5 pm, at Espanola Training Grounds, Medical Lake, WA. Details will be on huntsecretary.com. All dogs must be registered with UKC, all owners and handlers must be current members of the APLA.

Espanola Training Grounds, Medical Lake, WA.

EVENT OF INTEREST: RATTLESNAKE AVERSION TRAINING: Saturday and Sunday, August 1 and 2, starting at 7 am, 162 Shelley Drive, Centralia, WA. More details to follow.

162 Shelley Drive, Centralia, WA

EVENT OF INTEREST: APLA TRIPLE CROWN INVITATIONAL: Saturday-Monday, Sept. 5-7, Montana Retriever Club, 2644 Cline Road, Billings, MT. Details will be on hunsecretary.com. Only pre-qualified dogs are permitted to enter the Triple Crown; all owners and handlers must be current members of the APLA. To learn more about how to qualify for the Triple Crown, visit this page.

Montana Retriever Club,   2644 Cline Road, Billings, MT.

APLA FALL HUNT TEST (APLA members only – PENDING APLA APPROVAL): Saturday – Sunday, Sept. 26-27, 1532 Ceres Hill Road, Chehalis, WA. Details will be on hunsecretary.com. All dogs must be registered with UKC, all owners and handlers must be current members of the APLA.

1532 Ceres Hill Road, Chehalis, WA.

WOUNDED VETERANS UPLAND HUNT IN COOPERATION WITH CENTRAL OREGON VETERANS OUTREACH: Saturday, October 24, at Gateway Canyon Preserve, 10 NE Juniper Lane, Madras, OR. We are looking for club members to serve as hunting guides for wounded veterans in this joint venture with COVO. Will will need 5-8 upland dogs, most likely, but for safety reasons, they need to be dogs who consistently point and are steady to shot. People who would like to hunt for themselves the following day should contact Gateway Canyon to reserve a hunt. More details about the veterans hunt to follow. Contact Lily Lo if interested, nwpointinglabs@gmail.com.

Gateway Canyon Preserve,   10 NE Juniper Lane, Madras, OR