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Darrin Baalke (Autumn) accepts his awards for his Semi Finalist (Flusher) placement at the Third Annual M.U.G.S. Amateur Championship. |
Matt Clark (Gauge) accepts his awards for his Semi Finalist (Flusher) placement at the Third Annual M.U.G.S. Amateur Championship. |
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Eric Hutchins is shown with his fine GWP, Boomer. The two of them advanced to the Semi-finals in the Pointing Division at the Third Annual M.U.G.S. Amateur Championship. |
Scorekeeper and Wisconsin Series promoter Craig Steinbach tallies the score of eventual Champion (Pointer) Jack Heim and his Brittany Spaniel, Dusty at the Third Annual M.U.G.S. Amateur Championship. |
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Jamie Palmer and his GSP, Trigger exit the field after their Runner-up(Pointer) bid in the Third Annual M.U.G.S. Amateur Championship. |
John Bundy (Zehera) accepts his awards for his Runner-up (Flusher) placement at the Third Annual M.U.G.S. Amateur Championship. |
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Jake Smazinski (Skylar) his awards for his Champion (Flusher) placement at the Third Annual M.U.G.S. Amateur Championship. |
Wolfie Smith (Tobie) is shown accepting his awards for his Semi-finalist placement (Pointer)at the Third Annual M.U.G.S. Amateur Championship. |
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Bill Steeno (Champion/Kleinen), Steve Studer (Runner-up/Junior) and Bob Garrity (Third place/Albert) took home the cash over the weekend at the Barrel O’ Cash Bonanza hosted Caribou Gun Club in Le Sueur, Minnesota. |
Tim Kruse (Third place/Jet Jr.), Jake Balk (Runner-up/JD) and Doug Lunde (Champion/Charlie) are able to smile after besting the field in the Flusher Division at the Barrel O’ Cash Bonanza.
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Kruse and Jet Jr. take time out of their day to pose for the camera while competing over the weekend.
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Paul Lunde has more than one thousand reasons to smile as he sits next to his impressive young pup ,Charlie. This female led Paul’s brother Doug to the winner’s circle at the Barrel O’ Cash Bonanza. |
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JJ Carlson and his fine young GSP, Buddy advanced into the Run-off out of each qualifying field in the Pointer Division. Unfortunately, they came up a little short but the future is bright for these relatively new competitors.
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Scott LaPlante and his bruising GSP, Dexter continue to progress. They qualified for the Run-off at the Barrel O’ Cash Bonanza getting their season off on the right foot. They’ll look to maintain the momentum at the Ol’ Fall Classic in early November. |
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Steve Studer’s fine dog, Junior demonstrates his style even in the blind as he prepares for their entry in Top Gun Main Event Run-off over the weekend. Eventually, the two of them would finish in the runner-up position.
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Mark Stratmann and his chocolate lab, Taylor leave the field after a fine showing. M.U.G.S. scorekeeper Jim Neubauer can be seen in the background. |
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M.U.G.S. setter, Dan Brandl sets another bird for the competitors in what they have dubbed “the black hole”. This field presents problems for dogs and humans alike as birds seem to just disappear after they are set here.
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Rob Ramer and his decorated companion, Cash pose one more time for the cameras. These two made the M.U.G.S. debut over the weekend and were a welcomed addition to the mix. |
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Mike Peterson and Daisy, show no signs of cooling off despite the weather as once again she gave her handler the opportunity to win. Last year this twosome competed in the Amateur Event with much success and look to continue that in the Top Gun Main Event this upcoming season.
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Scott Peterson and his National Champion chocolate lab, Cherokee seem to have matched intensity in this photo. Someone forgot to remind Scott’s son Brock that this is serious stuff. This may be the only evidence of Brock in a stationary position when not sleeping. |
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