Northeast Beagle Gundog Federation
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Organized beagling began in the Northeast United States. Most of the original beagle clubs, including the majority of the AKC Member Beagle Clubs are located here. The first AKC licensed field trials were held here. The tradition of hunting rabbits with hounds is strong in the Northeast and boasts a diversity in game as well as a diversity in hound styles. The greatest writers, stylists, and leaders in beagling belonged to the Northeast, including Willet Randall, G.G. Black “Old Kickapoo”, and Tom Dornin. When registered hunting hounds could not be found in other areas of the country, our hounds were drafted to the Midwest and the South as foundation stock. We have always been and continue to be founders, preservers and innovators in Beagling. Our clubs were using gundog judges to officiate brace-format trials long before the Small Pack Option format was imagined. We continued to promote hunting hounds even as fads and cliques prevailed to the detriment of gundog ideals. Clubs like Cayuga Lake, Klipnockie, and many others continued to promote hunting hounds in the face of overwhelming pressure from field trial fads. The Northeast Beagle Gundog Federation is a culmination of that heritage.
The Northeast Beagle Gundog Federation was formed on November 14th, 1992. The first officers of the Federations were Don Rankins-President; Rob Lincoln-Vice President; Ed Hart-Secretary; Bob Lincoln-Treasurer. The first Board of Directors included Gary Keller, Gary Sampson and Dave Rexford. The Federation was suggested by the American Kennel Club as a discrete grouping of three independent Associations: The Iroquois Beagle Gundog Association, the New England Hunting Beagle Association, and the Pennsylvania Beagle Gundog Association. The advantage in forming the Federation at the time was to provide a single delegate to AKC’s Beagle Advisory Committee. At that time Small Pack Option beagling in the Northeast had grown to a point that needed management of licensed trial schedules and it was the duty of the BAC delegate to coordinate the licensed trial dates throughout the Federation. Clyde Goodrich was the first NEBGF delegate to the BAC. From this ideal, the Federation established an annual championship trial, derby championship, and consistency awards.
The first NEBGF Championship trial was held at Klipnockie Beagle Club in 1994. Other clubs that have hosted the NEBGF Championship trial include Cayuga Lake, Fort Plain, Glendale, Jacobus, Susquehanna, Lebanon County, and Corning beagle clubs. The Federation was initially governed by a Board of Delegates that was comprised of three delegates from each member Association. Eventually the operations of the Federation grew to where individual member clubs needed direct involvement and the talent provided by a larger group of delegates (one from each member club) was needed to satisfy the demand for officers and committee chairs.
In 1996, Ira Getchen and Charlie Flexer initiated a Field Champion Only trial hosted by Lycoming County Beagle Club. The event drew Field Champions from all over the Federation, as well as from Illinois, Virginia, Ohio, and North Carolina. This event was eventually assumed by the Federation and has continued as a popular venue for additional competition at the highest levels. This event has been hosted by Susquehanna, Thornton, Eastern Connecticut, Jacobus, Lykens Valley, and Glendale beagle clubs.
In 2014, the Pennsylvania Beagle Gundog Association voted to form its own Federation, thus changing the makeup of the NEBGF to include the Iroquois Beagle Gundog Association and the New England Hunting Beagle Association and 11 independent clubs.
Upcoming Trials
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President: Blaine Grove 717-495-9862 BlaineGrove@gmail.com
Vice-President: John Jarzynski 716-997-5239 mrjarzynski@gcslearn.org
Secretary: Anna Mecca-Finnerty 570-815-0309 annamfinnerty@aol.com
Treasurer: Rodney Laub 570-220-5793 rodneylaub@aol.com
236 Plank Road
Jersey Shore, Pa 17740
Communications & Website Director:
Frank Litavish- 814-244-7115 FrankLitavish@NEBGF.com
Field Trial Secretary: Jason Wiseman 508-292-2411 santuitriver@yahoo.com
Presque Isle Beagle Club
All Age Qualifier
October 13th, 2019
Shamokin Beagle Club
AKC Licensed Trial
October 12th and 13th 2019
2019 NEBGF Champion of Champions and Derby Championship!
October 26&27 2019
York and Adams Beagle club @ 8274 Orchard Road, Thomasville, PA 17364
Sponsors: Purina, Garmin and Stoney Creek
All Derbies on Saturday & All Champions on Sunday.
All HOUNDS WILL BE SUBJECT TO BEING MEASURED unless a valid measuring card is provided. All Field Champion Beagles are qualified to run in the champions trial and all Derbies that placed NBQ to 1st in a NEBGF Club Derby since October 29, 2018 are qualified. There will also be a $40 dollar buy in fee for unqualified derbies. All qualified Derbies and Champions are $25 entry fee.
The Champions portion of this trial will count towards the AKC Grand Champion title.
There will be dog food provided to each participating hound provided by Purina. There will also be Garmin TT15 Mini collars provided to each winning hound, gift cards from Stoney Creek, ribbons, dog food from Purina and other prizes will also be provided to all placing hounds.
7:30 am Pre-Measure and 8 am drawing both days.
Camping, breakfast and lunch will be available.
Derby classes ALL ON SATURDAY
13" females Mike Johnson and Peter Marks
15" females Kyle Pangrazio and Chris Meyer's
13" Males Jason Moultrup and Doug Bower
15" Males Poppy Colon and Ben Giles
Champions ALL ON SUNDAY
All Males: Matt Slocum and Matt Brommer
All Females: Eric Shive and Jared Shade