Events
AKC hunting tests
Judged against a standard of perfection rather than against the other dogs in the field — so in theory, every dog can be a winner.
Retriever hunting tests evaluate a dog’s hunting and retrieving abilities. The dog’s performance is judged against a standard established by the AKC regulations, not against the other entries.
Dogs receiving qualifying scores at a number of tests earn the titles of Junior Hunter (JH), Senior Hunter (SH) and Master Hunter (MH). Each successive title asks for more skill.
If you already have a good hunting dog, you can probably earn a Junior Hunter title with only a moderate amount of work — and success at that level tends to lead people further into the sport.
From the grounds
From past test days
From the club archive. We run two licensed tests every summer on the Flood Control Project grounds at Chena Lakes.
Local tests
The Fairbanks Retriever Club hosts two AKC licensed hunt tests each summer at the Chena River Lakes Flood Control Project in North Pole. Information on current and past events, and entries for all of them, go through Entry Express.
New to hunt tests?
Our spring training classes finish with a picnic test and trial, which is a low-pressure way to see how a hunt test set-up actually runs before you enter a licensed event.
Honor roll
Title winners
Members and their dogs with the titles they earned. Junior, Senior and Master Hunter. These are from the archive — send us your recent ones.