"Conceived by Hunters for Hunters" is both the philosophy and reality of the Hunting Retriever
Club, Inc. ("HRC"). HRC Clubs hold over 200
licensed Hunt Tests each year.
HRC maintains its common sense, hunting realism in testing hunting retrievers. There are
ability-based (not age) categories that dogs may
enter in the HRC Tests: Started, Seasoned,
Finished, Grand and Upland.
Prairie Lakes HRC, based in Elbow Lake, Minnesota, officially began in spring 2006. The club trained informally for about 1-1/2 years prior. The club generally meets for training sessions and meetings once a week.Prairie Lakes HRC currently holds one official hunt test annually, and one fun hunt per year. Hunt tests are held at the Elk Lake Heritage Preserve grounds, just north of Hoffman, Minnesota.
The Constitution and By-Laws of HRC set guidelines for affiliation with national dog registries. HRC is affiliated with the United Kennel Club and has no affiliation with another national dog registry. HRC and UKC work together toward common goals, such as standardizing tests at various HRC hunts, developing rules and regulations, and registry of dogs by their DNA components.
HRC supports the protection of wild game birds through controlled hunts and conservation/management techniques. The HRC works to preserve the right to bear arms, hunt and to breed and promote the retriever breed of their choice and, by using its Constitution and By-Laws, accomplishes its tasks effectively.
About Prairie Lakes HRC
