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Gundogs Tower Bird Trophy
Congratulations to all our winners of the Tower Bird trophies for 2023. This year’s roll of honour is as follows:
The trophies themselves are named in memory of the late Noel M (Tim) Sedgewick, the former editor in chief of The Shooting Times and Country Magazine who wrote under the pseudonym “Tower Bird”.
Awarded on a points system, there are four trophies each year given to the most successful retriever, spaniel, HPR breed and pointer or setter during the previous field trial season.
Winners receive a trophy and commemorative prizes.
Your dog will need to meet the following criteria to be eligible to win one of the trophies:
POSITION | NOVICE STAKE OR ALL AGED STAKE | OPEN STAKE | ||
Spaniels, pointers or setters and HPRs | Retriever (1 day) | Retriever (2 day) | ||
1 | 8 | 16 | 12 | 16 |
2 | 6 | 12 | 9 | 12 |
3 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 8 |
4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
Entries for the 2023 Trophy are now closed. Please keep an eye out for further information if you wish to take part in 2024.
BASC strongly recommends that anyone who goes shooting should be accompanied by a trained and competent gundog.
You can find BASC scurry events at shows and game fairs all over the country and we also run regular gundog training and husbandry event.
The procedure must be undertaken by a veterinary surgeon on pups aged five days or less.
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