Outdoor News & Kinetic Performance Dog Food present the 2018 Huntin’ Buddy Photo Contest
Outdoor News Inc., publisher of locally written fishing and hunting outdoor newspapers in seven Great Lake States, together with Kinetic Performance Dog Food, invite people to submit photos for the annual Huntin’ Buddy Photo Contest.
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My six month four legged kid... Trigger has shown amazing depth of character at an early young age. Trigger is gentle with other dogs and children but has the heart of a lion when it comes to hunting. Trigger flushed and retrieved his first pheasant at 3 months. The rooster was almost as big as he was which made me a little apprehensive to have him hunt so early. Trigger handled it with ease and brought the rooster back to my feet. Trigger has brought sunshine to all of those he meets, including every child in the neighborhood. I was honored to have Trigger by my side and walk me down the aisle to marry my husband. Trigger can be described as faithful, loving, and a hunter.
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This is t-rig. He is my best friend, hunting partner and a great dog. This is his picture at 6 months old a true beauty. He never waivers at anything asked of him.
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Photo by Duane Jenkins
Rookie and "Dad" stopping for a break above Kota Ray Dam, North Dakota.
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Photo by bill ross
Maggie the German shorthair pointer
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Corky seldom gets outsmarted by a winged bird and makes up for my shortcomings. Best hunting partner I have ever had.
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Photo by Steve Oehlenschlager
My Black Lab Katie with a bumper on an early spring day during training
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Photo by Steve Oehlenschlager
My Black Lab Katie with her first ever retrieve of a Mallard in North Dakota
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Photo by Steve Oehlenschlager
Sydney, an English Pointer, Pointing his first ever Sharp-tailed Grouse in North Dakota at 11 Month Old
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Photo by Leah Luzinski
My setter, Piper, while out scouting earlier this year. Best friend I could ever ask for!
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Photo by Thomas Maines
Sunny Maines, of Bloomington, out for a run in the Minnesota River Bottoms. Stopped to watch the morning flight one week before opening day....
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Photo by Steve Oehlenschlager
Audi a German Drahthaar with a Rooster Pheasant in North Dakota
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Photo by Steve Oehlenschlager
Gretchen, a German Drahthaar with a Ruffed Grouse on her last Grouse hunt
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Photo by Ted Kruger
"Gus", a three month old Pudelpointer - getting a feel for the real thing!
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Photo by Ted Kruger
"Gus" is a three month old Pudelpointer, and is wondering when he can retrieve the real ducks? Soon, Huntin Buddy, Soon........
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Photo by Jodi Clark
Bring on the ducks, Oakie intently waiting and ready to retrieve. For a Weimaraner who is known to be more of a field dog he sure loves the water!
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Photo by Leigh Tenenholtz
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Photo by Leigh Tenenholtz
Roxie, gets her 1st grouse north of Orr, MN. She's 5 years old & was a rescue dog. This was her 1st hunt & did great flushing & taking me to the downed bird, but no retrieve.
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Photo by Patty Nolt
After a long day of chasing sticks, Vinny barely keeps his eyes open. This 8 week Chesapeake is the newest edition to the family of Kathy and Gary Gram of Menomonie, WI and their other 3 chesapeakes
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Photo by Patty Nolt
Training Rocky----"Jumpin'" off the dock for the duck decoy at the Jidana Park in Minnetonka
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Photo by Patty Nolt
Can never have enough jumping. Rocky is perfection as he stretches out. Taken at Jidana Park in Minnetonka
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Photo by Patty Nolt
Ready when you are...Sidney is ready for that next shot? one of 4 Chesapeakes of the Gary and Kathy Gram Family of Menomonie, Wi.
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Photo by Patty Nolt
Boady of the Gary and Kathy Gram Family is training in the pond right behind their house in Menomonie, WI He is sharing the spotlight with Sidney who is underwater in the background
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Photo by Nikki Logeland
This is Kona - she is my Brother in laws new Huntin Buddy!
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Photo by Duane Flicek
Ruger, and his master's boat after a fun morning hunt near Lonsdale, MN.
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Abe is a 5 year old black lab. he has been my favorite hunting buddy since I was 12. He is primarily a pheasant hunting dog, but as I have gotten older I have taken an interest in waterfowl hunting, and so has he. he is an awesome dog with a great personality who lives and breathes for hunting (and table scraps) I wouldn't want any other dog retrieving my birds!
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Photo by John Oberg
Kaia (6) retrieving a hen mallard on a lake in Marshall, Minnesota after a noon sneak-attack on a few seated ducks!
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Photo by Chuck Haas
Buddy the Lab (a life member of PF) retrieved this bird for Chuck Haas (a life member of PF) along the Cannonball River, near Mott, North Dakota last October.
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Photo by Darwyn Yoho
Our favorite slough in North Dakota. Opening day of 2016 with Shelby, our four year old Golden Retriever. She has an AKC Junior Hunter title and also is a junior showmanship (confirmation) dog for my teenage daughter. Most importantly, she is excellent hunting buddy.
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Photo by Dar Yoho
Shelby & I at our favorite North Dakota slew
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Photo by Dar Yoho
Shelby with some pheasants. Shelby was four years old in this photo. Shelby has an AKC Junior Hunter title that I did with her, several obedience titles my wife has done with her and she is my daughter's junior showmanship for AKC events. Shot with an iPhone.
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Photo by Dar Yoho
Polly on the move! Polly is a purebred Irish Red and White Setter and in addition to being a grand champion for her breed, she is working on becoming a gun dog.
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Photo by Trent Johnson
Blade, 11/2 years old, his first North Dakota hunting trip
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This is my buddy Phoenix. She loved to hunt. This photo was taken in the fall of 2014. This would be her last hunt. RIP sweet girl.
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TuckerTwo is six year old, lab, but still thinks he is six months old! He loves the water and mostly participates in duck hunting. In fact he gets so excited that if he sees a duck fall from the sky, he thinks he should retrieve all of them! That's why you will see the leash on picture - trying to keep him from retrieving other hunters ducks. Teaching him when the leash is on, he has to stay in the boat and let another dog have the fun of retrieving.
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Whether its pheasants, ducks, grouse or even rabbits, Penny doesn't disappoint. This was her first hunting season and she never seams to disappoint.
Whether its pheasants, ducks, grouse or even rabbits, Penny doesn't disappoint. This was her first hunting season and she never seams to disappoint.
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Izzy is a 5 year old lab that loves the outdoors every day,she loves to hunt birds and will sniff out sheds.
Izzy is a 5 year old lab that loves the outdoors every day,she loves to hunt birds and will sniff out sheds.
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Moose is an 8yr old golden and my best buddy. He is a AKC master hunter but loves to snuggle in to the layout blind next to me, helping keep me warm on those could days. This photos was taken late season in South Dakota. I had left the layout blind to walk around and snapped Moose's photo looking at me and silently saying Hey get back in here its cold out there!
Moose is an 8yr old golden and my best buddy. He is a AKC master hunter but loves to snuggle in to the layout blind next to me, helping keep me warm on those could days. This photos was taken late season in South Dakota. I had left the layout blind to walk around and snapped Moose's photo looking at me and silently saying Hey get back in here its cold out there!
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Everyone measures success differently, on this particular pheasant hunt, we may not have bagged any birds, however, we did succeed in capturing a nice picture of Penny during her first hunting season.
Everyone measures success differently, on this particular pheasant hunt, we may not have bagged any birds, however, we did succeed in capturing a nice picture of Penny during her first hunting season.
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Layla (golden retriever) & Willy(yellow lab) are two pieces to my three piece(also have a GSP) bird wrecking crew! Layla didn't start hunting until she as 2 (now 6), but she's caught up quick! This was a hunt from last fall that ended in limits for us all. There's nothing I enjoy more than training and hunting behind my bird dogs and chasing roosters all fall long!
Layla (golden retriever) & Willy(yellow lab) are two pieces to my three piece(also have a GSP) bird wrecking crew! Layla didn't start hunting until she as 2 (now 6), but she's caught up quick! This was a hunt from last fall that ended in limits for us all. There's nothing I enjoy more than training and hunting behind my bird dogs and chasing roosters all fall long!
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This was Penny's first year hunting. I took her home last winter and proceeded to train her myself all spring and summer. This was one of the most experiences I have been able to do so far.
This was Penny's first year hunting. I took her home last winter and proceeded to train her myself all spring and summer. This was one of the most experiences I have been able to do so far.
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Tracey is an 8 year old male Black Lab. He is the heart of our home. With three boys he loves playing fetch and hanging out in the yard. He also moves from bedroom to bedroom at night.
Tracey is an 8 year old male Black Lab. He is the heart of our home. With three boys he loves playing fetch and hanging out in the yard. He also moves from bedroom to bedroom at night.
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This is the first official retrieve of a wild Rooster Pheasant that Roxy recorded in the Fall of 2016. It was the middle of October and pushing 80 degrees. Dust, debris, and the heat were making it tough for her to keep going strong but perseverance and pure will led her right to these stud Roosters. Roxy is just about a year and a half now but during the time of this photo, she was eight months old. She is a pure bred Black Labrador Retriever.
This is the first official retrieve of a wild Rooster Pheasant that Roxy recorded in the Fall of 2016. It was the middle of October and pushing 80 degrees. Dust, debris, and the heat were making it tough for her to keep going strong but perseverance and pure will led her right to these stud Roosters. Roxy is just about a year and a half now but during the time of this photo, she was eight months old. She is a pure bred Black Labrador Retriever.
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Kira is a 3 year old pure bred black lab. She is a great companion on our farm and never turns down an opportunity to jump in the water.
Kira is a 3 year old pure bred black lab. She is a great companion on our farm and never turns down an opportunity to jump in the water.
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My father-in-laws dog. It was the last day of the MN pheasant season. My favorite part of pheasant hunting is watching Sully work. He pointed this rooster and it was a picture perfect flush.
My father-in-laws dog. It was the last day of the MN pheasant season. My favorite part of pheasant hunting is watching Sully work. He pointed this rooster and it was a picture perfect flush.
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Ellie is a 7-year old German Shorthaired Pointer that absolutely loves birds. She thinks about birds all the time, even when we're not chasing pheasants, Ellie is pointing robins in the backyard. She gets a little upset when we miss a rooster (she should expect that by now), but she quickly gets over it and finds us another. Ellie is a great dog and we love watching her hunt.
Ellie is a 7-year old German Shorthaired Pointer that absolutely loves birds. She thinks about birds all the time, even when we're not chasing pheasants, Ellie is pointing robins in the backyard. She gets a little upset when we miss a rooster (she should expect that by now), but she quickly gets over it and finds us another. Ellie is a great dog and we love watching her hunt.
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Luna is a 2 year old Labrador. She enjoys both upland and waterfowl hunting. She earned both her AKC junior hunter title and LRC working class certificate by 18mo old.
Luna is a 2 year old Labrador. She enjoys both upland and waterfowl hunting. She earned both her AKC junior hunter title and LRC working class certificate by 18mo old.
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Remi is a 4 year old chocolate lab and lives for waterfowl and upland bird hunting. He never fails to amaze me when he's chasing down a diving cripple or a running rooster. When we aren't hunting he's usually snuggled on my lap in the house. I snapped this photo last season in northeast Minnesota just as the sun started to shine on his beautiful chocolate fur!
Remi is a 4 year old chocolate lab and lives for waterfowl and upland bird hunting. He never fails to amaze me when he's chasing down a diving cripple or a running rooster. When we aren't hunting he's usually snuggled on my lap in the house. I snapped this photo last season in northeast Minnesota just as the sun started to shine on his beautiful chocolate fur!
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Photo by Cory Gudmonson
Cory Gudmonson from New Ulm with his hunting buddy Ace shot these two pheasants in Brown county on October 18,2014.
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Photo by Jodi Clark
Annie and Oakie duck hunting in Brandon, MN
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Photo by Dawn Brown Cook
Duck hunting Swan Lake push pole. Willa 7 mos, learning from her dad, Watson. Photo by Dawn Cook on iPhone 7:30am. On the swamp at 5 am to get spot.
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Photo by Dawn Brown Cook
Photo by Dawn Brown Cook. Duck hunting fall 2016, Swan Lake. Newt watching for birds after resetting decoys. Newt is steady in the boat out with a youth hunter. Taken on iPhone.
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Photo by Dawn Brown Cook
Duck hunting Swan Lake Fall 2016. Youth hunter at the pole, hidden, with Newt on alert after adjusting decoys. Newt is steady for a young hunter.
The annual promotion by Outdoor News encourages bird dog enthusiasts in Minnesota to submit a photo of their hunting dog, and in 2018 – for a chance to win a year’s supply of Kinetic Performance Dog Food. The winning photo will also be crafted into a custom painting of their canine companion by Outdoor News artist, Ron Nelson. The winning photo was on the front cover of the August 10th, 2018 edition of Minnesota Outdoor News. Copies will be available at the main entrance at Game Fair, which kicks off August 10th in Anoka, Minn.
Game Fair is an outdoors gathering that brings families together with hunting dog events, shotgunning, archery and outdoor seminars, and the Outdoor News Huntin’ Buddy contest celebrates that pure bond between a hunter and their dog.
This is the fifth year that Kinetic has partnered with Outdoor News in promoting the annual photo contest. Entries are accepted here through July 27.
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Tips and Rules:
- This is an online photo contest and the winner will be judged on the photo quality. Photos must be copyright free and permissible to publish in Outdoor News. Photos that have previously been displayed in other publications will not be considered.
- Profile shots are welcome but preference will be given to dogs in an outdoor or hunting scene.
- This is a dog photo contest; NO photos will be accepted that include the owner or other people in the photo.
- All photos will be reviewed prior to being displayed to make sure they are within our standards of good taste.
- A panel of judges from Outdoor News Inc will announce the winner at this year’s Game Fair.
- Winner will be notified no later than August 17, 2018 and will be published in Minnesota Outdoor News no later than December 1, 2018.
- One winning entrant will be supplied a *year’s supply of Kinetic Performance Dog Food.(*Equates to 3 cups per day for typical large bird dog per Kinetic Performance Dog Food standard feeding guidelines. Maximum 10 bags.)
- All entry submissions become the property of Outdoor News Inc and entrants agree to full usage of images, names and likenesses used for contest promotion by Outdoor News, Inc. and Kinetic Performance Dog Food/ the dealer network of Hubbard Feeds, Inc., without compensation.
- Winning entry will also receive one original painting done of the winning dog by artist Ron Nelson. Painting to be completed no later than December 1, 2018.
- Neither Outdoor News Inc. nor contest sponsors will be held responsible for lost submissions or damages, losses or injury related to contest participation. This contest is an online-only submission format.
- Deadline for submission is July 27, 2018.
- No purchase is necessary. All entrants are required to include their full name, address, email and phone number. Entrants under the age of 18 must have parental/ legal guardian consent.ENTER HERE
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