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There have been a few nobody pointer trainers and nobody has ever argued that it isn't big out here. I can't believe you keep up posting and boasting about how great it isn't here. It seems to consume your thoughts.
I think AspenBud hit the nail on the head based on my (very limited) experiences of training spaniels at Ft. Lewis 30 or so weekends a yr you see 3-4 big retriever training groups, the 2 spaniel training groups, and rarely a couple of guys that get together to train their pointers. I have stopped and BSd with these guys a couple of times and they are a couple of hard core hunters that train together during the off-season. I am sure I haven't seen every pointer guy that trains at Ft. Lewis, but they seem to be few and far between.
I agree. And that's what I find sad. I wish we had those things in the PNW. I wish we had places that were groomed for wild pheasants and valley quail in order to hunt and run trials on. The state, and the people don't support it in enough numbers to make it happen though. All our state trial grounds down here have clubhouses with bathrooms, kitchens, and stalls for horses. Most have hookups for LQ trailers, and many even have showers for people without LQ's. There's no reason we couldn't have it in the PNW, but the history and culture just isn't there to support it.