National Free-For-All Championship

02/24/2026

A little late, but here are additional photos from the 2026 National Free-For-All!

02/09/2026

Follow the action at Ames Plantation

2/9/2026. Brace 1 is underway! 🐕‍🦺
The 2026 National Championship for Bird Dogs kicked off this morning at 8:00 AM at the Ames Plantation. We’ve got clear skies, bright sunshine, and a crisp 35 degrees—perfect conditions for great dog work.
Best of luck to all handlers and dogs in the opening brace. Let the championship begin! 🏆🐦

02/04/2026

Good luck to all. We've seen many of you down here in Alabama, so we know you have great dogs!

01/25/2026

A message from the National Field Trial Club and the Kitchens family. And if you couldn't pick up your hat at the Free-for-All, we are mailing them this week.

01/16/2026

The winner of the 110th National Free-For-All Championship is BANDIT'S HILL AVENGER! Korry RInehart along with scout Judd Carlton did a fine job for this big running dog! Owner Ann Forrester was in the gallery to see his performance judged by Dr. Stan Wint and Jarrett Bell. "Bob" had 4 perfect finds and a strong forward race. Congratulations!

01/15/2026

National Free-For-All initial callbacks:
Judges Jarred Bell and Stan Wint have announced 4 dogs for Finals. ADDITIONAL dogs will be added following the last two braces tomorrow morning.
Congratulations to these first two braces for the finals!
Erin's Code of Honor- Luke Eisenhart for owner Allen Linder
Touch's Midnight Rider - Mark McLean for owner John Milton

Haney's All In - Mark McLean for Steve and Stacey Croy
Haney's Storm Warning - Chris Cagle, owner, handler

NOTE: Morgan Brewer's report from the day is delayed because of the Verizon outage in our area.

01/14/2026

Pairings for National Free for All
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UPDATED National Free-For-All Championship: No changes in running order, just some corrections with names. Thanks to sharp-eyed friends who caught the errors!

01/13/2026

The Annual Free-for-All Winners Dinner was a great success. This gathering brought together some of the top trainers, amateurs, and owners in the country. Hosted by the Croy brothers, owners of Haney's All In, the National Free-for-All Champion for 2025 and 2024. Mark McLean will be running "Ray" again this week.

01/10/2026

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National Derby update

01/10/2026

Don't miss the Winner's Dinner Sunday and the Kitchens Dinner on Tuesday at the Free-for-All. More info below.
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Ray, aka Haney's All In, the 2025 National Free for All Champion, invites everyone to the Winner's Dinner Sunday night, hosted again this year by his owners, Steve and Stacey Croy. They plan to top last year's feast with a seafood dinner accompanied by a wild bird Jambalaya!
Tuesday night, the Anna and John Kitchens invite everyone to another fine dinner honoring John Henry.