NAVHDA INVITATIONAL
HISTORY & PAST VCs

Back in the early days of NAVHDA we were pretty proud of what we were doing and wanted to create a vehicle for showing the world what we were about. The idea of an Invitational Test was born. A couple of sportswriters were invited to the event and gave us some very fine coverage. The first attempt was a bit ragged by current standards. Ten dogs were selected to be invited, representing the breeds that we saw pretty much proportionally. Some of the dogs were Prize I Utility dogs, but some were just the best we had seen of a particular breed. The test was run April 17 and 18, 1982 on the grounds of The New Middletown Sportsman’s Club in eastern Ohio. The people were the finest and the facility great. The timing, unfortunately, was a bit off. The cover was poor and the dogs from the more Northern climes had not run on solid ground all winter, the snow still being a couple of feet deep in the home range of some of the dogs. The test was a Utility Test. There were, however, some amazing performances for the writers to relate.
    There were some great improvements in the second Invitational, run September 26, 27 and 28, 1985 at the Glendale Fish and Wildlife Area in southern Indiana. The test was run in the fall with good cover and the dogs had been able to work and train in normal cover. However, this time the dogs were not selected by breed; all earned their invitations by achieving a Prize I in a Utility Test or two Prize II scores of 185 or more.
    In 1988 the Invitational Test, as we now know it, was born in Toronto, Ontario. The Title of Versatile Champion was created and the requirement that all dogs earn their invitation by achieving a Utility Prize I was instituted. The first of the modern Invitationals was held September 16, 17 and 18 of 1988 in the Nonquon Provincial Wildlife Area in Port Perry, Ontario, Canada. Twenty-three dogs were entered and of those, five earned the title of Versatile Champion. It is a tough test! There is little that compares, in scope or in difficulty, in the rest of the North American hunting dog world.
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YearLocationDogs TestedDogs Passed
1988Ontario235
1990Minnesota168
1992Maine205
1994North Dakota236
1996Wisconsin3110
1998Minnesota6021
2000Minnesota10031
2002North Dakota11644
2004Missouri9932
2005Minnesota6330
2006Ohio89 39
2007Missouri92 39

NAVHDA Versatile Champions
1988     23 dogs tested
VC BROKER VON CHRISTENSONGS ROBERT HAUSER
VC HARROLD VOM DUNNHOF GW DONALD M. KLINKHAMMER
VC JAEGERMEISTER NICHOLAS GW GREGORY J. WENTZ
VC RIKO V D WISSOWER KLINKENGW DAVID WOLLIN
VC WINDY RIDGE NIKA GW JAMES L. MORRISON

1990     16 dogs tested
VC BIRKO VON WEIDEBACH GW JOSEPH K. DOLEJSI
VC CLINT VOM FASANENTAL GW HERMANN HEYDLAUF
VC FAX VOM HEDGE ROW GW JOSEPH K. DOLEJSI
VC CALADEN'S MIDNIGHT REIVER GS BYRON A. & DIANA L. MEZICK
VC RICAS BABE VON SEIGER BOSS GS DR. SHAWN D. SMITH
VC RIDGE HUNTER'S MISS GINGER GW MICHAEL L. GARRIOTT
VC TITUS VESPASIAN OF TOMEL VI DR. WAYNE M. TAYLOR
VC WINDY RIDGE NIKA GW JAMES L. MORRISON

1992     20 dogs tested
VC AMEIKA V D VALLEIZOOM GS MICHAEL C. RODERKA
VC ANDY'S A LIL' RUSTY BS ROBERT J. OWENS
VC BOOTS VON SEIGER BOSS GS DR. SHAWN D. SMITH
VC CALADEN'S MIDNIGHT REIVER GS BYRON A. & DIANA L. MEZICK
VC ULIE HURON BOY ES GHISLAIN PATRY

1994     23 dogs tested
VC ACAJOU DU FEU FOLLET GR JOE MIX
VC DUTCHMANS PRINCE JACOBI GS WALLY WAHL
VC KAISER DER JAGD GW DAVID S. CARLSON
VC ROCKIMCENT OF LAKESHORE GS JOHN IPACS
VC SAGEPOINTS SILVER STREAK GW JEFF FUNKE
VC THREE DEVILS CHUKAR GW GREG GROSSKLAUS

1996     31 dogs tested
VC ARON VON STOCKUM PP JAMES H. KOCH
VC BIRDSPRING'S ANNABELLE ROZLYNN BS MATTHEW J. PASNIK
VC CADENS ROWDY RUDY GS ROBERT B. WEYKER
VC HARMEYER'S HOCH REISEN ALI GS ALAN T. HARMEYER
VC HOSS VOM EMIL GS NEIL N. NACCHIO
VC MORGAN'S BARBIE GW GREGORY J. WENTZ
VC SHOOTING STARR'S SHARP SHOOTER GS CLYDE E. & MARILYN VETTER
VC SOUTH PAW'S BENTLEY GW TROY BERRYMAN
VC TYSON VON SEIGER BOSS GS DR. SHAWN D. SMITH
VC VOM GRAFENAUER LUDWIG GEIST GW SCOTT KRUEGER

1998     60 dogs tested
VC ASPEN RUN'S BELLE GW JAMES L. MORRISON
VC BROOKEWOOD'S BACCHANAL BRIT BS CHARLES D. BIGLER
VC DEADWOOD'S FOREST MOSS GS GREGORY D. FRY
VC ESTUARYS SIR TRISTAN BOLD NYTE GS BYRON A. & DIANA MEZICK
VC GOOSE CREEKS AMIGO GR DALE BRUNI
VC HORSE AND HUNT CLUB KATERINA GS KENNETH L. MCADOW
VC KETTLE CREEK'S MOE GW JOHN E. CROZIER JR
VC KETTLE CREEK'S OLLA GW JEFF & PAULA SOWERBY
VC LACY VOM BRIEMOOR GS JEAN STRANDLUND
VC MAGNUM GUNNAR SILVERSHOT WM JUDY L. BALOG
VC MERRYMEETINGS GROUSE'N DEMICA GS BLAINE T. CARTER
VC NITRO PROOF TYLER GW ROBERT R. WARNER,III
VC RISING STARR'S ABBEY GS KEVIN SIPPLE
VC SEUGENHOF VOM KANE GS DALE P. YORK
VC SHARP SHOOTER'S LITTLE RASCAL GS LAURA PICARD
VC SHARP SHOOTER'S ME-OH-MY TY GS CLYDE E. & MARILYN VETTER
VC SHARPE'S CREEK'S ASPEN GW JEFF & PAULA SOWERBY
VC SHOOTING STARR'S IVY GS GREGORY D. FRY
VC SHOOTING STARR'S SON-OF-A GUN GS JAMES W. & DONNA J. RIESER
VC TESS VON KLANA SPIRIT GS CLYDE E. & MARILYN VETTER
VC THREE DEVILS HARLEY GW JIM FENNER

2000     100 dogs tested
VC THUNDERHILL’S ECHOGWJEFF PAULUS
VC IRON RANGE HAWKEYEGSKURT G. SUNDQUIST
VC JACK’S SUGGESTIONPTJOSEPH K. DOLEJSI
VC THUNDERHILLS MR ZIG ZAGGWJEFF PAULUS
VC JACOB V D WESTWINDGSFRED RICE
VC SHOOTING STARR’S HEAD CASEGSTULLY R. BERRY III
VC DR N’S C JGSDR. L. JOEL NEUMANN
VC SHARPE’S CREEK’S ARLEYGWJOHN E. CROZIER JR
VC DEE VON BURKHARTGSALAN & KIMBERLIE BURKHART
VC HIGHPOINTS LAZER BEAMGSSCOTT PHELPS
VC SUNDANCE GRACE ABOUNDSGSSHERRY A. CATHEY
VC REDSTAG’S RAMBLING ROSEGSDESMOND J. O’DOHERTY
VC ANNIE GRIFFITHS GSDANIEL & PATRICIA GRIFFITHS
VC REDSTAG’S QUINCEY QGSPETER MAST
VC SHALE HOLLOW’S ALEXGSTERRY HERB
VC AUTUMN’S ACE-IN-THE-HOLEGSEDWARD & LYNN ERICKSON
VC HIGHPOINTS TESSGSDANIEL & CHRISTINE WITTMAN
VC ANNA VOM STUTHGWSCOTT P. THOME
VC ANDREAS V O’MEARA/SENGPIEL SMDAVID R. THUN
VC BIANCA VOM GOTTESACKERGWPAT ALLOWAY
VC CHARAN ZARRAH’S GRETA GSKEITH & ROBERTA RICHARDSON
VC CLEARRUN’S FREDA VD WILDBURG GSRANDALL J. MOGOR
VC CLEARRUN’S ILKA VD WILDBURG GSJUDITH A. MOGOR
VC ASPEN VON DER ST. CLAIR SEE GSBLAINE T. CARTER
VC ENGELHARDT BEN VON SEIGER BOSS GSROBERT G. ENGELHARDT
VC SHOOTING STARR’S PACKER GSSCOTT DAENICKE
VC SHOOTING STARR’S HAIL STORM GSJAMES W. & DONNA J. RIESER
VC DELCREST’S MAGGIE GSIVAN W. MAST
VC HIGHPOINTS KATIE GSJOHN S. BAUMAN
VC BLITZ VOM PERIPATTS GSMARK L. BULL
VC ABBAGADASSET AMOS GSDWAYNE L. SEELEY

2002     116 dogs tested
VC AGROUSE'N GUNNAR VOM EMILGSBAYLES, DONALD B.                 
VC ALDERS EDGE KATLYNGRBORG, JAMES H.
VC ELK VON BURKHARTGSCLARK, TIMOTHY S.
VC THUNDER'S WHISKEY KIDGSDESIMONE, ROCCO
VC THREE DEVILS MAGNUMGWDORUMSGAARD, BARBARA
VC HONEY RUN'S PUCKGSKIRK, DUNCAN R.
VC KEN VOSPETGWLAMANTIA, PATRICK J.
VC REMINGTON GOES ROUGHSHOOTINGGSMADDOCKS, ROY M.
VC ANTON OF GENEVA LAKEGRPERREAULT, CRAIG
VC SHARP SHOOTER'S PRAIRIEDANCERGSVETTER, CLYDE E.
VC SINFAD'S ANDREAGSWAHL, WALLY
VC SHOOTING STARR'S TOWSERGSBASKO, GLENN A.
VC INDIAN BROOK'S ESPRESSOGSASMUS, CHERYL L.
VC STONE HOUSE'S REMINGTONGSBOTTINO, PATRICK 
VC BACHMAN BAY ANJAGWBOWMAN, MICHAEL
VC SHARP SHOOTER'S MIRROR IMAGEGSCASTELEYN, BRIAN A.
VC HUACHUCA'S LUCKY LUKEGSPRAIRIE, MICHAEL R.
VC SHARPE'S CREEK'S ANGUSGWSKEUSE, RICHARD
VC NOBELLE'S HOLY TERAGSVETTER, MARILYN
VC AMIGO V. D. WEIDEN-HAUSGSWILLOWS, WAYNE 
VC GENERAL PATTON OF YORK RIDGEGSYORK JR, DARRELL E
VC ADEL VOM HORAN'S BAUERNHOFGWCROZIER, CHERYL 
VC SHOOTING STARR'S SONIC BOOMGSDIMMITT, DOUGLAS 
VC SHARP SHOOTER'S TIME BOMBGSDIMMITT, DOUGLAS 
VC WEATHERBY GROUSE BUSTERESFRY, CURTIS
VC REGAL VOM RIVERWOODSGSGROVER III, LLOYD
VC NORA VOM RIVERWOODSGSKOSMICKI, STEVEN E.
VC KORT VOM RIVERWOODS MAX HANSGSMONTANO, DANIEL F.
VC UPWIND'S BASINGSNYSSE, JONATHAN 
VC ROOSTER RIDGE'S BLAZEGWOAKLEAF, RON K.
VC SHOOTING STARR'S ENCOREGSRIESER II, JAMES W.
VC BARBWIRE'S BRISCOGWSCHULTZ, RICHARD 
VC RUFUS DI MORGHENGOSPAMIRIAN, LENA J.
VC WET ACRES DEEP THROATGRDILLEY, RICHARD L.
VC HAWKEYES 00 BUCKS K.C.GSHARMEYER, ALAN 
VC PRAIRIE WINDS ZEPHYRGSKOEHLER, ROBERT T.
VC HUNTIN' BROOKE'S CHALLENGEGSLANDRY, KELLEY J.
VC SHOOTING STARR'S RINGOGSLUTYNSKI, WAYNE 
VC HUNTERS' RIDGE DAKOTA ROSEGWMISKAVIGE, KEN
VC HUNTERS' EDGE LITTLE PRINCESSGSRHODES, SID H.
VC SWEET SADIE MAEGSRHODES, SID H.
VC SHARP SHOOTER'S AUSSIEGSSKEUSE, BRIDGET 
VC HIGHPOINTS HAVOCGSSULLIVAN, JOSEPH P.
VC ALICE VOM RAINMAKERGWTROUT, PAUL L.

2004     99 dogs tested

VC MERRYMEETING'S HUBERTUS

GS

MARK L BULL

VC STONE HOUSE'S HUNTING HARLEY

GS

RONALD VERNIK

VC WINGMASTER'S BRISK AUTUMN

GW

JOHN E CROZIER, JR

VC SHOOTING STARR'S ZACK

GS

DONATE THIBAULT

VC CURIO VON KRIEGER

GW

SEAN P TIMMENS

VC SHARP SHOOTERS F-FIVE

GS

MARK PICARD

VC BJORN ACE-SSON

GS

GREG BRYANT

VC TAITA'S LITTLE REBEL

VI

MICHAEL S CROSBY

VC XAVIER VOM RIVERWOODS

GS

MARK A MOSES

VC SHARP SHOOTER'S ANNIE OAKLEY

GS

MARK PICARD

VC SHARP SHOOTER'S WILEY ONE GS LAURA PICARD

VC SHOOTING STARR'S HEIR JORDAN

GS

JAMES W & DONNA J RIESER

VC BASSET'S NORSK WIKING

GS

JASON E SMITH

VC SHOOTING STARR'S BONNIE GIRL

GS

RONALD J & DEBORAH STOTT

VC ERIKA VON KRIEGER

GW

CONNIE & SEAN P TIMMENS

VC ELSA VON BURKHART

GS

ALAN & KIMBERLIE BURKHART

VC GRAF VON BURKHART

GS

ALAN & KIMBERLIE BURKHART

VC AUTUMN FIRE'S MAX BALLENBERG

GW

MARK GEBHART

VC POINTING STARR'S LUKE

GS

LENARD W KINDEM

VC VANGUARD VD WESTWIND

GS

CHAD J ROTTER

VC ENZO VOM LUDWIGSTEIN

GS

ROBERT T SWEZEY

VC FLAUGHERTY CREEK CODY

GW

DAVID B WALKER

VC ENGELHARDT'S SPECK

GS

GERALD E MERRILL

VC YANO VOM RIVERWOODS

GS

ROBERT R GERSTNER

VC CEDARWOODS MAN O' WAR

PP

MICHAEL GOWE

VC RISKY BUSINESS NITA

SP

CHARLES E HANNA

VC BARONESS RUBY VOM BRITT

GS

STEVEN C HANSON

VC TRIPLE J RUN RAINEY RUN

GS

JESSICA LIEFFORT

VC SHOOTING STARR'S MAGIC SEVEN

GS

JAMES W RIESER, II

VC PEERLESS FLETCHER

GS

DAVID SPANG

VC ENGELHARDT'S HAVE MERCY

GS

RICK R THOMPSON

VC TOP SHELF'S BLAZING BELLE GW JEFF F & TAMARA JALBERT

2005     63 dogs tested
VC ALDERS EDGE ORION GRTHOMAS C BAXTER
VC ALIBI'S MONTANA GOLDGRPATRICIA L LOOMIS
VC AXEL VOM BEAVER CREEKSGSDALE P YORK
VC BAYSIDE RUN'S BOUDOINSMMARK BULVANOSKI
VC BLACK CANYON GINGWARTHUR T TRUJILLO
VC CYCLONE WARRIORGSRANDY S & KRISTEN F KING
VC DREAMWORK'S DAYDREAMERPPTROY D BECK
VC HOOCH VOM RIVERWOODSGSROBERT & ROSEANN GERSTNER
VC HUNTERS EDGE APACHE WARRIORGSSID H RHODES
VC HUNTERS EDGE DOTTIE MAEGSSID H RHODES
VC JONES'S GONZO ZEBGSCRAIG JONES
VC LJUTICGSANTHONY G LIBERTORE
VC NOBELLES DOUBLE TROUBLE SUEGSCHARLES M ZITO
VC NOBELLES SUNLAND BUDY MADRIDGSJAMES NYSSE
VC ODIN VOM BERGWALDLMETTA M BERNU
VC ODYSSEY'S HUSTLIN KATEGSBEN L SHORT
VC PARIS VON DER STOLZEN AUGSROGER INGRAM
VC PATOU DU PECH DU CAYROLBBLONN KUCK
VC PIRATE DES BORDS DU DANGRALINE TREMBLAY
VC ROCKPOINTS SNOW ACEGSDONATE THIBAULT
VC ROOSTER RIDGE'S DAISY MAYGWROBERT A CASTOR-EKWALL
VC SASSY HEMLOCK HIHO SILVERESCURTIS FRY

VC SHADE MTN'S REVEILE AT DAWN     

GSERIC R ABRAHAM
VC SHARP SHOOTERS COOLHAND LUKEGSDANIEL ELLENBECKER
VC TALL OAKS AMAZIN' ANGELGSLYNN N ERICKSON
VC THUNDERHILL'S MONTANAGWJASON J KARASEK
VC THUNDERHILLS REBAGWMARK REINERT
VC TOULOUSE DES BORDS DU DANGRRONALD CORMIER
VC TRACADIE'S QUINTESSENTIALGSFRANCES S & ALLEN MOORE
VC TRIPLE J JESSE JAMESGSTRACEY NELSON

2006     89 dogs tested
VC AFTERHOURS AUGIE VAN GOGH GW TIMOTHY A OTTO
VC ANNIE VOM KINNICK GS JOHN IACONO
VC BRANDY VOM BEAVER CREEKS GS STEVEN R SCHEIB
VC CROWNPOINT WYKEHAM LAD GR VICKY FOSTER
VC ESCHENHOLZ D'BUCK KAISER MACK BS ALLEN E GLOVER
VC FELD JAEGER KLAUS GS R. CAREY MCMILLAN
VC GARBONITA'S BENTLEY GS BARRY L PAULSON
VC HANS VON BURKHART GS TIMOTHY S CLARK
VC HATTEN'S KIA GS BRUCE THOMPSON
VC HEIDLWOLF BENELLI GW CHRIS J SCHWERSENSKA
VC HUSKAR VOM WIREDHAUS GW JOE E AUMANN
VC IDA VON BURKHART GS ALAN P BURKHART
VC JILL VON BURKHART GS DANIEL A BROGAN
VC LJC'S GEM GW DUANE L STAHL
VC MORNINGSTAR'S JUST ABOUT JENNA GS WILLIAM H PAUL
VC NORTHERN EXPOSURE GRETTA GS PETER B WADE
VC OSAGE CAESAR BRASCH SP KAREN M BEYER
VC PRANCING BEAR PISTOL PETE GR PAUL J BURCZYCKI
VC REMINGTON'S HURON MOLLY GS MICHAEL S KUZMA
VC SASSY HEMLOCK BANDITO ES WILLIAM R SIEBERT
VC SHARP SHOOTERS MEGUN V. LACY GS CRAIG R MCLAUGHLIN
VC SHARP SHOOTER'S SMOKING GUN GS ERIC BAKER
VC SHARP SHOOTERS SPY GIRL GS TRAVIS R BISCHOF
VC SHARPE'S CREEK'S EIRA GW JEFF SOWERBY
VC SHOOTER'S SHINING STAR GS JOHN R VANHOLLENBECK
VC SHOOTING STARR'S ABSOLUT TYR GS CAROL A SUNDQUIST
VC SHOOTING STARR'S GO GO GADGET GS ANTHONY G LIBERTORE
VC SHOOTING STARR'S LONESOME JOE GS BRIAN K JOHNSON
VC SHOOTING STARR'S ROCKET GS JEFFREY M VALLEY
VC SMOKE CREEK'S MAX II GW LINDA BENNETT
VC SOUTHPAW QUASIE GW SCOTT L BEYNON
VC SUNDANCE ZANE VD WESTWIND GS TATE D STRATTON
VC THUNDERHEAD'S MIGHTY MORGAN GS DAVID DULAK
VC THUNDERHILL'S AXEL GW WAYNE ALDEN
VC THUNDERHILL'S CRYSTAL'S ICE GW GILBERT TREMBLAY
VC THUNDERHILL'S DAKOTA BELLE GW KEN MISKAVIGE
VC TOP SHELF'S TESS GW KEITH KEMMER
VC TRACADIE'S JILLY GS FRANCES S MOORE
VC WILLOW CREEKS MOUTHY ONE GS SEAN P TIMMENS

2007    92 dogs tested
VC AMSEL VOM HERZCOFF SM MELISSA B HERZ
VC BACKCOUNTRY MUZZY GS THOMAS R JAAKKOLA
VC BARILLA'S RESA MORETTI ES ETIENNE LAVOIE
VC BLACK RIVER DANA GR ROBERT P VAN METER
VC BONNIE VOM KELJER GS ROY W AMES
VC BRIARWOOD'S ACE II GS ELIZABETH C DYER
VC CEDARWOODS ORPHAN ANNIE PP THOMAS DECKERT
VC CEDARWOODS YOUNG TATR PP THOMAS R LOCHNER
VC CODY VOM APFELBAUMBACH SM KRISTINE HILL
VC GARBONITA TOPGUN HUSTLEN TANGO GS ANITA WEISS
VC GATEWAY'S ARANCIA FORZA SP JACK CLENDENNY
VC GILLY VOM BERGLAND GS TATE D STRATTON
VC GROUSE POINT'S BLITZ GS HOWARD L HILL
VC INDIAN BROOK FRAPPUCINO GS CHERYL L ASMUS
VC JAROS JAGGERS JOE BS RICHARD J JAROSINSKI
VC JJEM'S JULIA GS TRACEY NELSON
VC LAGE'S POWERBALL GS ROBERT G WEST
VC LUKE DER HUMDINGER WM RAHL E HOEPTNER
VC MCNALLY'S CALAHOO GW J SCOTT BARNER
VC MIA CHUKAR CHICK GW ANDY SOLT
VC OSAGE BRIA LUCHI SP ANN BAGNELL
VC REDSTAG'S THUNDERING THIRD GS RONALD J STOTT
VC ROOSTER RIDGE'S GUSTO TOON GW ROBERT D SCHWEIKHARDT
VC S SHARP SHOOTERS FUNKY DIVA GS JESSICA LIEFFORT
VC SHARP SHOOTERS ALEXIS GS BILL JANES
VC SHARP SHOOTERS BRIGHTEST STAR GS KELLY A CRAGHEAD
VC SHARP SHOOTERS FAST AS YOU GS CLYDE E VETTER
VC SHARP SHOOTERS HI VELOCITY GS TIMOTHY PEETERS
VC SHARP SHOOTERS HOT ROD GS CLYDE E VETTER
VC SHARP SHOOTERS LET'ER RIP GS KENNETH J HORNER
VC SHARP SHOOTER'S LIL HOTTIE GS MARK PICARD
VC SHARP SHOOTERS MAN IN BLACK GS CLYDE E VETTER
VC SHARPTAIL'S MIRACLE ANIKA GS WALLY WAHL
VC SHOOTING STARR'S GEN MILO GS DONALD OLSZEWSKI
VC SHOOTING STARR'S WRENEGADE GS WILLIAM R SCHULTZ
VC SUNDANCE REVELATION GS DONALD W EBERSOLE
VC THUNDERHEAD'S DOUBLE TROUBLE GS RENEE PERETTO
VC THUNDERHILL'S DIAMOND LIL GW KEVIN RAUTIO
VC WARREN II V D WISSOWER KLINKEN GW DUANE L STAHL


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