Erin's Hidden Shamrock for Field Trial Hall of Fame

Congratulations to Erin’s Hidden Shamrock’s newest Champion produced - Ch. Little Hawk owned and handled by Paul Cook won the 2024 NBHA Sharptail Open Championship at Nemekogan Barrens in Danville, WI. Well done to Paul and his newest Champion!

7 Days left for voting! Please take a moment and cast your vote for Erin's Hidden Shamrock for the 2024 Hall of Fame! Thank you for everyone who has cast their vote thus far!

Voting opens today for the 2024 Hall of Fame. We kindly ask you to consider Erin's Hidden Shamrock when casting your vote. Eloquently scribed by Mr. Joe Hopkins, Shamrock influenced and improved an entire breed for future generations!

Erin’s Hidden Shamrock's entire competitive career was spent at the top level as a part of one of the most star-studded and illustrious classes of all-age talent of the last decade. In this gauntlet of competition, "Jack" was victorious in winning three championships, seven runner-up championships, and 15-lifetime placements from the rolling hills on prairies on pheasants to the piney woods of the south on quail. Although a resume this robust for a setter in this realm of competition is certainly hall-of-fame worthy on its own merits, Jack’s greatest contribution to the sport of field trialing and the English Setter breed is his legacy as a sire.

In the last thirty years, it would be difficult to match the influence or find a single comparable that has had the impact on the bird dog world much less a single breed. As a sire, the stud book record shows 84 individual winners amassing an unparalleled total of 333 wins among them. Winners, classic winners, champions, and countless award winners spanning from coast to coast on every upland species in North America and in every realm of competition all the way from your brag hunting dog, to the top tier all-age horseback performers - Jack produced elite performers and he produced them at every level.

Aside from the many performance accolades and the wealth of statistical viability of the dog, Erin's Hidden Shamrock's greatest achievement may just be the culture he has created as a "sire of sires" and a "breed shaper" as well. Hundreds of setter connoisseurs all across the country from all types of disciplines brag, buy, and desire a setter with "Shamrock blood". Similar movements from the likes of hall of fame residents before him such as CH Tekoa Mountain Sunrise, CH Bozeann's Mosley, and CH Grouse Ridge Reroy; Erin's Hidden Shamrock has and will undoubtedly influence the setter breed and the field trial dog as a whole for many generations to come maybe unlike any before him..

The mark of a true Hall of Fame dog should be what his legacy leaves for the sport. Hidden Shamrock’s offspring are solidifying his legacy by producing the next generation of field trial setters! We hope you will consider Ch. Erin’s Hidden Shamrock when you cast your vote this September.

-The Committee to elect Erin's Hidden Shamrock for Field Trial Hall of Fame!

Voting begins September 1 - 30th for the Field Trial Hall of Fame. Please see the ways to vote below and cast your vote for CH. Erin's Hidden Shamrock!!!

Here Are A Few Key Reminders To Be Eligible To Vote For The Upcoming Election!
1. To Vote, A Person Must Be A PRINT Subscriber Of The UKC Field. This Will Be Verified At The Time Of The Voting In September
2. They Do NOT Have An Online Subscription; It Is Print ONLY
3. There Are NO Printed Ballots. Voting Will Be Online And Instructions Will Be Included In The September Issue
4. Online Voting Will Take Place September 1-30th.
** Great Reminder On How To Cast Your Votes For The Field Trial Hall Of Fame Candidates And Top Dogs!
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Some excellent photos captured by Chris Mathan Sportsman Cabinet.

"Boldness and presence distinguish the iconic from the ordinary. These traits not only empower the exceptional to rise above the competition but also assert one's self into generations of the breed going forward. CH Erin's Hidden Shamrock through both performance and production has distinguished himself as an ICON. Please join us in placing this field trial icon into his rightful place into the National Bird Dog Hall of Fame."

- The Committee to Elect Erin's Hidden Shamrock to the Field Trial Hall of Fame.

Erin’s Hidden Shamrock's entire competitive career was spent at the top level as a part of one of the most star-studded and illustrious classes of all-age talent of the last decade. In this gauntlet of competition, "Jack" was victorious in winning three championships, seven runner-up championships, and 15-lifetime placements from the rolling hills on prairies on pheasants to the piney woods of the south on quail. Although a resume this robust for a setter in this realm of competition is certainly hall-of-fame worthy on its own merits, Jack’s greatest contribution to the sport of field trialing and the English Setter breed is his legacy as a sire.

In the last thirty years, it would be difficult to match the influence or find a single comparable that has had the impact on the bird dog world much less a single breed. As a sire, the stud book record shows 84 individual winners amassing an unparalleled total of 333 wins among them. Winners, classic winners, champions, and countless award winners spanning from coast to coast on every upland species in North America and in every realm of competition all the way from your brag hunting dog, to the top tier all-age horseback performers - Jack produced elite performers and he produced them at every level.

Aside from the many performance accolades and the wealth of statistical viability of the dog, Erin's Hidden Shamrock's greatest achievement may just be the culture he has created as a "sire of sires" and a "breed shaper" as well. Hundreds of setter connoisseurs all across the country from all types of disciplines brag, buy, and desire a setter with "Shamrock blood". Similar movements from the likes of hall of fame residents before him such as CH Tekoa Mountain Sunrise, CH Bozeann's Mosley, and CH Grouse Ridge Reroy; Erin's Hidden Shamrock has and will undoubtedly influence the setter breed and the field trial dog as a whole for many generations to come maybe unlike any before him.

The mark of a true Hall of Fame dog should be what his legacy leaves for the sport. Hidden Shamrock’s offspring are solidifying his legacy by producing the next generation of field trial setters! We hope you will consider Ch. Erin’s Hidden Shamrock when you cast your vote this September.

-The Committee to elect Erin's Hidden Shamrock for Field Trial Hall of Fame!

Here Are A Few Key Reminders To Be Eligible To Vote For The Upcoming Election!

1. To Vote, A Person Must Be A PRINT Subscriber Of The UKC Field. This Will Be Verified At The Time Of The Voting In September

2. They Do NOT Have An Online Subscription; It Is Print ONLY

3. There Are NO Printed Ballots. Voting Will Be Online And Instructions Will Be Included In The September Issue

4. Online Voting Will Take Place September 1-30th.

** Great Reminder On How To Cast Your Votes For The Field Trial Hall Of Fame Candidates And Top Dogs!

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