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August 2011
Hello to all. The upcoming season brings a lot of uncertainty considering the instability of the economy. We at SSJ Farm understand the situation and even though feed prices have soared, we will maintain the same prices as last year. We had a good year and we thank everyone for the continued support.
This summer, we have continued to work our grounds in order to improve every course. Courses A & C had timber harvested which opens both considerably. Those pine trees that moved in the way of shot have been banished from the property. We hope this will make hunting even more enjoyable. Course C was again burned as was part of Course A.
Burning improves habitat and at the same time reduces understory that makes it hard to see ones dog. The drought was instrumental in retarding some of the understory growth too. The waterholes on C have been enlarged and benches have been added. Course C has seen the most improvement. Course B continues to offer a native Florida type habitat and is being enlarged every year.
Please read 2010's update for other pertinent information.
As always, hope to see you often. Stuart and Sharon
August 2010
Welcome to the 2010 SSJ Farm update. We would like to sincerely thank our customers for another successful year. Each year our business has grown and we try to improve our grounds. With three courses available, we have been able to accommodate most all hunters. We hope to continue to be able to put all hunters and their dog in the field for a morning or afternoon hunt. The grounds on all three courses will be a little different as every year brings new habitat. Course A was burned this year so it will be thinner with less cover, better to see your dog. Course B has been burned, expanded and planted. It should be like native Florida. Course C was burned and heavily disked to try to remove some of the under story. It will have the same number placement as last year, only longer.
Prices will remain the same and all other rules will continue to apply. After booking a hunt, confirm via e-mail or phone call within a 24-hour period prior to your scheduled hunt. Also, please try to arrive between 8:00AM to 9:00AM for the morning hunt and arrive between 1:00PM to 2:00PM for the afternoon hunt. If you arrive late, we can not extend your time in the field if there is a hunt scheduled after yours. We try to make it so everyone gets their full time in the field but sometimes it is necessary to hurry one up a bit.
As we go into the 2010 hunting season, we hope to host a few hunting dog field trials. For those of you that have run in our field trials, please mark your calendar for Saturday December 18, 2010. We will host the first field trial of the season on that date. We will be using National Bird Hunters Association rules. The final rule changes will be made by the end of August and you may read the rules on the link provided to the left. Please join the SE Bird Hunters google group if you are interested. Fun trials and NBHA schedules will posted there.
We hope to see you often. Stuart and Sharon
MARCH 7, 2009
1st ANNUAL SSJ FARM UBH FIELD TRIAL
SSJ Farm held its first ever hunting dog field trial on March 7, 2009. The day was warm, the skies clear, 21 dogs and their handlers were nervous. Most of the 21 had never experienced a field trial. After the day was done, most were ready to do it all over again.
SSJ Farm hopes to run two field trials each year, one in the fall and one in the spring. The interest for such an event just overwhelmed us.
It took most of the day to get thru the eleven braces, and when the dust had settled, SSJ Farm's Brittanys Jo and Jett handled by owner Stuart Williams, finished 1st and second with scores of 112 and 90. Tom Tankersley's setter Abby finished 3rd, followed by Dave Brumbaugh's Vizsla Haley 4th.
The trial was run under United Bird Hunter rules and SSJ Farm was assisted by UBH VP and Eastern director Ernie Ashby.
Ernie came a day early to certify judges and get everything set up for the trials. He brought two judges, Steve Elliott and Eric Schmidt from South Carolina. Steve's son Ashby did the bird handling duties. Ernie also ran two dogs in our trials.
The complete list of dogs and handlers are shown in the photo gallery section of our website, along with pictures from the trial.
We wish to thank every one that contributed to our successful season and this field trial.
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