Pointer and Setter Field Trials

The Field Trial year begins on 1st February and for the Pointers and Setters in England, Scotland and Wales there are four circuits run between March and September.

The Spring Grouse Trials run on moors in the North of England and Scotland on paired Grouse in March

The Spring Partridge Trials run on the corn fields of Suffolk  in  April on paired Partridges and  on Pheasants

The Summer Grouse Trials run on moors in the North of England and Scotland on coveys of Grouse

The Autumn Partridge Trials run on the stubbles and root fields of Norfolk on coveys of Partridges and on Pheasants

In Northern Ireland Field Trials are run in the Spring principally on grouse and pheasants and in the Summer/Autumn on Grouse and Pheasants.

English Setters, Gordon Setters, Irish Setters, Irish Red and White Setters and English Pointers all compete against each other at the Trials.