All judges are required to attend a Judge and Handlers Seminar once every two (2) years. Use the links below to check your seminar due date or review the Judges and Handlers seminar manual.
| Region | Date | Host Club | Instructor | Location | Contact Info | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8A | 03/21 | Gateway HRC | Mike Botts | Via ZOOM | Cory Botts | VIRTUAL SEMINAR: open to judges and handlers. Attendance is limited and priority will be given to judges in need. Registration CLOSES Mon 03/16/26 at 11:45pm CST. Registrations received after maximum attendance has been reached, will be placed on the Waiting List in case space becomes available. Approved attendees will be provided a ZOOM session link the week of the Seminar by Cory Botts. SEMINAR START TIME: 8:00am CST. Participants must have camera ON and be present and engaged the entire time to receive judging credit. NO CAMERA, NO REGISTRATION = NO CREDIT (NO EXCEPTIONS). TO REGISTER CLICK HERE |
| 8B | 04/11 | Prairie Lakes HRC | Kim Olson | MN, Elbow Lake | Kim Olson | LOCATION: KT British Labs 23648 County Rd 12, Elbow Lake, MN 56531 START TIME: 9am Lunch & beverage will be provided. Attendance is limited to 35. Please RSVP! |
| 8A | 03/21 | Gateway HRC | Mike Botts | MO, St Charles | Ben Kuhn | LOCATION: Busch Conservation Area 2360 Hwy D, St Charles, MO 63304 START TIME: 8am Lunch will be available for $5 (pulled pork sandwich & pasta salad). Please RSVP! |
| 7A | 03/07 | Great Lakes HRC | Bill Ferrans | MI, Kalamazoo | Kristen Wiessner | LOCATION: D & R Sports Center 8178 W Main St, Kalamazoo, MI 49009 START TIME: 9AM Park on W end of main parking lot - seminar will be held in the Parts & Service Building. Please RSVP! |
| 5A | 02/21 | Deer River HRC | Billy Carey | TN, Lavinia | Jenna Cox | LOCATION: Whitaker Farms 1415 Fry Rd, Lavinia, TN 38348 START TIME: 8am. Club is looking into possible lunch options. Attendance will be limited due to space. Please RSVP! |
| 2 | 02/21 | Northern Montezuma HRC | Eric Bartlett | NY, Fulton | Missy Bartlett | LOCATION: Pathfinder Fish & Game Club 116 Crescent Rd, Fulton, NY 13069 START TIME: 7:30am (concluding around 4pm). Parking at club house. Coffee & donuts provided. Club is also looking into BBQ for lunch. Please RSVP! |
| 01 | 03/22 | Essex HRC | Rusty Wismer | ONT, Kingsville | Rusty Wismer | LOCATION: Jack Miners Bird Sanctuary, 332 Road #3 W, Kingsville, Ontario N9Y 2E5 START TIME: 9am (no dogs allowed) Please RSVP! |
| 15 | 02/07 | Roadrunner HRC | Mary McNeese | Via ZOOM | Sarah Krause | VIRTUAL SEMINAR: open to judges and handlers. Attendance will be limited to 90. Registration CLOSES Mon 02/02/26 at 11:45pm CST. Registrations received after maximum attendance has been reached, will be placed on the Waiting List in case space becomes available. Approved attendees will be provided a ZOOM session link the week of the Seminar by Sarah Krause. SEMINAR START TIME: 9:00am MT (10:00am CST and 11:00am EST). Participants must have camera ON and be present and engaged the entire time to receive judging credit. NO CAMERA, NO REGISTRATION = NO CREDIT (NO EXCEPTIONS). TO REGISTER CLICK HERE |
| 13 | 03/21 | Southern Colorado HRC | Willie Ratliff | CO, Pueblo | Willie Ratliff | LOCATION: Lake Pueblo State Park Visitor Center 640 Pueblo Reservoir Rd, Pueblo, CO 81005 START TIME: 9am If questions please call 303-589-3346. RSVP by email only please! |
| 09A | 02/21 | Southwest Missouri RC | Rusty Noahr | MO, El Dorado Springs | Deb Leibbrandt | LOCATION: Sac Osage Electric Company Community Room 4815 US 54 E, El Dorado Springs, MO 64744 Parking is on E side of building/parking lot, enter through side door. START TIME: 8:30am Attendance will be limited to 25. Please RSVP! |
| 14 | 02/21 | Cascade HRC & Whistling Wings HRC | Elroy Olson | WA, Monroe | Kevin Biery | LOCATION: Evergreen State Fairgrounds 308 179th Ave SE, Monroe, WA 98272 START TIME: 8am Please RSVP with Kevin Biery 360-303-7757 or kevinbiery@comcast.net or with Pam Ulsh 425-879-1224 or prescascadehrc@gmail.com |
| 13A | 03/21 | Salt Valley HRC | Russ Fadling | NE, Unadilla | Joe Gioia | LOCATION: Duncan Building 373 Main St, Unadilla, NE 68454. START TIME: 8am Plenty of parking but event facility limits attendance to 60. Please RSVP! |
| 1 | 02/21 | Luther Marsh HRC | Rusty Wismer | ONT, Scheffield | Erica Wilson | LOCATION: Scheffield Lions Club 1459 Scheffield Rd, Scheffield, Ontario, N1R5S2 Seating will be limited and no dogs are allowed. START TIME: 9am Please RSVP! |