Meet Trapper. Here you can see him posing with Craig and the geese that he retrieved off the water. Yup, Trapper is a tough guy. Although Trapper is getting up there in years, he can still hunt with the best of them.
Trapper's American Kennel Club name is Trapper of Seal-Kim. He was born on June 18, 1996. His sire is FC Sealion of Bricksclose (an AKC Master Hunter) and dam is Rock River Ray Ban Kim (an AKC Senior Hunter). He was bred by Reid and Shirley Nehls.
Trapper is owned by Craig and Teri Steinbach of Thorp, Wisconsin. He was trained by Craig/Fly-n-Gun Kennels.
Trapper has currently accomplished the "Platinum Status Champion" in the Tournament Hunter Champions Club. To follow is a list of Trapper's most significant accomplishments. Trapper is a Super Major Champion (highlighted in bold green and gray). He also has five Super Major Champion Top 5's (highlighted in green).
Trapper retired from tournament hunting in 2004.
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Major Accomplishments
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| Year |
Event |
Division |
Placing |
| '03 |
N.A.T.H.A. Wisconsin State Pheasant Championship |
O.F. |
CHAMPION |
| '02 |
N.A.T.H.A. U.S. Open National Championships |
T.G.F. |
CHAMPION |
| '02 |
N.A.T.H.A. Wisconsin State Pheasant Championship |
T.G.F. |
RESERVE CHAMPION |
| '01 |
W.C.H.S. Dog of the Year |
T.G.F. |
RESERVE CHAMPION |
| '01 |
N.A.T.H.A. High Point Flusher of the Year |
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Third Place |
| '01 |
N.A.T.H.A. U.S. Open National Championships |
T.G.F./50 |
Third Place |
| '01 |
N.A.T.H.A. Minnesota State Partridge Championship |
O.F. |
CHAMPION |
| '01 |
N.A.T.H.A. Wisconsin State Partridge Championship |
O.F. |
RESERVE CHAMPION |
| '00 |
N.A.T.H.A. Wisconsin State Pheasant Championshipw |
T.G.F. |
CHAMPION |
| '99 |
N.A.T.H.A. U.S. Open National Championships |
T.G.F. |
RESERVE CHAMPION |
| '99 |
W.C.H.S. |
T.G.F. |
CHAMPION |
| '99 |
W.C.H.S. |
T.G.F. |
CHAMPION |
| '98 |
W.C.H.S. |
T.G.F. |
CHAMPION |
| '98 |
W.C.H.S. |
T.G.F. |
RESERVE CHAMPION |
| '98 |
W.C.H.S. |
T.G.F. |
CHAMPION |
| '96 |
N.A.T.H.A. U.S. Open National Championships |
T.G.P.F. |
RESERVE CHAMPION |
| '96 |
N.A.T.H.A. U.S. Open National Championships |
T.G.P.F. |
Third Place |
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Tournament Hunter Champion Points: 302
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World Ranking Lifetime Flusher: 30th
as of July 7, 2005
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Accomplishments Key
Tournament Key and Information:
N.A.T.H.A. = North American Tournament Hunting Association (http://www.natha.us/)
N.B.D.C.A./B.D.C. = National Bird Dog Challenge Association (http://www.nbdca.com/)
W.C.H.S. = Wisconsin Championship Hunting Series (http://www.wisconsinseries.com/)
Visit http://www.tournamenthunter.com/ for information about the other tournaments listed.
Division Key:
O.F. = Open Flusher
O.P.F. = Open Puppy Flusher
T.G.F. = Top Gun Flusher
T.G.F./50 = Top Gun Flusher 50 and Over (hunter age 50 and up)
T.G.P.F. = Top Gun Puppy Flusher
