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&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p style="padding-left: 40px;"&gt;Our Spring AKC hunt tests will be held on 4/22/2023 and 4/23/2023 at Des Plaines State Fish and Wildlife Area – WEST GROUNDS (Wilmington Exit 1.5 miles West of I-55.)&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;IDNR and AKC protocols will be followed as approved.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;This test will be a double/double held in conjunction with the Vizsla Club of Illinois&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;div&gt;This Hunt Test is held under Rules and Procedures of the AMERICAN KENNEL CLUB&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div&gt;OPEN TO ALL POINTING BREEDS, BITCHES IN SEASON MAY NOT COMPETE&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div&gt;***** Tracking Collars Allowed*****&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div&gt;The use of AKC approved tracking collars will be permitted in all levels, and will follow AKC regulations pertaining to the use of tracking collars.  Information on approved tracking collars can be found &lt;a href="https://www.akc.org/sports/pointing-breeds/tracking-devices/"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div&gt;PayPal entries are available for this event below. Please note there is a non-refundable $2.00 service fee for online entries. Select day and stake below, checkout when you’ve added all of your entries!&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div&gt;Premium can be found here: &lt;a href="https://wcni.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/WCNI_HT_Premium_Spring_2023.pdf"&gt;Spring 2023 HT Premium&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div&gt;Running order for both can be found here: &lt;a href="https://wcni.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/WCNI_Spring_2023_RunningOrderv3.pdf"&gt;Spring 23 running order both days&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;Our fall AKC hunt tests will be held on 10/14 and 10/15/2023 at Des Plaines State Fish and Wildlife Area – WEST GROUNDS (Wilmington Exit 1.5 miles West of I-55.)&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;IDNR and AKC protocols will be followed as approved.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;This test will be a double/double held in conjunction with the Vizsla Club of Illinois&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;WCNI Premium can be found here: &lt;a href="https://wcni.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/WCNI_HT_Premium_Fall_2023.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;Fall 2023 HT Premium&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;h3&gt;Running orders can be found below!&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href="https://wcni.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/WCNI_Running_Order_10_14_23.pdf"&gt;Fall HT 2023 Saturday Running Order&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href="https://wcni.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/WCNI_Running_Order_10_15_23.pdf"&gt;Fall HT 2023 Sunday Running Order&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div&gt;This Hunt Test is held under Rules and Procedures of the AMERICAN KENNEL CLUB&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div&gt;OPEN TO ALL POINTING BREEDS, BITCHES IN SEASON MAY NOT COMPETE&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div&gt;***** Tracking Collars Allowed*****&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div&gt;The use of AKC approved tracking collars will be permitted in all levels, and will follow AKC regulations pertaining to the use of tracking collars.  Information on approved tracking collars can be found &lt;a href="https://www.akc.org/sports/pointing-breeds/tracking-devices/"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;h4&gt;ENTRIES ARE NOW CLOSED!!!&lt;/h4&gt;
&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div&gt;PayPal entries are available for this event below. Please note there is a non-refundable $2.00 service fee for online entries. Select day and stake below, checkout when you’ve added all of your entries!&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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greyhausweims@gmail.com</text></contact><location><text>Alliant Engergy Center @ 1919 Alliant Energy Center Way, Madison, WI 53713</text></location><sequence><integer>0</integer></sequence><url><uri>https://wcni.org/event/wcni-winter-supported-entry-and-specialty-shows-2024/</uri></url><x-cost-type><unknown>free</unknown></x-cost-type><x-wp-images-url><unknown>thumbnail;https://wcni.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/BethScofieldQuincyUKCChamp-150x150.jpg;150;150;1,medium;https://wcni.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/BethScofieldQuincyUKCChamp-300x300.jpg;300;300;1,large;https://wcni.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/BethScofieldQuincyUKCChamp.jpg;598;600;</unknown></x-wp-images-url></properties></vevent><vevent><properties><uid><text>ai1ec-999@wcni.org</text></uid><dtstamp><date-time>2026-04-15T12:30:20Z</date-time></dtstamp><summary><text>WCNI Spring Field Fun Day 2024 (East Grounds)</text></summary><description><text>&lt;div class="ai1ec-event-avatar alignleft timely"&gt;&lt;img src="https://wcni.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/Cernak-Rocko-point-1040x400-300x115.jpg" width="300" height="115" /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;p&gt;Come on out and enjoy what your Weimaraners were bred to do!  Watch the excitement in your dogs eyes, as they run through the field in pure athletic fashion on a quest for that almighty bird scent.  You will be watching poetry in motion.  Once you encounter your first quintessential point you just might catch a thing called “bird dog fever.” So come out and enjoy the day!  Meet your fellow members, and make some new friends. Our club has a wealth of knowledgeable people all willing to share with you!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;John Cernak has been in touch with our bird supplier. He does have birds for us. Quail&lt;br /&gt;
will be $7.50/bird and Chukar will be $11.00/bird for the March 16th and 17th weekend.&lt;br /&gt;
Birds are really getting hard to get and as you can see prices are going up. If you are&lt;br /&gt;
planning to attend any of these days, you will need to &lt;strong&gt;pre-order&lt;/strong&gt; birds by calling John at&lt;br /&gt;
815-806-5243.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="color: #ff6600;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;THE DEADLINE TO ORDER FUN DAY BIRDS IS MARCH 12.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</text></description><dtstart><parameters><tzid><text>America/Chicago</text></tzid></parameters><date-time>2024-03-16T09:00:00</date-time></dtstart><dtend><parameters><tzid><text>America/Chicago</text></tzid></parameters><date-time>2024-03-16T16:00:00</date-time></dtend><rdate><parameters><tzid><text>America/Chicago</text></tzid></parameters><date-time>2024-03-17T09:00:00</date-time></rdate><categories><parameters><language><text>en-US</text></language></parameters><text>Field</text></categories><contact><text>Paige Lyford; 815-997-2245; paige.lyford@gmail.com</text></contact><geo><latitude>+41.334154</latitude><longitude>-88.170654</longitude></geo><location><text>DesPlaines State Fish and Wildlife Area (EAST GROUNDS) @ 30549 S Boathouse Rd, Wilmington, IL 60481, USA</text></location><sequence><integer>0</integer></sequence><url><uri>https://wcni.org/event/wcni-spring-field-fun-day-2024-east-grounds/</uri></url><x-cost-type><unknown>free</unknown></x-cost-type><x-wp-images-url><unknown>thumbnail;https://wcni.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/Cernak-Rocko-point-1040x400-150x150.jpg;150;150;1,medium;https://wcni.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/Cernak-Rocko-point-1040x400-300x115.jpg;300;115;1,large;https://wcni.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/Cernak-Rocko-point-1040x400-1024x394.jpg;1024;394;1,full;https://wcni.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/Cernak-Rocko-point-1040x400.jpg;1040;400;</unknown></x-wp-images-url></properties></vevent><vevent><properties><uid><text>ai1ec-966@wcni.org</text></uid><dtstamp><date-time>2026-04-15T12:30:20Z</date-time></dtstamp><summary><text>WCNI Spring Field Fun Day 2024</text></summary><description><text>&lt;div class="ai1ec-event-avatar alignleft timely"&gt;&lt;img src="https://wcni.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/Cernak-Rocko-point-1040x400-300x115.jpg" width="300" height="115" /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;p&gt;Come on out and enjoy what your Weimaraners were bred to do!  Watch the excitement in your dogs eyes, as they run through the field in pure athletic fashion on a quest for that almighty bird scent.  You will be watching poetry in motion.  Once you encounter your first quintessential point you just might catch a thing called “bird dog fever.” So come out and enjoy the day!  Meet your fellow members, and make some new friends. Our club has a wealth of knowledgeable people all willing to share with you!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;John Cernak has been in touch with our bird supplier. He does have birds for us.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The weekend of March 23rd and 24th, Quail are $7.65/bird and Chukar are $11.25/bird.&lt;br /&gt;
Birds are really getting hard to get and as you can see prices are going up. If you are&lt;br /&gt;
planning to attend any of these days, you will need to &lt;strong&gt;pre-order&lt;/strong&gt; birds by calling John at&lt;br /&gt;
815-806-5243.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="color: #ff6600;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;THE DEADLINE TO ORDER FUN DAY BIRDS IS MARCH 12&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Please reach out with any questions you have!  This is a great opportunity to get your pup out and exposed to the fun of the field!&lt;/p&gt;</text></description><dtstart><parameters><tzid><text>America/Chicago</text></tzid></parameters><date-time>2024-03-23T09:00:00</date-time></dtstart><dtend><parameters><tzid><text>America/Chicago</text></tzid></parameters><date-time>2024-03-23T15:00:00</date-time></dtend><rdate><parameters><tzid><text>America/Chicago</text></tzid></parameters><date-time>2024-03-24T09:00:00</date-time></rdate><categories><parameters><language><text>en-US</text></language></parameters><text>Field</text></categories><contact><text>John Cernak; 312-907-2595; mjcern@msn.com</text></contact><geo><latitude>+41.334154</latitude><longitude>-88.170654</longitude></geo><location><text>DesPlaines State Fish and Wildlife Area (WEST GROUNDS) @ 24621 N River Rd, Wilmington, IL 60481</text></location><sequence><integer>0</integer></sequence><url><uri>https://wcni.org/event/wcni-spring-field-fun-day-2024/</uri></url><x-cost-type><unknown>free</unknown></x-cost-type><x-wp-images-url><unknown>thumbnail;https://wcni.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/Cernak-Rocko-point-1040x400-150x150.jpg;150;150;1,medium;https://wcni.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/Cernak-Rocko-point-1040x400-300x115.jpg;300;115;1,large;https://wcni.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/Cernak-Rocko-point-1040x400-1024x394.jpg;1024;394;1,full;https://wcni.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/Cernak-Rocko-point-1040x400.jpg;1040;400;</unknown></x-wp-images-url></properties></vevent><vevent><properties><uid><text>ai1ec-971@wcni.org</text></uid><dtstamp><date-time>2026-04-15T12:30:20Z</date-time></dtstamp><summary><text>WCNI Spring Hunt Test 2024 (Double w/VCOI)</text></summary><description><text>&lt;div class="ai1ec-event-avatar alignleft timely"&gt;&lt;img src="https://wcni.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/2013-04-06-11.27.13-e1490299586115-300x105.jpg" width="300" height="105" /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="padding-left: 40px;"&gt;Our Spring AKC hunt tests will be held on 4/20/2024 and 4/21/2024 at Des Plaines State Fish and Wildlife Area – WEST GROUNDS (Wilmington Exit 1.5 miles West of I-55.)&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;IDNR and AKC protocols will be followed as approved.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;This test will be a double/double held in conjunction with the Vizsla Club of Illinois&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;div&gt;This Hunt Test is held under Rules and Procedures of the AMERICAN KENNEL CLUB&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div&gt;OPEN TO ALL POINTING BREEDS, BITCHES IN SEASON MAY NOT COMPETE&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div&gt;***** Tracking Collars Allowed*****&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div&gt;The use of AKC approved tracking collars will be permitted in all levels, and will follow AKC regulations pertaining to the use of tracking collars.  Information on approved tracking collars can be found &lt;a href="https://www.akc.org/sports/pointing-breeds/tracking-devices/"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;div&gt;Online entries will be accepted via the BirdDog Stakes website.  Please see links below.&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href="https://birddogstakes.net/index.php?e=Weimaraner%20Club%20of%20Northern%20Illinois&amp;n=2024168801&amp;et=HT#details" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;BirdDog Stakes Saturday&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href="https://birddogstakes.net/index.php?e=Weimaraner%20Club%20of%20Northern%20Illinois&amp;n=2024168802&amp;et=HT#details" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;BirdDog Stakes Sunday&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;div&gt;Premium can be found here:  &lt;a href="https://wcni.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/WCNI_HT_Premium_Spring_2024.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;WCNI_HT_Premium_Spring_2024&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div&gt;Running order for both can be found here:&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href="https://wcni.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/WCNI_Running_Order_04_20_24.pdf"&gt;Saturday 04_20_24 Running Order&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href="https://wcni.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/WCNI_Running_Order_04_21_24.pdf"&gt;Sunday 04_21_24 Running Order&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;!--[wp_cart_button name="Fall 2021 HT" price="52.00" var1="Day|Saturday|Sunday" var2="Stake|Junior|Senior|Master"] [wp_compact_cart] --&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;</text></description><dtstart><parameters><tzid><text>America/Chicago</text></tzid></parameters><date-time>2024-04-20T08:00:00</date-time></dtstart><dtend><parameters><tzid><text>America/Chicago</text></tzid></parameters><date-time>2024-04-20T16:00:00</date-time></dtend><rdate><parameters><tzid><text>America/Chicago</text></tzid></parameters><date-time>2024-04-21T08:00:00</date-time></rdate><categories><parameters><language><text>en-US</text></language></parameters><text>Field</text></categories><contact><text>Nathan Strumfeld; 773-351-0003; nathanstrumfeld@gmail.com</text></contact><geo><latitude>+41.372373</latitude><longitude>-88.207222</longitude></geo><location><text>Des Plaines State Fish and Wildlife Area @ 24621 N River Rd, Wilmington, IL 60481, USA</text></location><sequence><integer>0</integer></sequence><url><uri>https://wcni.org/event/wcni-spring-hunt-test-2024-double-w-vcoi/</uri></url><x-cost-type><unknown>free</unknown></x-cost-type><x-wp-images-url><unknown>thumbnail;https://wcni.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/2013-04-06-11.27.13-150x150.jpg;150;150;1,medium;https://wcni.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/2013-04-06-11.27.13-e1490299586115-300x105.jpg;300;105;1,large;https://wcni.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/2013-04-06-11.27.13-e1490299586115-1024x358.jpg;1024;358;1,full;https://wcni.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/2013-04-06-11.27.13-e1490299586115.jpg;4928;1724;</unknown></x-wp-images-url></properties></vevent><vevent><properties><uid><text>ai1ec-964@wcni.org</text></uid><dtstamp><date-time>2026-04-15T12:30:20Z</date-time></dtstamp><summary><text>WCNI Agility Trial 2024</text></summary><description><text>&lt;div class="ai1ec-event-avatar alignleft timely"&gt;&lt;img src="https://wcni.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/agility-300x153.jpg" width="300" height="153" /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;p&gt;CarDunAl Obedience Dog Training Center&lt;br /&gt;
10783 Wolf Drive, Huntley, IL 60142&lt;br /&gt;
Indoors on ¾” Great Mats – 1 ring – 70’ x 125’&lt;br /&gt;
The total trial limit is 350 runs.&lt;br /&gt;
Random Draw&lt;br /&gt;
Entries Open: …………………… March 4, 2024 8:00 AM CST&lt;br /&gt;
Entries received before this date/time will be returned.&lt;br /&gt;
Max. 10 entries/envelope&lt;br /&gt;
No hand deliveries in the first 24 hours&lt;br /&gt;
Draw Closes: …………………… April 17, 2024 6:00 PM CST&lt;br /&gt;
Random Draw: …………………. April 18, 2024 6:00 PM CST&lt;br /&gt;
Secretary residence&lt;br /&gt;
1139 Mary Jane Ln&lt;br /&gt;
Beach Park, IL 60099&lt;br /&gt;
Final Closing Date: …………… May 3, 2024 6:00 PM CST&lt;br /&gt;
Trial Hours: 7:00 AM to 7:00 PM&lt;br /&gt;
Building Opens 6:45 AM Judging Begins: 8:00 AM&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Entry Form &lt;a href="https://wcni.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/WCNIMay2024.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;2024 Agility Entry Form&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</text></description><dtstart><parameters><tzid><text>America/Chicago</text></tzid></parameters><date-time>2024-05-17T07:00:00</date-time></dtstart><dtend><parameters><tzid><text>America/Chicago</text></tzid></parameters><date-time>2024-05-17T19:00:00</date-time></dtend><categories><parameters><language><text>en-US</text></language></parameters><text>Agility</text></categories><contact><text>Bruce Bahcall; (773) 720-1910; bbahcall@aol.com</text></contact><location><text>Car-Dun-Al Dog Training Club @ 10783 Wolf Drive Huntley, IL 60142</text></location><sequence><integer>0</integer></sequence><url><uri>https://wcni.org/event/wcni-agility-trial-2024/</uri></url><x-cost-type><unknown>free</unknown></x-cost-type><x-wp-images-url><unknown>thumbnail;https://wcni.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/agility-150x150.jpg;150;150;1,medium;https://wcni.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/agility-300x153.jpg;300;153;1,large;https://wcni.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/agility-1024x521.jpg;1024;521;1,full;https://wcni.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/agility.jpg;1500;763;</unknown></x-wp-images-url></properties></vevent><vevent><properties><uid><text>ai1ec-1022@wcni.org</text></uid><dtstamp><date-time>2026-04-15T12:30:20Z</date-time></dtstamp><summary><text>WCNI Fall Hunt Test 2024 (Double w/VCOI)</text></summary><description><text>&lt;div class="ai1ec-event-avatar alignleft timely"&gt;&lt;img src="https://wcni.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/2013-04-06-11.27.13-e1490299586115-300x105.jpg" width="300" height="105" /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;p style="padding-left: 40px; text-align: left;"&gt;Our Fall AKC hunt tests will be held on October 12, 2024 and October 13, 2024 at Des Plaines State Fish and Wildlife Area – WEST GROUNDS (Wilmington Exit 1.5 miles West of I-55.)&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;IDNR and AKC protocols will be followed as approved.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;This test will be a double/double held in conjunction with the Vizsla Club of Illinois&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;div&gt;This Hunt Test is held under Rules and Procedures of the AMERICAN KENNEL CLUB&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div&gt;OPEN TO ALL POINTING BREEDS, BITCHES IN SEASON MAY NOT COMPETE&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div&gt;***** Tracking Collars Allowed*****&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div&gt;The use of AKC approved tracking collars will be permitted in all levels, and will follow AKC regulations pertaining to the use of tracking collars.  Information on approved tracking collars can be found &lt;a href="https://www.akc.org/sports/pointing-breeds/tracking-devices/"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;div&gt;Online entries will be accepted via the BirdDog Stakes website.  Please see links below.&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div&gt;BirdDog Stakes Saturday&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div&gt;BirdDog Stakes Sunday&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;div&gt;Premium can be found here:&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div&gt;Running order for both can be found here:&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;!--[wp_cart_button name="Fall 2021 HT" price="52.00" var1="Day|Saturday|Sunday" var2="Stake|Junior|Senior|Master"] [wp_compact_cart] --&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;</text></description><dtstart><parameters><tzid><text>America/Chicago</text></tzid></parameters><date-time>2024-10-12T08:00:00</date-time></dtstart><dtend><parameters><tzid><text>America/Chicago</text></tzid></parameters><date-time>2024-10-12T16:00:00</date-time></dtend><rdate><parameters><tzid><text>America/Chicago</text></tzid></parameters><date-time>2024-10-13T08:00:00</date-time></rdate><categories><parameters><language><text>en-US</text></language></parameters><text>Field</text></categories><contact><text>Nathan Strumfeld; 773-351-0003; nathanstrumfeld@gmail.com</text></contact><geo><latitude>+41.372373</latitude><longitude>-88.207222</longitude></geo><location><text>Des Plaines State Fish and Wildlife Area @ 24621 N River Rd, Wilmington, IL 60481, USA</text></location><sequence><integer>0</integer></sequence><url><uri>https://wcni.org/event/wcni-fall-hunt-test-2024-double-w-vcoi/</uri></url><x-cost-type><unknown>free</unknown></x-cost-type><x-wp-images-url><unknown>thumbnail;https://wcni.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/2013-04-06-11.27.13-150x150.jpg;150;150;1,medium;https://wcni.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/2013-04-06-11.27.13-e1490299586115-300x105.jpg;300;105;1,large;https://wcni.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/2013-04-06-11.27.13-e1490299586115-1024x358.jpg;1024;358;1,full;https://wcni.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/2013-04-06-11.27.13-e1490299586115.jpg;4928;1724;</unknown></x-wp-images-url></properties></vevent><vevent><properties><uid><text>ai1ec-1055@wcni.org</text></uid><dtstamp><date-time>2026-04-15T12:30:20Z</date-time></dtstamp><summary><text>WCNI Specialty Show 2025</text></summary><description><text>&lt;div class="ai1ec-event-avatar alignleft timely"&gt;&lt;img src="https://wcni.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/BethScofieldQuincyUKCChamp-300x300.jpg" width="300" height="300" /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x1lliihq x1s928wv xhkezso x1gmr53x x1cpjm7i x1fgarty x1943h6x xudqn12 x3x7a5m x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u" dir="auto"&gt;Join us for the Weimaraner Club of Northern Illinois Specialty Show, which will be held in conjunction with the Renaissance Cluster in Madison, WI. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://wcni.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Raffle-flyer-copy-scaled.jpg"&gt;&lt;img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-1060" src="https://wcni.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Raffle-flyer-copy-300x199.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="199" srcset="https://wcni.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Raffle-flyer-copy-300x199.jpg 300w, https://wcni.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Raffle-flyer-copy-1024x679.jpg 1024w, https://wcni.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Raffle-flyer-copy-768x509.jpg 768w, https://wcni.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Raffle-flyer-copy-1536x1018.jpg 1536w, https://wcni.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Raffle-flyer-copy-2048x1358.jpg 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</text></description><dtstart><parameters><tzid><text>America/Chicago</text></tzid></parameters><date-time>2025-02-21T08:00:00</date-time></dtstart><dtend><parameters><tzid><text>America/Chicago</text></tzid></parameters><date-time>2025-02-21T17:00:00</date-time></dtend><rdate><parameters><tzid><text>America/Chicago</text></tzid></parameters><date-time>2025-02-22T08:00:00</date-time></rdate><rdate><parameters><tzid><text>America/Chicago</text></tzid></parameters><date-time>2025-02-23T08:00:00</date-time></rdate><categories><parameters><language><text>en-US</text></language></parameters><text>Show / Conformation</text></categories><contact><text>Alyse Henderson; greyhausweims@gmail.com</text></contact><location><text>Alliant Engergy Center @ 1919 Alliant Energy Center Way, Madison, WI 53713</text></location><sequence><integer>0</integer></sequence><url><uri>https://wcni.org/event/wcni-specialty-show-2025/</uri></url><x-cost-type><unknown>free</unknown></x-cost-type><x-wp-images-url><unknown>thumbnail;https://wcni.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/BethScofieldQuincyUKCChamp-150x150.jpg;150;150;1,medium;https://wcni.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/BethScofieldQuincyUKCChamp-300x300.jpg;300;300;1,large;https://wcni.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/BethScofieldQuincyUKCChamp.jpg;598;600;</unknown></x-wp-images-url></properties></vevent><vevent><properties><uid><text>ai1ec-1131@wcni.org</text></uid><dtstamp><date-time>2026-04-15T12:30:20Z</date-time></dtstamp><summary><text>WCNI Spring Field Fun Day 2025 (East Grounds)</text></summary><description><text>&lt;div class="ai1ec-event-avatar alignleft timely"&gt;&lt;img src="https://wcni.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/Cernak-Rocko-point-1040x400-300x115.jpg" width="300" height="115" /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;p&gt;Come on out and enjoy what your Weimaraners were bred to do!  Watch the excitement in your dogs eyes, as they run through the field in pure athletic fashion on a quest for that almighty bird scent.  You will be watching poetry in motion.  Once you encounter your first quintessential point you just might catch a thing called “bird dog fever.” So come out and enjoy the day!  Meet your fellow members, and make some new friends. Our club has a wealth of knowledgeable people all willing to share with you!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;John Cernak has been in touch with our bird supplier. He does have birds for us. Quail&lt;br /&gt;
will be $7.50/bird and Chukar will be $11.00/bird for the March 16th and 17th weekend.&lt;br /&gt;
Birds are really getting hard to get and as you can see prices are going up. If you are&lt;br /&gt;
planning to attend any of these days, you will need to &lt;strong&gt;pre-order&lt;/strong&gt; birds by calling John at&lt;br /&gt;
815-806-5243.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="color: #ff6600;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;THE DEADLINE TO ORDER FUN DAY BIRDS IS MARCH 12.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</text></description><dtstart><parameters><tzid><text>America/Chicago</text></tzid></parameters><date-time>2025-03-15T09:00:00</date-time></dtstart><dtend><parameters><tzid><text>America/Chicago</text></tzid></parameters><date-time>2025-03-15T16:00:00</date-time></dtend><rdate><parameters><tzid><text>America/Chicago</text></tzid></parameters><date-time>2025-03-16T09:00:00</date-time></rdate><categories><parameters><language><text>en-US</text></language></parameters><text>Field</text></categories><contact><text>Paige Lyford; 815-997-2245; paige.lyford@gmail.com</text></contact><geo><latitude>+41.334154</latitude><longitude>-88.170654</longitude></geo><location><text>DesPlaines State Fish and Wildlife Area (EAST GROUNDS) @ 30549 S Boathouse Rd, Wilmington, IL 60481, USA</text></location><sequence><integer>0</integer></sequence><url><uri>https://wcni.org/event/wcni-spring-field-fun-day-2025-east-grounds/</uri></url><x-cost-type><unknown>free</unknown></x-cost-type><x-wp-images-url><unknown>thumbnail;https://wcni.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/Cernak-Rocko-point-1040x400-150x150.jpg;150;150;1,medium;https://wcni.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/Cernak-Rocko-point-1040x400-300x115.jpg;300;115;1,large;https://wcni.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/Cernak-Rocko-point-1040x400-1024x394.jpg;1024;394;1,full;https://wcni.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/Cernak-Rocko-point-1040x400.jpg;1040;400;</unknown></x-wp-images-url></properties></vevent><vevent><properties><uid><text>ai1ec-1130@wcni.org</text></uid><dtstamp><date-time>2026-04-15T12:30:20Z</date-time></dtstamp><summary><text>WCNI Spring Field Fun Day 2025 (West Grounds)</text></summary><description><text>&lt;div class="ai1ec-event-avatar alignleft timely"&gt;&lt;img src="https://wcni.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/Cernak-Rocko-point-1040x400-300x115.jpg" width="300" height="115" /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;p&gt;Come on out and enjoy what your Weimaraners were bred to do!  Watch the excitement in your dogs eyes, as they run through the field in pure athletic fashion on a quest for that almighty bird scent.  You will be watching poetry in motion.  Once you encounter your first quintessential point you just might catch a thing called “bird dog fever.” So come out and enjoy the day!  Meet your fellow members, and make some new friends. Our club has a wealth of knowledgeable people all willing to share with you!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Please reach out with any questions you have!  This is a great opportunity to get your pup out and exposed to the fun of the field!&lt;/p&gt;</text></description><dtstart><parameters><tzid><text>America/Chicago</text></tzid></parameters><date-time>2025-03-22T09:00:00</date-time></dtstart><dtend><parameters><tzid><text>America/Chicago</text></tzid></parameters><date-time>2025-03-22T15:00:00</date-time></dtend><rdate><parameters><tzid><text>America/Chicago</text></tzid></parameters><date-time>2025-03-23T09:00:00</date-time></rdate><categories><parameters><language><text>en-US</text></language></parameters><text>Field</text></categories><contact><text>John Cernak; 312-907-2595; mjcern@msn.com</text></contact><geo><latitude>+41.334154</latitude><longitude>-88.170654</longitude></geo><location><text>DesPlaines State Fish and Wildlife Area (WEST GROUNDS) @ 24621 N River Rd, Wilmington, IL 60481</text></location><sequence><integer>0</integer></sequence><url><uri>https://wcni.org/event/wcni-spring-field-fun-day-2025-west-grounds/</uri></url><x-cost-type><unknown>free</unknown></x-cost-type><x-wp-images-url><unknown>thumbnail;https://wcni.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/Cernak-Rocko-point-1040x400-150x150.jpg;150;150;1,medium;https://wcni.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/Cernak-Rocko-point-1040x400-300x115.jpg;300;115;1,large;https://wcni.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/Cernak-Rocko-point-1040x400-1024x394.jpg;1024;394;1,full;https://wcni.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/Cernak-Rocko-point-1040x400.jpg;1040;400;</unknown></x-wp-images-url></properties></vevent><vevent><properties><uid><text>ai1ec-1062@wcni.org</text></uid><dtstamp><date-time>2026-04-15T12:30:20Z</date-time></dtstamp><summary><text>WCNI Spring Hunt Test 2025 (Double w/VCOI)</text></summary><description><text>&lt;div class="ai1ec-event-avatar alignleft timely"&gt;&lt;img src="https://wcni.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/2013-04-06-11.27.13-e1490299586115-300x105.jpg" width="300" height="105" /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="padding-left: 40px;"&gt;Our Spring AKC hunt tests will be held on 4/19/2025 and 4/20/2025 at Des Plaines State Fish and Wildlife Area – WEST GROUNDS (Wilmington Exit 1.5 miles West of I-55.)&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;IDNR and AKC protocols will be followed as approved.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;This test will be a double/double held in conjunction with the Vizsla Club of Illinois&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;div&gt;This Hunt Test is held under Rules and Procedures of the AMERICAN KENNEL CLUB&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div&gt;OPEN TO ALL POINTING BREEDS, BITCHES IN SEASON MAY NOT COMPETE&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div&gt;***** Tracking Collars Allowed*****&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div&gt;The use of AKC approved tracking collars will be permitted in all levels, and will follow AKC regulations pertaining to the use of tracking collars.  Information on approved tracking collars can be found &lt;a href="https://www.akc.org/sports/pointing-breeds/tracking-devices/"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;div&gt;Online entries will be accepted via the BirdDog Stakes website.  Please see links below.&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;div&gt;Premium can be found here:&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div&gt;Running order for both can be found here:&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div&gt;
&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;</text></description><dtstart><parameters><tzid><text>America/Chicago</text></tzid></parameters><date-time>2025-04-19T08:00:00</date-time></dtstart><dtend><parameters><tzid><text>America/Chicago</text></tzid></parameters><date-time>2025-04-19T16:00:00</date-time></dtend><rdate><parameters><tzid><text>America/Chicago</text></tzid></parameters><date-time>2025-04-20T08:00:00</date-time></rdate><categories><parameters><language><text>en-US</text></language></parameters><text>Field</text></categories><contact><text>Nathan Strumfeld; 773-351-0003; nathanstrumfeld@gmail.com</text></contact><geo><latitude>+41.372373</latitude><longitude>-88.207222</longitude></geo><location><text>Des Plaines State Fish and Wildlife Area @ 24621 N River Rd, Wilmington, IL 60481, USA</text></location><sequence><integer>0</integer></sequence><url><uri>https://wcni.org/event/wcni-spring-hunt-test-2025-double-w-vcoi/</uri></url><x-cost-type><unknown>free</unknown></x-cost-type><x-wp-images-url><unknown>thumbnail;https://wcni.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/2013-04-06-11.27.13-150x150.jpg;150;150;1,medium;https://wcni.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/2013-04-06-11.27.13-e1490299586115-300x105.jpg;300;105;1,large;https://wcni.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/2013-04-06-11.27.13-e1490299586115-1024x358.jpg;1024;358;1,full;https://wcni.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/2013-04-06-11.27.13-e1490299586115.jpg;4928;1724;</unknown></x-wp-images-url></properties></vevent><vevent><properties><uid><text>ai1ec-1127@wcni.org</text></uid><dtstamp><date-time>2026-04-15T12:30:20Z</date-time></dtstamp><summary><text>WCNI Agility Trial 2025 (Tentative)</text></summary><description><text>&lt;div class="ai1ec-event-avatar alignleft timely"&gt;&lt;img src="https://wcni.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/agility-300x153.jpg" width="300" height="153" /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;p&gt;Check back for more details&lt;/p&gt;</text></description><dtstart><parameters><tzid><text>America/Chicago</text></tzid></parameters><date-time>2025-05-16T07:00:00</date-time></dtstart><dtend><parameters><tzid><text>America/Chicago</text></tzid></parameters><date-time>2025-05-16T19:00:00</date-time></dtend><categories><parameters><language><text>en-US</text></language></parameters><text>Agility</text></categories><contact><text>Bruce Bahcall; (773) 720-1910; bbahcall@aol.com</text></contact><location><text>Car-Dun-Al Dog Training Club @ 10783 Wolf Drive Huntley, IL 60142</text></location><sequence><integer>0</integer></sequence><url><uri>https://wcni.org/event/wcni-agility-trial-2025-tentative/</uri></url><x-cost-type><unknown>free</unknown></x-cost-type><x-wp-images-url><unknown>thumbnail;https://wcni.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/agility-150x150.jpg;150;150;1,medium;https://wcni.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/agility-300x153.jpg;300;153;1,large;https://wcni.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/agility-1024x521.jpg;1024;521;1,full;https://wcni.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/agility.jpg;1500;763;</unknown></x-wp-images-url></properties></vevent><vevent><properties><uid><text>ai1ec-1094@wcni.org</text></uid><dtstamp><date-time>2026-04-15T12:30:20Z</date-time></dtstamp><summary><text>WCNI Fall Hunt Test 2025 (Double w/VCOI)</text></summary><description><text>&lt;div class="ai1ec-event-avatar alignleft timely"&gt;&lt;img src="https://wcni.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/2013-04-06-11.27.13-e1490299586115-300x105.jpg" width="300" height="105" /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;p style="padding-left: 40px; text-align: left;"&gt;Our Fall AKC hunt tests will be held on October 11, 2025 and October 12, 2025 at Des Plaines State Fish and Wildlife Area – WEST GROUNDS (Wilmington Exit 1.5 miles West of I-55.)&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;IDNR and AKC protocols will be followed as approved.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;This test will be a double/double held in conjunction with the Vizsla Club of Illinois&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;div&gt;This Hunt Test is held under Rules and Procedures of the AMERICAN KENNEL CLUB&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div&gt;OPEN TO ALL POINTING BREEDS, BITCHES IN SEASON MAY NOT COMPETE&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div&gt;***** Tracking Collars Allowed*****&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div&gt;The use of AKC approved tracking collars will be permitted in all levels, and will follow AKC regulations pertaining to the use of tracking collars.  Information on approved tracking collars can be found &lt;a href="https://www.akc.org/sports/pointing-breeds/tracking-devices/"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;div&gt;Online entries will be accepted via the BirdDog Stakes website.  Please see links below.&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;div&gt;Premium can be found here:&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div&gt;Running order for both can be found here:&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;!--[wp_cart_button name="Fall 2021 HT" price="52.00" var1="Day|Saturday|Sunday" var2="Stake|Junior|Senior|Master"] [wp_compact_cart] --&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;</text></description><dtstart><parameters><tzid><text>America/Chicago</text></tzid></parameters><date-time>2025-10-11T08:00:00</date-time></dtstart><dtend><parameters><tzid><text>America/Chicago</text></tzid></parameters><date-time>2025-10-11T16:00:00</date-time></dtend><rdate><parameters><tzid><text>America/Chicago</text></tzid></parameters><date-time>2025-10-12T08:00:00</date-time></rdate><categories><parameters><language><text>en-US</text></language></parameters><text>Field</text></categories><contact><text>Nathan Strumfeld; 773-351-0003; nathanstrumfeld@gmail.com</text></contact><geo><latitude>+41.372373</latitude><longitude>-88.207222</longitude></geo><location><text>Des Plaines State Fish and Wildlife Area @ 24621 N River Rd, Wilmington, IL 60481, USA</text></location><sequence><integer>0</integer></sequence><url><uri>https://wcni.org/event/wcni-fall-hunt-test-2025-double-w-vcoi/</uri></url><x-cost-type><unknown>free</unknown></x-cost-type><x-wp-images-url><unknown>thumbnail;https://wcni.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/2013-04-06-11.27.13-150x150.jpg;150;150;1,medium;https://wcni.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/2013-04-06-11.27.13-e1490299586115-300x105.jpg;300;105;1,large;https://wcni.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/2013-04-06-11.27.13-e1490299586115-1024x358.jpg;1024;358;1,full;https://wcni.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/2013-04-06-11.27.13-e1490299586115.jpg;4928;1724;</unknown></x-wp-images-url></properties></vevent><vevent><properties><uid><text>ai1ec-1156@wcni.org</text></uid><dtstamp><date-time>2026-04-15T12:30:20Z</date-time></dtstamp><summary/><description><text>&lt;div class="ai1ec-event-avatar alignleft timely"&gt;&lt;img src="https://wcni.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/Cernak-Rocko-point-1040x400-300x115.jpg" width="300" height="115" /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;&lt;span style="color: #ff0000;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Event Canceled!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Come on out and enjoy what your Weimaraners were bred to do!  Watch the excitement in your dogs eyes, as they run through the field in pure athletic fashion on a quest for that almighty bird scent.  You will be watching poetry in motion.  Once you encounter your first quintessential point you just might catch a thing called “bird dog fever.” So come out and enjoy the day!  Meet your fellow members, and make some new friends. Our club has a wealth of knowledgeable people all willing to share with you!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;John Cernak has been in touch with our bird supplier. He does have birds for us. Quail&lt;br /&gt;
will be $7.50/bird for the March 14th and 15th weekend.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Birds are really getting hard to get and as you can see prices are going up. If you are&lt;br /&gt;
planning to attend any of these days, you will need to &lt;strong&gt;pre-order&lt;/strong&gt; birds by calling Gene at&lt;br /&gt;
630-975-9500.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="color: #ff6600;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;THE DEADLINE TO ORDER FUN DAY BIRDS IS MARCH 11.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</text></description><dtstart><parameters><tzid><text>America/Chicago</text></tzid></parameters><date-time>2026-03-14T09:00:00</date-time></dtstart><dtend><parameters><tzid><text>America/Chicago</text></tzid></parameters><date-time>2026-03-14T16:00:00</date-time></dtend><rdate><parameters><tzid><text>America/Chicago</text></tzid></parameters><date-time>2026-03-15T09:00:00</date-time></rdate><categories><parameters><language><text>en-US</text></language></parameters><text>Field</text></categories><contact><text>Gene Rose; 630-975-9500; gene.rose4@gmail.com</text></contact><geo><latitude>+41.334154</latitude><longitude>-88.170654</longitude></geo><location><text>DesPlaines State Fish and Wildlife Area (EAST GROUNDS) @ 30549 S Boathouse Rd, Wilmington, IL 60481, USA</text></location><sequence><integer>0</integer></sequence><url><uri>https://wcni.org/event/wcni-spring-field-fun-day-2026-east-grounds/</uri></url><x-cost-type><unknown>free</unknown></x-cost-type><x-wp-images-url><unknown>thumbnail;https://wcni.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/Cernak-Rocko-point-1040x400-150x150.jpg;150;150;1,medium;https://wcni.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/Cernak-Rocko-point-1040x400-300x115.jpg;300;115;1,large;https://wcni.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/Cernak-Rocko-point-1040x400-1024x394.jpg;1024;394;1,full;https://wcni.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/Cernak-Rocko-point-1040x400.jpg;1040;400;</unknown></x-wp-images-url></properties></vevent><vevent><properties><uid><text>ai1ec-1157@wcni.org</text></uid><dtstamp><date-time>2026-04-15T12:30:20Z</date-time></dtstamp><summary><text>WCNI Spring Hunt Test 2026</text></summary><description><text>&lt;div class="ai1ec-event-avatar alignleft timely"&gt;&lt;img src="https://wcni.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/559191_505938029462620_519866853_n-e1490298912256-238x300.jpg" width="238" height="300" /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;p style="padding-left: 40px;"&gt;Our Spring AKC hunt tests will be held on 4/18/2026 and 4/19/2026 at Des Plaines State Fish and Wildlife Area – WEST GROUNDS (Wilmington Exit 1.5 miles West of I-55.)&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;IDNR and AKC protocols will be followed as approved.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;div&gt;This Hunt Test is held under Rules and Procedures of the AMERICAN KENNEL CLUB&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div&gt;OPEN TO ALL POINTING BREEDS, BITCHES IN SEASON MAY NOT COMPETE&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div&gt;***** Tracking Collars Allowed*****&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div&gt;The use of AKC approved tracking collars will be permitted in all levels, and will follow AKC regulations pertaining to the use of tracking collars.  Information on approved tracking collars can be found &lt;a href="https://www.akc.org/sports/pointing-breeds/tracking-devices/"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;div&gt;Online entries will be accepted via the BirdDog Stakes website.  Please see links below.&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div&gt;Premium can be found here: &lt;a href="https://birddogstakes.net/index.php?e=Weimaraner%20Club%20of%20Northern%20Illinois&amp;n=2026168804&amp;et=HT#details" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;WCNI BirdDog Stakes &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div&gt;Or Download Premium directly from here:  &lt;a href="https://wcni.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/WCNI_HT_Premium_Spring_2026.pdf"&gt;WCNI_HT_Premium_Spring_2026&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Running order for both can be found here: Will be posted after Drawing.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;</text></description><dtstart><parameters><tzid><text>America/Chicago</text></tzid></parameters><date-time>2026-04-18T08:00:00</date-time></dtstart><dtend><parameters><tzid><text>America/Chicago</text></tzid></parameters><date-time>2026-04-18T16:00:00</date-time></dtend><rdate><parameters><tzid><text>America/Chicago</text></tzid></parameters><date-time>2026-04-19T08:00:00</date-time></rdate><categories><parameters><language><text>en-US</text></language></parameters><text>Field</text></categories><contact><text>Nathan Strumfeld; 773-351-0003; nathanstrumfeld@gmail.com</text></contact><geo><latitude>+41.372373</latitude><longitude>-88.207222</longitude></geo><location><text>Des Plaines State Fish and Wildlife Area @ 24621 N River Rd, Wilmington, IL 60481, USA</text></location><sequence><integer>0</integer></sequence><url><uri>https://wcni.org/event/wcni-spring-hunt-test-2026/</uri></url><x-cost-type><unknown>free</unknown></x-cost-type><x-wp-images-url><unknown>thumbnail;https://wcni.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/559191_505938029462620_519866853_n-e1490298912256-150x150.jpg;150;150;1,medium;https://wcni.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/559191_505938029462620_519866853_n-e1490298912256-238x300.jpg;238;300;1,large;https://wcni.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/559191_505938029462620_519866853_n-e1490298912256.jpg;761;960;</unknown></x-wp-images-url></properties></vevent></components></vcalendar></icalendar>
