We are a passionate group of men and women with decades of experience spread across the versatile breeds backed by the greatest testing system in North America.
If you go to a Cardinals game you can buy 3 beers for the same price as our Annual membership. Instead of 3 beers, buy 5 beers then purchase a membership online below!
Each year, In the Spring and Fall we host a two day test for the Natural Ability, Utility Prep, and Utility levels.
Each year members participate in our annual meeting, fun hunt, seminars, and at least one charity hunting event.
If you are interested in registering for our upcoming seminar, please complete the form below.
The people behind the scenes who volunteer their time and effort towards making the chapter a greater experience.
Tim Materkowski
I’ve been running NAVHDA since 2018 and a member of MoUplands since 2019. Currently, both my GSPs will be running in the 2021 invitational. Ike (right) has AKC Advanced Master Hunter title. Future plans are to get Demi (left) her AKC Master Hunter title finished this spring and move toward Advanced. Both dogs currently run in NSTRA, where I sit on the Board for the Illinois Region. I am a certified IDNR Wingshooting & Hunters Wingshooting instructor and a youth coordinator for local Quail Forever chapter.
Steve Remspecher
Joined Navhda and Mo Uplands in 1999. My breed of choice is the Deutsch Kurzhaar and I test my dogs in the Navhda and Nadkc ( German ) testing systems. During this time period I ran 6 dogs through NA, 4 through UT and 2 through to the Invitational. I have owned GSP's starting in 1974 and have produced two Deutsch Kurzhaar litters. I love to upland and waterfowl hunt.
Lee Abbott
I joined the MO Uplands chapter and NAVHDA in 2019. This past summer, Pearl and I ran her NA test, earning a prize 1. My wife and I were recently blessed with our second GSP, Chief, who came into our lives at 18 months old, and we couldn't be happier with his loving demeanor.
Russell Runge
I've been a member of NAVHDA and Mo Uplands since 1999. I currently have a GSP and a GWP and have run 4 dogs through NA and 2 through UT. Looking forward to testing my new Sundance puppy Hans in the spring test.
Christy Langston
Brandon Whitfield
Jennifer Matthews
I joined the MO Uplands NAVHDA Chapter in 2020, in an attempt to learn how to turn our first GSP into a hunting companion for my husband. My husband, Jim, and our daughter, Lexi, live in St. Louis with our GSP, Scout. After each training day, I found myself excited to continue working with Scout on everything we learned & eagerly anticipating the next one! The training days & NA test have prepared us to now be enjoying our first hunting season together.
