Open Pointing:  One hunter, one dog, one 15 minute run, four chukars and eight shells per run. This division is open to anyone including professional handlers. The dog must hold point for three seconds.

Amateur Pointing:  One hunter, one dog, one 15 minute run, four chukars and eight shells per run. This division is for amateur handlers only. The dog must hold a point for three seconds.

Open Flushing:  One hunter, one dog, one 15 minute run, four chukars and eight shells per run. This division is open to anyone including professional handlers.

Amateur Flushing:  One hunter, one dog, one 15 minute run, four chukars and eight shells per run. This division is for amateur handlers only. 

Doubles:  Two hunters, two dogs, one 15 minute run, six chukars and ten shells per run. A hunter may enter up to six times per event as long as his or her team member changes every time.

Amateur Women's:  One hunter, one dog, one 15 minute run, four chukars, and eight shells per run. This division is for the amateur women handlers only. 

Open Women’s: One hunter, one dog, one 15 minute run, four chukars and eight shells per run. This division is open to professional women handers.

Youth:  One hunter under 18 years old and a parent or guardian, one dog, one 15 minute run, four chukars and eight shells per run. All youth will compete against each other at each event and a parent or guardian MUST accompany the youth in each run until they turn 18 years of age. At 18 years of age they are no longer allowed to compete in the youth division.

Puppy:  A puppy may only run one time per sanctioned event per hunter. The hunter must designate if the puppy is competing with pointing or flushing scoring before entering the field to hunt. All Singles Division Rules apply. All puppy runs will be scored together regardless of scoring rules used. Any puppy qualifying during the year will run at the National Championship in the Puppy Division. A puppy cannot be over 18 months of age at the time of Nationals. Certification of age must be presented with your entry to Nationals and at Nationals.

Senior Handler:  One hunter, one dog, one 15 minute run, 4 chukars and eight shells per run.  This division is only for (male or female) hunters over 62 years of age and each participant must show proof of age. Participation in this division does not disqualify a hunter and his/her dog from participating in any other division for which he or she is qualified.  Rule #11 (professionals) will apply.  The senior division will include both flushers and pointers with points awarded accordingly.

Senior Dog Division: One hunter, one dog 10+ years in age, one 15 minute run, four chukars and eight shells per run in a smaller field than other divisions where possible. 

The host club will designate the type of bird to be used at qualifying events.

The BOD will designate the type of bird to be used at the Nationals.