*VII. RULES APPLICABLE TO ONLY TYPE (W) FIELD TRIALS
*Effective January 1, 2009

The following rules, in addition to rules in previous sections, apply to only Type (W) field trials run on wild upland game.

A. Firing of Shot Required. In Type (W) wild game trials, where legal to do so, a shotgun blank or starter pistol must be fired when the bird is flushed as the result of a commanded couler, or is flushed by the handler or by another person requested by the Judge to flush the bird.

B. No Game May Be Shot. No game may be shot in Type (W) wild bird trials.

*C. Flushing of Game. In Type (W) Field Trials, the handler shall flush the bird and fire the shotgun blank or starter pistol, unless another person is authorized or directed to do so by the judge.

D. Course Layout. Type (W) wild bird field trials shall be run on a Continuous Course, with series of successive courses for each heat, with each subsequent heat's course typically beginning near the point where the previous heat ended. However, in the discretion of the Judge(s) or Field Trial Committee, and consistent with the drawn running order, one or more dogs running in heats on a Continuous Course may be moved to a new location to complete the running of the heats on such Continuous Course route as space, logistics, safety considerations and the desirability of habitat reasonably anticipated to hold game shall dictate. Such decision shall be solely in the discretion of the Judge, who may consult the Field Trial Committee.

E. Callback Heats - Opportunity to Point. The Judges may call back for additional heats as many times as they judge it appropriate for dogs running an excellent course of outstanding merit that did not have any opportunity of pointing in the first heat. The Judge should stop the dog after the first opportunity to point game in the callback heat.

F. Requirement of Grounds: Continuous Course. Type (W) wild bird field trials may take place on any type of grounds or topography suitable for holding upland game, but the grounds selected must contain adequate cover to hold and hide the designated game being hunted. The surface area of acreage for a Type (W) wild bird field trial must be sufficiently large that the dogs participating in the field trial heats cannot cover it more than twice during any single day of the field trial; once prior to noon and once after noon.