What is the difference between field trials and hunting tests?

I want to know the difference between a hunting test and a field trial.


Any info is welcome and thank you SO much for your answers =)What is the difference between field trials and hunting tests?
A hunting test is a pass/fail test. The dog is graded on style, trainable, birdiness, retrieving etc. The style mimics more of a hunting type situation. In senior and master's the handler is expected to act like a hunter by following the line of the bird with a ';gun'; while the gunners shoot the bird. The handler is also expected to dress (within reason) and to act like a hunter on the field or line. Pointing your ';gun'; at a person or in an unsafe manner will get you disqualified. Hunting tests are divided in junior, senior and master classes. The dogs progress usually from class to class. A certain number of passes (legs) must be won before a dog gets his title. In hunting tests the dogs can be spayed/neutered and have an ILP/PAL number. Many rescue dogs have done well in hunting tests as have conformation champions or showbred dogs. Hunting tests are quite relaxed.





Field trials are more ';artificial';. This is hunting in extremes. the dog is expected to perform picture perfect flushing (spaniels), marking, retrieving, and running the pattern. Two dogs are usually run at the same time (spaniels) but they must not interfer with each other and they must honor the shot and flush. The handler does not have to act like a hunter nor does he carry a ';gun';. Placements in the field trials is how the dogs gets the points for his championship. Fifteen points are needed for a field champion title. Dogs must be intact and have full AKC registration. Although showbred dogs do occasionally compete, they usually will not place (spaniels) because they cannot run the extreme pattern that is required for placement. Plus the judging can be more subjective. Rescue dogs cannot compete because of their lack of full AKC registration and they aren't intact.





Hope this helps.What is the difference between field trials and hunting tests?
I know that in field trial nothing is camo and it's just used to show how much your dog knows. In a hunting test it's supposed to feel like the real thing to the dog everythings camo.