Hunt tests and titles · AKC Pointing
AKC Pointing Breed Hunting Tests
Master Hunter Excellent.
The ceiling of the pointing-test game, a two-series test where excellence, not adequacy, is the pass bar.
Who can run
Must already hold the Master Hunter title.
What the dog has to do
3 MHX test passes for the title; MHX# numbering from the 4th pass on.
How it is scored
Two series; a passing score of 8.0 or greater in EACH series is required. Every passed series also banks one leg toward the MHA title.
Source: AKC Pointing rulebook (PDF), verified July 2026. KENAI restates nothing the rulebook does not say; the rulebook governs. AKC Pointing website
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