Callbacks to the Fifth Series

Test Four was completed and in the books at 4:56 pm

Callbacks to the 5th Series:

45 dogs were called back: 1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 34, 35, 36, 37, 40, 42, 43, 44, 45, 48, 49, 51, 53, 54, 56, 57, 59, and 62.

5 dogs dropped: 32, 38, 39, 50 and 58

Dog #57 will start the 5th Series ...  

Instructions for Wednesday Morning –

Directions to the Grounds for Wednesday -

• Take US 65 to HH and turn right. 
• Stay on HH until you see EE - there will be a sign on your left. 
• Turn Left (north) and continue onto the main gate of the property
• You will see the National Derby signs on your Right. 
• Turn Right into the property and follow the gravel road to the back side for parking
• Parking signs should be up - if not park along the South end of the field, up by the road you came in on.

**UPDATE** There is a 1-hour Weather Delay Wednesday Morning. Please plan accordingly.

**TEST ENDED at 4:56 pm**

31. Midway’s Minion, “Tag,” BLF, Nik Koumoundouros

Nik and Tag came to the line at 4:52 pm

L – Down left and an excellent job!

R – Right of the guns, deep right and back up, deep, in to the guns and the bird!

30. Bur Oak’s Quigley On The Road From Valhalla, “Quigley,” CBRF, Heidi Henningson

Heidi and Quigley came to the line at 4:48 pm

L – Down right wide, curled in towards the guns, crossed the road to the bird.

R – Out behind the guns and turned in to the bird.

29. WYTX Big Horn Bessie, “Bessie,” BLF, Paul Knutson

Paul and Bessie came to the line at 4:44 pm

L – Down the left side, turned in to the bird

R – Fell off to the right just passed the guns, got deep then back in for her bird.

28. White Oak Captain Hook, “Cappy,” BLM, John Lynch

John and Cappy came to the line at 4:42 pm

L – Down the left side to the bird

R – Right past guns, turned left then back to the bird.

27. B&B’s Gossip Girl, “Rumor,” BLF, Wendy Buckler

Wendy and Rumor came to the line at 4:37 pm

L – Down left and got it!

R – Very nice line to her bird

25. Green Rivers Yayo, “Toot,” YLM, Marc Patton

Marc and Toot came to the line at 4:33 pm

L – Excellent line to the bird.

R – Very nice line to the tree and the bird.

24. Blitzen Rolling Thunder, “Blitz,” BLM, Mike Holliday

Mike and Blitz came to the line at 4:30 pm

L – Down the right side, made a small loop and crossed straight to the bird.

R – Went deep, came back and got it

23. Mountain’s Top G.O.A.T., “Billy,” CLM, Bruce Mountain

Bruce and Billy came to the line at 4:26 pm

L – Down the left side to the tree and the bird.

R – Straight line to the tree and his bird! Very nice.

22. Shooters OGF Mudslinger Queen Marin, “Marin,” YLF, Travis Echelberry

Travis and Marin came to the line at 4:23 pm

L – Boom!

R – Wide right, deep right and then deep, very deep, but she came back in to the guns and then got her bird.

21. Truline’s Mighty Yellowstone, “Dutton,” BLF, Wayne Carey

Wayne and Dutton came to the line at 4:20 pm

L – Very Nice Line

R – Wide Left, put on the brakes and got it!

20. Meadow Woods Big River Goose, “Goose,” BLM, Christian Alt

Christian and Goose came to the line at 4:15 pm

L – Down Right behind the guns, out wide right, deep right, moved in on a hunt, crossed the road and got it.

R – Cut left in front of the guns, straight to the tree and his bird.

19. Hockley Creek’s Designated Hitter, “Papi,” YLM, Robby Bickley

Robby and Papi came to the line at 4:12 pm

L – Out on the right, crossed straight to the bird.

R – Straight to the base of the tree.

18. Miss Margie’s Hot Hannah, “Hannah,” BLF, Wayne Stupka

Wayne and Hannah came to the line at 4:09 pm

L – Down right, behind the guns, crossed the road and got it!

R – Right of the guns, big deep loop, back in and got it.

17. Green River’s Hangin Heavy, “Ravi,” YLM, Marc Patton

Marc and Ravi came to the line at 4:06 pm

L – Very Nice Line!

R – Right of the guns, deep right, back deep, over to the bird.

16. Meadow Woods Just A Lil Sweeter, “Lily,” BLF, Stan Wagner

 Stan and Lily came to the line at 4:03 pm

L – Wide left over the hill, turned to the bird and got it!

R – Straight to the bird.

15. MVP All Betts Are Off, “Mookie,” BLM, Paul Sletten

Paul and Mookie came to the line at 4:00 pm

L – Excellent Line

R – Straight to the bird!

14. Calumet’s Blue Moon, “Moon,” YLM, Sharon Gierman

Sharon and Moon came to the line at 3:55 pm

L – Down right, crossed the road and got it!

R –  Wide right, then deep, drove up the hill, back down to the bird.

13. B&B’s Back In Black, “Angus,” BLM, David Barrow

David and Angus came to the line at 3:52 pm

L – Quick recovery of his bird!

R – Very nice! Stopped quick and got it!

12. Meadow Woods Smokin’ Hot, “Traeger,” BLM, Beth Harman

Beth and Traeger came to the line at 3:48 pm

L – Excellent line down the left side to the bird.

R – Excellent mark - straight to it!

11. Mountain Sky’s Mischief Maker, “Loki,” BLM, Wayne Dorband

Wayne and Loki came to the line at 3:48 pm

L – Ran to the right side, 1 loop behind the guns, crossed the road and got it. 

R – Wide right and deep right to the trees, back up the field to the trees and the bird.

10. Prairie Wind’s Hidden Gun, “Sniper,” BLM, Joey Smith

Joey and Sniper came to the line at 3:42 pm

L – Out to the guns, a quick loop and across the road to the bird.

R – Arriving to the area of the fall from behind the guns, a bend to the left and he was on the bird.

9. Goosebusters Semper Fidelis, “Fidi,” BLF, Marc Patton

Marc and Fidi came to the line 3:39 pm ...

L – Down the left side of the road to the bird

R –  Just left of the guns, went deep right for a big loop then back to find her bird.

7. 3 Rivers Picnic On A Sandbar, “Yogi,” YLM, Richard Ellis

Richard and Yogi came to the line at 3:35 pm

L – Went down left to the bird.

R – Out right of the guns, wide right, looped back and then came in and got it.

6. Watermark’s Rome Wasn’t Built In A Day, “Roman,” BLM, Christian Alt

Christian and Roman came to the line at 3:31 pm

L – Nice line - got it!

R – Right of the guns, turned right for a loop and got deep for a move left and right, got very deep. Extended hunt, but finally got it!

Pick-Up 58. Wolf Den Points On Blazing Red Wizard Of Oz, “Ozzy,” YLM, Travis Echelberry

Travis and Ozzy came to the line at 3:27 pm

L – Wide throw, out to the area and got it!

R – Wend down the road towards the bird, but was picked up.

5. Highpoint’s Handsome Johnny, “Prine,” BLM, Jeff Sanders

Jeff and Prine came to the line at 3:25 pm

L – Down the left side to the bird.

R – Excellent mark, came in a little left and straight to the tree and the bird.

2. Fine Line’s Out Of This World, “Bruno,” BLM, Rick Stawski

Rick and Bruno came to the line at 3:20 pm

L – Out to the guns, crossed the road and he found it!

R – Wide right, turned towards the trees on the lower right, got deep and then looped deeper, but he worked it out and came back with his bird.

1. JJ’s Won N Done, “Rizz,” BLF, Mitch Patterson

Mitch and Rizz came to the line at 3:06 pm

L – Right on the road, crossed left and got it

R –  Right of the guns, turned right, looped back left and had her bird.

**GUN CHANGE / CONDITIONS REPORT**

Gun Change at 3:09 pm

Conditions: Rain ended earlier but skies have stayed mostly cloudy. Winds are blowing from left to right and sustained at about 15 mph and gusting up to 35 mph. The push and slope of the hill has continued to make the line to the right mark challenging.

4th Series Gallery

62. PVS Up To Snuff, “Mikey,” BLM, Seth Steenburgen

Seth and Mikey came to the line at 3:02 pm

L – Went out left then crossed right and hunted by the guns, crossed back across and got it.

R – Out under the arc, turned and came in back to the bird.

59. Place Your Betts On Me, “Mookie,” BLM, Jory Liddiard

Jory and Mookie came to the line at 2:59 pm

L – Excellent line and mark!

R – Wide left, cut down and got it!

58. Wolf Den Points On Blazing Red Wizard Of Oz, “Ozzy,” YLM, Travis Echelberry

Travis and Ozzy came to the line at 2:57 pm and received a No-Bird on the Left

They will come back after 5 dogs

57. StraightWay’s Raise A Hallelujah, “Halle,” BLF, Mike Bassett

Mike and Halle came to the line at 2:51 pm

L – Went to the right side of the guns, hunted wide, made several passes right then crossed the road to the bird.

R – Under the arc, turned right quickly then turned back left and to the bird.

No-Bird 56. CTA Where The Tire Blows, “Pow,” BLF, Jason Baker

Moved to the end, bird landed in a tree

54. Todd’s Five Finger Discount, “Steal,” BLM, Reid Jones

Reid and Steal came to the line at 2:xx pm

L – A little wide left, cut right and to the bird.

R –  Pinned it!

53. Chasing Macks Rippers Ace, “Riley,” BLM, Jeff Stetzenbach

Jeff and Riley came to the line at 2:44 pm

L – Left all the way - nice mark!

R – Came in just left of the tree, circled deep and for a short loop came back in and got it.

51. Moses N Rain’s Storm On The Black River, “Storm,” BLF, Marc Patton

Marc and Storm came to the line at 2:40 pm

L – Nice line down the left of the road, to the fall area and her bird.

R – Came in close to the guns and hunted right to the trees, got deep, circled the guns around and worked it out.

50. WP’s Cute Little Heart Breaker, “Foxxy,” BLF, Jason Baker

Jason and Foxxy came to the line at 2:37 pm

L – Out to the guns on the right, turned right back to the road, crossed and got it.

R – Wide right on the downhill, worked up and then got the bird.

49. Seaside’s Horse Soldier, “Dagger,” BLM, Tracey Jensen

Tracey and Dagger came to the line at 2:33 pm

L – Down the left side straight to the bird.

R –  Out to the guns on the right, turned right for a turn deep, up hill and then to the bird.

48. Silvertip’s Ring Of Light, “Halo,” BLM, Al Vezey

Al and Halo came to the line ...

L – Very nice line.

R – Wide right going out, got deep, hunted right and then came back in to the bird.

45. Leitner Farms Home Run Hitter JH, “Babe,” YLF, James Hard

James and Babe came to the line at 2:25 pm

L – Left then right side of the road, back left and got it!

R – Wide right, got deep and then came back in to the bird.

43. Timber Ridge True To The Mark, “Trudi,” BLF, Reid Jones

Reid and Truid came to the line at 2:21 pm

L – Left side of the road into the fall area and got it

R – Under the arc for large loop deep right, then deeper and back in for her bird.

44. Fatcitys Drunkin Otis Campbell, “Otis,” BLM, Travis Echelberry

Travis and Otis came to the line at 2:16 pm

L – Down to the guns, crossed and straight to the bird!

R – Wide right, down to the right tree line, deep and back up to the bird.

42. Green River Floyd’s Boy EARL, “Earl,” YLM, Marc Patton

Marc and Earl came to the line at 2:13 pm

L – Left side of the road to fall area then bird

R – Wide right swing deep, back left up the hill and he worked it out

40. Discovering New Lands, “Chris,” BLM, Paul Sletten

Paul and Chris came to the line at 2:10 pm

L – Down left then right side crossed back left straight to the bird

R – Came in on the left side, got a little deep, quickly back to his bird.

38. Vinwood’s Reckless Abandon Of Gunstock, “Reckless,” YLF, Yvonne Hays

Yvonne and Reckless came to the line at 2:05 pm

L – Down left of the road - got it!

R – Went to the right of the bird, and had to be handled to her bird.

39. Core Sound’s Im Ready To Play, “Coach,”BLM, Reid Jones

Reid and Coach came to the line at 2:00 pm

L – Ran right of the road to the guns, went behind, crossed the road and was on the bird.

R –  Right of the guns, deep right, came back in and worked it out.

37. Flex’s Carbon Copy - Ditto, “Ditto,” BLM, Randy Whittaker 4t

Randy and Ditto came to the line at 1:57 pm

L – Down on the right and crossed the road and got it!

R – Went wide right, circled the guns, came back in and got it.

36. Beaver Creek Retriever’s Burning Ring of Fire, “Cash,” YLM, Travis Echelberry

Travis and Cash came to the line at 1:55 pm

L – Down the road then right, hunted right of the mound but quickly crossed and got it!

R – Came in right of the guns, turned right down the hill then back up to the bird.

35. Foundation’s On The Rocks, “Ice,” BLF, Greg McClure

Greg and Ice came to the line at 1:50 pm

L – Ran the left side of the road straight to the bird

R – Wide right, then deep right to the trees, worked back up to the bird.

34. Crane’s Oom Poppa Mow Mow, “Elvira,” BLF, Mike Bassett

Mike and Elvira came to the line ...

L – Ran the left side of the road, moved to the right back left to her bird

R – Nice line under the arc, quick turn from deep and got it!

32. Y-Farms Foxx’s Hot Lil Lady, “Foxy,” BLF, Jason Baker

Jason and Foxy came to the line at 1:40 pm

L – Down the road into the grass right of the guns, loops right, around the guns, wide right, extended hunt on the right side of the road, moved across the road to the bird.

R – Very wide right to go down the hill tree line, worked back up the hill to the bird.

31. Midway’s Minion, “Tag,” BLF, Nik Koumoundouros

Nik and Tag came to the line at 1:35 pm

L – Down on the right of the road, crossed before the guns and straight left to the bird.

R – Came in under the arc, left behind the tree, quick stop and back for her bird.

4th Series Test Dogs

Test Dogs:

Bayou Teche Roaring Roscoe, "Roscoe," LM
Owner: Bryan Robinson
Handler: Kody Reynolds 

First up was Roscoe and Kody ... Roscoe came to the line at 1:18 pm

L – Drove in the grass on the right of the road towards the guns, crossed over to the bird.

R – Came in right of the guns deep, worked deep and got it!

 

Glade Creek's Little Sister, "Kidd," LF
Owner: Troy Murray
Handler: Sue McNamara         

Next up was Sue and Kidd came to the line at 1:23 pm

L – Down to the guns, hunted right and deep back to the guns, circled the mound and crossed the road and got her bird.

R – Out to the guns, wrong side, but worked it out quickly and got her bird.

 

This test looks to be taking about 4-5 minutes per dog to complete ...

4th Series – Land Double

Test 4 is a Land Double with Hen Ducks

Test 4 is located in "Bob's Field." This test will be a Land Double with Hen Ducks. The mat faces a field with a gravel road that starts to the Right of the line about 20 yards and moves in front of the test and proceeds on the upper Left side – the balance of the field drops off to the right. 

As the dog looks out from the mat to the right, gun station #1 is down the hill on the right at 224 yards from the line. They will shoot and throw a hen duck angled back towards the brushy base of a tree. It will land behind the tree. (We will refer to this mark as R for Right)

Gun Station #2 is in front of the mat about 171 yards from the line. These gunners are just Right of the road in front of a mound. They throw a hen duck to the Left over the road and slightly down the hill. (We will refer to this mark as L for Left)

This test is taking approximately 4-5 minutes per dog to complete.

Callbacks to the Fourth

Test Three was completed and in the books at 12:34 pm

Callbacks to the 4th Series:

50 dogs were called back: 1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 42, 43, 44, 45, 48, 49, 50, 51, 53, 54, 56, 57, 58, 59, and 62.

6 dogs dropped: 4, 26, 41, 46, 60 and 61 


Dog #31 will start the 4th Series ...

 

 

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15. MVP All Betts Are Off, “Mookie,” BLM, Paul Sletten

Paul and Mookie came to the line at 12:31 pm

R – Drove straight to it!

LL – Right Angle Crossing the pond, drove deep, through the trees on the right, came out with a loop and at the bird.

**TEST COMPLETE**

Test 3 Completed at 12:34 pm

14. Calumet’s Blue Moon, “Moon,” YLM, Sharon Gierman

Sharon and Moon came to the line at 12:26 pm

R – Pounced on it!

LL – Good angle across the pond, came in behind the guns, over the mound, back right into the fall area and on his bird.

13. B&B’s Back In Black, “Angus,” BLM, David Barrow

David and Angus came to the line at 12:23 pm

R – Very nice line.

LL – Angle from left to right in the pond, drove the field straight to his bird!

12. Meadow Woods Smokin’ Hot, “Traeger,” BLM, Beth Harman

Beth and Traeger came to the line at 12:18 pm

R – Excellent

LL – Into the pond, across the field, under the arc, turned a little deep and got in cover, 1 or 2 turns and got his bird.

11. Mountain Sky’s Mischief Maker, “Loki,” BLM, Wayne Dorband

Wayne and Loki came to the line at 12:13 pm

R – Perfect!

LL – Ran right, missed the pond, circled the field, ran to the guns in to cover and the bird.

Rerun 2. Fine Line’s Out Of This World, “Bruno,” BLM, Rick Stawski

Rick and Bruno came to the line at 12:07 pm

R – Very nice line

LL – Good line through the water, up between the guns and bird, a little deep, turned into the woods and then the cover and got his bird.

Rerun 62. PVS Up To Snuff, “Mikey,” BLM, Seth Steenburgen

Seth and Mikey came back to the line to rerun at 12:05 pm

R – Under the arc, turned back and got it.

LL – Swam on an angle towards the guns, under the arc, turned and got his bird on the second pass.

10. Prairie Wind’s Hidden Gun, “Sniper,” BLM, Joey Smith

Joey and Sniper came to the line at 12:01 pm

R – Past bird and made a few turns deep, but came back and got his bird.

LL – Drove from the mat to under the arc a little deep, back in cover 3 times and got it!

9. Goosebusters Semper Fidelis, “Fidi,” BLF, Marc Patton

Marc and Fidi came to the line at 11:55 am

R – Missed - Big Turn Deep Left, back right down to the bird.

LL – Angled right across the pond turned left to the open field, hooked right behind the guns into cover for the bird.

7. 3 Rivers Picnic On A Sandbar, “Yogi,” YLM, Richard Ellis

Richard and Yogi came to the line at 11:51 am

R – Spon on – right to the bird!

LL – Great angle, across the pond up and through the cedars on a right angle, cut back left to the fall area and to the bird.

 

6. Watermark’s Rome Wasn’t Built In A Day, “Roman,” BLM, Christian Alt

Christian and Roman came to the line at 11:47 am

R – Excellent

LL – Headed to the fall area, looped twice and then he got it!

 

5. Highpoint’s Handsome Johnny, “Prine,” BLM, Jeff Sanders

Jeff and Prine came to the line at 11:40 am

R – Perfect Line

LL – Got in right of the hay bale, drove the field, through the cover and missed, turned and went back in for the bird.

Pick-Up 4. PVS Upon A Blissful Journey, “Bliss,” BLF, Seth Steenburgen

Seth and Bliss came to the line at 11:39 am

R – Excellent Line

LL – Pick-Up

 

No-Bird 2. Fine Line’s Out Of This World, “Bruno,” BLM, Rick Stawski

Rick and Bruno came to the line and had a No-Bird on the Long Left Bird into a tree

They will come back after 5 dogs

1. JJ’s Won N Done, “Rizz,” BLF, Mitch Patterson

Mitch and Rizz came to the line at 11:35 am

R – Out to the area, Stepped on the brakes and got her bird.

LL – Great angle across the pond, good line straight to the bird.

 

No-Bird 62. PVS Up To Snuff, “Mikey,” BLM, Seth Steenburgen

Seth and Mikey came to the line and had a No-Bird on the Long Left Bird

They will come back after 5 dogs

Pick-Up 61. Seaside’s Beach Cowboy, “Dude,” BLM, Robbie Knutson

Robbie and Dude came to the line at 11:28 am

R – Excellent Line!

LL – Angled right, got out right to the cedars, set up a hunt on this side of the road out of sight. Picked up.

Pick-Up 60. SLR’s Overcharged, “Amp,” BLM, Hunter Boyett

Hunter and Amp came to the line at 11:25 am

R – Very Nice

LL – Into the pond, circled and came back to the shore and returned to the line. Pick-up.

 

59. Place Your Betts On Me, “Mookie,” BLM, Jory Liddiard

 Jory and Mookie came to the line at 11:21 am

R – Smashed it!

LL –  Into the pond, left of the guns, over the mounds behind the guns, circled the mounds, back to the cover and his bird.

 

58. Wolf Den Points On Blazing Red Wizard Of Oz, “Ozzy,” YLM, Travis Echelberry

Travis and Ozzy came to the line at 11:17 am

R – Passed on the right, slammed on the brakes and grabbed his bird!

LL – Going to the Left side of the pond but got out on the right angle, dove into cover and got it!

 

57. StraightWay’s Raise A Hallelujah, “Halle,” BLF, Mike Bassett

Mike and Halle came to the line at 11:13 am

R – Very nice line.

LL – Nice Angle, up under the arc for a turn and into cover and the bird.

 

49. Seaside’s Horse Soldier, “Dagger,” BLM, Tracey Jensen

Tracey and Dagger came to the line at 11:09 am

R – Perfect line!

LL – Wide left into the pond, hit land bridge and then an excellent angle across the field to the fall area, two turns into the cover and he got it.

 

56. CTA Where The Tire Blows, “Pow,” BLF, Jason Baker

Jason and Pow came to the line at 11:04 am

R – Under the arc, 2 loops to work it out.

LL – Excellent line from the mat to the bird!

 

54. Todd’s Five Finger Discount, “Steal,” BLM, Reid Jones

Reid and Steal came to the line at 11:00 am

R – Drilled it!

LL – Great angle across the pond, hit cover and a few more steps and he had his bird!

53. Chasing Macks Rippers Ace, “Riley,” BLM, Jeff Stetzenbach

Jeff and Riley came to the line at 10:55 am

R – Nice Job!

LL – Very nice angle, under the arc, turned back and got it!

 

51. Moses N Rain’s Storm On The Black River, “Storm,” BLF, Marc Patton

Marc and Storm came to the line at 10:51 am

R – Right to the bird!

LL –  Left side of the pond, got out and corrected angle, straight to the fall area and missed, 1 loop back in and got it!

 

50. WP’s Cute Little Heart Breaker, “Foxxy,” BLF, Jason Baker

Jason and Foxxy came to the line at 10:47 am


R – Smack!


LL – Out of the pond right and very wide right up the hill, cut back left across the filed behind the guns, over the mound and in to the bird.

49. Seaside’s Horse Soldier, “Dagger,” BLM, Tracey Jensen

Tracey and Dagger Moved back 6 

48. Silvertip’s Ring Of Light, “Halo,” BLM, Al Vezey

Al and Halo came to the line at 10:41 am

R – Skidded to a stop and put his nose on it!

LL – Very nice water and right to the bird!

Pick-Up 46. Supersonic Flyboy, “Yeager, “BLM,” Gary Mausolf

Gary and Yeager came to the line at 10:36 am

R – Under the arc and deep, 1 loop the down to the bird.

LL – Great angle across the pond, got out and stopped, had to get the guns to help.

 

Rerun 40. Discovering New Lands, “Chris,” BLM, Paul Sletten

Paul and Chris came to the line again to rerun at 10:32 am

R – Stepped on it!

LL – Great angle across the pond towards the bird, went left of the guns instead of right ... turned back right, into the cover and got his bird.

45. Leitner Farms Home Run Hitter JH, “Babe,” YLF, James Hard

James and Babe came to the line at 10:28 am

R – Smack!

LL – Left side of the pond, great angle across the field straight to the bird!

44. Fatcitys Drunkin Otis Campbell, “Otis,” BLM, Travis Echelberry

Travis and Otis came to the line at 10:22 am

R – Under the arc, deep for 1 turn and then back to the bird.

LL – Nice angle across the pond, under the arc and into the cover, and he got it!

**CONDITIONS REPORT**

Rain has almost completely stopped at this point and the temp is at about 63 degrees

43. Timber Ridge True To The Mark, “Trudi,” BLF, Reid Jones

Reid and Trudi came to the line at 10:08 am

R – Under the arc, got deep, hunted the tree line, down to the bird and got it

LL – Great angle across the pond, under the arc, sharp right and into cover for her bird!

**GUN CHANGE & LINE VIEW **

10:13 am

42. Green River Floyd’s Boy EARL, “Earl,” YLM, Marc Patton

Marc and Earl came to the line at 10:04 am

R – Very Nice!

LL – Great angle from the line to the gunners, a quick turn into the cover and got it!

Pick-Up 41. Whiskey Rivers Recovering The Fallen, “Reaper,” BLM, Robbie Knutson

Robbie and Reaper came to the line at 10:00 am

R – Perfect Mark!

LL – Angled right across the pond, turned right up the hill, got up there and established a hunt. Picked Up.

No-Bird 40. Discovering New Lands, “Chris,” BLM, Paul Sletten

Paul and Chris came to the line and had a No-Bird on the Long Left throw

They will come back after 5 dogs

39. Core Sound’s Im Ready To Play, “Coach,”BLM, Reid Jones

Reid and Coach came to the line


R – Low throw - Nice job!


LL – Down the shore, saw a stick by a bale and returned to the line - unsure - dog resent - he swam out to the guns and got his bird.

38. Vinwood’s Reckless Abandon Of Gunstock, “Reckless,” YLF, Yvonne Hays

Yvonne and Reckless came to the line at 9:49 am

R – Nice Line!

LL – Nice angle through the water, straight to cover, turned right and got the bird.

 

37. Flex’s Carbon Copy - Ditto, “Ditto,” BLM, Randy Whittaker

Randy and Ditto came to the line at 9:43 am

R – Under the arc deep, looped the trees twice and then down to the bird.

LL – Under the arc and turned right into cover for his bird.

36. Beaver Creek Retriever’s Burning Ring of Fire, “Cash,” YLM, Travis Echelberry

Travis and Cash came to the line at 9:39 am

R – Straight to it!

LL – Great angle across the pond, went to the tree line, followed up the tree line right to the bird.

 

35. Foundation’s On The Rocks, “Ice,” BLF, Greg McClure

Greg and Ice came to the line at 9:36 am

R – Nice Job!

LL – Hard left not in the pond, took a land bridge and stayed dry, cut into cover up by the guns and she got it!

 

 

34. Crane’s Oom Poppa Mow Mow, “Elvira,” BLF, Mike Bassett

Mike and Elvira came to the line at 9:30 am

R – Went way deep under the arc, hunted back down to the bird quickly.

LL – Into the left side of the pond, angled right across the field, 1 loop under the arc and right into the cover to retrieve her bird.

32. Y-Farms Foxx’s Hot Lil Lady, “Foxy,” BLF, Jason Baker

Foxy and Jason came to the line at 9:25 am

R – Straight line, quick turn and she got it!

LL – Through the pond, into cover and missed it, made a turn and went back in and found her bird.

31. Midway’s Minion, “Tag,” BLF, Nik Koumoundouros

Nik and Tag came to the line at 9:20 am

R – Out to the bird - Smack!

LL – Good angle across the pond, up to the tree line, through cover and scooped it up!

 

30. Bur Oak’s Quigley On The Road From Valhalla, “Quigley,” CBRF, Heidi Henningson

Heidi and Quigley came to the line at 9:15 am

R – Under the arc, stopped quick and got it!

LL – Into the pond, took a hard right towards the shore, then took a hard left across the field, 1 big turn just deep of the guns and then back to the bird.

 

29. WYTX Big Horn Bessie, “Bessie,” BLF, Paul Knutson

Paul and Bessie came to the line at 9:09 am


R – Put on the brakes and grabbed his bird!


LL – Crossed the pond out of the fall area, into cover and missed it, made a turn and back into cover to get her bird.

 

28. White Oak Captain Hook, “Cappy,” BLM, John Lynch

John and Cappy came to the line at 9:04 am

R – Under the arc and deep, hunted his way back down the hill and to his bird.

LL – Across the pond and right up into the trees, crossed the road to the tree line, down to the fall area, 1 turn, and he got it!

 

27. B&B’s Gossip Girl, “Rumor,” BLF, Wendy Buckler

Wendy and Rumor came to the line at 9:01 am

R – Direct Line!

LL – Straight to the area, a quick right and into cover for her bird.

CONDITIONS REPORT: There was a light rain this morning, which has now turned into a harder rain ...

Pick-Up 26. Valhallas Kid Kodachrome, “Koda,” CBRM, Henry Hayes

Henry and Koda came to the line at 8:57 am

R – Drilled it!

LL – Avoided the pond - Pick-Up

25. Green Rivers Yayo, “Toot,” YLM, Marc Patton

Marc and Toot came to the line at 8:52 am

R – Very nice straight line

LL – Great position through the middle of the pond, into the cover short of the bird, turn towards it and got it!

 

Questionnaire

Owner Name: Danford Inn & Marc Patton

Dog Name: Toot

When did you begin competing in Field Trials? 

1989

What made you decide to compete in Field Trials? 

Competition and training a dog to do spectacular things!

Who are your training partners at home? 

George Ibarra, Mark Neeley, Albert Vasquez, Jason Annet, Ken Sacco, Jeff Meyers Doug Kolan and Cindy Galstar.

What is the origin of your dog’s name? 

Marc Patton chose it – I did not.

Tell us an interesting story about your dog.

I just purchased this dog from Marc Patton and got to look at him for a bit and loved him!!

You and your dog have survived nine series of the National Derby Championship. You are about to come to the line for the 10th series with a chance to be crowned the 2022 National Derby Champion. What song and artist would you want to hear playing as the two of you come to the line? 

The Theme Song from Top Gun

24. Blitzen Rolling Thunder, “Blitz,” BLM, Mike Holliday

Mike and Blitz came to the line at 8:49 am

R – Straight Line!

LL – Took the left side of the pond, ran towards the guns, 1 loop just deep, drove into the cover and got it.

Questionnaire

Owner Name: Mike Holliday

Dog Name: Blitz

When did you begin competing in Field Trials? 

February 2021

What made you decide to compete in Field Trials? 

Competition and I enjoy the process of dog training

Who are your training partners at home? 

My pro is Wade Cashion

What is the origin of your dog’s name? 

Blitzen is German for lightning and I wanted a play off of Thunder and Lightning. My son spent three years in High School learning German, so he suggested Blitzen. One of the few words he remembered.

Tell us an interesting story about your dog.

At five months old, Blitz contracted a severe case of pneumonia and slowly recovered after spending14 days in canine ICU. His odds of survival were less than 20% at one point in time. He’s a fighter and I’m proud and honored to watch him work.

You and your dog have survived nine series of the National Derby Championship. You are about to come to the line for the 10th series with a chance to be crowned the 2022 National Derby Champion. What song and artist would you want to hear playing as the two of you come to the line? 

“For Those About to Rock,” by AC-DC

23. Mountain’s Top G.O.A.T., “Billy,” CLM, Bruce Mountain

Bruce and Billy came to the line at 8:44 am

R – Straight to it!

LL – Took the left side of the pond, angled across the field to the fall area and the bird.

22. Shooters OGF Mudslinger Queen Marin, “Marin,” YLF, Travis Echelberry

Travis and Marin came to the line at 8:39 am

R – Perfect!

LL – Got wide left, took the 2nd pond on the left, ran all the way across the field to the guns and into cover, a few turns and she got it.

21. Truline’s Mighty Yellowstone, “Dutton,” BLF, Wayne Carey

Wayne and Dutton came to the line at 8:34 am

R – Smack!

LL – On the left side of the pond, angled towards the guns, 1 loop in front of the guns and into cover for the bird.

 

20. Meadow Woods Big River Goose, “Goose,” BLM, Christian Alt

Christian and Goose came to the line at 8:29 am

R – Went a little deep, and then a quick turn to get his bird.

LL – Angled right across the pond, drove straight to the bird.

 

19. Hockley Creek’s Designated Hitter, “Papi,” YLM, Robby Bickley

Robby and Papi came to the line at 8:25 am

R – Direct line to the bird.

LL – Nice angle, right towards the cover, ran into cover by the guns, popped out and quickly back into cover to get the bird.

18. Miss Margie’s Hot Hannah, “Hannah,” BLF, Wayne Stupka

Wayne and Hannah came to the line at 8:12 am

R – Right to it!

LL – Took the left side of the pond, but started to angle Right, good line across the field, into the cover and the bird!

17. Green River’s Hangin Heavy, “Ravi,” YLM, Marc Patton

Marc and Ravi came to the line at 8:17 am

R – Perfect!

LL – Nice line across the pond, straight to the bird.

16. Meadow Woods Just A Lil Sweeter, “Lily,” BLF, Stan Wagner

Stan and Lily came to the line at 8:12 am

R – Control break – Nice!

LL – Took the left side of a pond, got out, saw the guns and straight to the fall, made a loop, dove into cover and got it!

3rd Series Test Dogs

Test Dogs:

Glade Creek's Little Sister, "Kidd," LF
Owner: Troy Murray
Handler: Sue McNamara         

Sue and Kidd came to the line first at 7:37 am

R – Quick Right 1 loop and she got it

LL – Crossed the field, angled right, into cover and got it

Bayou Teche Roaring Roscoe, "Roscoe," LM
Owner: Bryan Robinson
Handler: Kody Reynolds 

Next up was Roscoe and Kody ... Roscoe came to the line at 7:45 am

R – Went deep and hunted several loops then he got it.

LL – Into the pond on a great angle, took a right when he got out and went down to the tree line and set up a hunt at the guns. Left and right before going into cover and he got it.

 

3rd Series – Land and Water Double

Test 3 is a Land and Water Double

We are set up today in a field called "The Derby Field." It is 63 degrees with a light rain and a light breeze. This will be a Land and Water Double with Ducks. The sits up on a hill overlooking a pond. Beyond the pond, a large field rises us towards the far tree line. 

For Bird #1, (we will refer to this mark as LL for Long Left) the gun station is about 317 yards in front of the mat. The gunners shoot and throw a drake mallard to the Right with the duck landing in a wide strip of cover that is just deep enough to hide the bird. The dog navigates down the hill and enters the pond between a clump of bushes and a hay bale. Crossing the pond on an angle, they exit the pond, cross a road, drive the field to the right for their bird.

There are so many areas for the dogs to get lost. If they square the pond exit, they end up behind the guns in a wide open field, If they miss the cover there is an opening deep of the guns. They really need to mark this bird!

For Bird #2, (we will refer to this mark as R for Right) the gun station is located 103 yards to the handler's Right. This Hen Mallard is shot and thrown to the Right, landing behind two cedars.

There will be a gun change after 27 dogs run today.