James and Babe came to the line at 3:10 pm and received a No-Bird on the Flyer
F – No bird on the Flyer
They will come back after 5 dogs
Wednesday, October 12, 2022
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44. Fatcitys Drunkin Otis Campbell, “Otis,” BLM, Travis Echelberry
Travis and Otis came to the line at 3:02 pm
F – Perfect!
LL – Over the land and into the water over the right end of the point, out on the far shore up the right side, behind the guns turned left immediately and went to the bird.
43. Timber Ridge True To The Mark, “Trudi,” BLF, Reid Jones
Reid and Trudi came to the line at 2:57 pm
F – Snagged it!
LL – Swam over the middle of the point, into the far corner of the pond, over the dam, made a hard right, ran down to the bird - She knew where it was!
42. Green River Floyd’s Boy EARL, “Earl,” YLM, Marc Patton
Marc and Earl came to the line ...
F – Got out by the guns working that side of the bank, back into the water and then back out...could not find the bird and had to handle. Picked up.
**NOTE: Due to water glare factors this dog will rerun this test at the end of the running order.
40. Discovering New Lands, “Chris,” BLM, Paul Sletten
Paul and Chris came to the line at 2:42 pm
F – Had to hunt (the glare is getting really bad) but he was persistent and got it!
LL – Across the field, into the pond, on the far right end of the point, swam, then up the dam, took a hard right and ran to the fall area, 1 loop under the arc, turned and he got it!
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37. Flex’s Carbon Copy - Ditto, “Ditto,” BLM, Randy Whittaker
Randy and Ditto came to the line at 2:35 pm
F – Into the water and swam hard for his bird.
LL – Into the pond, got out on the right end of the point, out at the far shore, up and over the dam, in to the 2nd pond, drove the hill to the bird - very nice!
36. Beaver Creek Retriever’s Burning Ring of Fire, “Cash,” YLM, Travis Echelberry
Travis and Cash came to the line at 2:28 pm
F – Nice Job!
LL – Across the field, swimming past the end of the point to the far shore, into the 2nd pond, ran up the field almost to the top of the hill on the right of the guns, down the tree line and then out to his bird.
35. Foundation’s On The Rocks, “Ice,” BLF, Greg McClure
Greg and Ice came to the line at 2:22 pm
F – Good!
LL – Across the field, into the pond, on to the point and ran right to the end, swam a short distance to the far shore, ran all the way to the guns, and then had a few loops before she got her bird!
34. Crane’s Oom Poppa Mow Mow, “Elvira,” BLF, Mike Bassett
Mike and Elvira came to the line at 2:13 pm
F – Nice Job!
LL – Across the field, into the pond, over the middle of the point, out on the far left of the pond at the cedars, way out of the picture, very way out, but she worked it out and got her bird.
31. Midway’s Minion, “Tag,” BLF, Nik Koumoundouros
Nik and Tag came to the line at 2:05 pm
F – Nice straight line to the bird!
LL – Across land, swam past the point, out on the far shore, over the dam, and then ran straight to the bird!
Rerun 25. Green Rivers Yayo, “Toot,” YLM, Marc Patton
Marc and Toot came to the line at 1:58 pm
F – Had a turn short and then over to his bird!
LL – Swam around the point and got out and ran all the way to the guns, right to the trees and then left to his bird.
Rerun 24. Blitzen Rolling Thunder, “Blitz,” BLM, Mike Holliday
Mike and Blitz came to the line at 1:50 pm
F – Smack!
LL – Across field, into the pond, the left side of the point, angled up then avoided the dam, out into the field deep of trees and guns, and then looped down to the bird.
30. Bur Oak’s Quigley On The Road From Valhalla, “Quigley,” CBRF, Heidi Henningson
Heidi and Quigley came to the line at 1:39 pm
F – Went in wide left but turned and headed to the bird!
LL – Went almost straight out in front to get in on the long left bird. Got out of the first pond, stopped and looked around, reoriented then went way across to the guns and then hunted till she found it.
29. WYTX Big Horn Bessie, “Bessie,” BLF, Paul Knutson
Paul and Bessie came to the line at 1:31 pm
F – Nice Line!
LL – Into the pond over the point, into the pond, up the hill, around the guns, made a loop and was out to the bird.
28. White Oak Captain Hook, “Cappy,” BLM, John Lynch
John and Cappy came to the line at 1:22 pm
F – A few loops close to the bank but evened out and got his bird.
LL – Across and out, swimming the whole first pond to the far shore, into the back pond, wide right, angle right, cut behind the guns, looped deep then down and quickly to the bird.
27. B&B’s Gossip Girl, “Rumor,” BLF, Wendy Buckler
Wendy and Rumor came to the line at 1:14 pm
F – Straight to it!
LL – Across the field into the pond, over the middle of the point on an angle towards the bird, out in the corner of the pond, up the dam, swam up to the fall area, made a loop or 2 and then to the bird. Very nice!
No-Bird 25. Green Rivers Yayo, “Toot,” YLM, Marc Patton
Marc and Toot came to the line at 1:10 pm
F – No-Bird on the flyer
They will come back after 5 dogs
No-Bird 24. Blitzen Rolling Thunder, “Blitz,” BLM, Mike Holliday
Mike and Blitz came to the line at 12:57 pm
F – No bird on the flyer
They will come back after 5 dogs
23. Mountain’s Top G.O.A.T., “Billy,” CLM, Bruce Mountain
Bruce and Billy came to the line at 12:49 pm
F – Straight to it!
LL – Into the pond, over the middle of the point out on the far corner, up the dam and into the water, a great line straight to the bird!
22. Shooters OGF Mudslinger Queen Marin, “Marin,” YLF, Travis Echelberry
Travis and Marin came to the line at 12:41 pm
F – Took a different line but she got it!
LL – Over the land, into the pond, across the middle of the point, out at the far corner of the pond, wide left and up the dam, went for a long swim, ran deep to the tree line down and got to the bird.
21. Truline’s Mighty Yellowstone, “Dutton,” BLF, Wayne Carey
Wayne and Dutton came to the line at 12:35 pm
F – Powered straight to it!
LL – Across into the pond, to the far right, tip toed around the point, exit the far end of the shore to the right, up the dam, turned right and ran all the way to get her bird.
20. Meadow Woods Big River Goose, “Goose,” BLM, Christian Alt
Christian and Goose came to the line at 12:28 pm
F – Straight to it!
LL – Across the field, around the point to the far shore, into the 2nd pond, came in from a very wide right angle, crossed the field to the fall area, missed it and had a turn or two and then he got his bird.
19. Hockley Creek’s Designated Hitter, “Papi,” YLM, Robby Bickley
Robby and Papi came to the line at 12:11 pm
F – Straight line to the bird!
LL – Across the field, right side of the point, out the far side of the pond, ran straight to the bird!
18. Miss Margie’s Hot Hannah, “Hannah,” BLF, Wayne Stupka
Wayne and Hannah came to the line at 12:14 pm
F – Had a hunt but she got it!
LL – Across the field and into the pond, over the right end of the point, out of the pond on the far right side, ran all the way up under the arc, made a big loop away and then quickly back to her bird.
17. Green River’s Hangin Heavy, “Ravi,” YLM, Marc Patton
Marc and Ravi came to the line at 12:05 pm
F – Nice!
LL – Across the field, in a pond, over the point, out in the far corner, over on the right into the water, nice angle straight to the bird.
16. Meadow Woods Just A Lil Sweeter, “Lily,” BLF, Stan Wagner
Stan and Lily came to the line at 11:58 am
F – Into the pond, 1 quick turn then straight to the bird
LL – Across the field, into the pond, over part of the point, a good angle and out to the far corner, over to the right end of the dam running right, then crossed road and ran straight to the bird.
15. MVP All Betts Are Off, “Mookie,” BLM, Paul Sletten
Paul and Mookie came to the line at 11:52 am
F – Straight to it!
LL – Across into the pond, to the right tip of the point and around, to the far shore, over to the right side of the dam and ran straight to the bird.
14. Calumet’s Blue Moon, “Moon,” YLM, Sharon Gierman
Sharon and Moon came to the line at 11:45 am
F – Snatched up a flapping duck!
LL – Left, out and into the pond, swam past the island, to the far shore, up the dam, a hard right, ran across the road up the hill and to the bird.
13. B&B’s Back In Black, “Angus,” BLM, David Barrow
David and Angus came to the line at 11:38 am
F – Swam straight to it!
LL – Across the field in to the pond, over the point in the middle and out in the far corner, right of dam, up the hill, right of the guns, deep, circled and then came back down to the bird.
12. Meadow Woods Smokin’ Hot, “Traeger,” BLM, Beth Harman
Beth and Traeger came to the line at 11:30 am
F – Very Nice
LL – Crossed the field into the pond, over point, out the far side, up the dam on the right, swam, crossed the road, dug a hill and came in under the arc, turned left for an excellent mark.
11. Mountain Sky’s Mischief Maker, “Loki,” BLM, Wayne Dorband
Wayne and Loki came to the line at 11:24 am
F – Smacked it!
LL – Across the field into the pond, over the point, out on the far bank and ran the land all the way deep, circled down and found his bird.
10. Prairie Wind’s Hidden Gun, “Sniper,” BLM, Joey Smith
Joey and Sniper came to the line at 11:17 am
F – Got it!
LL – Across the field, into the pond, touched the tip end of the point and continued on great angle, ran up the hill across the road under the arc, turned and came back left directly to the bird
9. Goosebusters Semper Fidelis, “Fidi,” BLF, Marc Patton
Marc and Fidi came to the line at 11:11 am
F – Nice Line!
LL – Across the field, into he corner by the point, nice right angle on reentry, to the far left corner, over the dam, into the 2nd pond, cam in under the arc, turned left and straight to the bird.
7. 3 Rivers Picnic On A Sandbar, “Yogi,” YLM, Richard Ellis
Richard and Yogi came to the line at 11:04 am
F – Very nice!
LL – Across the field, into the pond and around the point, over the dam and into the far pond, up the terrace, went deep, came back down 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 10:57 am
F – Perfect Line!
LL – Across the field into the 1st pond, swam past the end of the point, ran right of the dam, right of the guns and turned left and went down to get his bird.
Rerun 57. StraightWay’s Raise A Hallelujah, “Halle,” BLF, Mike Bassett
Mike and Halle came back to the line at 10:39 am to rerun
F – Hunted the cover near the shore and twice up by the gunners, into the pond and then out, could not find the bird. Picked-Up.
LL –
**NOTE: Due to non-test factors this dog will rerun this test at the end of the running order.
**ANNOUNCEMENT**
Dogs 57 and 62 will have reruns for this 5th Series test because they were affected by the photographer out at the flyer station. She has been pulled from the area and they will rerun at the end.
5. Highpoint’s Handsome Johnny, “Prine,” BLM, Jeff Sanders
Jeff and Prine came to the line ...
F – Very nice!
LL – Into the 1st pond, over the point, back in and out again, up to the dam, around the 2nd pond and straight to the bird.
2. Fine Line’s Out Of This World, “Bruno,” BLM, Rick Stawski
Rick and Bruno came to the line ...
F – Nice!
LL – Into the pond, swam past the point, into a right hand pond, great angle across the field straight to the bird.
1. JJ’s Won N Done, “Rizz,” BLF, Mitch Patterson
Mitch and Rizz came to the line at 10:17 am
F – Control break, nice job with a small chase.
LL – Across the field into the pond, over the point, good angle for re entry into the pond, out and up to the dam, a hard right up the hill and across this side of the road, out across the road, she angled the field crossed by the guns and got her bird.
**SAFETY DELAY**
There has been a safety delay. A marker is being placed that the long guns can see. If a dog gets left of that marker, the judges have determined they are out of the test.
This prevents a dog from getting on the road while no one can see them, for their safety.
62. PVS Up To Snuff, “Mikey,” BLM, Seth Steenburgen
Seth and Mikey came to the line at 9:55 am
F – In and out of the water, out of sight for a bit, but he found his bird.
LL – Across the field, into the pond, over the point, back in the pond, exit going left, over the dam wide left, had to be handled. Picked-Up.
**NOTE: Due to non-test factors this dog will rerun this test at the end of the running order.
59. Place Your Betts On Me, “Mookie,” BLM, Jory Liddiard
Jory and Mookie came to the line at 9:48 am
F – Very nice line to his bird.
LL – Into the pond, wide left, over the point and reentered the pond, out and over the dam, entered pond 2, out of sight, then up to his bird.
No-Bird 57. StraightWay’s Raise A Hallelujah, “Halle,” BLF, Mike Bassett
Mike and Halle came to the line at 9:43 am and had a No-Bird on the flyer
They will come back after 5 dogs
5th Series Test Dogs
Test Dogs:
Glade Creek's Little Sister, "Kidd," LF
Owner: Troy Murray
Handler: Sue McNamara
First up ... Sue and Kidd came to the line first at 9:10 am
They had a no bird on the Flyer ... will rerun
Bayou Teche Roaring Roscoe, "Roscoe," LM
Owner: Bryan Robinson
Handler: Kody Reynolds
Owner: Bryan Robinson
Handler: Kody Reynolds
Next up ... Roscoe and Kody came to the line at 9:18 am
F – Smack!
L – Into the 1st pond and over the 1st point, out and up towards the road, into the 2nd pond, drove up the hill to the fall and are had his bird. Nice!
Glade Creek's Little Sister, "Kidd," LF
Sue and Kidd came back to the line for a rerun at 9:26 am
F – Out into the pond and got her bird.
L – Across the field, over the point, re-entered the pond, up the hill, over the levee and across pond 2, drove up and stayed in front of the guns and she got it.
This test is averaging about 7 minutes to complete.
5th Series – Water Double with a Flyer and a Sluice
Test 5 is a Water Double with a Sluice
After an early morning rain delay, the crew is busy setting up a new test for today. We are at the "Tech Pond" location for this test. This will be a Water Double, and should take each dog about 7 minutes to complete. The mat sits on the side of a paved road facing a large series of technical ponds. As you look out across the ponds from the mat, the terrain rises on the far side, and has a gravel road that runs left to right and continues on up the far hill.
Gun Station #1 shoots and throws a hen duck to the left. This station is located about 338 yards from the mat on the handler's far left. This bird lands in an open field that is terraced. To get to this bird, the dog crosses the field and enters pond 1. They go over a point of land and re-enter pond 1. After exiting this pond on the far side, they will climb a hill and get into a 2nd small pond. Upon exiting that pond, they will cross the road, drive the hill and get their bird. (We will refer to this mark as LL for Long Left)
Bird #2 is a flyer station. These gunners are to the right of the mat 105 yards from the line. The gunners throw and then shoot a hen mallard to the left. There is a sluice on every bird. The gunners are located out on a point of land and the bird will land in the water in front of the mat. (We will refer to this mark as F for Flyer)
This test is taking approximately 5-7 minutes per dog to complete.
A light breeze has started to pick up at this test. So far it is too light to make much of a difference, but we will see as this test gets going if it becomes a factor.
**ANNOUNCEMENT**
They are changing the test site for the 5th Series. It will take approximately 30 minutes to get things set up and then contestants will be notified where to go and how get there, etc.! We will announce any new information here as soon as we get it!
**ANNOUNCEMENT**
We have just been told, there will be a 1-HOUR weather delay this morning. Please plan for this! If there are any further updates, we will post them here as soon as we are notified! Thank you.
Tuesday, October 11, 2022
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!
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
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.
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