Done For The Day

We will resume in at 6:30 am withe dog #47

Series 6 & 7 has been scraped

Series 6 & 7 Land/Water Blind Test Description

We travel back to the site of the Series 3 marking test. We are high on the hilltop in the Southwest corner of the field. The mat is facing Northeast positioned about 100 yds from an X shaped pond the marks were run thru. The mound from Series 3 is included also. The mound has two gunners sitting behind it. These gunners remain hidden until the Land Blind measuring at 165 yds. is complete. The line to the Land Blind is between the mound and the pond. The bird planted is a hen pheasant. The bird is placed in lush heavy cover on the backside of the dam. The Land Blind is taking 1 minute 30 secs to 2 minutes to run.

Next up is the Water Blind measuring 330 yds. Once the Handler takes the bird from the dog the gunners come out from behind the mound and give a dry pop. Then the gunners disappear and sit down behind the mound. Now the Handler may continue running the Water Blind. The dog must run down jump in a channel protruding toward the mat, swim to a heavy watery grassy point. then re-enter the water swim to shore and re-entry another little spit of water. Then the dogs must swim the spit of water get out and punch up the hillside another 50 yds and retrieve a drake mallard. The Water Blind is taking 4:00 minutes to 5:00 minutes to complete for a total average of 6 minutes 30 seconds.

Callbacks to the 6th Series Land/Water Blind

60 dogs carried to the 6th Series Land/Water Blind.

Starting dog #47

1,2,3,5,6, 11,12,16,17,19,20,21,22,23,24,25,27,28,29,

31,33,37,41,42,43,45,47,48,49,50,52,60

61,62,64,65,68,69,71,74,75,76,78,79,81,82,83, 85,86,88,

91,93,95,96,98,99,100, 101,102,104

15 dogs are dropped

8,15,26,35,38,51,57,58,59,63,72,73,80,87,103

Re Run, Re Run Handle 5. AFC Shadowpines Chabasco (Storm), LM, Bob Byrum

LF: good

RF: got it

LR: perfect mark

RR: Headed toward the RF and had to Handle to the bird.

Series 6 Land/Water Blind

Series 6 will be a Land/Water Blind combination

Re Run 5. AFC Shadowpines Chabasco (Storm), LM, Bob Byrum

LF: nice mark

RF:picked up a bird that some how was in the field but was no mark that was thrown

RR:

LR:

**** # 5 will take 15 mins to cool down and Re Run.

6. FC-AFC Landover Goldendaze Yukon (Yukon), LM, Chuck Schweikert

LF:drilled it

RF:  pinned it

RR: perfect

LR:perfect

*** 4 perfect marks

No Bird 5. AFC Shadowpines Chabasco (Storm), LM, Bob Byrum

LF:

RF: no bird

RR:

LR:

Handle 3. FC Topbrass No Time To Paws SH (Flash), GM, Kaye Fuller

LF:drilled it

RF: drilled it

RR: went wide R of holding blind drove deep to fence and ran down fence toward Flyer and Handled to the bird.

LR: pinned it

2. Joy Comes With The Morning (Joy), LF, Bobby Smith

LF: good

RF: over the hill and to the bird.

RR: perfect mark

LR: hammered it

1. Blackwater Chesbay Tanner (Tanner), CM, Tim Carrion

LF: good job

RR: front footed bird

RF: traveled behind gun station drove deep and work way back to get bird.

LR: hammered it

104. FC-AFC Punch Punch (Punch), LM, Chad O'Brien

LF: smacked it

RF: traveled to top of hill and hunted up the bird

RR: hammered it

LR: good mark

Handle 103. Elmingo’s Little Man (Zink), LM, Rett Sage

LF: hammered it

RF: travled behind the gun station and got deep on hill and worked back into the area to get the bird.

RR: traveled wide R drove up toward fence back down the hill and had to be Handled to the bird.

LR: good mark

102. FC-AFC Mercy Mercy Mercy Me (Mercy), LF, John Stracka

LF: excellent

RF: traveled wide L of area and worked over to get the bird.

RR: stepped on it

LR: traveled middle of the field went out of sight and hunted back to get the bird

Handled 101. FC-AFC Trumarc’s Hollandaise (Holland), LM, Ed Aycock

LF: good job

RR: went straight to fall area and circled the bale to get the bird.

RF: traveled L of area hunted to the bird.

LR: traveled the middle of the field and had to Handle to the bird.

Re Run 91. FC-AFC Go Margo (Margo), LF, Mel Milton

LF: pinned it

RR: good

LR: traveled middle of field got even with the holding blind took a 90' degree turn L to get bird.

RF: drilled it

100. FC-AFC Indian Height’s Get Away (George), LM, Carl Ruffalo

LF: drilled it

RF: nailed it

RR: went out R of holding blind, slowed near bale and went to get bird.

LR: traveled under the arch made a few loops around holding blind and then over to get bird.

99. Creole’s Loup-Garou MH (Spook), LF, Ida Richards

LF: excellent mark

RF: drove backside of the guns got to fence and worked down to bird

RR: went wide R of blind got to fence and  came back to get it.

LR: traveled under the arch got to area and put up a small hunt before getting the bird.

98. FC-AFC Texas Troubador (Tubb), LM, Martha Russell

LF: nice

RF: sent for RR got deep and pick up RF clean

RR: went wide R got to fence then back down to get bird

LR: drilled it

Handled 96. AFC World Famous Emasculator-Shemale (Nora), LF, Louie Churack

LF: good mark

RF: drove deep of area and made big loop back to bird

RR: traveled wide R of the holding blind went up hill and to the bird

LR: drove middle of the fiel dan had to be Handled to bird.

Summary

30 dogs have run test today

9 Handles

2 Pick Ups

1 Break

Handled 95. Snake Charmer III (Deacon), LM, David Colwell

LF: quick retrieve

RR: traveled under the arch and smacked it

RF: drilled it

LR: traveled up the middle of the field got deep and had to Handle to bird.

93. FC-AFC Big Alfonse Capone Of Mo-Kan (Al), LM, Bob Hayden

LF: good

RF: drilled it

RR: went straight to holding blind then put on the brakes to get bird.

LR: stepped on it

No Bird 91. FC-AFC Go Margo (Margo), LF, Mel Milton

LF:

RF: landed on top of a hay bale

RR:

LR:

Handle 88. FC-AFC Aksarben’s Black Skyy (Skyy), LM, Alice Woodyard

LF:good

RF: straight to bird

LR: traveled under the arch made a loop and got the bird.

RR: headed back to the Flyer and had to be Handled to the bird.

Handle 87. Lucyana’s Go Fargo (GoFar), LM, Laura Parrott

LF: smacked it

RF: made several tight circles in area and got the bird quick

RR: wnet wide L got deep but turn and went back to get the bird.

LR: went up the middle of the field got deep then had to Handle to the bird

86. FC-AFC Great Bunns Of Fire (Jerry Lee), LF, Lynne DuBose

LF: hammered it

RF: smacked it

RR: straight as an arrow to bird

LR: over the hay bale and front-footed the bird

*** 4 perfect marks

Gun Change

*** Conditions Report

The day is heating up. The sun is beaming and the temp is 60'F. The wind is light and has changed to the East

85. FC-AFC B Bumble (Stinger), LM, Fred Kampo

LF: good mark

RF: hammered it

RR:stepped on it

LR:pinned it

* 4 perfect marks

83. FC-AFC Hilltop’s High Society (Gracie), LF, Sylvia McClure

LF: great mark

RR: straight to bird

RF: hammered it

LR: circled holding blind then worked over to bird

82. FC-AFC Hardscrabbles Powder My Buns (Pow), LM, Benjy Griffith

LF: nice

RF: excellent

RR: drove deep & had to Handle to bird

LR: nice mark

Re Run & Handle 76. FC-AFC Bluenorth’s Rock Hard Ten MH (Ten), LM, Barb Radtke

LF: nice

RF: hunted deep & R of guns then got the bird

RR: got deep and was headed to Flyer had to Handle to bird.

LR: smacked it

81. FC-AFC Wolf Creek CR Skeeter (Skeeter), LM, Robby Bickley

LF: good job

RR: went R of holding blind circled back and got it!

RF: got deep & L of L end of hillside working back to area to get the bird.

LR: straight to the bird.

ReRun & Pick Up 73. FC-AFC Ace On The River III (Ace), LM, Peter Ketola

LF: good mark

RF: hunted the area and got bird quick

RR: drove up to fence went out of sight and Picked Up dog

Pick Up 80. FC-AFC Fresh Squeezed Juice (Juice), LM, Mark Medford

LF: nice

RF: pounded it

RR: blew past got deep and Picked Up

79. CAFC Jazztime Bluegoose’s Ruger (Ruger), LM, Anna Calvert

LF: straight to the bird

RF: small hunt to get bird

RR: drove up hill to fence and worked down to bird

LR: went over bale got to holding blind made a circle and worked over to the bird.

78. FC-AFC Tealcreek Patton’s Saber (Saber), LM, Chris Hatch

LF: straight to bird

RR: small hunt and got it!

RF: good mark

LR: went over bale got to holding blind and made a circle to the bird.

No Bird 76. FC-AFC Bluenorth’s Rock Hard Ten MH (Ten), LM, Barb Radtke

LF: no bird

RF:

RR:

LR:

75. FC-AFC Candlewood Goldendaze Louie (Louie), LM, Chuck Schweikert

LF: nice job

RF: drove out to the area and got the bird

RR: went deep R, got close to the fence, hunted the bales and got the bird

LR: great line under arch bending L into the bird.

Handle 74. McKinley First Ascender-Hudson (Hudson), LM, Bill Barstow

LF: good

RF:straight to the bird

RR: R of holding blind , deep to fence and back down to area and got it

LR: good line drove under the arch and kept going had to Handle to bird

No Bird 73. FC-AFC Ace On The River III (Ace), LM, Peter Ketola

*** Honor dog broke

Broke 72. Merry Christmas VII (Missy), LF, Steve Graafstra

LF: nice mark

RF: straight to the bird

RR: got to the area went over the hill and quickly came back with the bird.

LR: got deep of the area and turned into the bird, got it!


*** Dog broke on the Honor

69. FC-AFC Nebo’s Grandma Ruby (Ruby), LF, Al Wilson

LF: nice mark

RR: drilled it

RF: hunted in the center of the field then turned R and hunted to the bird.

LR: went to holing blind then hunted her way over to get the bird clean

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68. NAFC-FC Dottie Ray’s Ivy League (Ivy), LF, Andrew Kahn

LF: good mark

LR: out to bales circled and got it!

RF: made several loops short of the area before pushing over hill and to the bird.

RR: looped holding blind and came in on bird.

65. Holland Cliffs Tropical Storm (Joe), LM, Alvin Hatcher

LF: good mark

RF: straight to the bird

RR: wide R hunting bales drove to fenced and worked back to area and got bird.

LR: went way deep R of holding blind and hunted to the bird.

64. FC Ebb Tide’s Ode To Irish Soul (Otis), LM, Kirk Lillebo

LF:nice

RF: went to the area and got the bird

RR: good mark

LR: smacked it

71. FC-AFC Watermark’s BB Standing Ovation (Bravo), LM, Bob Hanssen

LF: good mark

RF: looped L & R of area then over the hill and got it!

RR: went R of holding blind got deep and circled down to the bird.

LR: weaved thru bales and straight to the bird.

Conditions Report

The wind has died and the sun has dried the dew. The sun is shining bright will little to no clouds in the sky

Birds seem to be showing up better in this lighting.

Handle 63. See Jane Run For Blue (Jane), LF, Tommy Parrish

LF: nice mark

RF: went to hill top, hunted L & R in the area and came up with the bird

RR: went R of holding blind got deep on hillside, over to the fence and back toward Flyer, had to be Handled to the bird

LR: went to holding blind then hunted the area to get the bird.

Handled 62. FC-AFC Seaside’s Kingfish (King), LM, Mark Medford

LF: good

RF: hunted  a short then deep and got the bird quick

RR: faced the Flyer and never saw bird go off, had to Handle to bird

LR: drilled it

60. FC-AFC Tru’s Little Cruiser (Cruise), LM, Paula Elmes

LF: smacked it

RF: came in to R of bale circled it to get the bird

RR: pinned it

LR: jumped bale and drilled mark

61. FC-AFC-CFC-CAFC Upon The Wings Of An Answered Prayer (Ammo), LF, William Petrovish

LF: nice

RF:out to top of hill,worked R then L to the bird.

RR: went to area between holding blind & bale and scooped it up

LR: out to the holding blind, turned L & went to the bird.

57. AFC Brookdale Ebonstar Spice (Curry), LF, Judy Powers

LF: great mark

RR: wide R back down to area & had several loops extended hunt L for bird.

RF: smacked it

LR: weaved thru the bales then straight to the bird.

Handle 59. AFC Good Idea’s Second Wind (Vapor), LF, Ken Neil

LF:good mark

RF:made a pass by one bale turned to next bale and then got the bird

RR: looped this side of blind then extended hunt L & R before finding bird

LR: pushed wide R off of bales as left line this pushed her to mid field turned her hunt but needed a Handle to get bird.

Test Dog To The Line

The wind is in our face and blowing steady but,light. It is currently 49'F with a heavy dew on the ground.

Came to the line at 6:33 am
Test Dog # 1 Joe & Tiny

LF: smacked it

RF: pinned it

RR: was headed for RF and took a 90 degree turn to the R and snatched the bird up quick

LR: went straight to the area