8th Series

8th Series - Land Quad with an Honor

Test 8 sits on the same hill as Test 7. The mat faces northeast looking over a beautiful basin. A pond snakes around on the handler's front left and ponds dot the field. The grass is divided between knee high tan grass on the right side of the test and light green shorter grass in the low area. A grass farm road runs from front to back. 

There are four birds. Two will land on all land, one will land with a finger of the pond to cross and one that catches the corner of a small pond. The wind will be off the handler's right shoulder.

Bird #1 is a rooster pheasant flyer shot from right to left. The gunners are on a high bald knoll shooting out over the basin with the bird landing 263 yards from the line.

Bird #2 is a duck flyer. These gunners are located behind a berm on the far side of the narrow pond. They come out, throw and shoot to the left and then retire behind a large pile of brush. The bird lands 275 yards from the line.

Bird #3 is a dead hen pheasant. These gunners are backed up to a tree line. They shoot and throw to the left and then retire. This bird is thrown along the tree line and lands approximately 180 yards from the mat. There is a small pond between the mat and the fall area. The dogs should take a piece of the water. If they do not they will be pushed to the left. They will be further influenced by a large pile of dirt just behind the left end of the pond.

Bird #4 we will call "Shorty." They are located on the handler's left. This is a stand out gun station in a wide open field. These guns shoot and throw to the right with the bird landing 140 yards from the line. 

There is an honor mat to the left of the mat. The test is taking between 10 and 12 minutes per dog to run.

Eighth Series – Land Quad

8th Series Test Diagram and Sketch by David Morrison