Conclusion of Series One Recap

The 1st Series Land Triple with Roosters, 1 Flyer and 2 Dead is in the books at 1:52 pm with dog #20's rerun to finish the test.

With 60 dogs entered in the 80th running of the National Retriever Club Championship, we had one scratching, we started with 59 competing dogs! Congrats to all the dogs who qualified!

The day with Bess, our female test dog at 6:58 am. She got a no bird and went back to in the blind and came right back out at 6:59 am for her test. It took Bess 6 minutes 28 seconds to complete the test. She had to get a few whistles from handler Mark Littlejohn. Our second test dog Shooter with handler Larry Vaske came to the line at 7:06 am. It took them 5 minutes and 15 seconds to complete their test.

Dog #1 Blue, our first competing dog came to the line at 7:27 am, and this started the 2020 NRC Championship.

Our re-birds and gun changes happened as follows...

Re-Bird after #11 at 8:28 am with dog #12 starting back at 8:31 am. Gun Change after #20 at 9:25 am, starting back with dog #21 at 9:31 am. 2nd Re-Bird after #33 at 10:52 am with dog #34 starting back at 10:54 am. 2nd Gun Change happened after #40 at 11:35 am with the dog #41 starting back up at 11:41 am.

It showed to be a tough day for the gunners as we had 12 no birds/ reruns. 

Dog #8 had a break, and there was a handle with dog #21.

The last dog #20 came to the line at 1:47 pm and was completed at 1:52 pm.

From the time the first running dog came to the line at 7:27 am until the last running dog finished test, this series took 6 hours 25 minutes. Which is approximately 6.5 minutes per dog.

Rerun - 20. FC-AFC Kirkwood's Blue Grade Lady, "Gracie" BLF, Casey Adams

20. FC-AFC Kirkwood's Blue Grade Lady, "Gracie" BLF, Casey Adams/Amateur - Qualified Week 7 @ California S Coast RC

1:47 pm

Flyer - Gracie had a very tight hunt to locate her flyer.

Right Retired - Good work on this bird.

Long Middle Retired - Gracie had a nice line to this bird.

 

Rerun - 2. FC-AFC 3R'S Mr T Smoken Joe, "Smokie" BLM, Ty Rorem

2. FC-AFC 3R'S Mr T Smoken Joe, "Smokie" BLM, Ty Rorem/Pro - Qualified Week 34 @ North Dakota RC 

Flyer - very short - Nice retrieve.

Right Retired -  Smokie went under the arc and made a quick turn back for his bird.

Long Middle Retired - Excellent line going out through the cover quickly. Smokie did a nice job on this bird.

 

2nd Rerun - 51. FC JS's Get Your Rush On, "Rush" BLM, Andy Attar

51. FC JS's Get Your Rush On, "Rush" BLM, Andy Attar/Pro - Qualified Week 33 @ Central WI Muddy Water's RC

1:34 pm

Flyer - Rush is out to the area and has the flyer.

Right Retired - Intent on the next bird, Rush locks on the area of the retired gun. He makes a quick correction when he get to the area and grabs his bird.

Long Middle Retired - Rush pulls right as he climbs the hill for the middle retired gun. After a significant effort he came up with the bird.

 

60. AFC Magzilla's War Hero, "Patton" BLM, Andrew Kahn

60. AFC Magzilla's War Hero, "Patton" BLM, Andrew Kahn/Amateur - Qualified Week 38 @ Oregon Retriever Trial

Flyer - Straight line to the bird.

Right Retired - Patton went under that arc then stopped and turned. He then went back to the right, then turned left to go to his bird.

Long Middle Retired - He went out to the holding blind then made a circle. Going to the fall area of the bird he missed it. Patton hunted deep and wide but then came back to the blind for another circle and went out the bird.

 

59. Rain's Bases Loaded, Grand Slam QA2, "Slam" BLM, Jim Beck

59. Rain's Bases Loaded, Grand Slam QA2, "Slam" BLM, Jim Beck/Pro - Qualified Week 43 @ Dardenne RC

1:23 pm

Flyer - Slam made quick work of his flyer.

Right Retired - He arrived in the fall area through the arc of the bird. Slam adjusted and promptly moved over to get his bird.

Long Middle Retired - He went up the backside of the retired guns and got deep. With a quick cover of the area, Slam moves over to grab his bird.

 

58. FC-AFC Silver Star's Watch'em Like A Hawk, "Hawk" BLM, Jamie Woodson

58. FC-AFC Silver Star's Watch'em Like A Hawk, "Hawk" BLM, Jamie Woodson/Amateur - Qualified Week 42 @ N. Florida ARC

Flyer - Hawk came into the fall area right of the bird. A quick hop and he nailed it.

Right Retired - Going right of the hay bale and under the arc, Hawk turned left and got the rooster.

Long Middle Bird - Excellent line going out to drill this bird!

 

57. FC North Dakota's Prairie Magic, "Maggie" YLF, Charlie Moody

57. FC North Dakota's Prairie Magic, "Maggie" YLF, Charlie Moody/Pro - Qualified Week 43 @ Memphis ARC

1:10 pm

Flyer - Maggie sits quietly by Charlie and assess the field. When the birds are down, she is on her way lining the flyer.

Right Retired - Maggie came into the area close to the base of the tress that are holding the retired gunners. she puts up a brief hunt behind and then deep of the them. she works her way back to get her bird.

Long Middle Retired - She went into the area right of her bird. Maggie gets a nose full and jumps into the cover for her bird.

 

Scratch - 56. FC-AFC Trumarc's Mad Money, "Maddy" BLF, Danny Farmer

56. FC-AFC Trumarc's Mad Money, "Maddy" BLF, Danny Farmer/Pro - Qualified Week 37 @ Hennepin County ARC

(2/24/12) NFC Two Rivers Lucky Willie ex Whitewater Arm N A Leg

Breeder: Judith Aycock

Owners: Steve & Jan Helgoth, Anderson, TX

Maddy started the her derby career in 2014. Since she has accomplished 1 Amateur win and 9 other placements for a total of 19 points. Her open career consist of 3 wins and 3 other placements for a total of 19.5 points.

Congratulations on you 2020 NRC qualification Maddy!

55. FC-AFC Glade Creek's Lonestar Dreamcatcher, "Cheyenne" BLF, Tim Milligan

55. FC-AFC Glade Creek's Lonestar Dreamcatcher, "Cheyenne" BLF, Tim Milligan/Pro - Qualified Week 33 @ PRTA

Flyer - very short - Nailed It!

Right Retired - Cheyenne came in to the bird but missed it by a foot. She quickly turned and got it.

Long Middle Retired - She came up the field just right of the blind then tucked behind it. She came out to the left and got her bird.

 

 

2nd No Bird - 51. FC JS's Get Your Rush On, "Rush" BLM, Andy Attar

 1:02 pm

Rush and Andy received their 2nd no bird. They will be back to try again.

Rerun - 49. FC Summit's Fiddle Of Gold QA2, "Georgia" BLF, Scott Harp

49. FC Summit's Fiddle Of Gold QA2, "Georgia" BLF, Scott Harp/Pro - Qualified Week 41 @ Mission Valley RC

Flyer - Very nice line.

Right Retired - Georgia went under the arc for this bird. She quickly turned back and got the bird.

Long Middle Retired - Nice line to just left of the blind. Georgia turned left and went straight to her bird.

 

54. FC-AFC Contrails Sky Queen, "Reina" BLF, David Opseth

54. FC-AFC Contrails Sky Queen, "Reina" BLF, David Opseth/Amateur - Qualified Week 41 @ Blue Ridge RC

12:53 pm

flyer - They took time to identify all the birds. Reina released for her flyer and makes quick work of it.

Right Retired - Very good line and she got her bird.

Long Middle Retired - Reina's line carried her through the strip of cover right up to the bird. Well done!

 

53. NFC-AFC Bayou Teche Swing For The Fence, "Foxx" BLM, Lauren Hays Curtis

53. NFC-AFC Bayou Teche Swing For The Fence, "Foxx" BLM, Lauren Hays Curtis/Amateur - Qualified Week By Rule … 2019 National Open Winner

Defending Champion Foxx...

Flyer - Foxx went out to the fall area and had a few quick turns to find his bird.

Right Retired - He scooped it up on the run!

Long Middle Retired - Foxx went out to the fall area but missed the bird on the first pass. He quickly returned and got his bird.

 

52. AFC Cajun Nightmares Rougaroux, "Boo" BLF, JD Babb

52. AFC Cajun Nightmares Rougaroux, "Boo" BLF, Jd Babb/Pro - Qualified Week 43 @ Cajun Riviera FTC

Flyer - Perfect Mark

Right Retired - Boo came in right up next to the hay bale. He circled it and snatched up his bird.

Long Middle Retired - Getting out to the holding blind, Boo had a tight turn around it and went straight to his bird.

No Bird - 51. FC JS's Get Your Rush On, "Rush" BLM, Andy Attar

 Rush and Andy had a no bird on their flyer. They will be back for a rerun.

50. FC-AFC Kirkwood's Ace Of A Higher Grade, "Deacon" BLM, Casey Adams

50. FC-AFC Kirkwood's Ace Of A Higher Grade, "Deacon" BLM, Casey Adams/Amateur - Qualified Week 24 @ Rocky Mountain RC

12:36 pm

Flyer - Very nice mark on his flyer.

Right Retired - Deacon had a nice line and bringing him to his bird.

Long Middle Retired - Good momentum and Deacon was up the hill and on his bird.

 

No Bird - 49. FC Summit's Fiddle Of Gold QA2, "Georgia" BLF, Scott Harp

 12:34 pm

Georgia and Scott got a no bird on the flyer. They will go back for a rerun.

48. FC-AFC Duck Buster's Red Barron, "Buster" YLM, Paul Sletten

48. FC-AFC Duck Buster's Red Barron, "Buster" YLM, Paul Sletten/Pro - Qualified Week 24 @ PRTA - Cental Zone #1

Flyer - very long bird - The bird landed back by the two hay bales. Buster found the bird in a much shorter place.

Right Retired - Straight line to get his bird.

Long Middle Retired - Buster's line pushed him right of the guns. He hunted the right of the guns then got his bird.

 

47. FC Trumarc's Gratuity, "Tippy" BLF, Danny Farmer

47. FC Trumarc's Gratuity, "Tippy" BLF, Danny Farmer/Pro - Qualified Week 10 @ Rose Country RC of E Texas

12:21 pm

Flyer - Tippy had a good line to the area. With a couple of passes deep, she went back in to retrieve her pheasant.

Right Retired - Perfect line out to her bird.

Long Middle Retired - Tippy's line took her up the hill but she faded to the right and got behind the gunners. She made a couple of passes and then went over to grab her bird.