Day 7 - 9th Series Recap

We started our 7th day with the 9th Series, Water Triple. We had a delay getting started due to fog. The judges also announced the dogs will be received below the mound to keep the mound dry. Dog #52, the first of the 18 starting this series, came to the line at 9:32 am.  Our one and only gun changed happened after dog #57 completed his re-run.

The challenging test produced 1 no bird/re-run, 9 handles, 2 double handles and 2 picked up.

Our series and the day came to the end with dog #44 at 2:47 pm. This test took 5 hours 5 minutes which averaged to be approximately 17 minutes per dog.

Our 10th Series will be at the Fuller's 145 property (2187 CR 109) starting at 9:00 am.

Sit back as we wait for the callbacks and see who will advance to the final 10th Series!

44. FC-AFC Yours Truly Indigo, "Tru" BLF, Chris Ledford

#44 - Owners: Mark & Suzanne Medford
Previous National: NRC - 2019 (F); NARC - 2019, 2018
Other Accomplishments: DH Winner - 2020

Flyer - Tru went out in front of the guns, then made two turns and as she headed out left to get her bird.

Right Retired - Great angle across towards the middle retired blind. Tru got out to the area and missed it. She expanded her hunt and got the long right retired.

Middle Retired - Tru's was sent back on left angle. She came up between the blind and the flyer. She continued deep, past the flyer turned back right and went down to get her bird.

 

 

43. NAFC-FC Steadfast's Bachelor Special, "Croc" BLM, Ty Rorem

#43 - Owners: Monte & Pam Wulf
Previous National: NRC - 2019, 2018, 2017; NARC 2019, 2018 (W)
Other Accomplishments: 2018 NARC WINNER

2:35 pm

Flyer - Very nice

Middle Retired - Croc arrived all the way behind the live guns and tree rows. Several passes and he got back along the trees in the ditch. He followed them down the hill then cut over to the holding blind for the gunners and continued working his way into the bird.

Right Retired - He ran wide right against the tree line and deep. he hunted for a bit then worked his way to the bird.

Handle - 41. FC-AFC J & C's Another Round In the Chamber, "Bullet" BLM, Joseph Couey

#41 - Owners: Joseph & Cathy Couey
Previous National: NARC - 2019

2:05 pm

Flyer - Recovered this flyer nicely.

Middle Retired - Bullet went up in a great area turned just in front of the holding blind but moved left. Bullet had to be handled to the bird.

Right Retired - He made several loops and extended his hunt on the end of the water at the shoreline on the way to the bird. Bullet marked the retired gun blind and worked his way to get the bird.

Pick Up - 39. FC T1's Seaside Construction Zone, "Stud" BLM, Scott Harp

#39 - Owners: Troy Powell
Previous National: 2020 NRC - 1st National

Flyer - Stud went straight throw the heavy part of the cover and directly to his bird.

Middle Retired - He got into the first the pond with a slight angle left. With more of an angle he entered the main pond and swam the left side of the channel. Stud got out just below the bird and missed it. Next we saw he was back in the flyer. He was picked up.

37. FC Hilltop's High Society Lady Ga Ga, "Lady" YLF, Danny Farmer

#37 - Owners: Carma Futhey & Sylvia McClure
Previous National: NRC 2017, 2016

1:38 pm

Flyer - Lady went through the cover along the shoreline where she punches up the hill for her long flyer.

Right Retired - Good angle through the first water, Lady got to the shore for the second water and channels down to the right retired.

Middle Retired - She entered the field at the hay bales behind the guns deep. Lady came around and down the draw to go over and get her bird.

Handle - 33. FC Freeline Pogie, "Pogie" BLM, Ty Rorem

#33 - Owners: Christian Healey
Previous National: NARC - 2019

1:24 pm

Flyer - Pogie went straight to the mark

Middle Retired - He went to the right side of the pond and swam down the right side of the channel. Pogie angled across the pond and went straight out to the bird.

Right Retired - Pogie started heading in to the shore at the middle retired and had to be handled down the channel and out to the bird.

Double Handle - 30. FC-AFC Midway's Aventador, "Jenny" BLF, Tim Milligan

#30 - Owners: Ronald Root & Woody Woodson
Previous National: NRC - 2019 (F); NARC - 2019

Flyer - Very nice.

Middle Retired - Jenny went into the first piece of water and over the bank to go down the right side of the pond. She crossed the pond and got out at the bales and popped. With one cast from Tim put her on the bird. 

Right Retired - She went into the right side of the first piece of water. Jenny ran to the right bank and got deep and wide right. She was handled to her bird.

29. FC-AFC Cropper's Fire in the Hole, "Deep" BLM, Al Arthur

#29 - Owners: Katharine Simonds
Previous National: NRC - 2019, 2018, 2016

12:32 pm

Flyer - Good Job!

Right Retired - Deep got through the first water and squared off of the land bridge into the second water where he channeled down to the end. Deep got out and with a brief loop identifying the gunners blind then he got his bird.

Middle Retried - Deep had a great line. He pulled up out of the water between the live gunners and retired guns. His hunt pattern expanded. Deep went near the holding blind a couple of times. The judges talked to the gunners and decided to score Deep to the bird.

Handle - 25. FC-AFC Abby's Physician Of Antioch, "Luke" BLM, Dan Hurst

#25 - Owners: Dan Hurst
Previous National: 2020 NRC - 1st National
Other Accomplishments: 2014 HP Derby Dog - 86 pts

12:20 pm

Flyer - Nice Job! Luke drove straight up the hill to the flyer.

Right Retired - Luke went into the first water on a right angle. He ran the right bank down the pond and got into the last piece of water and swam to the end. He went out to the fall area with a tight turn and he was on the bird.

Middle Retired - Luke took a left side out away from the line and decided to swim down the channel. He had to be handled out of the channel and to his bird.

Handle - 18. FC Vinwood's Million Dollar Baby, "Babe" BLF, Danny Farmer

#18 - Owners: DeWitt & Susan Boice
Previous National: NRC - 2019, 2018, 2017 (F), 2015

12:03 pm

Flyer - Good recover of the bird.

Right Retired - Babe went through the first water and swam the second on a good line to the bird. She looped around the holing blind to get the bird.

Middle Retired - Good initial line but she squared her exit. She went up the hill and got behind the flyer station. Babe had to be handled to this middle bird.

9th Series - Gun Change

Our only gun change for 9th series came after dog #57 finished its re-run. 

We had a bit of delay getting started this morning due to fog. But things cleared up and we were ready to go at 9:32 am with our first dog #52. We have had 8 dogs complete this series.

So far we have had 1 no bird; 5 handles, 1 double handle and 1 picked up.

Our temps has increased to 77 degrees with partly cloudy skies.

We will be back with our next running dog #18.

Handle / Rerun - 57. FC North Dakota's Prairie Magic, "Maggie" YLF, Charlie Moody

#57 - Owners: Bill Billups
Previous National: NRC - 2019

11:43 am

Flyer - Maggie had a brief hunt and got it.

Right Retired - She went into the first piece of the water then squared into the main pond. Maggie angled out on a good line to the fall area and got out into the field to get her bird!

Middle Retired - Maggie went into the first water then continued into to the main body of water. She got out and went deep then had to handled to her bird.

 

 

Pick Up - 17. FC-AFC Jet Black's Supersonic Boom, "Sonic" BLM, Paul Sletten

#17 - Owners: Judy & Jim Powers
Previous National: NRC - 2019, 2016; NARC - 2017, 2016

11:28 am

Flyer - Great job on the flyer!

Right Retired - Sonic went through the first piece of water, then over the right shore and then back in. He got out just left of the brush where the bird lands. He makes a turn and identifies the holding blind then out to his bird.

Middle Retired - Sonic entered the water wide left. He ended up being picked up on this mark.

Handle - 11. FC-AFC Trumarc's Mavis, "Mavis" BLF, Sylvia McClure

#11 - Owners: Judy Aycock & Sylvia McClure
Previous National: NRC - 2019, NARC - 2015

11:09 am

Flyer - Mavis went out to the right behind the flyer guns almost to the middle retired. She turned back and got her flyer.

Right Retired - She got into the first piece of water and ran a few steps down the right side bank then went back into the main pond. Mavis swam the right side down the water and exited to come in under the arc and quickly get her bird.

Middle Retired - Mavis went into the first water on a good angle but squared the entry into the second piece and swam past the exit point. She had to be handled to the area and the bird.

Double Handle - 3. FC Rocket Blasts for Blue, "Rocket" BLM, Chris Ledford

#3 - Owners: Tommy Parrish
Previous National: 2020 NRC - 1st National

10:50 am

Flyer - Rocket had a quick look at the short flyer and got the bird with a job well done.

Right Retired - He went through the first water and put up a hunt on the right shoreline of the second piece of water and was handled to the bird.

Middle Retired - Rocket got through the first water then squared up entering the second piece. He got deep of the holding blind, then left and came back around for a hunt pattern deep then had to be handled to the bird.

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

#2 - Owners: James Hurst
Previous National: NRC - 2019 (F), 2018 (F), NARC - 2019, 2018

10:34 am

Flyer - Smokie got deep wide of the flyer. He went under the arc, then left and out to get his bird.

Middle Retired - He got out over the front small part of the water, then up and into the channel to angle left across the water. Exited and went deep right but quickly turned back to the bird.

Right Retired - Smokie went into the first piece of water then out and ran the bank all the way around and past the end. He hunted the tree and got deep deep right out of the picture. Smokie worked his way back into the picture and got his bird.

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

#58 - Owners: Scott & Christine Leonescu, Jamie & Bill Woodson
Previous National: NRC - 2019, 2018, 2016; NARC 2019, 2017

10:16 am

Flyer - Hawk went around the shoreline cover then through the water and up the hill to get his bird.

Right Retired - He got through the first water and into the second the pond, he went down the pond to exit and put up a couple of passes right of the bird. Hawk works out the correct location and get his bird.

 Middle Retired - He has a good line through the water but squares up the hill to be handled from the area behind the guns to his bird.

No Bird - 57. FC North Dakota's Prairie Magic, "Maggie" YLF, Charlie Moody

 Maggie and Charlie came to the line at 9:51 am and received a no bird. They will go back in line and have a re-run.

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

#55 - Owners: Troy Murray & Seth Kelly
Previous National: NRC - 2018; NARC 2019

9:51 am

Flyer - Cheyenne went in under the arc then turned left and was on her bird.

Right Retired - She went through the first water then squared into the next water. Cheyenne came out behind the right retired for a loop left and right then went over to get the bird.

Middle Retired - She angled into the second water taking the corner then went up and out to establish a hunt between the flyer guns and middle retired gun blind then had to be handled to the bird.