Wednesday, October 13, 2021

ANNOUNCEMENT

Good evening, we have been informed by the Field Trial Committee that the Test Dogs will run at 7:15 am tomorrow (not the 7:30 as previously announced).

Rest-up ... tomorrow should be an exciting day.

Callbacks to the 7th Series

Series Six ended at 4:57 pm.

All the dogs are called back to the Seventh Series. 

39 dogs were called back:  1, 2, 3, 6, 8, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22, 25, 26, 28, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 42, 44, 45, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53 and 54.

The starting dog will be 44. 

Please use the Hayden's main gate to access the Seventh test site. Please just follow the signs.


Have a good evening … we will see you bright and early in the morning!

 

35. Labrador Springs Black Tie Affair, "Tux," BLM, Jack Gwaltney III

Flyer: To the area and got it.

Left: Into first pond, then into area under the arc. Turned right into the pond and to the bird.
 

 

34. Post Creek's Shakey Graves, "Bones," BLF, Caleb Brown

Flyer: Nice.

Left: Under the arc, turned right into the pond and got it.
 

 

33. Bird Creek's Big Jake, "Jake," BLM, Robin Cagle

Flyer: Pinned it.

Left: Across first pond, under the arc, then turned right to the pond and the bird.


 

32. Highpoint's Pot O'Hunny, "Winnie," BLF, Jeff Sanders

Flyer: Nice!

Left: Out and under the arc. Got a little deep with a quick turn to the pond. Got her bird.

31. Midwest's I Am Groot, "Groot," BLM, Travis Echelberry

Flyer: Came in right, then down to bird.

Left: Straight to fall area, then quick turn and got it.

 


 

30. Seaside's Clinch River Cassie, "Cassie," BLF, Jason Baker

Flyer: Drilled her flopper.

Left: Down into first pond. Under the arc and hunted land before getting in the pond. 

Conditions @ 4:35 pm

Conditions at 4:35 pm are breezy and mostly cloudy with a bit of sunshine peaking through. Wind is blowing left to right.

28. The Queen's Heir Charles, "Charles," BLM, John Lynch

Flyer: Just perfect.

Left: Down and across the pond, then out to the bird.

26. The Tin Man, "TOR," BLM, Marcy Wright

Flyer: Right to it.

Left: Right down the shore to the bird. 

 



25. Flatland's Sergeant Major, "Major," BLM, Gwen Jones

Flyer: Right to the fall area and sorted out all the feathers. Got the bird!

Left: Down the shore to the bird.
 

 

22. R&A's Notorious RBG, "Ruthie," BLF, Rip Shively

Flyer: Nice mark.

Left: Well done!


 

21. Execution Delivered By Giddy Excelerated - EDGE, "Edge," BLM, Johnny Armstrong

Flyer: Nice job.

Left : Right to it. 

20. Rimfires Son Of A Buck, "Peso," BLM, Rod Sage

Flyer: Nice job!

Left: Around the backside of guns and to the bird.

 



19. Troublesome Dr Quinn, "Quinn," BLM, John Broucek

Flyer: Quinn went right to the bird.

Left: Another nice mark.


 

17. OGF Comanche Moon Raider, "Raider," CLM, Travis Echelberry

Flyer: Raider went straight to the bird.

Left: Down the bank and to the bird. 

16. Seaside's Aces & Eights, "Ace," BLM, Terry Cook

Flyer: Ace went right to it!

Left: Down the bank and to the bird.

15. Hard's The Pride Of Trinity Oxbow MH, "Bow," CLM, William Dunn

Flyer: Perfect!

Left: Straight to it.

14. Whitewater Last Frontier-Wyatt, "Wyatt," YLM, John Lynch

Flyer: Straight to it.

Left: Good mark. Well done!


 

13. Little Egypt's I'm Your Huckleberry, "Huck," BLM, Tim Kreher

Flyer: Nice mark!

Left: Nice mark!


 

Gun Change @ 3:33 pm.

Gun change at 3:33 pm. 

12. Iron Sky's Little Bit O' Sweetness, "Teddy," BLF, Luann Pleasant

Flyer: Hit it so hard, she rolled it.

Left: Into first pond, under the arc, and out into the pond for her bird.

8. HyFlyer's Walk The Line Johnny Crash, "CJ," BLM, John Lynch

Flyer: Control break. Then went out and got bird.

Left: Down hill and across first pond. Got out on point and hunted. Flushed a duck but way out of area. Back to point, and then swam to correct shore for his bird.

6. Midwest's Black Magic Lottie, "Lottie," YLF, Travis Echelberry

Flyer: Direct line to her mark.

Left: Down hill, through water, over dike, under arc, then came back down bank and got it. Very nice.
 

 

3. Riverwood's Blu Mayhem, "May," BLF, Mark Giese

Flyer: One quick turn and got her duck.

Left: Into first pond, angled left, under arc, one loop and into the pond for her bird. 

 


 

2. Keep To The Code's Heart Of A Lion, "Nala," YLF, Teri Brezee

Flyer: One loop deep and got it. 

Left: Down hill, across pond, up dike, and out under arc. Deep, then quick turn with a dive into the pond for her bird.
 

 

1. Just A Tubb Of Croc's, "T C," BLF, Michael Moroz

Flyer: Very good. 

Left: Down hill, across first pond, then wide right. Turned into the correct area, over the lip, into the pond for her bird.
 

54. Upper Lil Caillou's 5 Star Recruit, "Smoke," BLM, Rocky Pinell

Flyer: Had a hunt deep right, then deep. Covered quite a bit of ground before he found it.

Left: Down to first pond, angled left towards guns. Under arc for a hunt on land, then turned and dove into pond two for his duck.
 

 
 

 

Bird's Eye View of the Sixth Series Test SIte

 Thanks to Luann Pleasant, we get to see what we look like from "up above!"




53. Merganser's Duck Dog Herbert, "Herbert," BLM, Dianne Morley

Flyer: Very nice.

Left: Very nice line out. Squared right into the water and got it. 


 

52. High Peak's MVP, "Kobe," BLM, Samantha Thompson

Flyer: Direct line!

Left: Through first pond, under arc, hunted shoreline, then jumped in and got it.
 

 

51. She's Got Some Go, "Fleet," BLF, Jason Baker

Flyer: Straight to it!

Left: Down hill, through first pond, then out deep right of bird in second pond. Turned and swam back into it.

50. Crocs Minneapolis Miracle, "Diggs," BLM, Shane Olean

Flyer: Smack!

Left: Down and across pond one. Under the arc and out to the bird.

49. Skywatch High Plains Drifter, "Traveler," BLM, Ray Vreeland

Flyer: Came in just right. Turned and got it!

Left: Down hill through first pond under arc. Into water and back to the bird. Good job.


 

48. Riverwood's Red, Shaq And Blu, "Red," BLF, Mark Giese

Flyer: Quick turn and got it.

Left: Into the first pond. Out under arc. Turned right and drilled it!
 
Happy Birthday, Mom … Sorry I'm not at home to celebrate with you! :-)

 

45. Gator Points Knockin' Boots, "Boots," CLF, Jason Baker

Flyer: Nice job.

Left: Down and into pond one, across and out under the arc deep. Quick turn back right to the edge and got it. Nice.

44. Jake A Roux's Ninnescah Warrior, "Chief," CLM, Travis Echelberry

Flyer: Put on brakes and nailed it.

Left: Wide right in first pond. Up on levee and ran up by guns. Got deep but quickly turned back. Missed it, but then hunted the bank area and found it.

42. SouthWindz Midnight Brees, "Brees," BLF, Matt Miller

Flyer: Hunted fall area and got it.

Left: Down and into first pond. Under the arc and deep. Worked shore back to levee, then out for her bird.


 

40. Core Sound's Can I Get a Hey Hey, "Promise," BLF, Reid Jones

Flyer: Nice. 

Left: Down and into first pond. Over dike and into second piece of water. Wide left out in pond. Readjusted and went back to shore. Hunted bank left and right, then got it.


 

39. Jig Saw Jake, "Jake," BLM, John Lynch

Flyer: Smack.

Left: Down hill into pond. Swam at angle towards guns. Stayed right, one turn, then into the pond for his bird. 
 


 

38. Bourbon Country's Blue Ribbon And White Socks, "Socks," CLF, Jason Baker

Flyer: Went right of fall area. Hunted deep right briefly, then worked back to the bird.

Left: Down hill into pond, over the land and back into the water for the bird. Nice. 


 

37. 4 Labs Running With The Rona, "Rona," BLF, Rod Sage

Flyer: Smack

Left: Down hill, across the pond, up to flat. Looked over lip and missed. One turn and back to edge, then into water for the bird.
 

36. Rocky Hooks JJ S Play It Again, "Sam," CBRM, Frank Pittelli

Flyer: Nice.

Left: Wide right over levee. Put him in good shape for left turn, onto bank, and quickly back into water.

 



Test Dogs - Sixth Series

Test dog #1: CTK‘s Take The Money And Run, "Tank," LM Owner James Hochstetler, Handler Lauren Parks

Flyer: Drilled it.

Left: Took first piece of water, over the dike, then hunted around the guns before he got in the pond for his bird.

Test dog #2: Habitat Flats North Bottom Gumbo, "Roux," LF, Owner Jason Zerrer, Handler Sue George

Flyer: Right to fall area, then his bird.

Left: Down hill, over the pond, up to gunners area. Hunted area in front of the guns before getting to the edge and finding the bird in the water.


 


Sixth Series - Land/Water Double with a Drake Flyer

Test Six sits on a hill facing north. At the base of the hill are four interconnected ponds with slender levees and dikes connecting them. 

Bird #1: The left-hand gunners are 190 yards from the line on the handler's left. They will shoot and throw a dead drake flat to the right. This bird lands in the water just over the lip of the bank where it is not easily visible. The line to this bird goes down the hill, through pond one, then up onto a large, sloped bank, and back into pond two.

Bird #2: The flyer gunners are 170 yards from the mat and just to the handler's right. The guns will shoot and throw a drake mallard to the right and up a hill. 

Sixth Series

1st Bird – 190 yards

2nd Bird – 170 yards

Callbacks to the 6th Series

39 dogs have been called back to the 6th Series.

39 dogs were called back:  1, 2, 3, 6, 8, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22, 25, 26, 28, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 42, 44, 45, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53 and 54.

dogs were dropped: 4, 5, 7, 11, 18 and 43

Dog #36 will Start the 6th series this afternoon!

28. The Queen's Heir Charles, "Charles," BLM, John Lynch

Right: Nice mark.

Left: Right to it.

 



26. The Tin Man, "TOR," BLM, Marcy Wright

Right: Right to it.

Left: Smack!

 

25. Flatland's Sergeant Major, "Major," BLM, Gwen Jones

Right: Perfect. Right to it.

Left: Left of guns with quick turn to bird.


 

22. R&A's Notorious RBG, "Ruthie," BLF, Rip Shively

Right: Right to it.

Left: Smack!

 

Conditions @ 1:00 pm

Conditions at 1:00 pm are now clear and dry, but it's become very windy. 

21. Execution Delivered By Giddy Excelerated - EDGE, "Edge," BLM, Johnny Armstrong

Right: Very good job.

Left: Under the arc, deep and back to the bird.

20. Rimfires Son Of A Buck, "Peso," BLM, Rod Sage

Right: Right to it.

Left: Line past guns and deep, wind helped and he found the bird.

19. Troublesome Dr Quinn, "Quinn," BLM, John Broucek

 Right: Right to it.

Left: Straight toward bird, faded behind gun, then over to the bird.


 

18. Cinco Charlie, "Cinco," BLM, Caleb Brown

Right: Way wide right and out of sight. Deep of guns, recovered and found the bird.

Left: Nice mark.
 


 

17. OGF Comanche Moon Raider, "Raider," CLM, Travis Echelberry

Right: Nicely done.

Left: Under the arc. Little loop left, little loop right and got it.
 

 

16. Seaside's Aces & Eights, "Ace," BLM, Terry Cook

Right: Nice mark.

Left: Line left of gun and deep. Recovered to the bird.


 

15. Hard's The Pride Of Trinity Oxbow MH, "Bow," CLM, William Dunn

Right: Went to the fall area and picked out the bird quickly.

Left: Took a nice line just outside the bird. Turned back and found it.
 

 
 
 

14. Whitewater Last Frontier-Wyatt, "Wyatt," YLM, John Lynch

Right: Went to area of the guns. Looped around to the bird.

Left: Very nice. Right to it.


 

13. Little Egypt's I'm Your Huckleberry, "Huck," BLM, Tim Kreher

Right: Quickly recovered his bird.

Left: Straight to his bird. 


 

12. Iron Sky's Little Bit O' Sweetness, "Teddy," BLF, Luann Pleasant

Right: Got it.

Left: Out across field, stayed on high line and bowed right. Took a right over the hill. Came back left and got it. 
 

 

11. Dickens' Mighty Tiger, "Jeaux," BLM, Jeff Dickens

Right: Nice.

Left: Good line. Faded with terrain. Came in left. Hunted left, then deep. Wide right, then back to the bird.


 

8. HyFlyer's Walk The Line Johnny Crash, "CJ," BLM, John Lynch

Right: Nice.

Left: Great line, under arc and got it.


 

1. Rerun - Just A Tubb Of Croc's, "T C," BLF, Michael Moroz

Right: Got it.

Left: Held excellent line. Came in right of bird. One loop deep right and got it.


 

7. Black Magic's Cosmic Cowboy, "Taz," BLM, Johnny Armstrong

Right: Way right of and behind guns, worked it out.

Left: Went left of guns. Hunted left and behind. Extended hunt but got it.

6. Midwest's Black Magic Lottie, "Lottie," YLF, Travis Echelberry

Right: Under the arc, took a right, back left to the bird.

Left: Out across the field holding the line under the arc, turned right and got the bird.


5. Gator Points Seaside Connection, "Connie," BLF, Jason Baker

Right: Good job.

Left: Headed left of guns, hunted ridge, and area left of guns. Worked back to the bird.