That's a Wrap - End of Day 1, Saturday, June 19

Our day started with the singing of the National Anthem by Rylee Rosenburg. Shortly after, our first test dog, Lock Five’s Polk Salad Annie, “Annie,” LF, owned by Randy and Mary Spangler and handled by Mary, came to the line at 6:20 am. Our second test dog Pedretti’s Zeus , “Zeus,” LM, owned & handled by Bobby Raasch came to the line at 6:33 am. After our contestants got a good look at the 1st Series test, our first running dog #89 FC-AFC Abby’s Physician Of Antioch, "Luke" with owner/handler Dan Hurst, started the 63rd running of the 2021 National Amateur Retriever Club Championship at 6:59 am!

Our weather started in the 60’s and reached in the upper 70’s. We had a slight breeze through out the day ranging from 8-11 mph coming from the northwest. All in all it was a great day to be in the field with our beloved retrievers!

It was announced at the annual meeting the night before gun changes would happen every 25 dogs. Here is when they happened…

1st Gun Change – after dog #112 at 9:41 am with the next running dog #113 coming to the line.

2nd Gun Change – after dog #136 at 12:00 pm with the next running dog #137 coming to the line at 12:23 pm.

3rd Gun Change – after dog #10 at 3:14 pm where the next running dog should have been #11 coming to the line at 3:24 pm. Dog #11 received a no bird so dog #12 was the next running dog to come to the line at 3:25 pm.

4th Gun Change – after dog #29 at 5:30 pm where the next running dog should have been #30 “Mully” but he retired earlier this morning so our next running dog #31 came to the line at 5:34 pm.

Here are the way things turned out for the 1st day…
No Bird / Re-Run (8): 95 – 109 – 126 – 146 – 7 – 11 – 28 – 29  
No Bird and did not get to Re-Run (1): 43
Handles (5): 148 – 1 – 20 – 39 – 40
Pick Up (1): 90
Injury (1): 124
Retired - #30

Our last running dog for the day was #43 that came to the line at 7:16 pm. She had a fly away and the day was called by the judges at 7:27 pm. Dottie (#43) will go back 6 spots and have her re-run in the morning.

104 dogs were sent from the line in this series, taking 12 hours and 28 minutes which averages to be just over 7 minutes per dog.

Tomorrow, we are planning to complete the last of 44 dogs in the combined 1st & 2nd Series “Interrupted Double with a Blind.” We will start with one test dog being called to the line at 6:15 am and the first running dog #44 will be called to the line at 7:00 am.

Have a good night and get ready for Day 2!

No Bird - 43. FC-AFC DOTTIE RAY'S LEAGUE OF HER OWN, "Dottie" BLF, Andy Kahn

 Dottie and Andy came to the line and had a fly away bird. The guns could not find it so the judges excused dog #44 and called it a day at 7:27 am. 

Dottie and Andy will start tomorrow with a re-run.

42. FC SEMPER MT HOOD MACI, "Maci" GF, Lee Herskowitz

Came to the line at 7:08 pm

Flyer - Maci ran right of the road and went short left towards the guns and got her bird.

Blind - One whistle to the road and four more before the dip. One after the dip that got her to the bird.

Retired Gun - She took the upwind line to the fall area and with a short hunt got her bird.

41. FC VROMAN'S IN THE FILMORE, "Reggie Hammond" BLM, Wade Thurman

Came to the line at 7:01 pm

Flyer - Straight to the bird.

Blind - Good initial line with four whistles to move right and progress towards the blind. Reggie came in at the end and got his bird.

Retired Gun - Quick loop short then he drove in on the bird.

Handle - 40. BAYOU TECHE KEYSTONE CLOSER, "Rocko" BLM, Ken Barton

Flyer - The bird landed on the road. Rocko had a good mark. He drove all the way out and went immediately to the bird. Good Job!

Blind - Rocko broke down and had multiple whistles to get the blind.

Retired Gun - Send for the bird, Rocko broke down early and hunted right out into the field then ran all the way across on a hard left. Ken elected to handle him to the bird after he continued to hunt short.

Handle - 39. FC-AFC SUNDOG'S MAXIMUM PURSUIT, "Max" BLM, Paula Elmes

Came to the line at 6:45 pm

Flyer - Max was easily into the face the area and got the bird.

Blind - One whistle at the road and one to the dip. Two whistles after the dip and he got the blind.

Retired Gun - Max's line was the right side and cut off to the right. He was handled to the bird.

Pat's Perspective – 1st & 2nd Series

 Pat’s Perspective

We are close to wrapping up day one of the 2021 National Amateur Retriever Championship in Mondovi, Wisconsin. The First and Second series combination is an Interrupted Land Double and a Blind. This is the largest National in history. There around 150 dogs to run. It is taking around six minutes per dog to complete this test. This translates to around a fifteen hour test. It is inevitable that with entries this large, some of the tests will require more than one day to complete. Where am I going with this?… I am talking about scenarios where there are dramatic changes throughout the course of a test. Tomorrow’s conditions are forecast to be very different. All day the wind has been from the North-west. Sunday will bring rain and winds out of the Southeast.

This perspective is my experience on running tests dead into the wind. I remember a National that I ran where an early set of water marks had a similar drastic change. And boy did the dog work change as well. I am not certain why we typically get such peculiar behavior when are dogs are asked to run straight into the wind. It may be because we so rarely train on “into the wind” retrieves? I often remind myself to practice retrieves requiring a dog to run into the wind. One of the obvious challenges is the ability to stop a dog on a whistle. One thing I have witnessed is that when a dog over-runs a mark, the ability to recover can be very difficult. I don’t think it will be all that difficult to get dogs stopped with a different wind due to the very reasonable length of the blind. However, what I do know is that we will likely see different work tomorrow than we did for a lot of today.

Winning a National requires getting some good breaks. But more importantly it requires a dog to overcome some added challenges. I am betting that this National won’t be any different. Stay tuned…

Pat Burns    

38. FC-AFC BLUEWATER'S TIGHT LINES, "Catch" BLM, Tim Mueller

Came to the line at 6:36 pm

Flyer - Catch had a positive mark. He worked a tight pattern and had his bird.

Blind - Great initial line and momentum only catching a whistle at the end.

Retired Gun - Catch headed straight for the gunners blind but turned right to work scent cone.

37. FC-AFC BLACKWATER DEXTER, "Dexter" BLM, Dale Willard

Flyer - Dexter drove out in to the field and absolutely pinned his flyer. Great Mark!

Blind - He took an early whistle due to wanting to go left but he got his bird with six blows.

Retired Gun - Dexter was sent for the bird and broke left into the field on the left side of the gunners. He eventually worked his way to the right side of hidden guns and retrieved his bird.

Re-Run - 29. FC-AFC RIMFIRES ONCE INNA BLUE MOON, "Blue" BLM, Mike Crow

Came to the line at 6:25 pm

Flyer - Blue went straight to the bird.

Blind - One whistle before the road with two moer coming at the dip. Blue took five more whistles after the dip to bring him to the bird.

Retired Gun - He took a downwind line taking three little right loops to get the bird.

Behind the Line – Series 1&2 Scrapbook – Part IV

As the afternoon wears on, there is an "ebb" and "flow" of folks in the Gallery. The afternoon has warmed to almost 80 degrees, but the Gallery has been blessed by a cool breeze now and again as the sun behind the clouds from time to time.

JagdTerrier "Scout"

36. FC-AFC LANE'S THRILLA N MANILLA, "Frazier" BLM, Michael Robicheaux

Came to the line at 6:18 pm

Flyer - Frazier went straight and came back with the bird.

Blind - With a quick couple of whistles to adjust his line, Frazier only had two more to move his line and he was back with the bird.

Retired Gun - A small loop right and Frazier turned back into the are of his fall to grab his bird.

Re-Run - 28. FC-AFC KIRKWOOD'S ACE OF A HIGHER GRADE, "Deacon" BLM, Casey Adams

Deacon came back to the line for his re-run at 6:12 pm

Flyer - Deacon got to the area and made two loops and worked himself back to the road to get his bird.

Blind - Taking one whistle early and one in the middle Deacon took another three after the dip to get his bird.

Retired Gun - Good downwind line then he turned right and had his bird in two steps.

35. NTK'S SILENT ECHO, "Echo" BLF, Deb Stukey

Came to the line at 6:05 pm

Flyer - Very nice recovery.

Blind - Echo took one whistle early and few more at the end but she came back with the bird.

Retired Gun - Straight to the bird!

34. STEP ON IT MARGARET, "Gretta" BLF, Mark Jenson

Flyer - Gretta went deep and down the road to get out of sight. Hunting deep she finally came back to the area and hunted until she got her bird.

Blind - Staying on the line, Gretta took eight or nine whistles to get the bird.

Retired Gun - Straight line straight to the bird. Perfect Mark!

33. FC-AFC AKUK'S UPGRADE, "Tuck" YLM, Trudie Kuka

Came to the line at 5:52 pm

Flyer - Tuck went into the fall area and easily got his bird.

Blind - One whistle just after the road with two more before the dip. Tuck took another five whistles to finish the blind.

Retired Gun - He got a little deep but worked his way left and in to get the bird.

32. FC-AFC COAL DELIVERY'S BLACK BETTY, "Betty" BLF, Leon Stepanian

Came to the line at 5:44 pm

Flyer - Betty went into the area of the fall where she took a moment to establish the scent and located her bird.

Blind - Two early whistles then two more to move Betty right and on to get her bird.

Retired Gun - Nice hunt pattern that kept her in the area to grab her bird.

31. FC JIMAVICHE'S HOLLANDAISE JAMMER, "Jammer" BLM, Bobby Lee

Came to the line at 5:34 pm

Flyer - Jammer had a good line, then made a short loop to get his bird on right side of the road.

Blind - He took one whistle at the dip with two more after it. Jammer got his last whistle to get the bird.

Retired Gun - He went slightly upwind on the line. He moved to the left and then back right to get his bird.

Retired - 30. NAFC-FC MULLIGAN OFF THE RAINY "T", "Mully" BLM, Randy Spangler

For those of you who were not here this morning dog #30 NAFC-FC Mulligan Off The Rainy "T" came to the line to pick up his flyer and to bid us a farewell at his last national. Congratulations again to Randy and "Mully!"

No Bird - 29. FC-AFC RIMFIRES ONCE INNA BLUE MOON, "Blue" BLM, Mike Crow

Blue and Mike received a no bird. They will go back and have a re-run.

No Bird - 28. FC-AFC KIRKWOOD'S ACE OF A HIGHER GRADE, "Deacon" BLM, Casey Adams

Deacon and Casey received a no bird. They will go back and  have a re-run.

27. FC-AFC HOCKLEY CREEK'S SWITCH HITTER, "Mickey" BLM, Robby Bickley

Came to the line at 5:22 pm

Flyer - Mickey went to the fall area and had one loop to the right, then went back left to get the bird.

Blind - Mickey got three whistles before the dip and one more by the water side of the dip that continued him to the blind.

Retired Gun - His line was slightly upwind. he took three steps to the left and got his bird.

26. AFC BIRD CREEK'S DOC HOLIDAY, "Doc" YLM, Chuck Cagle

 Came to the line at 5:18 pm

Flyer - Coming in from behind gunners Doc got his bird.

Blind - Good initial line, Doc responded well to the whistles to get his bird.

Retired Gun - Very nice line to the bird.

25. AFC WATERMARKS WHAT YOU MEAN TO ME, "Ellie" BLF, Stacy Rick

Flyer - The flyer landed in the road. Ellie hunted under the arch and then went behind the guns and worked her way back to the center of the field. She got to the road and retrieved her bird.

Blind - One whistle up front with another to get  coming in the middle. Ellie took two more whistles to get her bird.

Retired Gun - She started towards the bird then drifted right. Ellie turned back to the left to get her bird.

24. FC-AFC TIPPECANOE'S SHEAMUS, "Amos" BLM, George Wamsley

Came to the line at 5:01 pm

Flyer - Amos got right of the road and scooped up hist bird.

Blind - Three whistles before the road with another two in middle. Amos took another two whistles in the dip and one last one to get the bird.

Retired Gun - Good initial line that carried Amos to the fall area where got the bird in two steps.

23. FC-AFC HIGH SOCIETY'S HATARI RUMBLE, "Hattie" YLF, Sylvia McClure

Came to the line at 4:54 pm

Flyer - Good drive to get her bird.

Blind - Good momentum with a little trouble at the end but recovered the bird.

Retired Gun - Hattie got out to the area. With a couple of quick turns and got her bird.

End of the Day Annoucement

 The Field Trial committee and the Chief Marshal have just announced to us that there will be a rebird after dog #29. The last running dog for this evening will be dog #44.

22. FC-AFC TRULINES BIG BAD JACK, "Jack" BLM, Wayne Carey

Flyer - Good mark with a short hunt.

Blind - Jack took three whistles up front and several in the middle. He wanted to right so it took several more whistles to get him to the bird.

Retired Gun - Jack started to drift to the right. He got to the trees and made quick left turn to the area of the fall and grabbed his bird.

21. AFC FIREWEED'S THE KING OF COOL, "McQueen" CBRM, Linda Harger

Came to the line at 4:42 pm

Flyer - McQueen went right of the road and then straight to the bird.

Blind - One whistle at the road and three more before the dip. McQueen got another blow to past the dip and one at the end.

Retired Gun - Good line to the area, with a loop left to the holding blind, he came back right for the bird.

Handle - 20. AFC WOOD RIVER'S PERFECT PASS, "Lonzo" BLM, Bill Fruehling

Came to the line at 4:35 pm

Flyer - Lonzo had a little work but came back with the bird.

Blind - Three whistles with good control and momentum.

Retired Gun - Lonzo went wide right and needed to be handled to get back to his bird.

19. NFC-AFC BAYOU TECHE SWING FOR THE FENCE, "Foxx" BLM, Lauren Hays

Flyer - Long flyer that landed across the road. Foxx went straight to the bird for a beautiful mark.

Blind - An early whistle, then one more in the middle. Several other whistles took Foxx to the end for an eight whistle blind.

Retired Gun - He drove hard and broke down to hunt short. He went left of the gun station and came around to the right side for a brief hunt and found his bird.

18. HUNTER'S CHOICE XX, "Archie" BLM, William Goldstein

Came to the line 4:23 pm

Flyer - Archie went to the front of the guns taking a few loops. he went over the road and to his bird.

Blind - Good initial line that carried Archie almost to the dip. One whistle then anohter tow and the end.

Retired Gun - Good initial line slightly reprieved. He turned left and had his bird in two steps.

17. FC-AFC WHITEWATER SHAQ N BAMS BOUNCIN PITA MH, "Bounce" BLF, Cindie Little

Came to the line at 4:15 pm

Flyer - A quick recovery of the bird.

Blind - Good momentum, getting four whistles to keep her on the line and in control.

Retired Gun - Nice line directly to bird,.

Re-Run - 11. AFC LAGUNA CREEK'S FIRST MATE, "Sailor" BLM, Sonya Harrigfeld-Jackson

Flyer - Sailor went directly to the fall area and came up with the bird immediately...Great Mark!

Blind - Sailor took seven whistles to get the blind.

Retired Gun - He drove left of the gunners blind and quickly recovered to go right and grabbed the bird.

16. FC-AFC DRAKE'S BAY IZZY, "Izzy" BLF, Rick Wilke

Flyer - Izzy went in front of the gun and looped to the bird.

Blind - She got two whistles before the road and two more before the dip with one to get thru it. She got right of the blind then with one more whistle she got her bird.

Retired Gun - She got to the fall area then looped right and left to get her bird.

15. FC-AFC FLAWLESS EXECUTION - FLEX, "Flex" BLM, Johnny Armstrong

Came to the line at 3:55 pm

Flyer - Well done.

Blind - Three whistles to get Flex out to the blind. Excellent momentum!

Retired Gun - Right to the area of the fall and Flex grabs his bird.

14. FC-AFC CHOPPER'S FINAL APPROACH, "Billie" BLF, Joel Harris

Flyer - Billie drove under the arc and turned left and hunted deeper. She took another turn right and found the bird quickly.

Blind - Two whistles up front and another two in the middle. Billie got her last whistle at the end. Good Blind.

Retired Gun - Beautiful linen to the left side of the bird. Great Mark!

Re-Run - 7. AFC MAGZILLA'S WAR HERO, "Patton" BLM, Andy Kahn

Came to the line at 3:42 pm

Flyer - Straight to the bird.

Blind - One whistle before the road and another four to the dip. Patton got one more whistle to get thru the dip that brought him to the blind.

Retired Gun - Taking loop left and then right to the holding blind, Patton worked the right to get the bird.

13. MAGZILLA'S I CAN SEE FOR MILES, "Miley" BLF, Debi Carey

Came to the line at 3:39 pm

Flyer - Miley quickldy checked the sent from the prevcious falls and quickly drove to the bird.

Blind - She got multiple whistles midway to the move right and back to get her bird.

Retired Blind - Very Good mark.

12. AFC BD NORTH SHORE'S INSTANT RAIN GEAR QA2, "Poncho" BLM, Malcolm Haith

 Flyer - Poncho drove straight to the area of the fall and grabbed his bird quickly.

Blind - Five whistles on this blind

Retired Gun - Poncho drove out nicely to the long bird. One small squiggle and he pinned the mark.

No Bird - 11. AFC LAGUNA CREEK'S FIRST MATE, "Sailor" BLM, Sonya Harrigfeld-Jackson

Sailor and Sonya received a no-bird and will have a re-run.

10. FC-AFC MITIMAT'S RESPECT THE GIRL, "Reatha" BLF, Tim Thompson

Came to the line at 3:14 pm

Flyer - Reatha got in front of the guns. She turned right and made some loops. She got across the road and retrieved the flyer that was almost to the water.

Blind - Four whistles in the middle that carried throw the dip to the blind.

Retired Gun - Right to the bird.

Gun Change and Conditions - 3rd in the 1st Series

 We had our 3rd gun change / re-bird at 3:20 pm.

The temps have gone up to 79 degrees. The wind has dropped slightly to 8 mph but still holding at northwest. Clouds are building slightly but visibility on all birds and blind is still excellent with no shadows.

9. AFC CANDLEWOOD GAME OF PERSERVERANCE, "Percy" BLM, Jane Dunn

Came to the line at 3:04 pm

Flyer - Percy's hunt pattern carried him deep pand left of the gunners. He worked out a pattern to get the bird.

Blind - Five whistles early with multiple to follow from the midway to the end of the blind.

Retired Gun - Tight couple turns and Percy had his bird.

Fun Fact – Handler STATS

Here is a look at the men and women who entered and worked hard to get their dogs into this National! 

Congrats and GOOD LUCK to you all!

Total Male Handlers – 92

Total Female Handlers – 28

Male handlers with most dogs entered – Andy Kahn & Mark Medford (4)

Female handler with most dogs entered – Lauren Hays (3)

 

8. FC-AFC DOC'S MESA BOOGIE, "Mesa" BLF, William Jason Smith

Flyer - Doc went straight to the fall area and immediately came up with the bird.

Blind - One whistle half way out and another towards the end. Great 2 whistle blind.

Retired Gun - Excellent line to the fall area. Mesa turned right and pick up the bird. Good Job!

No Bird - 7. AFC MAGZILLA'S WAR HERO, "Patton" BLM, Andy Kahn

 Patton and Andy received a no bird. They will go back 6.

6. AFC-CAFC WINDCRESTRPMLEGEND OF THE PAST, "Poncho" BLM, Jim Dorobek

Came to the line at 2:51 pm

Flyer - With two tight loops Poncho got the bird.

Blind - Three whistles near the dip and another two after it and Poncho has his bird.

Retired Gun - His line went left and curved behind the holding blind. A loop right he got his bird.

5. FC-AFC JOHNNY DOLLAR, "Buck" BLM, Charles Bearden

Came to the line at 2:47 pm

Flyer - Buck took four loops that expanded to bring him across the road and to his bird.

Blind - Good control but several whistles to get the bird.

Retired Gun - Buck went out to the area of the fall and was on the bird.

4. SILVERTIP SECRET WEAPON, "Lazer" BLM, Tom Hartl

Flyer - Lazer ran straight out to the area and absolutely pinned the bird. Great Mark!

Blind - Beautiful initial line with one whistle in the middle. One at the very end and one at the back. Three whistle blind.

Retired Gun - Lazer started to drift right and got to the trees. He turned left and went straight to the bird.

Scratch - 3. FC-AFC LJ'S RENAISSANCE QUEEN, "Bess" BLF, Mark Littlejohn

 Bess scratched from the event. Congrats to Bess and Mark for qualifying!

2. FC-AFC BRUSHY CREEK'S JUICY JUICE, "Pulp" BLM, Yvonne Hays

Came to the line at 2:26 pm

Flyer - Pulp was short left entering but stayed in front of the guns. With a loop he went directly to the bird.

Blind - Taking two whistles before the road and one before the gap, Pulp needed three more to get to the blind.

Retired Gun - Pulp ran out and got the bird easily.

Handle - 1. AFC RIVERWOOD'S WINDY BLU, "Blu" BLF, Mark Giese

 Came to the line at 2:18 pm

Flyer - Great mark with a quick retrieve of the bird.

Blind - Only taking two check down whistles at the end Blu got his bird. Nicely done!

Retired Gun - Her line took her left of the gunners. Continuing on past, she went out of view for a bit. Then Blue popped out and worked the area of the timbers right of the mark to only be handled to the bird.

153. TOP GUN OAKLEYS SIXTH SENSE, "Keen" BLM, John Haight

Flyer - Keen went to the flyer fall area and had a brief hunt and came back with the bird.

Blind - Keen took five whistles to get the blind.

Retired Gun - Keen drove right to the bird. Then with a loop into the fall area, Keep went directly to the bird.

Re-Run - 146. FREERIDIN RHD QA2, "Bosch" YLM, Theodore Shih

Came to the line at 2:06 pm

Flyer - Bosch angled right of road. He had a little hunt right then crossed the road and went directly to the bird.

Blind - One whistle at the road, then Bosch received three more before the dip. Getting throw the dip he got his last blow to get to the blind.

Retired Gun - Right of the bush, Bosch had one loop right and went left short, but worked it to get the bird.

152. TEN BEARS SKYWALKER, "Luke" BLM, Charlie Hines

Came to the line at 2:00 pm

Flyer - Great Mark!

Blind - Two whistles in the middle of the blind to take Luke to the bird.

Retired Gun - Luke set up a hunt a little short. Taking a few loops and he worked his way expanding his hunt to get the bird.

151. AFC STILLWATER'S SMOOTH SAILING, "Glide" BLM, Kirk Naisbitt

Flyer - Glide drove out to the area and hunted under the ark and went briefly behind the flyer guns. He worked his way back out to get his bird.

Blind - Glide drifted slightly left on the blind. Not wanting to cast right, but eventually got to the blind in seven to eight whistles.

Retired Gun - Glide drove right and broke down short in the middle of the field. He continued to hun in the middle of the field and finally drove deep behind the guns, then went over to the bird.

150. FC-AFC 3R'S MR T SMOKEN JOE, "Smokie" BLM, James Hurst

Came to the line at 1:45 pm

Flyer - Smokie's line went in front of the guns and a few steps he had his bird.

Blind - Two whistles at the road with another two before the dip. This carried him thru the dip and to the blind.

Retired Gun - His line was to the right. Smokie checked down short for several loops. He worked his way back and got the bird.

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149. NDC SEASIDES GOT TO GET UP AND TRY QAA, "Pink" BLF, Mark Medford

Came to the line at 1:40 pm

Flyer - Pink made quick work of this flyer.

Blind - She got an early whistle and another near the elbow of the road. Four more to maintain the line and to the bird.

Retired Gun - Great Mark

Handle - 148. AFC LEFTY TWO GUNS, "Lefty" YLM, Mark Burke

Flyer - Lefty went straight to the fall area for a nice mark.

Blind - One whistles in the middle of the blind with two more at the very end. Nice Blind.

Retired Gun - Lefty drove right on way to the retired. He went out of sight and the handler selected to blow a come in whistle to handle to the bird. Lefty got out of sight for a long time to finally get his bird.

147. AFC GREENWOOD CREEK'S RANGER DANGER, "Ranger" BLM, Douglas Haymans

Came to the line at 1:25 pm

Flyer - Ranger's line went left and he hunted behind the gun deep. He worked right to the area and got his bird.

Blind - One whistle before the road, then three more before the dig. Ranger went thru the dip and to the blind.

Retired Gun - His line went left and short of the tress. He went around the trees and holding blind then went directly to get his bird.

No Bird - 146. FREERIDIN RHD QA2, "Bosch" YLM, Theodore Shih

Bosch and Ted came to the line and received a no bird. They will go back and have re-run.

145. A RIVERS BREEZE BRINGS US FAITH, "Faith" BLF, Wayne Carey

Flyer - Faith ran straight to the fall area for her bird. Beautiful mark!

Blind - Four whistles blind; One right up front, then the others came at the end.

Retired Gun - She drove straight to the bird an absolutely pinned it. Fantastic Mark!

144. FC GLENHOMA'S SOGGY BOTTOMS MILDRED, "Millie" BLF, Richard Davis

Came to the line at 1:12 pm

Flyer - Millie got to the area then turned left and had the bird in two steps.

Blind - Getting two whistles at the road, this carried her to the dip. With another two blows which carried Millie slightly to the right of the blind and to her bird.

Retired Gun - Great line to the get this bird.

143. FC-AFC J & C'S ANOTHER ROUND IN THE CHAMBER, "Bullet" BLM, Joseph Couey

 Came to the line at 1:06 pm

Flyer - Bullet ran right of road then turned into grab his bird.

Blind - He took five whistles to working it at the end blind.

Retired Gun - Directly to the bird. Well done Bullet.

142. FC-AFC WALUKE STRYDER, "Stryder" BLM, Freeman Boyett

Flyer - Stryder drove straight and deep right to the fall area. With a very tight hunt he made an excellent mark.

Blind - This was a six or seven whistle blind for Stryder.

Retired Gun - He drove straight to the fall area and made one tight loop to his bird for a great mark.

141. FC-AFC GOOD LUCK CHARLIE, "Charlie" BLF, Dick Kaiser

Came to the line at 12:53 pm

Flyer - Charlie angled in front of the guns. With a very tight hunt in the area, she got his bird.

Blind - Charlie received two whistles before the road. Three more before the dip and four more whistles to get thru the dip and onto her bird.

Retired Gun - She hunted short and left, but moved out to the area of the fall. With a tight hunt, Charlie got her bird.

140. AFC MIDWAY RIVER GUARD, "Rambo" BLM, Seth Kelly

 Came to the line at 12:45 pm

Flyer - Rambo went directly to this bird.

Blind - Four whistles midway got Rambo to the end of the blind. Good control.

Retired Gun - Entering the area of the fall light, Rambo moved left to the bird.

139. FC-AFC BAYOU-STAR ROYAL BABY, "Brit" BLF, John Caire

Flyer - Brit drove right out to he area of the fall. With a slight turn to the right to cross the road, she turned back left and scooped up the bird.

Blind - Very nice four whistle blind.

Retired Gun - She drove straight out to the fall area and with a very tight hunt, Brit pinned the bird. Great Job!

138. AFC BEAVER RUNS COOLHAND LUKE, "Luke" YLM, Bert Windham

Came to the line at 12:26 pm

Flyer - Luke went out to the area and within a few steps he was on the bird.

Blind - Two whistles to get Luke to the dip and thru it. He was close to the right of the blind, but he took one more blow to finish this blind.

Retired Gun - Good initial line that carried him to the area of the fall. Two or three steps and Luke was on his bird.

137. FC-AFC PEACE MAKER, "Pistol" BLM, George Ibarra

Came to the line at 12:23 pm

Flyer - Pistol got into the area of the fall and quickly with a right into the fall.

Blind - An early whistle took Pistol mid way. Four more blows followed to put Pistol on the bird. 

Retired Gun - Out to the bird and back!

Gun Change and Conditions - 2nd in the 1st Series

We had our 2nd gun change starting at high Noon! At this point 50 dogs have completed this series since we started at 7:00 am. We are averaging approximately 6 minutes per dog. 

Our temperature has increased to 75 degrees. We are seeing increased in little cotton ball clouds. The wind is holding fairly steady at 10 mph but appears to be shifting slightly northwest. When the sun is out there are no shadows in the field. Visibility is excellent weather it cloudy or sunny! Over all it is a very pleasant day in the field.

136. FC-AFC LITTLE CREEK'S AUGUST MOONSHINE, "Gus" BLM, Steve Roegiers

Flyer - The flyer went almost to the road. Gus drove deep under the arc of the fall then turned into the wind and went straight to the bird.

Blind - Taking four whistles to the blind. Gus started to breakdown and hunt just before reaching the blind from possible drag back effect.

Retired Gun - He drove out towards the bird. With a slight hunt, he went behind the retired guns but then hunted his way to the bird.

135. FC-AFC PINETREE'S PARTY GIRL, "Snookie" BLF, Delma Hazzard

Came to the line at 12:05 pm

Flyer - Snookie just missed the flyer getting past it. She came back in and got it.

Blind - Taking only three whistles; one at the dip and two to get the blind.

Retired Gun - With one loop in the area, Snookie took a tighter loop and was on her bird.

134. FC-AFC SEASIDE'S SMARTY JONES, "Smarty" BLF, Derek Smith

Came to the line at 11:59 am

Flyer - Smarty moved out well and right to the bird.

Blind - Two early whistles and one more mid way out. Smarty's took two more to get the bird.

Retired Gun - Very Nice Job.

Re-Run - 126. RAZOR'S BUCKSHOT, "Shooter" BLM, Larry Vaske

Flyer - This was a long flyer that land across the road. Shooter went wide into the water and got out to go straight to the fall and on his bird. Nice Mark

Blind - Nice ... three or four whistles to get this blind.

Retired Gun - Shooter drove at the bird with a beautiful mark, he put his nose right on it. Great Job

133. AFC THEY CALL ME FLAMIN MAIMEE, "Maimee" BLF, Kyle Broussard

Came to the line at 11:47 am

Flyer - Maimee got tight in front of the guns, she then looped to the read and came back to the bird.

Blind - Taking one whistle at the road then three before the dip took Maimee slightly right. With two more whistles she was back on the blind.

Retired Gun - Her line out was right of the bush. She veered right and then took two loops to come back to the bird.

Fun Fact – Call of the "Luke?"

Call Names ... kind of like picking out your kid’s name. As a parent you maybe want something a bit different or unique. Or maybe something to from your parents or grandparents names.

 So how did our contestants of the this year’s event do picking out unique call names...

The call name “Luke” is used on 4 of our dogs.

 

“Luke”

#89         FC AFC Abby’s Physician Of Antioch

#94         AFC Holland Cliffs Play It Again

#138      AFC Beaver Runs Coolhand Luke

#152      Ten Bears Skywalker

 

And the following names are used on two dogs each... 

 

“Betty”

#32      FC AFC Coal Delivery’s Black Betty

#86      AFC Laird’s Cynful Seaside Gamble

 

“Blue”

#29      FC AFC Rimfires Once Inna Blue Moon

#57      Mo’s Geaux’n For The Blue

 

“Bo”

#71      FC AFC Colonial’s Hubba Bubba

#121    FC AFC Bo Whoop II

 

“Deacon”

#28      FC AFC Kirkwood’s Ace Of A Higher Grade

#99      Bullet’s Ordained Devil Dodger

 

“Doc”

#26      AFC Bird Creek’s Doc Holiday

#118    Meadow Woods Doc Holiday

 

“Izzy”

 #16     FC AFC Drake’s Bay Izzy

#105    AFC Izzy Gittin’ Bizzy

 

“Jack”

#22      FC AFC Trulines Big Bad Jack

#104    FC Seaside’s Pompano Jack

 

“Lefty”

#54      AFC Hockley Creek’s Southpaw

#148    AFC Lefty Two Guns

 

“Poncho”

#6        AFC AFTCH Windcrestrpmlegend Of The Past

#12      AFC BD North Shore’s Instant Rain Gear QA2

 

“Ranger”

#98      AFC Windy City’s Lone Ranger

#147    AFC Greenwood Creek’s Ranger Danger

 

132. AFC SEASIDE'S CRADLE ROBBER - OMG QA2, "Crook" BLM, Mike Griffin

Came to the line at 11:40 am

Flyer - This flyer landed across the road. Crook got to the area and made a right turn to find his bird.

Blind - A whistle at the road, and three more to get his line and on to the bird.

Retired Gun - Crook entered the area of the fall a little right. He corrected himself and found the bird.

131. AFC MARSHWIND'S TURBULENCE, "Evie" BLF, Bente Kongsore

Flyer - Evie had a long flyer. She crossed the road and went absolutely straight to the bird. WOW - great mark!

Blind - Evie lined almost the entire way to the bird. Taking one whistle slightly short of the blind for a right cast, then one more at the blind. Awesome!

Retired Gun - She drove slightly right going to the retired bird. She passed the bird on upwind side and got slightly deep. With a loop Evie was on the bird.

130. FC-AFC CREEK ROBBERS SANTA ANA WINDS, "Breeze" BLF, Andy Kahn

Came to the line at 11:29 am

Flyer - Breeze had a tight  hunt in the area to get the bird.

Blind - Her first whistle was before the dip then received two more to get throw it then she off to the bird.

Retired Gun - Good line with a tight hunt to get the bird.

Scratch - 129. FC-AFC HOLLAND CLIFFS IN HOT PURSUIT, "Chase" BLM, Alvin Hatcher

Chase scratch from the event. Congrats on qualifying Chase and Alvin.

128. FC-AFC KID'S SIR DRAKE OF MILE MARKER SIX, "Drake" BLM, Cynthia Howard

Came to the line at 11:21 am

Flyer - Drake took a couple of loops to locate the flyer but stayed committed to the area and quickly recovered the bird.

Blind - A couple of early whistles took Drake further down where he got two more blows to put him on the bird.

Retired Gun - Good job on this bird.

127. FC-AFC HORSETOOTH'S PENALTY SHOT, "Deke" BLM, Donald Fregelette

Came to the line at 11:16 am

Flyer - Deke drove nicely into the fall area. He worked his way quickly to get deeper into the area and get his bird.

Blind - Two whistles to the blind and Deke got one last one at the bird. Very Nice Blind.

Retired Gun - Great line then Deke started bending left of the hidden gunners. He made one large pass to the left then hooked right to go to the fall area and quickly find his bird.

No Bird - 126. RAZOR'S BUCKSHOT, "Shooter" BLM, Larry Vaske

 Shooter and Larry will go back 6 spot and have their re-run in the 7th spot back.

125. FC-AFC BUSTER POSEY, "Buster" BLM, Steve Kompf

Came to the line at 11:07 am

Flyer - Buster angled to the area. He then turned left and with two steps he got his bird.

Blind - His first whistle came at the road, with one more to get thru the dip and two to get out. A few more blows came around the blind to get the bird.

Retired Gun - Buster went out to the right and a bit deep. He then came back and got his bird.

Injured/Pick Up - 124. FC-AFC SEASIDE'S GORGEOUS GEORGE, "Clooney" BLM, Michael Robicheaux

Came to the line at 11:03 am

Flyer - Coming into the area wide left, Clooney made a smart turn to the right and he was on his bird.

Clooney appeared to be hurt and has left the line.

123. FC-AFC IMMANUEL, "Manny" BLM, Dana Hoeper

Came to the line at 10:55 am

Flyer - Manny drove out to the flyer fall area. He pushed wide across the road. He crossed the road back towards the fall and drove deeper to get his bird.

Blind - He starting drifting left, he was nicely handled with four whistles to get the bird.

Retired Gun - Manny drove slightly wide right going out. As he approached the trees, he bent to the left to get to the fall area and went straight to the bird.

122. FC-AFC YOURS TRULY INDIGO, "Tru" BLF, Mark Medford

Came to the line at 10:50 am

Flyer - Tru angled the road going downwind and got in front of the guns. She looped across the road and swung back to get her bird. 

Blind - She parallel the road and with two whistles she went to the dip. Three more at the dip that carried Tru to the bird.

Retired Gun - A good line but Tru carried it deep. She worked her way back with one loop in the area and she had her bird.

121. FC-AFC BO WHOOP II, "Bo" BLM, William Goldstein

Flyer - Bo crossed the road and went to the area. A loop left and he was back to get the bird.

Blind - Two whistles and he was on his way back with this bird.

Retired Gun - Bo arrived in the field in a perfect position to grab the bird and bring it back to Bill.

120. GIVE GRACE FOR THE BLUE, "Gracie" BLF, Tommy Parrish

Came to the line at 10:58 am

Flyer - Gracie drove out and had a slight hunt. She crossed the road one then drove deep right to the bird. Good Job

Blind - Beautiful blind only taking two whistles with a spectacular initiation line almost halfway to the blind.

Retired Gun - She drove slightly right leaving the line as she approached the trees. She bent slightly left and went straight to the bird. Excellent Mark.

119. FC-AFC FLY ME TO THE MOON, "Shiner" BLM, Ronald Root

Came to the line at 10:29 am

Flyer - Shiner angled the road to get into the area close to the guns. He hunted across the road and went back to the guns. Hunting deep of the guns he came back to the right and onto her bird.

Blind - Shiner took his first two whistles before the dip. Taking several more right back commands took Shiner to the bird.

Retired Gun - Shiner's line took her to the area where he turned left and grabbed his bird.

Behind the Line – Series 1&2 Scrapbook – Part II

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