Handle - Re-Run - 61. FC-AFC STRAIGHT TO THE HEART-DAGGER, "Dagger" BLM, Johnny Armstrong

NAFC-FC Cody Cut A Lean Grade ex Kasey Kisses SH
Breeder: Jeff Hughes
Owner: Johnny & Kathy Armstrong, Winston Salem, NC

Handler: Johnny Armstrong

Total Open Points    55
Total Amateur Points    69
Total Derby Points    33

Previous Nationals

NRC - 2019, 2018 & 2017

NARC - 2019, 2018, 2017 & 2016

Came to the line at 5:54 pm

RF - Going uphill Dagger turns left then right. He works downhill to get his bird that is low on the hill.

LF - He angles across the pond and gets in front of the guns. Dagger drives up the hill, takes a right turn and he has his bird.

RR - Dagger swims through the stick straight for the tip. Leaning left going uphill, Dagger is handled right with several whistles to get his bird.

LR - Angles the pond and drives to bush pile, going around it  a couple of times Dagger gets his bird.

Handle - 59. FC-AFC BEDAZZLED II, "Be" BLF, Yvonne Hays

5/5/2012 - NAFC-FC Texas Troubador ex FC Hardscrabbles Captain Morgan
Breeder: Gregory Cross
Owner / Handler: Yvonne Hays, Pavo, GA

Total Open Points    29
Total Amateur Points    47
Total Derby Points    19

Previous Nationals..

NRC - 2019

NARC - 2019 & 2017

Came to the line at 3:55 pm

RF - Be ran shoreline right around the pond. She went uphill in front of the guns turned right and directly to her bird.

LF - She angled the pond then went uphill behind the guns. She curved directly to the bird.

RR - Be ran to the tip of the and into the water. Exiting she went uphill on right line to the bush. She adjusted left and stepped on the bird.

LR - Entering the water after the first finger, Be angled across the pond then angled up the hill towards the group of trees and had to be handled to the right and back down for her bird.

Handle - 55. FC-AFC TUCKED AWAY AT RIVER'S EDGE, "Tucker" BLM, Alex Abraham

4/7/2011 - FC-AFC Nubian V ex Twin Pine's Crank Her Up MH
Breeder: Elissa Kirkegard
Owner / Handler: Alex Abraham, Havre de Grace, MD

Total Open Points    87.5
Total Amateur Points    132.5
Total Derby Points    30

Previous Nationals

NRC - 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017 & 2016

NARC - 2019(F), 2018, 2017, 2016 & 2015

Came to the line at 3:25 pm

RF - Tucker went across the pond and up the hill. He turned right into the area of the fall and worked his way down to get his bird.

LF - He swam past the second point then angled toward the guns. He hunted the shoreline left and right, moved back toward the guns and got his bird.

RR - Tucker swam the pond, exiting, he got out behind the holding blind. Making some loops he started to hunt in front of the guns then to the bird.

LR - Tucker was in the pond but exited before the third finger of land. He was handled to the bird.

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

7/23/2021 - FC-AFC Landover's Right On Target ex FC-AFC Machthree's Edge
Breeder: Brad Bellmore

Owner / Handler: Tim Mueller, Newbury, NH

Total Open Points    18

Total Amateur Points    35.5

Total Derby Points    26

Previous Nationals

NRC - 2019

NARC - 2019

In this national Catch received a handle in the 9th Series.

Coming to the line at 3:06 pm

RF - Catch did a good job coming up with his flyer.

LF - Across the water and out. He runs along the shoreline then takes a right up to the bird.

RR - Angling into the corner base of the point, Catch swims catching the next island, but it pushes him left driving the hill. He recovers right and hunts the area in front of the right guns. He's hunt expands to get the bird.

LR - Swimming across, he begins to pull right. He gets to the shore and corrects, but reverts back to thinking right and is handled to the bird.

 

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

12/13/2016 - FC Fargo II ex FC Delpond's Pretty In Pink
Breeder: Mark Menzies
Owners: William & Sara Goldstein, Florence, SC

Handler: William Goldstein

Total Open Points    7
Total Amateur Points    8.5
Total Derby Points    44

Previous National

NARC - 2019

In this national this team received a No Bird / Re-Run in the 9th Series.

Came to the line at 2:44 pm

RF - Archie ran to the shore a third of the way then entered the water then came out early. He had several loops low between the road and water, then went towards the guns. He went into the water briefly, exited then finally drove high enough to get the bird.

LF - Good line in the water, Archie ran behind the guns and looped directly to the bird. 

RR - Archie got into the water right of the point. His line uphill went through the fall area and deep. He had to be handled back to the bird.

LR - He plowed into the first water angling the line left of the left flyer fall area. Archie angle left toward the bird and with one turn he had it.

Handle - 46. FC-AFC BEAVER RUNS ZIG ZAG ZEKE, "Zeke" BLM, Bert Windham

Previous National

NARC - 2019

Came to the line at 10:16 am

RF - Zeke ran along the right side of the shore and went to the his bird.

RR - Goo line to the fall area and worked the cover in three loop and got his bird.

LF - Zeke's line was good and always in front of the guns. Once in the fall area, he made a couple of loops and had his bird.

LR - Zeke headed tight towards the holding blind angling right. He carried the right side line way deep and had to be handled back to his bird.

 

 

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

Previous Nationals

NRC - 2019

NARC - 2019

Came to the line at 10:07 am

RF - Catch is through the water and on his bird.

RR - Good line up the hill with a brief tight hunt and Catch locates the bird.

LF - Nice line to the bird.

LR - Catch's line took him right of the right guns and deep. He was handled to the bird.

 

 

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

This is Tuck's first National appearance!

Came to the line at 9:55 am

RF - Tuck drove at the flyer, with a quick check where they just shot the no-bird flyer, she went on to pin the mark.

LF - He was sent for the right retired but Tuck wanted the left flyer. He worked his way out into the middle of the field and then drove deep to grab the flyer.

LR - Tuck took a good line right out to the fall area and pinned the bird.

RR - Trudie sent Tuck, and he broke left and started to go deep. He had to be stopped and handled to the bird.

 

 

Handle - 78. FC-AFC MIDNIGHT TRAINS TEXAS RANGER, "Deets" BLM, Cade Gentry

Previous Nationals

NARC - 2018

NARC - 2019

Came to the line at 7:48 am

RF - Nice bird

RR - Deets line took him high and deep right of the retired guns. A quick turn through the cover and back down for a loop in front of the gunners and he had his bird.

LF - A good line to the area with a brief tight look about and Deets has the bird.

LR - Deets line took him below the retired guns, down to the road where he was handled to the bird.

 

 

 

 

Handle - 72. AFC BAYOU-STAR ALL JAZZED UP, "Ella" BLF, Suzan Caire

2021 NARC is Ella's first National appearance!

Came to the line at 7:37 am

RF - Ella drove straight across the water to the bird, making a quick turn she scooped up her bird.

RR - She took a straight line towards the gun station, with a small loop back down the hill and to the left, she drove back uphill to the guns, getting lower again, she hunted short to finally wash her way back up to the cover to get the bird.

LF - Ella drove to the flyer fall area and grabbed her bird cleanly.

LR - She drove the hill going right off the left side of the left flyer station. Continuing deep, Ella ws handled back into the bird to retrieve it.

 

Handle - 94. AFC HOLLAND CLIFFS PLAY IT AGAIN, "Luke" BLM, Alvin Hatcher

Total Open Points    9
Total Amateur Points    11
Total Derby Points    12

5:25 pm

Flyer - Luke crossed the channels of water directly on line to the bird. He came up in line with the gunners, immediately turned left and pinned the bird.

Short - He drove across the water and got out on the land and drove a bearutful straight line all the way to the bird. Pinned It! WOW

Long - Drove a straight line through both channels of water, popped. Alvin handle one cast to the bird. 

Handle - 88. FC-AFC BAYPOINT'S DON'T STOP BELIEVIN', "Journey" BLF, Jeffrey Schuett

Total Open Points    11
Total Amateur Points    20

4:57 pm

Flyer - The flyer splashed. Journey went in and out all five times on a line toward the bird. Once in front of the guns she curved the shoreline and pounced on the bird.

Middle - Handler sent Journey  and she ran to the land tip. She passed the second water on the left and up the hill. Quickly came down and toward left. She want handled to the bird.

Right - Sent from the right side, Journey angled right. Once out she passed the second water on the left then splashed in casual water. Up the hill she angled right and get her bird.

Handle - 86. AFC LAIRD'S CYNFUL SEASIDE GAMBLE, "Betty" BLF, Chris Parkinson

Total Open Points    6
Total Amateur Points    11

4:44 pm

Flyer - Very high flyer.

Right - Betty's line took her up the middle on the far shore. She cut right put a couple of loops on and located her bird.

Middle - Got deep of the mark and was handled.

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

Total Open Points    42
Total Amateur Points    56.5
Total Derby Points    5

11:56 am

Flyer - Bounce had a nice line over the island arriving close tot he gunners on the point. She initiates a hunt deep and right with loops extending closer to the middle gun. She then was handled to her flyer.

Left- She established a hunt pattern short of the bird. Taking a loop around she came in to the bird.

Right - Great line to the mark.

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

Total Open Points    21.5
Total Amateur Points    16.5
Total Derby Points    8

11:43 am

Flyer - Izzy took all the pieces of water and immediately turned left and grabbed the bird.

Middle - She took the land and water heading tight off of the back of the flyer station. She started to drive deep taking additional piece of water left and off line to the bird. She kept going deep to the far far hillside, popped, and Rick blew a come in whistle to the bird.

Left - Took a nice line through the water and started to breaking left. She climbed the hill and went right to the area of the fall.

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

Total Open Points    48.5
Total Amateur Points    66.5
Total Derby Points    24

11:28 am

Flyer - Billie was close to and behind the guns. She swam the two piece of water on line to the guns. She adjusted the line to the left to entering the third water. 

Left - She was sent with left momentum on a beautiful line to the middle retired. She missed the bird, then continue into field behind the flyer gunners. Handled to the bird.

Right - Billie's line went down the hill thru the water towards the holding blind. She skipped the second water which influenced her line left up the hill. She then went left then right at treeline and ran right looped around the tree and got the bird. 

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

Total Open Points    14.5
Total Amateur Points    20
Total Derby Points    63

8:15 am

Flyer - Bo's line is at the gunners, squaring out of the water. This took Bo right of the guns, then behind and left of them. He runs the bank to get this bird.

Right - Bo's line is toward the middle retired. He entered the water, went past the point and exited. Going uphill thru the trees, Bo turned right, then went straight to the bird right retired.

Middle - In and out of the water, Bo's line is left toward the flyer gunners. He is handled right. He went up the hill and down to the fall area, getting around the holding blind, and the crescent pond to get his bird. 

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

FC-AFC-CFC-CAFC Jazztime Last Chance V Pekisko ex Wow's Nitro Laysan Teal
Breeder: Robert Henderson
Owner: Mark Jenson, Alexandria, MN

3:16 pm

Flyer - Gretta hunted away from the line, then up on the hill to the right. She was up high enough to wind the bird and get it.

Middle - Up to the holding blind, Gretta hunted behind the cover the down the hill to her bird.

Left - She climbed to the right of the holding blind to the top of the hill. Hunting back in forth, left then right, Gretta got out of sight. Coming into view, she was way at the top of the hill and had to be handled to the bird.

*Note: The wind is gusting out of the west. 

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

Canvasvack Jack III ex Canvasback Canoodle
Breeder: Anna Mock
Owners: Chuck & Robin Cagle, Clanton, AL

2:43 pm

Flyer - Excellent Mark pinned the bird.

Middle - Pinned this bird too!

Left - Doc climbed the hill to high and Chuck elected to handle him to the bird.

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

FC-AFC Seaside's Gorgeous George ex Seaside's California Chrome
Breeders: Rita & Frank Jones
Owners: Mark & Suzanne Medford, Memphis, TN

1:20 pm

Flyer - Good recovery of the bird.

Middle - Pink's line takes her downhill and slightly left of the bird. She digs further back of the mark and is handled to her bird.

Left - Nice line to the bird and a quick recovery