Here are some facts about the dogs that have entered the 2021 NARC Championship.
Oldest Dog Entered – #9 “Classy” (2/12/2009)
Youngest Dog Entered – #50 “Molly” & #70 “Koufaxx” (5/15/2018) – Littermates
Color/Breed/Sex
Chesepeake Bay Retriever – 1 Male
Golden Retriever – 1 Female
Black Labrador – 57 Females / 83 Males
Yellow Labrador – 4 Females / 7 Males
(62 Females / 91 Males) (1 Chessy / 1 Golden / 151 Labradors)
Came to the line at 10:17 am
Flyer - Maggie drove deep across the road and turned. She went towards the gunners and made a turn right to drive deeper to get her bird.
Blind - Three whistles to get this bird. Very nice!
Retired - She drove left of the retired guns and made one pass to the left then turned right and went immediately to the fall area and found the bird quickly.
Came to the line at 10:11 am
Flyer - The bird land in the road. Kala angled the road and scooted right to grab her bird.
Blind - One whistle at the road with two more to follow by the dip. One more blow to adjust and three to get to the bird.
Retired Gun - Kala's line was slightly downwind all the way to the area. With one turn she was on her bird.
Came to the line at 10:05 am
Flyer - Boo went out a little left but worked it out quickly to get the bird.
Blind - Very good blind.
Retired Gun - Boo got out to the area and with a few left turns near the retired gun, he quickly made a loop and was on her bird.
Flyer - Hannah drove deep diretly to the fall area. With a very tight hunt in the immedate area of the fall she got her bird. Excellent Mark!
Blind - Two whistles right up front, Hannah was wanting to dig left. Coming back on the line she got her bird with seven more whistles.
Retired Gun - She drove nicely to the fall area downwind of the bird. With a turn right Hannah went straight to the bird.
Came to the line at 9:53 am
Flyer - Buzz angled the road to get into the area downwind of the bird. A couple of tight loops and she got it.
Blind - Good initial line thru the dip. One whistle and another to get her bird.
Retired Gun - Buzz line took her slightly up wind and carried her to the area. She turned left and with a couple of steps was on her bird.
Came to the line at 9:45 am
Flyer - Bubbles arrived left of the flyer guns but a quick sweep and she came back to grab her bird
Blind - Three whistles to adjust the line about 3/4 of the way to the bird. Bubbles took another adjustment and got her bird.
Retired Gun - She pulled up short for a quick loop. Then went right towards the treeline. With a couple of larger circles she came back in for the bird.
We had our first gun change at 9:41 am.
Conditions have changed substantially since we started. The wind has increased to 11 mph which has improved scenting Conditions but added a slight cross wind to challenge the blind. Shadows affecting the retired bird and the blind have pretty much vanished.
Flyer - Freya angled road and with two steps was on her bird.
Blind - She got two whistles at the road and one that carried her to the dip and she lined the blind from there.
Retired Gun - Good initial line, then Freya took a wide loop left then right to come back to the her bird.
Came to the line at 9:25 am
Flyer - Haka drove out to the flyer area and made one quick pass across the dirt road and with a loop he went straight to the bird.
Blind - Great initial line that started bending slightly left. With five whistles, Haka got his bird.
Retired Gun - Haka drove straight to the fall area then briefly went towards the trees but came back and retrieved his bird promptly.
Flyer - Abbey went out to the area for a quick loop and she had her bird.
Blind - Her first whistle came 3/4 the way out that carried to her bird.
Retired Gun - Abbey went out to the area of the fall and was on her bird.
Boo and Justin will be back in the 7th spot for their re-run.
Cane to the line at 9:11 am
Flyer - Good line to the fall area. Reina turned right and immediately grabbed her bird.
Blind - Nice blind with only taking four whistles plus on at the bird.
Retired Gun - She drove out just left of the gun station and immediately turned right into the fall area. She had a tight small hunt and retireved her bird. Good Job.
Came to the line at 9:01 am
Flyer - Ray went directly to the bird.
Blind - Ray got a whistles before the road and one a little further down. His last two was to move him on to the bird.
Retired Gun - Straight to the bird.
Came to the line at 8:56 am
Flyer - Cole angled the road and took one tight loop then two steps and was on the bird.
Blind - Cole took a whistle before the road then three more before the dip. The final one brought him to the bird.
Retired Gun - Cole's line was slightly upwind. He turned left and with two steps he got the bird.
Izzy scratch from the competition. Good job qualifying!
Came to the line at 8:48 am
Flyer - Jack took a nice line to the fall area. He quartered slightly left then went right working his way to the bird, then quickly went straight in to the bird. Nice retrieve
Blind - Jack took 6 whistles to the blind for a nice job done.
Retired Gun - He drove out slightly right towards the trees. With a nice bend to the left, Jack went into the fall area and retrieved the bird quickly. Nice mark.
Came to the line 8:43 am.
Flyer - Ryder went directly to the bird.
Blind - He took an early whistle to adjust the line and another near the elbow. He faded left to need a couple more whistles to get the blind.
Retired Gun - Good recovery of this bird.
Came to the line at 8:36 am.
Flyer - Baby angled the road and with one small loop she got her bird.
Blind - Baby took her first whistle by the road and went went in slightly up wind. With another whistle after the dip and one to follow she went to her blind.
Retire Gun - Good initial line with one short loop, then two tight ones she got her bird.
Came to the line at 8:23 am
Flyer - Great momentum and directly to the bird.
Blind - One whistle near the elbow of the road with another midway to adjust Ptar's line and then she was on her bird.
Retired Gun - Nice Mark.
Flyer - Great line to the fall area where Hailey had a hunt in a very tight circle and immediately retriever her bird.
Blind - She only took 4 whistles to get to the blind. Very Nice!
Retired Gun - Taking a beautiful line to the fall area, Hailey turned slightly to the right and then immediately left to get to the bird. Great Job!
Came to the line at 8:17 am
Flyer - Lola angled the road and with two loops she got her bird.
Blind - She took one whistle at the road then another two to get in the dip. the final three whistles got Lola to the bird.
Retired Gun - Lola's line went slightly left but in front of the guns. She grabbed her bird quickly.
Here are some shots in the early am around the grounds and behind the line …
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| Prayer by Mark Jensen |
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| Chief Marshal Paul Hansen and FT Chairman Jim Rickoff |
Came to the line at 8:10 am
Note: The wind is picking up and blowing right to left.
Flyer - Deacon had a good initial line to the fall area. He turned right, then went straight to the bird that had landed on the road.
Blind - Good initial line and got slightly deep of the blind. After getting to the are with five whistles, he came in and recovered nicely with a total of 9 whistles.
Retired Gun - Deacon was sent for the bird and went to the back side of the guns and to the left. Immediately turned right into the fall area and with a short hunt he retrieved the bird.
Came to the line at 8:03 am
Flyer - Good initial line. Ranger then turned right and with two steps was on the bird.
Blind - Ranger received his first whistles at the road with two more following just before the dip. He took one last blow that carried him to the blind.
Retired Gun - Good initial line left of the bush. Ranger went straight to the area and with one turn left he was on his bird.
One last flyer off the mound for NAFC-FC Mulligan Off The Rainy "T"
We all witnessed an emotional end to Mully's career as he ran at the start of the trial and picked up his final flyer! Congratulations Randy and Mary Spangler AND Mully!
Flyer - Virgil had good momentum to the area of the fall and to the bird.
Blind - He got a whistle just past the elbow of the road. This drove him back and with a couple blows near the end he was on the blind.
Retired Gun - Virgil had a nice line to the area of the fall. With a couple of loops that expanded to left of the gunners, Virgil grabbed the bird and brought it back to Ray!
Express came to the line at 7:48 am
Flyer - Shot very long across the road, Ryan had a good line to the fall area. She had a brief hunt in the fall area where most birds have landed. She then drove out to the fall of the her long bird and got it. Good Job!
Blind - She got slightly left on the blind and was fading with the wind which is starting to pickup.. With 8 or 9 whistles Ryan got slightly deep but recovered and got the bird.
Retired Gun - She drove wide right towards the trees and was out of sight. She reappeared in the fall area and quickly grabbed it up.
Hailey and Alex received a no-bird. They will go back 6 spots and have a re-run in the 7th spot.
Flyer - Luke took a couple of loops left but then he turned in to get his bird.
Blind - Three whistles and Luke was on the bird.
Retired Gun - Luke went straight to the area of the fall and with a couple of loops he got his bird.
Flyer - Nora had a good line to the flyer. She checked down slightly short, but with one small pass she went straight to the bird for a very nice mark.
Blind - Good line and taking 6 whistles she got her bird.
Retired Gun - Nora got wide right going out. With a loop in the fall area she quickly came up with the bird. - Nice!
Came to the line at 7:24 am
Flyer - Zest had a nice line to the area. With a couple of tight loops, she was on the bird.
Blind - Zest took an early whistle at the base of the hill. One whistle and she was on the bird.
Retired Gun - Entering the area wide right, Zest corrected herself to grab the bird.
Came to the line at 7:19 am.
Flyer - Tango angled across the road. With two tight loops, she got his rooster.
Blind - Tango got a whistler at the road, then three fore just before the dip. Another three blows to the blind, but she got deep. The last two whistles got her to the bird.
Retired Bird - Tango's line went right of the bush. With a tight hunt area she got her bird.
Came to the line at 6:59 am
Retired Gun - Luke started to hunt right of the fall. He got back towards the area and with a hunt he got the bird.
Blind - Nice angle hitting the elbow of the road. With a whistle about 3/4 of the way out he got another one to put him on the bird.
Flyer - Luke went to the area of the fall a little to the left of the bird. With a quick correction he got the bird.
Lock Five’s Polk Salad Annie, “Annie,” LF
SERIES ONE: Interrupted Double with a Blind
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| Drone Diagram by Pat Burns of Elite Retrievers |
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| Sketch by Official Artist Cary Hunkel |
At the Unbehaun Education Center. GOOD MORNING!