Patton and Andy received a no bird. They will go back 6.
Saturday, June 19, 2021
No Bird - 7. AFC MAGZILLA'S WAR HERO, "Patton" BLM, Andy Kahn
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.
118. MEADOW WOODS DOC HOLIDAY, "Doc" BLM, Tony Despenas
Came to the line at 10:22 am
Flyer - Good speed and Doc was on his bird.
Blind - Good initial line, getting his first three whistles about 3/4 of the way out then he was on his bird.
Retired Gun - Doc hunted short and made a couple of loops left of the gunners and quickly corrected himself to grab the bird.
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