Evie and Bente received a no bird and will go back and re-run in the seventh spot.
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Friday, June 25, 2021
No Bird - 131. AFC MARSHWIND'S TURBULENCE, "Evie" BLF, Bente Kongsore
Pick Up - 126. RAZOR'S BUCKSHOT, "Shooter" BLM, Larry Vaske
Total Open Points 3.5
Total Amateur Points 13.5
Total Derby Points 22
8:36 am
Flyer - Shooter's initial line was a little wide left. he pulled more right midway and got his flyer which landed long.
Right - Launched, Shooter heads down the point and squares off the end of the point to head towards the true line. He begins a hunt pattern that keeps him near the shoreline, then finally expanding up the hill he got the right retired bird.
Middle - Good initial line across the first water. It appeared Shooter got confused and had to be picked up.
No Bird - 122. FC-AFC YOURS TRULY INDIGO, "Tru" BLF, Mark Medford
Tru and Mark came to the line and received a no bird. They will go back six and re-run in the 7th spot back.
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.
117. AFC ROBBER'S IRON LADY, "Maggie" BLF, Dan Hurst
Total Open Points 4.5
Total Amateur Points 16.5
Total Derby Points 71
8:01 am
Flyer - Maggie is over the island and adjusting her line as she goes to accommodate a long flyer that landed in the water.
Right - Coming across the water she fades wide left. On the hillside she makes a large loop and works right, moving to the area below the gunners. Maggie moves further right and has her bird.
Middle - Arriving deep left of the mark, Maggie turns and moves in to grab her bird.
116. TEMPY'S OLIVE JUICE, "Kala" BLF, Jake Fredericks
Total Amateur Points 8
7:50 am
Flyer - Kala took a perfect straight line through three pieces of the water to the flyer, shooting wide left she pinned her bird.
Middle - Kala was sent, and took a hard right looking like she was going to the right retired bird. After an angular exit she went hard left and continued hard left all the way to the gun station. The bird was thrown short, she jumped in and got it.
Right - Sent for the right bird, Kala took the same line she did for the previous bird. She went wide in the channel but continued straight to reenter the second channel pushing right. Kala drove the hill going hard left, winded the guns from up above on the left then came down and got her bird.
115. FC-AFC WATERMARK'S HURRICANE HANNAH, "Hannah" BLF, Paul Panichi
Total Open Points 19
Total Amateur Points 42
7:36 am
Flyer - Hannah is launched and Bubbles is released from honor. Hannah has an excellent line over the island and holds the line through out to her bird.
Middle - Very good initial line but faded a little to the right at the end. She ended up coming in right of the guns and coming left into her bird. She is through the crescent water and on the sloping shore line to grab her bird.
Right - Going just right of the clump of trees on the shoreline, she enters the water off the point and holds the line squaring up the far shore. She hits the tree base holding the guns, comes around the back and has her bird.
112. FC-AFC LITTLE MISS FREYA, "Freya" BLF, James Roberts
7th Series - Annie, LF - Test Dog
113. FC-AFC LIL BIT'S TÊTE DE CUVÉE, "Bubbles" YLF, Victor Garcia
Total Open Points 31.5
Total Amateur Points 49.5
Total Derby Points 5.0
7:25 am - wind coming in from the left.
Flyer - Bubbles entered the water on a good initial line to the bird. She took the tip of the island, looped in front of the gun. With another loop she got the bird that sat almost at the tip of the peninsula.
Middle - She entered the water on another good line to the bird. Bubbles squared out of the water which influenced the dog right past the holing blind.. She looped left then right and was on her bird.
Right - She ran to the tip of the land, then went left into the second water. Running left uphill, she eventually turned right back to the area of the fall and with a hunt down and back up she got the bird.
7th Series - Zeus, LM Test Dog
7th Series Water Triple with a Flyer, Two Retired and an Honor
SERIES SEVEN: Water Triple with a Flyer and Two Retired and an Honor
The line faces southwest towards a beautiful water structure on the Spangler property. The wind is northeast at 9 mph. Low lined clouds hang on the hill tops that rise on the other side of the lake.
The immediate shore line slopes gently towards the water and a clump of trees.
Our first bird is the Right Retired station. The gunners are on the far shore up the hillside. The hen mallard is thrown right landing at 292 yards. The dog is going to want to go right of a clump of trees, past the point on the right going over the land and back into the water. Next he will want to go up the hill on the far shore running right of a group of trees to get the hen duck that lands in higher cover.
The second bird, the Middle Retired is a retired gun with a mallard hen landing 242 yards from the line. The line is left of the clump of trees on the shoreline. They will go by a point on the left, pull out of the water running left of a clump of trees. The bird lands on the far side incline of a small crescent shaped pond not easily seen from the line.
The final bird is a drake mallard flyer shot to the left landing approximately 199 yards on a large point where the gunners sit. The line is five water entries.
Upon their return, they are released to the Honor. The test taking approximately 12 minutes.
More photos to come …
Day 7, Friday, June 25, 2021
Good Morning...
We are getting the last minute preps done for our 7th Series here on the Spangler's Property. The judges called back 47 dogs with the first running dog being #112.
Our temps are currently at 66 degrees with a high of 82. We are looking at a partly cloudy day. Humidity again is going to high at 93%. Currently we have a south wind coming in at 3 mph.
We will be back shortly with the test description and the test dogs.
Thursday, June 24, 2021
Rotation for the 7th Series
Callbacks to the 7th Series
47 dogs were called back: 5, 6, 7, 11, 14, 16, 17, 18, 25, 29, 32, 33, 37, 38, 46, 47, 52, 55, 58, 59, 61, 72, 77, 78, 79, 82, 83, 86, 88, 94, 98, 101, 102, 106, 112, 113, 115, 116, 117, 121, 122, 126, 131, 137, 142, 143 and 150.
23 dogs dropped: 26, 31, 34, 36, 48, 60, 64, 65, 70, 93, 99, 100, 103, 104, 108, 109, 120, 125, 130, 136, 139, 140 and 149.
Rotation to follow!
6th Series / 6th Day Recap
With a little bit of a delay this morning as the judges got the final touches they wanted on this series, our first running dog #60 Oakley came to the line at 7:58 am. We had three gun changes lasting approximately about 10 minutes each time.
Here is what this 6th Series Land Triple produced...
No Bird / Re-Run (3): 98, 103, 106
Handle (7): 64, 93, 100, 108, 149, 26, 34
Pick Up (1): 140
Our day came to an end with dog #59 Be bringing home her last bird at 4:36 pm. With 70 dogs starting this series we averaged 7.4 minutes per dog for a total of 8 hour 38 minutes.
6th Series / 6th Day - That's a Wrap
We did it!!!
We got all 70 dogs to the line to take chance to complete the 6th Series.
Our 6th day and 6th Series is officially in the books at 4:36 pm.
We will be back with callbacks, recap of the day/series and with any instructions for tomorrow!
59. FC-AFC BEDAZZLED II, "Be" BLF, Yvonne Hays
NAFC-FC Texas Troubador ex FC Hardscrabbles Captain Morgan
Breeder: Gregory Cross
Owner: Yvonne Hays, Pavo, GA
Flyer - The flyer was angled back down the low - tough bird. Be hunted above the flyer but finally got it.
Middle - She came in under the arc for a loop down and grabbed her bird.
Left - Be drove up the hill to the gun station and looped left behind it then went straight to the bird. Nice Job team.
58. FC-AFC HYFLYERS LIFE IN THE FAST LINE, "Crash" BLM, Randy Spangler
FC-AFC Drake's Bay Parting Of The Sea ex JP's Sweet Annie MH
Breeder: James O'Neill
Owners: Randy & Mary Spangler, Mondovi, WI
4:18 pm
Flyer - Crash hunted a tight area and come up with the bird.
Middle - His line was left of the holding blind. Crash turned left in the cover and came out with the bird.
Left - His line up the hill was right of the holding blind. To the top, he looped left and back down to the bird.
55. FC-AFC TUCKED AWAY AT RIVER'S EDGE, "Tucker" BLM, Alex Abraham
FC-AFC Nubian V ex Twin Pine's Crank Her Up MH
Breeder: Elissa Kirkegard
Owner: Alex Abraham, Havre de Grace, MD
Flyer - Directly to the bird.
Middle - Straight up the hill to his bird.
Left - Tucker did a beautiful job going right to the bird.
52. FC-AFC MIDWAY'S AVENTADOR, "Jenny" BLF, Ronald Root
FC-AFC Salty Paws Hammerin Hank ex Parkways Smokin Molly Matilda
Breeder: James Saar
Owners: Ronald Root & Woody Woodson, Denton, TX
Flyer: Tight hunt in the area of the full. Jenny was just above and came down to get the bird. Good Job
Middle - She drove the hill slightly right of the bird. With a loop down she had it.
Left - Jenny drove out and went tot he right of the guns. She worked her way to the left and the bird cleanly without a big hunt. Good work.
48. AFC LINMAC'S TRIGGER HAPPY, "Bang" YLM, James McDowall
NAFC-FC Cody Cut A Lean Grade ex Grouse Creek's Sierra MH
Breeder: David Hawley
Owners: James & Linda McDowall, Interlachen, FL
3:58 pm
Flyer - Bang went in the cover and drove to the top then came back down for his bird.
Middle - He went over the hill and quickly was back out with his bird.
Left - His line was way right uphill to the top. Bang curved left and made a few loops on top, but he worked his back down to get the bird.
47. FC-AFC SILVER STAR'S WATCH'EM LIKE A HAWK, "Hawk" BLM, Scott Leonescu or Bill Woodson
FC-AFC Creek Robber ex FC-AFC Pattons Blazen Abby MH
Breeder: Dan Hurst
Owners: Scott & Christine Leonescu, Bill & Jamie Woodson, West Milford, NJ
3:50 pm handled by Scott
Flyer - Very nice recovery of the bird.
Middle - Taking time to line up Hawk, Scott sends him and he his up the hill and jumps out of the cover strip with his bird.
Left - Nice Job!
46. FC-AFC BEAVER RUNS ZIG ZAG ZEKE, "Zeke" BLM, Bert Windham
FC-AFC Indian Height's Get Away ex Kerry Around A Duk Dawg
Breeder: Jim Houldridge
Owners: Tom Strickland, Bert & Leigh Windham, Albany, GA
Flyer - Goo flyer. Zeke made one quick loop in the cover and came out with the bird.
Middle - He drove straight towards the bird and got it.
Left - Zeke took a perfect line right at the bird. Pinned It. Great set of marks for this team.
38. FC-AFC BLUEWATER'S TIGHT LINES, "Catch" BLM, Tim Mueller
FC-AFC Landover's Right On Target ex FC-AFC Machthree's Edge
Breeder: Brad Bellmore
Owner: Tim Mueller, Newbury, NH
3:40 pm
Flyer - Fabulous Mark
Middle - Catch went up the hill left of the holding blind. At the top he turned left behind the cover going slightly downhill and he got his bird.
Left - Fabulous mark again!
37. FC-AFC BLACKWATER DEXTER, "Dexter" BLM, Dale Willard
FC-AFC Blackwater Rudy ex Contender's Marina Del Rey MH
Breeder: Jason Heffelmeier
Owners: David Harter & Dale Willard, Bennington, NE
Flyer - Dexter found his bird!
Middle - Straight up and back!
Left - Dexter went to the area then up the hill a bit, works close and on his back.
36. FC-AFC LANE'S THRILLA N MANILLA, "Frazier" BLM, Michael Robicheaux
FC-AFC Lanes Lets Get Ready To Rumble ex AFC JB's Rude Attitude
Breeders: Richard & Charlotte Kaiser
Owners: Michael & Cheryl Robicheaux, Breaux Bridge, LA
3:25 pm
Flyer - Nice mark! Straight to the flyer.
Middle - Frazier drove up the hill off to the right. With a loop around to the left he went back for the bird.
Left - He drove out into the field bending slightly right. Frazier broke right to hunt and made several loops to the right. He then went to the left side of the holding blind and worked his way down for the 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.
33. FC-AFC AKUK'S UPGRADE, "Tuck" YLM, Trudie Kuka
NAFC-FC Cody Cut A Lean Grade ex FC-AFC Dance Hall Gal
Breeders: Joe O'Brien & James Roberts
Owners: Tony & Trudie Kuka, Georgetown, TN
Flyer - Very good recovery of the bird.
Middle - Tuck arrived in the area of the fall between the gunners and the bird. Punching thru the cover strip, Tuck turns left and has the bird.
Left - A large circle on top of the hill and into the cover by the retired guns, Tuck goes back up high then down the hill for the bird.
32. FC-AFC COAL DELIVERY'S BLACK BETTY, "Betty" BLF, Leon Stepanian
FC-AFC Candlewoods Life Is A Highway ex FC-AFC Maple Creek's Mattie Mae
Breeders: David & Kara McMahan
Handler: Leon Stepanian, Manakin-Sabot, VA
Flyer - Good flyer, small hunt and Betty had the bird.
Middle - Good mark with a small loop to get her bird.
Left - Betty took a good line then broke right and climbed the hill. She took a left turn and went down the hill and recovered her bird.
31. FC JIMAVICHE'S HOLLANDAISE JAMMER, "Jammer" BLM, Bobby Lee
FC-AFC Trumarc's Hollandaise ex Double K's Easy Drivin' Night Hog
Breeder: Douglas Graham
Owner: Bobby Lee, Diboll, TX
2:55 pm
Flyer - Low flyer that Jammer hunted for in the fall area and got it.
Middle - He went uphill and with three steps to the left he got his bird.
Left - Good initial line to the cover and beyond. Out of sight for a bit then reappears way up on the hill. Jammer came back to the holding blind, then back up to the top, then back for his bird.
29. FC-AFC RIMFIRES ONCE INNA BLUE MOON, "Blue" BLM, Mike Crow
NFC-AFC Windy City's Mighty Mouse ex FC Tremblin Earth's Touch Of Choclate Reese
Breeder: Gregg Leonard
Owner: Mike Crow, Mathews, AL
2:50 pm
Flyer - Blue hunted briefly in the tall cover and came back with his b ird.
Middle - Straight up and back!
Left - Blue went up to the area and came back with his bird.
Announcement
We have been told that this (6th Series) will be the only test today.
We will be back on the same Spangler property tomorrow for Seventh Series which will be a water test.
Callbacks will be posted later here in the Blog, Headquarters and Black Hawk Retriever Club clubhouse.
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.
Fun Fact - 6th Series Road Warrior
Here is a list of the teams that are competing in the 6th Series that has traveled the furthest from their home town to come to the 2021 NARC Championship...
2021 NARC Road Warriors...
Traveling over 3100 miles and approximately 52 hours by vehicle, all the way from Fairbanks, AK
#17 Bounce & Cindie Little
Traveling just under 2100 miles and approximately 32 hours by vehicle, all the way from Junction City, CA
#11 Sailor & Sonya Harrigfeld-Jackson
Traveling over 2000 miles and approximately 30 hours by vehicle, all the way from Novato, CA & Roseburg, OR
#125 Buster & Steve Kompf (CA)
#7 Patton / #130 Breeze & Andy Kahn (OR)
Traveling over 1900 miles and approximately 29 hours by vehicle, all the way from Chino Hills, CA & Creswell, OR
#131 Evie & Bente Kongsore (OR)
#137 Pistol & George Ibarra (CA)
Honorable Mention...
Traveling over 1700 miles and approximately 26 hours by vehicle, all the way from Monroe, WA
#142 Stryder & Freeman Boyett
25. AFC WATERMARKS WHAT YOU MEAN TO ME, "Ellie" BLF, Stacy Rick
FC-AFC Watermark's PF Coal-Fired And Cookin ex Castlebay's Maple Leaf
Breeder: Mary Tatum
Owners: Brad Knight & Stacy Rick, Jacob, IL
2:37 pm
Flyer - Ellie hunted up and down once then made a loop left and was on her bird.
Middle - She quickly had her bird
Left - Going up the hill, Ellie went right of the holding blind to the top, where she looped around then came back down to the bird.
18. HUNTER'S CHOICE XX, "Archie" BLM, William Goldstein
FC Fargo II ex FC Delpond's Pretty In Pink
Breeder: Mark Menzies
Owners: William & Sara Goldstein, Florence, SC
2:30 pm
Flyer - Archie worked the cover and got the bird.
Middle - Straight up and back with the bird. Nice job
Left - Very Nice!
6th Series - Gun Change - 3rd & Final!
At 2:20 our final gun change has happened! Yes that means we are almost done with the 6th Series. We have only 18 dogs left to come to the line for their chance to complete this Land Triple!
So far we have 6 handles and 1 pick up!
17. FC-AFC WHITEWATER SHAQ N BAMS BOUNCIN PITA MH, "Bounce" BLF, Cindie Little
FC-AFC Wood River's Franchise ex FC-AFC Oakdale Whitewater Devil Dog MH
Breeder: Howard Niemi
Owner: Cindie Little, Fairbanks, AK
2:14 pm
Flyer - The flyer angled back making it a difficult mark. Bounce Pinned - Awesome mark
Middle - Beautiful line straight to the bird for an excellent job.
Left - Absolutely hammered the mark! Great run for this team!
16. FC-AFC DRAKE'S BAY IZZY, "Izzy" BLF, Rick Wilke
NFC-AFC Windy City's Mighty Mouse ex FC-AFC Thieven Satin Breeze
Breeders: William & Kristina Tidd
Owner: Rick Wilke, Amherst Junction, WI
Flyer - Straight to the bird.
Middle - Izzy went wide right of the holding blind, then looped around left to get the bird.
Left - Izzy's line was wide right of the holding blind. She looped left around it, then worked her way down the hill to the bird.
14. FC-AFC CHOPPER'S FINAL APPROACH, "Billie" BLF, Joel Harris
NFC-AFC Clubmead's Road Warrior ex Candlewoods Worldwide Hoodoo
Breeder: Scott Jones
Owner: Joel Harris, Yampa, CO
2:02 pm
Flyer - Tight hunt in the tall cover but Billie got the bird.
Middle - Very good mark. Up and Back.
Left - Into the area of the fall and Billie makes a couple loops to find his bird.
11. AFC LAGUNA CREEK'S FIRST MATE, "Sailor" BLM, Sonya Harrigfeld-Jackson
FC-AFC Land Ahoy ex Field Of Dreams Rangers Little Girl
Breeders: Patti & Brad LaFave
Owner: Sonya Harrigfeld-Jackson, Junction City, CA
1:55 pm
Flyer - Beautiful mark. Sailor went straight to the flyer
Middle - He drove up the hill slightly upwind of the bird, then looped down the hill and came up to the bird for a good mark.
Left - He lined out on the lower side of the hill, then he went slightly deep before turning up the hill to come out right to the bird.
7. AFC MAGZILLA'S WAR HERO, "Patton" BLM, Andy Kahn
FC-AFC Fen Wizzard ex FC Creek Robbers Black Powder Mag
Breeder: Ben Echevaria
Andrew & Shirley Kahn, Roseburg, OR
1:47 pm
Flyer - Patton hunted the fall area thoroughly to get his bird.
Middle - To the bird and back.
Left - Very pretty line. Patton cut into the cover but missed the bird by a little bit. He came around and grabbed it the second time.
6. AFC-CAFC WINDCRESTRPMLEGEND OF THE PAST, "Poncho" BLM, Jim Dorobek
CFC-CAFC L And L's Cowboy Up ex CFC-CAFC The Springwaters Rippin Reba
Breeders: Gary & Christine Mason
Owners: Jim Dorobek, Roger & Pat Magnusson, Fremont, OH
1:40 pm
Flyer - Poncho had a hunt but stayed in the area.
Middle - He check up short and did a couple of loops before busting through the cover strip and getting the bird.
Left - Poncho arrived at the area of the fall. He needed a moment to move about the area to come up with the bird.
5. FC-AFC JOHNNY DOLLAR, "Buck" BLM, Charles Bearden
FC Merlyn IV ex CK's Pancake
Breeder: Mark Menzies
Handler: Charles Bearden, Lincolnton, GA
Flyer - Quick hunt - Nice mark
Middle - Drove uphill slightly right of bird then looped left and down the hill and then up to the bird.
Left - Lined at into the field climbed to the right above the guns. He looped back left and came down the hill and retrieved the bird - smart hunt.
150. FC-AFC 3R'S MR T SMOKEN JOE, "Smokie" BLM, James Hurst
FC-AFC CJ's Mister T ex Five Star's Turn Me Loose
Breeders: Alexandra Washburn & Debra Bredeson
James Hurst, Denver, IA
1:25 pm
Flyer - The bird landed pretty high on the hill. Smokie had the bird in a few loops.
Middle - He went up to the holding blind, turned right then left and down the hill to get the bird.
Left - Pinned It.
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














