Test 9 – Land Triple with a Flyer, Two Retired and an Honor
The mat for the 9th Series is facing southeast overlooking a field dotted with hay bales and strips of cover. Horseshoe Field is surrounded by mature trees.
Temps currently are about 37 degrees, which feels like 31 degrees. Wind is NW at 10 mph. Clouds are continuing to thin out and lighting is improving as the day progresses.
Bird #1 is a retired hen duck located 350 yards from the mat, and is thrown right. The dog will descend into the field and need to maneuver through a number of hay bales. Then as he continues he will experience taller strips of cover leading into a harvested field to locate his bird. (We refer to this mark as MR for Middle Retired)
Bird station #2 is a retired gun station also. The retired gun comes out from a point of timber at about 180 yards from the mat. The hen pheasant is shot to the right, located about 180 yards from the mat. The dog will have a cover change. The gunners will retire when the dog leaves the line. (We refer to this mark as SR for Short Retired)
Bird station #3 is a Rooster Flyer. The guns are located about 250 yards from the mat, shooting angled back to the right. The line to this bird will follow midway along the hillside, dotted with hay bales. The gunners will sit when the dog is released. (We will refer to this mark as F for Flyer)
There will be an Honor at the end to the left of the working dog
This test is taking approximately 6-7 minutes for each dog to complete.
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| 9th Series – Land Triple with a Flyer and Two Retired, plus an Honor |
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| Long Middle Retired – Hen Duck – 350 yards |
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| Short Left Retired – Hen Pheasant – 180 yards |
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| Rooster Flyer – 250 yards |
Sorry about the delay on the sketch …
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| 9th Series Sketch by Official Artist Jean Wu |
