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2022 National Retriever Championship Blog
Showing posts with label 5. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 5. Show all posts

Wednesday, November 16, 2022

5. FC-AFC KID’S SIR DRAKE OF MILE MARKER SIX, “Drake,” BLM, Breck Howard

Came to the line at 2:21 pm

3 to the 1st cover missed it
1 to the 2nd cover got it
1 skimmed the left side of the gap
5 and kept going across the flat and terrace/tree – left of the tree
multiple whistles to stop at the bird

5. FC-AFC KID’S SIR DRAKE OF MILE MARKER SIX, “Drake,” BLM, Breck Howard

Breck and Drake came to the line at 9:36 am

LF – Ready to roll! Up the hill and entered the fall area under the arc, Drake made a couple of tight loops deep and then he had his bird.

RF – Crashing through the corn stubble on a nice angle, he quickly recovers his bird.

LR – He came into the field wide right, made a couple loops deep and moved into his bird.

RR –  Very good bird!


 

Monday, November 14, 2022

5. FC-AFC KID’S SIR DRAKE OF MILE MARKER SIX, “Drake,” BLM, Breck Howard

Breck and Drake came to the line at 10:59 am

1 whistle after the mound to adjust the line
1 in the pond to go right
1 at the old fall to go right
1 at the 1st tree to go left
1 on the mound to get his bird.


Sunday, November 13, 2022

5. FC-AFC KID’S SIR DRAKE OF MILE MARKER SIX, “Drake,” BLM, Breck Howard

FC-AFC Kid's Sir Drake Of Mile Marker Six, "Drake" BLM
DOB: 2/6/2013
Breeder: Elizabeth Willard 

Breck and Drake came to the line at 10:38 am

F – Short and tight hunt and he grabbed it

M – Out into the water – up close to the holding blind – down to the end of the pond and he got his bird.

LL – Ran down beside the road – through a small pond then to the blind – took a left across the road, and came back to the shoreline and worked his way down to the area, across the pond and to the bird!

 


 

Saturday, November 12, 2022

5. FC-AFC Kid's Sir Drake Of Mile Marker Six, "Drake," BLM, Breck Howard

FC-AFC Kid's Sir Drake Of Mile Marker Six, "Drake" BLM
Handled by Breck Howard
Owners: Breck Howard, Ashley & Ralph Overland, and Cynthia Howard, St. Ignatius, MT

Breck and Drake came to the line at 12:27 pm

F – Excellent Flyer!

SR –  He locks up and is sent, a nice recovery on this bird!

Blind – Nice initial line – a whistle before the hay bale and another after the bale to move him right and he had the bird!