7th Series Recap

Thursday November 17, 2022

7th Series – Water Quad with Two Retired, One Flyer and One Simulated Flyer

32 Dogs Started this Series

Test Dogs: Test Dogs came to the line today bright and early at 6:42 am, beginning with "Gretta," and then "Steel" was up next to giving the teams a a good look at this large test and what they might expect.

Start: The Series officially kicked off with the first running dog #81 FC FC-AFC LAIRD’S CYNFUL SEASIDE GAMBLE, “Betty,” BLF, with handler Chris Parkinson at 8:03 am! 

Conditions: The weather today was cool with mostly clear skies, the morning temps were in the mid 20s and it warmed up a bit to the low 40's as the sun rose. There was not much wind for most of the day. 

Here is how things turned out for the 7th Series…
No-Bird / Re-Run (3): 1 – 14 – 45
Handles (13): 14 – 24 – 40 – 45 – 47 – 55 – 63 – 73 –76 – 79 – 81 – 93 – 99

Pick-Ups (4): 4 – 9 – 32 – 74

Scratches (0):

Finish: Our last running dog for Test 7, was dog #79 TIOGA APPLE IDOG QAA, “Ti,” BLM, with handler Ed Forry. They came to the line at 2:35 pm and the test was concluded at 2:46 pm. 

32 dogs were sent from the line Thursday for this test. The series took approximately 6 hours and 43 minutes in total, with the average running time to be about 12 minutes per dog. 

The 7th Series is Officially in the Books, Callbacks are coming this evening and will be posted on the blog. Test dogs will run at 6:30 am on Friday morning for the 8th Series!

Handle 79. TIOGA APPLE IDOG QAA, “Ti,” BLM, Edward Forry

Ed and Ti came to the line at 2:35 pm

SimF – Good line to the bird!

LR – Excellent line to the fall – very nice.

F – Out to the fall area and he snatched up his bird!

MR – Good line into the pond – got out and missed the bird – running deep – he was handled back to this bird.

**This concludes the 7th Series at 2:46 pm** 

 

Handle 76. FC SEASIDE’S WHERE DREAMS COME TRUE, “Mickey,” BLM, Andrew Curtis

Andrew and Mickey came to the line at 2:26 pm

SimF – Straight to the bird.

LR – Curved in from the left, a couple loops and he got it.

F – Left line through the woods, one big loops and he had his bird.

MR – Went past the bird and one quick whistle brought him back to the bird.

 

Pick-Up 74. FC KANGA’S KRYPTONITE COCKTAIL, “Kanga,” BLF, Danny Farmer

Danny and Kanga came to the line at 2:14 pm

SimF – Straight out for the bird.

LR –  Out wide left behind the blind and deep  – she came closer and got it!

F – Good line down the left side of the field, angled towards the mound and her bird.

MR – Excellent line to the far shore – got out of the water and kept going – had guns come out to help. Picked Up.

 

Handle 73. FC BDS BLESSED BEYOND MEASURE, “Rain,” BLF, Hunter Street

Hunter and Rain came to the line at 2:03 pm

SimF – Straight to the bird!

LR – Straight to the bird with one tight loop at the bird.

F –Straight in to the bird!

MR – Came out of the water heading towards the flyer guns and got a quick whistle, then handled to the bird.

72. FC-AFC YOURS TRULY INDIGO, “Tru,” BLF, Chris Ledford

Chris and Tru came to the line at 1:50 pm

SimF – Good line – quick retrieve.

LR – Got under the arc for a short hunt.

MR – Out into the left side of the pond aiming at the flyer guns – goes out of sight – finally showed up with the Middle Retired bird!

F – Went into the pond – deep right of the flyer guns – hunted deep and right but she worked her way left and she got it!

70. FC-AFC DOCTOR CABERNET JUST IN CASE, “Doc,” BLM, Al Arthur

Al and Doc came to the line at 1:39 pm

SimF –Straight to the bird!

LR – (did not see the route) But he retrieved this bird quickly!

MR – Straight to the bird!

F – Straight to the bird again!

64. FC SEASIDE’S LL COOL J, JR, “Cool J,” BLM, Craig Crook

Craig and Cool J came to the line at 1:28 pm

SimF – Perfect line to the bird!

F – Wide left and deep of the holding blind – came back in right and he got it.

LR – Straight line out to the bird!

MR – Good line out to the pond and in – he came ashore just to the left of the bale – a short turn to the left and he got it.

 

Handle Rerun 45. FC-AFC RIVERWATCH GETS A LIMIT, “Limit,” BLM, Mark Medford

Mark and Limit came to the line at 1:17 pm

SimF – Straight to the bird!

LR – Out to the area and a small hook to get the bird.

F – Line brought him behind the guns, then a few large loops in the open field, then he ran past the guns and on to the bird.

MR – Hunted back and left – was handled to the bird with two very quick whistles.

 

Handle 63. FC-AFC BOO’S STRAIGHT LINE IS GOOD IDEA, “Torq,” BLM, Isaac Langerud

Isaac and Torq came to the line at 1:06 pm

SimF – Torq easily recovers this bird.

LR –  Ended up at the timbers – took a right and then he had his bird.

F – Big splash into the water and through it for a nice job on his flyer.

MR – He began to fade left on his line out and was handled to this bird.

 

Handle 55. FC-AFC FLAWLESS EXECUTION - FLEX, “Flex,” BLM, Johnny Armstrong

Johnny and Flex came to the line at 12:54 pm

SimF – Straight to the bird!

F –  Curved in to get his bird.

LR – Line was behind the flyer guns and left of the retired shore bird. Several large loops in the field and outside the arc – then he moved on past the guns and found his bird!

MR – Hunted deep, but was handled to the bird with several whistles.

49. FC-AFC BAYOU TECHE PAINT THE BLACK, “Madduxx,” BLM, Craig Crook

Craig and Madduxx came to the line at 12:42 pm

SimF – A big Splash and then he headed back with his bird.

LR – Very nice mark.

F – Great line and right to the bird!

MR – Another great mark!

Handle 47. FC MEADOW WOODS WHISPERING WILLOW, “Willow,” YLF, Danny Farmer

Danny and Willow came to the line at 12:30 pm

SimF – Straight to the bird

LR – One loop to the bird!

F – Some large loops in the area and then on to the bird.

MR – Handled before she reached the water and then more whistles to get to the bird.

46. FC TUCQUAN’S TAKIN’ THE RYSK, “Rysk,” BLM, Hunter Street

Hunter and Rysk came to the line at 12:19 pm

SimF – Excellent!

LR – Out to the holding blind – circled around to the bird and got it!

MR – Went out wide right but adjusted and came out of the pond at the blind – a quick left and he had his bird.

F – Very nice line to the fall area and he quickly got it!

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** GUN CHANGE**

 Gun Change at 12:12 pm

No-Bird 45. FC-AFC RIVERWATCH GETS A LIMIT, “Limit,” BLM, Mark Medford

Mark and Limit came to the line at 12:08 pm and had a No-Bird on the flyer

They will come back after 5 dogs

41. FC-AFC LOUISIANA BLACK MAGIC SPELL, “Hex,” BLM, Tim Milligan

Tim and Hex came to the line at 11:56 am

SimF – Smack!

LR – Went back to the left and hunted the area tight – moved right and to the bird.

MR – Excellent line across the field to the pond – in and then he came out just right of the bird – 2 loops deep, back to the shore and then onto the bird!

F – Straight to the fall area and his bird.

 

Handle 40. FC-AFC FREERIDIN RIKKI TIKKI TAVI, “Tavi,” BLF, Marcy Wright

Marcy and Tavi came to the line at 11:45 am

SimF – Quick recovery of her bird.

LR – One loop deep and in left of the bird – got it!

F – Nice line – a big splash through the pond – a couple passes in the area and she had her bird.

MR – Her line going out to the area was wide and left – she crossed the water and needed to be handled to the bird.

36. FC-AFC BAYOU TECHE EXPRESS, “Ryan,” BLF, Lauren Hays

Lauren and Ryan came to the line at 11:33 am

SimF – Smack!

LR – Came in on the left side and went a little deep but a quick turn put her right on her bird!

F – Nice line – 1 big loop in the fall area and she quickly had her bird.

MR – Got out right of the blind – had a turn deep right – came back to the blind and then she was out to her bird.