9th Series Recap

Friday, November 18, 2022

9th Series – Land Triple with a Flyer, Two Retired and an Honor

14 Dogs Started this Series

Test Dogs: Test Dogs came to the line this afternoon at 11:25 am, beginning with "Gretta," and then "Steel" was up next to give the teams a good look at this Land Triple.

Start: The Series officially kicked off with the first running dog #49 FC-AFC BAYOU TECHE PAINT THE BLACK, “Madduxx,” BLM, with handler Craig Crook at 11:49 am.

Conditions: The weather this afternoon was cool with mostly cloudy skies, temps remained in the 30's throughout the test and the wind was coming out of the NW at 10 mph.

Here is how things turned out for the 9th Series…
No-Bird / Re-Run (3): 15 – 46 – 73
Handles (0): 

Pick-Ups (0): 

Scratches (0):

Finish: Our last running dog for Test 9, was dog #46 FC TUCQUAN’S TAKIN’ THE RYSK, “Rysk,” BLM, with handler Hunter Street. They came back to the line for a rerun at 2:01 pm and the test was concluded at 2:07 pm. 

14 dogs were sent from the line this afternoon for this test. The series took approximately 2 hours and 18 minutes in total, with the average running time to be about 8 minutes per dog. 

And that is it! The 9th Series is Officially in the Books! 

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

Hunter and Rysk came to the line at 2:01 pm

F – Rysk made quick work of his flyer!

SR – Down the hill and right to his bird.

MR – Back down the hill and he arrived behind the gunners for a loop deep and left of the bird – but he corrected and moved onto the bird.

2:07 pm Bye Dog 

**This completes the 9th Series at 2:07 pm**

 

15. FC TRULINE’S JUST FLOYD, “Floyd,” YLM, Amie Henninger

Amie and Floyd came to the line at 1:33 pm

Floyd was sitting like a statue watching his birds ...

F – Floyd launchd for the flyer and quickly recovered his bird!

SR – Out to the area – a right turn and he was on his mark.

MR – Entering the field from behind the blind – turned right and he was on the bird.

Bye Dog came to the line for #15

 

No-Bird 46. FC TUCQUAN’S TAKIN’ THE RYSK, “Rysk,” BLM, Hunter Street

Hunter and Rysk came to the line at 1:30 pm and had a No-Bird on the flyer

They will come back at the end (at 2:00 pm)

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

Danny and Willow came to the line at 1:24 pm

F – Very nice line to her bird.

SR – Hunted the 1st row of cover and then the gunners – then deep in the 2nd row and back to the bird.

MR – Straight to the fall area – got deep and then came back to her bird.

 

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

Tim and Hex came to the line at 1:17 pm

F – Two tight circles in mid-field – turned  left for the bird.

SR – Into the 1st row of cover – back to the guns and then back to the 1st row, then to the guns – moved to the 2nd row of cover and he got it!

MR – Straight to the bird!

31. FC RAIN’S BASES LOADED, GRAND SLAM, GRAND SLAM, “Slam,” BLM, Jim Beck

Jim and Slam came to the line at 1:11 pm

F – Nice Mark!

SR – Following along the mowed path by the trees, he cuts in and works out his bird.

MR – Slam established a hunt along the cover at the edge of the harvested field, then expanded his hunt pattern to include his bird – got it!

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

Hunter and Rain came back to the line at 1:05 pm

F – Right out to her bird!

SR – Good line to her bird!

MR – A few loops and then she was on her bird!

 

No-Bird 15. FC TRULINE’S JUST FLOYD, “Floyd,” YLM, Amie Henninger

Amie and Floyd came to the line at 12:59 pm and had a No-Bird on the flyer

They will come back at the end

13. FC VIEWMARK’S GENE GENE THE SHOOTIN’ MACHINE, “Colt,” BLM, Danny Farmer

Danny and Colt came to the line at 12:51 pm

F – Out close to the guns – started a right turn and then moved out wide right to the bird.

SR – Came in to the fall area – turned left by the guns – then back to the area – then deep and quickly back again to his bird.

MR – Out to the bales on a right line – turned back left and then right next to a hay bale – hunted the area and then went deep left – back to the fall area and he got it!

 

10. FC PLEASANT RIVER KING EIDER, “King,” BLM, Hunter Street

Hunter and King came to the line at 12:46 pm

F – Beautiful mark on his short flyer.

SR – Like a rocket! He is out to the area – makes a tight loop and grabs his bird.

MR – King arrived in the field behind the gunners – had a couple loops deep and moved into his bird.

 

1. FC-AFC MIDWAY’S AVENTADOR, “Jenny,” BLF, Tim Milligan

Tim and Jenny came to the line at 12:39 pm

Jenny is on line ...head high with anticipation! A little prancing action with her front feet while she sits and watches the birds .... and she is released ...

F – Quick recovery of her flyer!

SR – A very small loop left and she turns to dig out her bird.

MR – A loop deep and left and then she corrects to move to her bird.

 

**GUN CHANGE**

 Bye Dog "Steel" and Handler Joe James came to the line for the honor so there could be a gun change...

Gun Change at 12:24 pm

90. FC-AFC JIMAVICHE’S HOLLANDAISE JAMMER, “Jammer,” BLM, Kenny Trott

Kenny and Jammer came to the line at 12:17 pm

F – Smack!

SR – Drove through the 1st cover and worked quickly to the 2nd strip of cover and his bird.

MR – Drove down the hillside and across the field to the fall area – he missed – took 1 quick turn left and he was back on his bird!

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

Ed and Ti came to the line at 12:11 pm

F – Came out into the field under the arc in the middle – went a little deep – turned right and then out to his bird.

SR – Out left of the road where the guns stood – went deep left out of sight around the corner – worked his way back and then out of sight again – back again for his bird!

MR – Out to the right hand bale and then turned back to grab his bird.

 

 

No-Bird 73. FC BDS BLESSED BEYOND MEASURE, “Rain,” BLF, Hunter Street

Hunter and Rain came to the line at 12:09 pm and had a No-Bird on the flyer

They will come back after 5 dogs

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

Chris and Tru came to the line at 12:03 pm

F – Nice line to the area. Entered the area just under the arc of his long flyer – Tru turned down the hill for a pass and then came back up to the bird.

SR – Hunted short – then moved back around the point of trees and came back through the cover strip to her bird.

MR – Nice line to this bird!

 

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

Al and Doc came to the line at 11:56 am

F – Out to the fall area for a turn and he got it!

SR – Down the hill – into row 1 of the cover – back to where the guns had stood – out to row 1, then row 2 and then the bird!

MR – Across the field – left of the bales – circled and then out to the right and his bird.

 

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

 Craig and Madduxx came to the line at 11:49 am

F – Straight to the bird!

SR – Came in just right and in the 1st row of cover – a quick turn right, then left and a little deep – back to the cover and he found his bird.

MR – Straight to the bird!

9th Series – Land Triple with a Flyer, Two Retired and an Honor

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.

9th Series – Land Triple with a Flyer and Two Retired, plus an Honor

Long Middle Retired – Hen Duck – 350 yards

Short Left Retired – Hen Pheasant – 180 yards

Rooster Flyer – 250 yards

 Sorry about the delay on the sketch …  Sketch of the 9th Series by Official Artist Jean Wu