Testing is shutting down for the day due to heat.
The 5th Series will resume Thursday Morning
- 1 test dog at 6:50 am
- 1st running dog at 7:00 am (#74)
Wednesday, June 19, 2024
83. FC-AFC OLLIE OOP, “Ollie,” BLF, John Stracka
John and Ollie came to the line ...
LF – Good line and returned quickly with her bird
LR – Good line out with one loop right near the blind and then straight over to the bird
RR – Her line took her out under the arc and right over to her bird
RF – Under the arc and straight to the fall area and she got her bird
81. FC-AFC TRUMARC’S WEST POINT, “Army,” BLM, Sylvia McClure
Sylvia and Army came to the line ...
LF – A few turns in front of the guns and he quickly got his bird
LR – Through the arc - turned and got his bird
RR – Out to the fall area and he had his bird
RF – To the area in front of the guns - a few wide turns and he got it. Nice job.
Handle 80. FC-AFC COSTA’S N. Z. WARRIOR, “Haka,” BLM, Steve Costa
Steve and Haka came to the line at 10:38 am
LF – Good line out and he was back in with his bird quickly
LR – Good line through the arc - but he kept going - a quick handle brought him back to this bird
RF – His line out was wide right - left of the retired bird and he kept going left and up the hill straight to the flyer
RR – Good line and straight to his bird
Handle 79. FC-AFC HOCKLEY CREEK’S SWITCH HITTER, “Mickey,” BLM, Robby Bickley
Robby and Mickey came to the line at 10:28 am
LF – Drilled it!
LR – Wide left of the holding blind - turned left and kept going deep - was handled back to the bird
RR – Out to the blind - hunted away from the bird - almost got to the flyer then turned back and came back to locate his bird
RF – Nice job on this flyer!
77. FC-AFC BAYOU-STAR FLEURTY GIRL, “Fleurt,” BLF, Mark Menzies
Mark and Fleurt came to the line at 10:18 am
LF – Went to the area and came back with her bird fairly quickly
LR – Went in under the arc and to the bird
RR – Went wide left and hunted a few loops past the blind and than ran over to the bird and got it
RF – Drove up the hill and a few loops over near the guns and then a loop over to the bird
Handle 76. SOUTHWINDZ MIDNIGHT BREES QA2, “Brees,” BLF, Matt Miller
Matt and Brees came to the line at 10:08 am
LF – Out to the area - nice job
LR – Straight in to the bush with her bird
RR – Across the field into the water - drove deep and was handled back to the bird
RF – Very nice line down the field to the bird
No-bird 74. JAYBAR CAPTAIN MACOMO, “Captain,” BLM, Jerry Younglove
Jerry and Captain came to the line at 10:04 am and had a No-bird, they will be back after 5.
Re-run 67. FC-AFC FIELD OF DREAMS WHATS ALL THE BUZZ ABOUT, “Buzz,” BLM, Jeffrey Schuett
Jeff and Buzz came back to the line at 9:56 am for their re-run
LR – Line right behind the bird/bush, then a loop around the mound in front and went back and got the bird
LF – Line took him wide left and we were not able to see the dog (due to trees on the left) - dog came back in with the bird pretty quickly however!
RR – Good line out and a quick retrieve on this mark!
RF – Several loops between the guns and past the fall area - and he came up with the bird
73. NEWCAM GUINNESS, “Guinness,” BLM, Steve Patterson
Steve and Guinness came to the line at 9:43 am
LF – Out to the area in front of the guns - established an extended hunt but located his bird
LR – Straight to the holding blind to start his hunt - nice job
RR – Out to the holding blind - 1 loop on the backside and then down to the bird
RF – Beautiful line under the arc and to the bird
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Handle 72. FC-AFC YOURS TRULY INDIGO, “Tru,” BLF, Mark Medford
Mark and Tru came to the line at 9:23 am
LF – Straight to the fall area - turned around and got the bird
RR – Line out was left - took one loop left, then directly over to her bird
LR – Line brought her behind the blind and she got an immediate whistle and was handled to this bird
RF – Came in under the arc, 2 short loops and she got her bird
Double Handle 71. FC CROCS MINNEAPOLIS MIRACLE, “Diggs,” BLM, Shane Olean
Shane and Diggs came to the line at 9:14 am
LF – Excellent line to this bird
LR – Under the arc and headed up the hill - 3 whistles brought him back and he got it
RR – Across the field – into the pond and far up the hill and he popped - Had to tweet tweet him back to his bird
RF – Came in under the arc - turned right and he got it
Pick-Up 70. FC-AFC MIDNIGHT TRAINS TEXAS RANGER, “Deets,” BLM, Cade Gentry
Cade and Deets came to the line at 9:09 am
LF – Short flyer - good line under the arc, then hunted the main fall area for a few loops, then in and got the bird
LR – Line was behind the blind/bush and kept going deep, then hunted back near the trees - behind the flyer station and was handled then picked up
Dog was picked up.
Double Handle 69. FC-AFC CARRONADE’S EGGPLANT PATSY, “Patsy,” BLF, Steve Roegiers
Steve and Patsy came to the line at 8:58 am
LF – Stepped on it!
LR – Wide right past the bale going deep - handled back to the fall area - missed a few times but she got it
RF – Excellent Mark!
RR – Missed on the left and went deep - handed back to the area and the bird
68. FC ROCK CREEK MAC, “Max,” BLM, Larry Vaske
Larry and Max came to the line at 8:50 am
LF – Good line - made a couple medium loops then on to the bird
LR – Wide right out behind the blind, hunted with a few loops, then over to the blind, a couple more loops and over to his bird
RR – Line was a little wide into the woods but he curved in and went right to the fall area and got the bird
RF – Good line to the fall area - made a loop upon arrival and then located his bird. Good job.
No-bird 67. FC-AFC FIELD OF DREAMS WHATS ALL THE BUZZ ABOUT, “Buzz,” BLM, Jeffrey Schuett
Jeff and Buzz came to the line at 8:47 am and had a No-bird, they will be back after 5.
66. FC-AFC BEAVER RUNS ZIG ZAG ZEKE, “Zeke,” BLM, Leigh Windham
Leigh and Zeke came to the line at 8:37 am
LF – Had a hunt in the area, but he got it
LR – Out wide right - broke down right of the blind to start a hunt - worked his way back left and he got it
RR – Straight to the fall area and his duck
RF – Great line - came in under the arc and was straight to the bird
Re-Run 59. FC-AFC HIGH MILEAGE PRAIRIE SOCIETY, “Fancy,” BLF, David Kress
Dave and Fancy came back to the line at 8:28 am
LF – Right to the fall area and got her bird!
LR – Line went wide right to the blind, took one loop to the right, then to the arc and another loop back to the right, then to the bush and she got the bird
RR – Line was left going out, but then she ran right to the bird!
RF – Good line under the arc, turned around in the area and ran over to grab her bird. Nice Job.
Handle Re-Run 58. AFC RIDGECREST’S IMPIOUS, “Imp,” BLF, Judy Rasmuson
Judy and Imp came back to the line at 8:19 am
LF – Straight to the fall area for a very tight hunt. Nice.
LR – Under the arc - turned back down to the holding blind - back up the hill heading away from the bird - a few quick whistles to handle her back and she got it
RR – Excellent line out - Pinned it!
RF – Very long bird - beautiful line to this duck
65. FC-AFC JIMAVICHE’S HOLLANDAISE JAMMER, “Jammer,” BLM, Bobby Lee
Bobby and Jammer came to the line at 8:09 am
LF – Short flyer - he went straight to it!
LR – Straight in the bush and to the bird
RF – Quick retrieve on this flyer
RR – Line was left and he had a left loop - then back over to the fall area and he located his bird. Nice.
Handle 64. FC-AFC HIGH PEAK’S AMERICAN SNIPER, “Kyle,” BLM, Justin Aimone
Justin and Kyle came to the line ...
LF – Out under the arc and arrived a little deep - a large loop and then he got it
LR – Out between the bushes - under the arc - kept going - was stopped and handled back to the bird
RF – Across the field left of the guns - turned right and scooped up the bird on his 2nd pass
RR – Nice line out to the blind - slowed down - turned and came back to the bird
Handle 62. FC-AFC SEASIDES TROUBLESOME FOWL PURSUITS QA2, “Percy,” BLM, John Broucek
John and Percy came to the line at 7:50 am
LF – Good line and a quick retrieve
LR – Line took him behind the blind and he kept going - handler quickly handled with a few whistles to the bird
RR – Good line to the area - turned right and went to the bird
RF – Good job! Lined to the arc and right to the bird
Handle 61. AFC MUDDY WATERS RUN DEEP, “Muddy,” BLF, Jeffery Talley
Jeff and Muddy came to the line at 7:37 am
LF – Straight to her bird
LR – Wide left and started getting into the flyer area - stopped and handled
RR – Nice line to the blind - turned and came back to the fall area and her bird
RF – Very long bird - out to the left of the guns - had a brief hunt, but she got it!
60. FC-AFC DRY CREEKS TRU BLU, “Trudy,” BLF, George Metka
George and Trudy came to the line at 7:28 am
LF – Good line out with a couple large loops when she arrived - then on to her bird
LR – Out under the arc, over to the blind and then immediately over to the bird
RR – Good line under the arc, then she went over to the bird on the right
RF – Line out was wide behind the guns - made a couple loops behind them and then over to the fall area and she got her bird
No-Bird 59. FC-AFC HIGH MILEAGE PRAIRIE SOCIETY, “Fancy,” BLF, David Kress
Dave and Fancy came to the line at 7:25 am and had a No-Bird, they will be back after 5.
No-bird 58. AFC RIDGECREST’S IMPIOUS, “Imp,” BLF, Judy Rasmuson
Judy and Imp came to the line at 7:22 am and had a No-Bird, they will be back after 5.
Pick-Up 57. NFC-AFC BAYOU TECHE SWING FOR THE FENCE, “Foxx,” BLM, Lauren Hays
Lauren and Foxx came to the line at 7:10 am
RF – Up the middle of the field and almost to the tree line - turned right and went out to the bird
LF – Out under the arc to the tree line - turned left - several loops and he got it
LR – Ran out under the arc and passed it - 4 whistles to stop - went wide left and hunted left and deep - gunners came out to help
Dog was picked up
5th Series Test Dog – Day 2
Warren-Hill’s Celtic Quest, “Brannagh,” LF
Owners: Peggy and Brian Knowles
Handler: Peggy Knowles
Our single test dog to the line today was Brannagh with handler Peggy Knowles .... Brannagh came to the line at 6:52 am
Handler: Peggy Knowles
Our single test dog to the line today was Brannagh with handler Peggy Knowles .... Brannagh came to the line at 6:52 am
Left Flyer (LF) – Out in front of the guns under the arc - went left and directly to her bird
Right Retired (RR) – Out across the field into the water - going deep past the area - handled back to the bird
Left Retired (LR) – Under the arc and went deep past the area again - was handled back down to this bird
Right Flyer (RF) – Out to the area and got her bird
Conditions Report
Conditions at 6:50 am
71 degrees and little wind
2 right hand guns are still backlit from the sun
**ANNOUNCEMENT**
We will begin with running the test dog at 6:50 am (ET), followed by our 1st running dog
Good Morning! – Day 5
Good morning! Day 5 brings us back to the Coutu property to finish the 5th Series Land / Water Quad.
This test has proved to be challenging so far! This morning’s conditions are very similar to yesterday. It is currently 72 degrees, and quite humid. It is expected to reach 95 degrees today and remain sunny.
SPECIAL NOTE: We have a bit of a delay on running the test dog this morning due to sun.
Good luck to the teams that have yet to run. Stay cool!
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