Callbacks to the 9th Series...

The 15 dogs called back to the Ninth Series: 1, 2, 4, 22, 23, 29, 30, 40, 57, 68, 71, 72, 77, 85 and 87.

The Ninth will be held on John and Laura Parrott's property Lucy 1 off Fisken Valley Road.

The Test Dogs will run at 6:15 am and the first running dog will be  at 7 am. Dog #2 starts the test

Good Luck To One And All!!

Conclusion of the 8th Series

The eighth test concluded at 6:30 pm ...

68. AFC Meadowwoods Lawman (Dillon), LM, Tony Despenas

Dog completed the blind and had difficulties with the factors.

60. NAFC-FC Paddle Creek’s Pack Your Grip (Traveler), LM, Chad Baker

Completed the blind.

57. FC-AFC Fresh Squeezed Juice (Juice), LM, Mark Medford

Completed the blind.

52. AFC Duckblind’s Real McCoy (Charli), LF, Dave Opseth

Dog completed the blind and had difficulties with the factors.

51. FC-AFC Kimber VIII (Kimber), LF, Gary Zellner

Dog completed the blind and had difficulties maneuvering the factors.

43. FC-AFC Sureshot’s Texas Hold’em (Dealer), LM, Marv Baumer

Picked up the dog on the blind.

40. FC-AFC Lanes Lets Get Ready To Rumble (Ali), LM, Bobby Lane

Completed the blind.

30. FC-AFC Bayou Teche Eye On The Ball (Slider), LM, Lauren Hays

Completed the blind.

29. FC-AFC Coolwater’s Knockout (Punch), LM, Alexandra Washburn

Completed the blind.

25. Trouble Walkin’ Jake (Jake), LM, Bobby Smith

Dog was picked-up on the blind.

23. AFC Credit Rivers Uncle Plug (Plug), LM, Rick Van Bergen

Completed the blind.

22. Holland Cliffs Tropical Storm (Joe), LM, Alvin Hatcher

Completed the blind.

4. FC-AFC Tru’s Little Cruiser (Cruise), LM, Paula Elmes

Completed the blind.

2. FC By Golden’s Pond’s Legacy (Pride), LF, Roy Morejon

Completed the blind challenged all the factors.

1. FC-AFC Dottie Ray’s Ivy League (Ivy), LF, Andy Kahn

Completed the blind challenged all the factors.

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104. FC-AFC Trumarc’s Hollandaise (Holland), LM, Edward Aycock

Completed the blind.

98. FC-AFC Shadows Sweet Something (Sugar), LF, Mark Medford

Dog was dismissed for unknown reasons to the News.

87. FC Hunting Creek Classy Girl JH (Classy), LF, John Armstrong

Completed the blind with many whistles around the factors.

86. AFC-CFC-CAFC Upon The Wings Of An Answered Prayer (Ammo), LF, Bill Petrovish

Ammo completed the blind and had some difficulty maneuvering the factors.

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85. FC-AFC KPR’s Wet Willie (Willie), LM, Jim Pickering

Successfully completed the blind.

84. FC-AFC Landover Goldendaze Yukon (Yukon), LM, Chuck Schweikert

Successfully completed the blind.

77. FC-AFC Tip From A Gypsy (Marley), LF, Hank Knoblauch

Successfully completed the blind

72. FC-AFC Robbers’ Stray Bullet (Bullet), LM, Dan Hurst

Bullet had a nice smooth blind challenging all the factors

71. FC-AFC Mercy Mercy Mercy Me (Mercy), LF, John Stracka

Mercy successfully completed the blind hitting all the factors

The 8th Series Water Blind with a Dry Sluice Test Description

The 8^th Series remains on the Spangler Property and begins at the top of the hill deep of the Middle Retired from Series 7.  We are facing Southeast looking at the mat from the 7^th series. The wind is lightly blowing out of the Northwest pushing the dogs out to sea.  The starting mat is 150 yards from the waters-edge where a gunner is hidden from the starting mat. The Judges have placed our Dry Sluice Gunner standing out to the right of the Middle Retired gun station from the 7^th Series. The Dry Sluice is shooting into the pond toward the island near a decoy, this sluice creates a ripple in the water left and out to sea of the line to the blind. This is the first factor the dogs encounter. The dog must catch a corner of water and then get on the first point. The contestants were instructed right of the pine tree on the first point. Then the dog must re-enter the water and swim to another larger point.The Judges have placed a dozen Avery Full-Body Mallard decoys in the bend of the 2nd point. The dog must re-enter the water punch up the hillside toward a goal post of two single pine trees. The Drake Mallard is placed in front of a large brush pile situated below the mound from the 7^th Series. This is a very long blind measuring 435 yards. Good Luck To All!

 

8th Series Sketch

CallBacks To The 8th....

1,  2,  4,  22,  23,  25,  29,  30,  40,  43,  51,  52,  57,  60,  68,  71,  72, 77,  84,  85,  86,  87,  98,  104

24 are dogs back for the 8th Series


26 Dogs were dropped: 6, 9, 10, 12, 18, 26, 27, 28, 31, 33, 36, 42, 47, 59, 64, 70, 73, 81, 90, 92, 99, 106, 111, 115, 117, 119

Dog #71 will start the 8th Series...

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Thank you to our 56th Annual NARC Event sponsors again as well!  This year's event is proving to be a wonderful and exciting success!

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7th Series Concluded.....

The 7th Series concluded at 1:24 P.M.

The grounds crew is scrambling to pick up and move all of the equipment. It is unknown as to where the 8th Series Water Blind is going to be.

Currently awaiting Callbacks................

43. FC-AFC Sureshot’s Texas Hold’em (Dealer), LM, Marv Baumer

LF: small tight area hunt to retrieve the bird

R: swam tot he third point leaped in the water deep of the bird and hunted back to retrieve the bird.

MR: completed the retrieve.

40. FC-AFC Lanes Lets Get Ready To Rumble (Ali), LM, Bobby Lane

LF: got deep right of the gun station made a few lateral loops and made his way over to the bird for a clean retrieve

R: made it to the 2nd point before the gun station leaped into the water and straight to the bird.

MR: swam the channel angling toward the fall area got in front of the holding blind drove up the hill and quickly hunted his way down to the bird.

Pick Up 36. FC-AFC Seaside’s Kingfish (King), LM, Mark Medford

LF: Crushed it!

R: water, land, water and swam over to the bird

MR: dog traveled out angling to the left got between the LF & MR drove up the hill and had to be handled back to retrieve the bird.

*** Dog was asked to Honor on lead.

Handle 33. FC-AFC Moody’s Medicine Man (Doc), LM, Michael Moore

LF: On the way to LF faded with the wind putting dog behind flyer station established a hunt deep and right then making his way over to the flyer for a completed retrieve.

R: went over the first point then swam straight to the bird.

MR: got in the water right of the island, swam to the end of the pond got out and punched hard right Then contestant opted to handle the dog to the bird.

Pick Up 31. FC-AFC Cuda’s Negra Modelo MH (Moda), LF, Charles Tyson

LF: Smack it!

R: jumped in the channel faded over to the points leaped in water off the 2nd point before the gun station and toward the fall area for a nice retrieve.

MR: dog leaped in the water angling left, got out of pond punched hard to the left and ended up behind flyer guns and had to handle to the bird.

***Judge's asked the dog to Honor on lead

30. FC-AFC Bayou Teche Eye On The Ball (Slider), LM, Lauren Hays

MR: sent for LF (but retrieved the MR instead) traveled out to the bird wide right got behind and deep of the gun station. Established a sizable hunt before making his way over the the MR making a clean retrieve.

R: Good mark.

LF: took off from the mat on the left of the big trees. Dog drove to the area made a quick couple loops and retrieved the bird.

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