Danger and Danny came to the line at 9:10 am and had a No-Bird, they will be back
Wednesday, November 12, 2025
No-Bird 106. FC-AFC BOO’S STRAIGHT LINE IS GOOD IDEA, “Torq,” BLM, Isaac Langerud
Torq and Isaac came to the line at 9:08 am and had a No-Bird, they will be back after 6 dogs
Pick-up 105. FC-AFC TEN BEARS SKYWALKER, “Luke,” BLM, Charlie Hines
Came to the line at 8:58 am
LF - Out right of the guns - up the hill away from the bird - hunted his way back down and worked it out and got it
LR - Arrived under the arc - went deep back around the blind - went deeper for a bit - came back to the blind and hunted his way up the hill away from the bird - handled back to this bird.
RF - Out to the fall area under the arc of the Right Retired bird and missed deep wide right - came back and then went deeper wide right behind the flyers station - gunners came out to help - dog was picked up
Handle 104. FC BLACK SPELL BREW, “Brew,” BLM, Jerry Patopea
Came to the line at 8:49 am
LF - Brew went out just right of the bird - drove the hill to the tree - but turned around and came back to his bird
LR - Entered the area wide left - looped around the tree and up the hillside - turned right and dropped into the area of the fall and located the bird
RF - Very nice job on this flyer
RR - Was handled to this bird.
No-Bird 103. FC-AFC BAYOU TECHE PAINT THE BLACK, “Madduxx,” BLM, Craig Crook
Madduxx and Craig came to the line at 8:47 am and had a No-Bird, they will be back after 6
Handle 102. FC-AFC EXECUTION SOUTHERN STYLE - LETHAL, “Lethal,” BLM, Jason Baker
Came to the line at 8:31 am
LF - Headed to the guns for his bird in the opposite direction - hunted high and deep for quite an extended hunt - but he got it
LR - Out to the blind - a few loops deep and got it quickly
RF - Out deep and left of the guns - circled back right and then straight for the bird
RR - Drove out deep - we saw a splash in a back pond - had to handle back to this bird
Pick-up 99. FC Y-FARMS LSU MAD GRADE LEAN CUT LEFT, “Louie,” BLM, JD Babb
Came to the line at 8:25 am
LF - Across the flat to the fall area and then his bird
LR - Took a loop short - behind the guns and moved to the flyer area - got into the area and handler tried to handle - but the dog was picked up
Pick-up 97. FC J.S.’S GAME ON, “Gio,” BLM, Clint Avant
Came to the line at 8:13 am
LR - Arrived in the field behind the LR gunners - worked up the hill supporting an extended hunt - he finally came lower into the field and was handled to the LR bird
RF - Hunted the cover for the bird for a bit - moved deep and left and then back to the area and got his bird
RR - Cut right at the mound - made a couple passes and went around the blind - moved deep and was attempted to handle to the bird ... dog was picked up
Double Handle Rerun 92. PRINCETONS STEEL MAGNOLIA, “Ouisa,” BLF, Al Arthur
Came to the line at 8:03 am
LR - Straight to the cover holding the bird. Stayed in the area and she got it
RF - Into the area under the arc - worked the area tight and got her bird
RR - Good line to the area - but drove deep of the bird and was handled to this bird
LF - Came into the area under the arc - drove the hill and hunted behind the big tree - hunt pattern included the hillside, but in the end, the dog was handled to this bird.
Rerun 90. FC THIEVEN COUNTRY GRAMMAR, “Nelly,” BLF, Mark Smith
Came to the line at 7:49 am
LF - Hunted the flat and the hill and around the guns - back in the flats covering all her ground - got it!
LR - Out to loop around the blind - took a loop deep and then back for her bird - missed it - deep uphill and then back to the blind and then she located her bird
RF - Nice work!
RR - Over the mound and she got it!
No-Bird Rerun 83. FC-AFC RAZOR’S BUCKSHOT, “Shooter,” BLM, Ty Rorem
Shooter and Ty came to the line at 7:24 am for a Rerun and had another No-Bird, they will be back at the end
5th Series Test Dog - 2nd Day
AFC Ridgecrest's Just For A Lark, “Whimsey,” BLF
Owner: Betsy Broyd
Handler: Betsy Broyd
Handler: Betsy Broyd
The single test dog to the line this morning was Whimsey with handler Betsy Broyd .... Whimsey came to the line at 7:04 am
LF - Running right of the tree she drove the hill and got her bird.
LR - Out to the area - a loop deep - around the tree and a couple tight loops and then she had her bird
RF - She made a bee-line to the area - a tight hunt in the cover and she got her bird
RR - Little pull left as she crossed the mound - arriving left of the blind - drives deep to the water - guns stand up to help
Good Morning - Day 5
Good Morning Everyone and Welcome to the 5th day of the National Open Retriever Championship!
This morning we are finishing up the 5th Series, we are currently almost half way through.
This morning has started out very cold again with temps in the upper 30's ... Brrrrr! The good news is that the expected high for the day is 63 degrees this afternoon with sunny and clear skies expected to last throughout the day and light wind of 5-8 mph. Any changing conditions will be reported as the day goes on.
Stay tuned to the blog as we prepare to finish up the 5th Series the is proving very challenging for the competing teams!
We have 33 dogs left to run this series – Best of Luck to Everyone!
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