Handle 7. FC-AFC KIRKWOOD’S ACE OF A HIGHER GRADE, “Deacon,” BLM, Mark Medford

Came to the line at 8:52 am

F - The bird landed at the end of the point - Deacon made quick work of his flyer

SR - Angled across the road - across the water and to the point - up and out - turned and scooped up his bird

RR - Down the point and crossed just in front of the flyer guns - drove up the hill and into the tree line - he is handled when he comes down the hill a bit and then moves to his bird and got it

LR - Went along between the road and the pond - got in the last cove of water on the near side and drove up the shore behind the guns - dropped down and located the bird

7. FC-AFC KIRKWOOD’S ACE OF A HIGHER GRADE, “Deacon,” BLM, Mark Medford

Came to the line at 4:06 pm

Good momentum 

1st whistle after the 1st bale

that carried him up to the bird

a check down whistle at the bird

Handle 7. FC-AFC KIRKWOOD’S ACE OF A HIGHER GRADE, “Deacon,” BLM, Mark Medford

Came to the line at 10:23 am

LF - Drove left of the tree - climbed the hill and came back down to thoroughly check the area around the hay bales - and he found his bird

LR - Drove past the bird but quickly turned back to scoop up the bird

RF - Beautiful bird!

RR - Drove deep and was handled to this bird

 

7. FC-AFC KIRKWOOD’S ACE OF A HIGHER GRADE, “Deacon,” BLM, Mark Medford

 8:12 am

Land Blind  

Breathing out steam, Deacon was ready to go!

2 whistles through the grasses and 

1 more to drive through the dip and up to the bird

1 check down at the bird

Water Blind

1 whistle to adjust the line

4 left to keep him near the shoreline

1 more carried him into the water

2 more in the water

1 at the bird

7. FC-AFC KIRKWOOD’S ACE OF A HIGHER GRADE, “Deacon,” BLM, Mark Medford

Deacon and Mark came to the line at 10:43 am

F -  Quickly retrieved his bird!

Island - Over the right side of the mound - good line into the pond - excellent retrieve!

MR - Across the flat - into the pond - over the end of the point - very nice line straight to the bird!

7. FC-AFC KIRKWOOD’S ACE OF A HIGHER GRADE, “Deacon,” BLM, Mark Medford

FC-AFC Kirkwood's Ace Of A Higher Grade

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Deacon and Mark came to the line at 12:06 pm

F (Flyer) -  Excellent line out and straight to the bird

LR (Left Retired) - Under the arc - out right and turned back and straight to the bird.