And the Finalists are ...

Congratulations to the 2025 NRC Finalists!

1. 2XNFC-3XCNFC TRULINE’S JUST FLOYD, “Floyd,” YLM, Amie Henninger

2. FC-AFC 3R’S SMOKE THERE’S FIRE, “Fire,” BLM, Ty Rorem

5. FC-AFC WHITEWATER LAST FRONTIER-WYATT, “Wyatt,” YLM, Chris Ledford

16. FC-AFC SEASIDE’S MOJO MOXY, “Boots,” BLF, Craig Crook

23. FC OLD TOWNS ROUGH COUNTRY HAMMER DOWN QA2, “Trucker,” BLM, Al Arthur

31. FC-AFC H FORD 11, “Deuce,” BLM, Alex Drent

44. FC MONTERREY FARMS SOUTHERN CHARM QA2, “Scarlett,” BLF, Ty Rorem

51. FC-AFC BAYOU TECHE EXPRESS, “Ryan,” BLF, Lauren Hays

55. FC-AFC MARSHWIND’S TURBULENCE, “Evie,” BLF, Bente Kongsore

63. FC OGF MATTY ROBERTS MH QA2, “Matty,” BLF, Tim Milligan

66. FC OUTBACK’S RISING STAR, “Champ,” BLM, Steve Yozamp

69. FC TOPLINES EVERLASTING ROCK QA2, “Rocky,” BLM, Marc Patton

90. FC THIEVEN COUNTRY GRAMMAR, “Nelly,” BLF, Mark Smith

106. FC-AFC BOO’S STRAIGHT LINE IS GOOD IDEA, “Torq,” BLM, Isaac Langerud

Bert Windham gave Thank You's  and Alex Washburn called out the Finalists.

Handle 90. FC THIEVEN COUNTRY GRAMMAR, “Nelly,” BLF, Mark Smith

FC Thieven Country Grammar
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FC THIEVEN COUNTRY GRAMMAR, “Nelly,” BLF
DOB 10/1/2015
Sire: NFC-AFC Windy City's Mighty Mouse
Dam: FC-AFC Thieven Satin Breeze
Breeder: Bill Tidd
Owner: Robert Garrison

Came to the line at 1:15 pm

LF - Nelly made quick work of her flyer - out to the area and straight to it!

MRF - Good line down the right bank - swam to the middle of the far shore and decided on the middle flyer - drove a little deeper in the trees - took a hard left and straight across the field to his bird

RR - Down the right side and out into the pond - got out deep of the bird and entered the woods - started handling to keep her away from the flyer - worked back to the RR bird

90. FC THIEVEN COUNTRY GRAMMAR, “Nelly,” BLF, Mark Smith

Came to the line at 12:34 pm

F - Beautiful bird! High hunt - out to the fall area and made a few turns and got it

MR - Bird hit the bale - out 1 loop around the tree and then around the blind - got wide right and then deep  almost to the flyer - back in and got it

RR -  Out right of the blind - drove deep - came back with large loop - continued hunt until she got it

90. FC THIEVEN COUNTRY GRAMMAR, “Nelly,” BLF, Mark Smith

Came to the line at 9:07 am

2 whistles to the water

1 off the 1st point

1 onto the 2nd point

2 to the 3rd point

1 off the 3rd point

2 to cross the water 

2 more over to the bird

90. FC THIEVEN COUNTRY GRAMMAR, “Nelly,” BLF, Mark Smith

Came to the line at 2:08 pm

F - Took off across the large point - made quick work of this bird!

SR - Into the pond and out to the holding blind - circled and then out to the bird - got it

RR - Out between 2 large pampas trees - straight across the pond - way right behind the guns - deep up the hill - came back down to the holding blind - on down to the shore and located the bird

LR - Over a good piece of the first point - back into the pond - out towards the fall area and stepped on her bird

 

90. FC THIEVEN COUNTRY GRAMMAR, “Nelly,” BLF, Mark Smith

Came to the line at 3:43 pm

2 left whistles between the draw and the bale

1 more to maneuver through the dip

1 more to progress forward

1 at the 2nd bale

1 more approaching the incline to the 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 90. FC THIEVEN COUNTRY GRAMMAR, “Nelly,” BLF, Mark Smith

 Nelly and Mark came to the line at 4:41 and they had a No-Bird, they will go back 6 dogs

90. FC THIEVEN COUNTRY GRAMMAR, “Nelly,” BLF, Mark Smith

5:17 pm

Land Blind  

1 whistle to adjust the line

5 to move through the cover

2 in the dip and 1 more to the bird

Water Blind

1 whistle early to adjust her line

6 whistles ti keep her near the shoreline

1 in the water 

2 more to the bird

90. FC THIEVEN COUNTRY GRAMMAR, “Nelly,” BLF, Mark Smith

Nelly and Mark came to the line at 10:42 am

F -  Perfect!

Island - Over the left side of the mound and she made a couple loops wide left - turned into the channel and across to her island bird.

MR - Swam a long the first point and across to the far point - angled nicely across the water - exited at a good position to grab her bird - got it!

90. FC THIEVEN COUNTRY GRAMMAR, “Nelly,” BLF, Mark Smith

FC Thieven Country Grammar

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Nelly and Mark came to the line at 9:58 am

F (Flyer) -  Very nice line to the fall area and the bird.

LR (Left Retired) - Wide left going out over the left side of the mound - set up a brief hunt behind the blind - worked across the fall area and then out to the bird.