Pick-up Rerun 26. FC LL’s ROLLING THUNDER WITH LIGHTNING, “Flash,” YLM, Loran Marmes IV

Came to the line at 3:11 pm

F - Tight hunt in the area and he got his bird

MR - Broke down on his way and hunted short - back around to go deep and left of the hay bale - then in and got his bird

RR -  Hunted deep and left  -  gunners were called out to help - dog was picked up

Pick-up Rerun 29. FC TEKA’S HONKER HUNK-A-LOU MH, “Louie,” YLM, Ty Rorem

Came to the line at 2:29 pm

F - Out to the fall area and quickly found his bird

MR - The bird bounced off the top of the bale when thrown - the dog went out to the field through the gap up the right of the field and then back to the Middle Retired area - back right and towards the fall area of the Right Retired - and then back left to the Middle Retired again - circled the blind and then went in and got his bird

RR -  Back through the gap - blew through the area and went straight to the flyer area again - dog is picked up

Pick-up Rerun 103. FC-AFC BAYOU TECHE PAINT THE BLACK, “Madduxx,” BLM, Craig Crook

Came to the line at 1:39 pm

F - Started to hunt on the near side of the fall and deep - moved across to the area in front of the flyer guns and worked it - still hunting in the broom straw - big hunt - but he got it

MR - Down the field - kept going and was handled back to the bird - guns had to come out - dog is picked up  

Pick-up 21. FC-AFC R&A’S TAP DANCER, “Katie,” BLF, Rip Shively

Came to the line

1st whistle off the 1st point

2 whistles off the 2nd point

dog was picked up

Pick-up Rerun 35. FC-AFC ATLASTA PRAYER, “Faith,” BLF, Bruce Ahlers

Came back to the line at 2:19 pm for a Rerun

LF - Cut up to the flyer gun area - stayed in front of the tree - worked the far hillside and down - hunting high - then back down - back up and got it

RR - Blew past and went very deep - hunted and got it

RF - Went out wide right and deep - handled back to the bird but could not get it - had the gunners come out to help - dog was picked up

Pick-up Rerun 49. FC-AFC WILL THE CIRCLE BE UNBROKEN, “Wilma, “CLF, Mark Huffman

Came back to the line for their Rerun at 1:46 pm

LF -  Beautiful - took the best line of the day!

RR- Out to the blind of the Left Retired - tight turn - looped and looped deep - went deeper and up the hill away from the bird - hunting short now - back up the hill - down and out to the Right Retired

RF - Smack!

LR - Trying 2nd shot at this bird - went right of the fall and kept going - guns had to come out to help - dog is picked up

Pick-up 28. FC CHUGACH’S JJ’S TOPSAIL TIKISHLA, “Kish,” CBRF, JD Babb

Came to the line at 12:47 pm

LF - Excellent line - just missed the bird and drove a little deeper - turned and worked her way to the bird

LR - Initial line carried her beyond the Left Retired area and she went deep - her hunt took her near the flyer station where she was handled to the Left Retired bird

RF - Nice recovery of her flyer

RR - She overran the mark and drove deep - she was handled and then the dog was picked up

Pick-up 22. FC-AFC PLEASANT RIVER KING EIDER, “King,” BLM, Alan Pleasant

Came to the line at 12:12 pm

LF - Up to the tree - established a hunt with loops that brought him down the hill to the bird

RR - Through the cover - he drove deep of the Left Retired area - cuts over to the area of the Right Retired area - began to go further right and was handled and then the dog was picked up

Pick-up Rerun 8. FC STAR LAB’S ROCK ON ROXXANN QA2, “Roxxie,” BLF, Rick Stawski

Came to the line at 11:26 am

LF - Drove across and up the hill around the tree and back up hill - around and down and she got it

LR - Made a turn up and she missed - went deep and was committed to the far hill - moved on up and had to handle from the flyer area - dog was picked up

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

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

Pick-up 79. AFC SASSEVILLE’S DEUCES WILD, “Deuce,” BLM, Randy Spangler

Came to the line at 3:46 pm

LF -  Straight to the flyer and dug it out of thick undergrowth

LR - Ran through the area and went deep - worked back to the blind - circled and came back to it

RF - Went through the fall of the Left Retired and kept going - was handled back to the cover and then the fall area to get the flyer

RR - Handled to this bird - required gunner help. Dog is picked up.

Pick-up 76. FC-AFC VIEWMARK’S GENE GENE THE SHOOTIN’ MACHINE, “Colt,” BLM, Danny Farmer

Came to the line at 3:32 pm

LF -  Out to the area - multiple loops covering the area below the tree - then a pass behind the tree and went very deep of the bird - Colt is picked up

 

Pick-up 71. FC-AFC OCTOBER SKY’S SWEET BABY BEAUREGARD, “Beau,” YLM, Chad Worsell

Came to the line at 2:58 pm

LF -  Under the arc - up the hill to the right away from the bird - hunted behind the tree - around and then back up the hill - all around the tree again and again - then he drove out to the fall area and got the bird

LR - Kept going to the far hay bale for a loop and beyond - came back in and quickly back deep again - then into the cover and the bird

RF - Had an extended hunt deep - but he worked it out and got it

RR - Nice line out overall - went deep - saw a splash deep - handled attempted to handle back to the bird but the dog was picked up

Pick-up 64. FC-AFC COOLWATER’S COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF, “Trump,” BLM, Alex Washburn

Came to the line at 2:19 pm

LF -  Went right of the tree and drove the hill - his hunt pattern took him up the hill - but he came back to the base and got his bird

LR- Ran deep of the LR - his hunt bowed around the area and he set up a large hunt pattern - but he was picked up

Pick-up 52. FC RAIN’S BASES LOADED, GRAND SLAM, “Slam,” BLM, Jim Beck

Came to the line at 12:19 pm

LF -  Went out right of the tree and started to hunt in front of the guns - but a ways away from this long flyer - made passes behind the tree and much of the hillside - worked his way over to the fall and the bird.

RR- Overran the area - dog had to be picked up

Pick-up 50. FC SLR’s OVERCHARGED, “Amp,” BLM, JD Babb

Came to the line at 11:57 am

LF -  Out to the far hillside for a hunt - hunt deeper and then came back down - up and back for an extended hunt deep -worked back to it and got it.

LR- Past the area and went deep - very deep - up behind the flyer area - had to handle back to this bird.

RR - Perfect mark!

RF - Over the 2 berms and out - hunted deep left of the guns away from the bird - had to get the guns out to help the dog. Dog is picked up.

 

Pick-up 41. FC-AFC LAIRD’S CYNFUL SEASIDE DREAM, “Lottie,” BLF, Al Arthur

Came to the line at 10:48 am

LF -  Pulled right a bit and then corrected herself and went in to get her bird.

LR- Went deep, back around the backside of the gunners - out to the field with another large loop - worked her way to the bird.

RF - Worked the area deep between the flyer gunners and the RR bird - attempted to handle but the dog was picked up

  

 

Pick-up 3. FC-AFC FAST FREDDY, “Freddy,” YLM, Jeff Atchley

8:03 am

Land Blind  

1 whistle before the road

2 just past it

1 more carried him all the way to the bird

but he lost it at the end - dog was picked up

Water Blind 

Did not run the water blind