Testing Ended for the Day at 7:18 pm (CT)
We will resume the 7th Series tomorrow (Friday) morning
Have a great night everyone!
Thursday, June 19, 2025
Re-Run 94. AFC YOU STOLE MY HEART MAGGIE MAE, “Maggie,” BLF, Mark Medford
Maggie and Mark came to the line at 7:08 pm
Flyer – A short hunt with a loop high and then low to find her bird
LR – Swam between the cattails and the peninsula - turned to the cattails and came out with her bird shortly!
Island – Good line to the island and right back in with her bird for a good job!
Double Handle 106. FC-AFC OCTOBER SKY’S SWEET BABY BEAUREGARD, “Beau,” YLM, Chad Worsell
Beau and Chad came to the line at 6:50 pm
Flyer – Into the pond - over the point to the far shore - up the hill and drilled it!
Island – Swam straight to the island and went over it - had to handle back to it
LR – Good line into the water - a little deep and no wind - drove all the way through - had to handle back to this one too
Handle 105. AFC JAGGER’S RUFF-N-READY ROADTRIP QA2, “Jagger,” CLM, Jeff Deelstra
Jagger and Jeff came to the line at 6:38 pm
Flyer – Smack!
LR – went to the corner for a big hunt - moved into the pond but did not find it - got out heading in - turned back and for his bird and got it!
Island – Down into the pond on an excellent line - straight to the island - but he ran through and had to handle back to it.
Double Handle 104. FC-AFC TANKS FOR THE MEMORIES II, “Hope,” BLF, Shane Olean
Hope and Shane came to the line at 6:23 pm
Flyer – Line under the arc - quick left and right and she was to the bird
LR – Wide left on land - ran on land up the levee - was quickly handled to the water and to the bird
Island – Swam between the cattails and the island and kept going to land - was quickly handled - and she came back in with a bumper
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| Watching his retiring dog retrieve her last flyer in competition |
103. FC-AFC OLLIE OOP, “Ollie,” BLF, John Stracka
Ollie and John came to the line at 6:12 pm
Flyer – Out under the arc and straight to her long flyer
LR – Wide left line and she hunted back and forth on land - a lengthy hunt on land and then into water and she located her bird
Island – Good line to the island - a couple loops on the island to find her bird - got it!
Pick-up 99. FC-AFC SEASIDE’S SMARTY JONES, “Smarty,” BLF, Derek Smith
Smarty and Derek came to the line at 5:56 pm
Flyer – Came in at the guns - had a short hunt and got it
LR – Over the point and back into the cattail pond - all the way to the far side - had to handle back to his bird - but he could not come up with it - dog was picked up
Handle 98. FC-AFC IZZY GITTIN’ BIZZY, “Izzy,” BLF, Jim Horneck
Izzy and Jim came to the line at 5:43 pm
Flyer – Straight to the fall area and the bird
LR – Into the water and into the cattails - then she was back out with her bird
Island – Into the the water and into the cattails again - out on the far side - had to handle to the island and the bird
No-Bird 94. AFC YOU STOLE MY HEART MAGGIE MAE, “Maggie,” BLF, Mark Medford
Maggie and Mark came to the line at 5:36 pm and had a No-Bird, they will be back after 6
Pick-up 93. IDAHO’S DUCK’S, BUCK’S & TRUCK’S, “Trucker,” BLM, Darin Quigley
Trucker and Darin came to the line at 5:17 pm
Flyer – Good line - up on the land - slight right turn and he was onto the bird
LR – His line on land was wide left of the blind - went down to the shore and then up on the levee and high up on the hill - handled - but the guns needed to come out to help - dog was picked up
Pick-Up 84. FC-AFC NIGHTWINGS MOONLIGHT MARSH GUIDE, “Leader,” BLM, Steve Cote
Leader and Steve came to the line at 5:07 pm
Flyer – Good line - a small left loop and he got the bird
LR –Drove through the cattails and up and down on land and over the levee and past the pond - guns came out to help - dog was picked up
Handle 83. FC-AFC J & C’S ANOTHER ROUND IN THE CHAMBER, “Bullet,” BLM, Joseph Couey
Bullet and Joseph came to the line at 4:55 pm
Flyer – Very nice line to the bird
LR – Ran nice angle across the field and into the water - out on the far side to hunt the corner - back into the cattails for his bird
Island – Out by the island but kept going - extended hunt deep - but was able to handle back to the bird
82. FC-AFC LABRADOR SPRINGS BLACK TIE AFFAIR, “Tux,” BLM, Jack Gwaltney, III
Tux and Jack came to the line at 4:45 pm
Flyer – Very Nice Job
LR – Ran to the corner and hunted into the cattails and got it!
Island – Swam out and got it - loud cheers all around!
Handle 80. FC-AFC RC’S LIFE OF RILEY, “Riley,” BLF, Dick Kaiser
Riley and Dick came to the line at 4:35 pm
Flyer – Good line and got her bird quickly
LR – Good line into the cattails and she was out with her bird!
Island – Line brought her just left of the island - she kept going and was handled when she reached land -back to the island and her bird
77. FC-AFC BENTWATER’S PERFECT STORM, “Hailee,” BLF, Steve Helgoth
Hailee and Steve came to the line at 4:28 pm
Flyer – Line Straight to the bird!
Island – Line left of the arc - ran down the peninsula and jumped in the water to the island - came back and ran back and forth on the peninsula - then over to the island and the bird
LR – Good line to the cattails and she got the bird quickly for a nice job
Handle 76. FC-AFC TRUMARC’S WEST POINT, “Army,” BLM, Sylvia McClure
Army and Sylvia came to the line at 4:17 pm
Flyer – Beautiful line -straight to his bird!
LR – Covered a lot of land in the corner but jumped in and got it!
Island – Good start but was handled -he was going to swim deep - stopped him and put him on the bird
Pick-up 74. GENERAL PATTON’S SHADOW, “Abby,” BLF, Tellus Calhoun
Abby and Tellus came to the line at 4:04 pm
Flyer – Across the pond - over the peninsula - on to the shore and up on land - turned right and got her bird
LR – Ran to the top of the levee behind the blinds - worked the levee - worked the road on top and every inch of the area - dog was picked up
Pick-up 73. THIRD CREEK’S LET’S GET RUFF, “Rousey,” BLF, Lori Morgan
Rousey and Lori came to the line at 3:50 pm
Flyer – Good line in the water and on land - ran to the road and got her bird
Island – Line was under the arc of the flyer wide right - handled to the island and the bird
LR –Drove long across the road towards the other pond - dog had to be handled - but there were difficulties handling - dog was picked up
Handle 71. AFC TRUMARC’S MAGNIFICENT FRANCHISE, “Rex,” BLM, Ronald Aronoff
Rex and Ronald came to the line at 3:39 pm
Flyer – Line out was straight to the fall - got up on the land then to the bird
Island – Line was slightly right of the bird - he went to the land and took a look up to the levee - then came down to the island and got his bird
LR –Took the same line and was handled in the water - the dog went to the land and was running up and down to the levee and road - handled with many whistles - extended hunt on land until finally he got into the water and the cattails and got the bird.
Handle 70. AFC R&A’S TAP DANCER, “Katie,” BLF, Rip Shively
Katie and Rip came to the line at 3:27 pm
Flyer – Hunted the hillside and she got it
Island – Into the holding blind for the island bird - back out and into the cattails - came back to the point and was handled to the island
LR – Sent out again and she went into the cattails - went through them and then came back and got it
Handle 65. FC-AFC BEAVER CREEK’S MAGIC WHITE LIGHTNING, “Madge,” YLF, Sol Semmler
Madge and Sol came to the line at 3:15 pm
Flyer – Across the pond and out up the hill - turned back and scooped her bird up
LR – Ran to the blinds - hunted the bank - worked into the pond and out to her bird.
Island – Straight to the island - crossed on left and kept going - had to handle to this one
Pick-up 64. NFC-AFC HOLLAND CLIFFS PLAY IT AGAIN, “Luke,” BLM, Alvin Hatcher
Luke and Alvin came to the line at 3:03 pm
Flyer – Line brought him under the arc - he turned right on land and ran straight to the bird
LR – good line through the cattails - but kept going to land - had a few loops and then into the cattails and found his bird
Island – Lined across the peninsula - turned left to the cattails - and then on land up to the road - was handled and then picked up quickly
62. FC-AFC BEAVER RUNS ZIG ZAG ZEKE, “Zeke,” BLM, Bert Windham
Zeke and Bert came to the line at 2:54 pm
Flyer – Straight to the bird
Island – To the peninsula and straight to the island and his bird
LR – Went left on land - curved around the blind and over to the shore - into the cattails and he got it!
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| A happy handler and a happy dog! |
Handle 61. FC M&T’S MAESTRO’S TANGLED UP IN NOTES QA2, “Rayna,” BLF, Annemarie Poole
Rayna and Annemarie came to the line at 2:43 pm
Flyer – Into the pond - over the peninsula - swam to shore and got the bird!
LR – To the area by land to the blinds - hunted the area - got in and went into the cattails and she got her bird
Island – Headed back to the cattails - handled to the island bird and she got it
Double Handle 58. FC-AFC TECHE’S BAYOU KAT, “Kate,” BLF, Wayne Stupka
Kate and Wayne came to the line at 2:32 pm
Flyer – Out across the pond - over the peninsula to the far shore - up the levee and straight to her bird
LR – Went into the cattails but missed it and came back out on the far side onto the shore - handled back in for the bird
Island – Got into the pond wide right - heading towards the flyer area - handled back to the island bird
Handle 57. FC-AFC ATLASTA PRAYER, “Faith,” BLF, Bruce Ahlers
Faith and Bruce came to the line at 2:18 pm
Flyer – Good line and she was to her bird quickly
Island – Good line to the island and she located her bird
LR – Nice line out but she kept going to the land and was handled back to the cattails with some difficulty after coming back up on the land
Pick-up 56. DELPOND’S PINK ELEPHANT, “Ellie,” BLF, Mark Menzies
Ellie and Mark came to the line at 1:54 pm
Flyer – Good line and she got it
Island – Good line to the cattails - went up on land - ran around and down at the corner fo the pond and straight to the island and she got her bird!
LR – Her line was left on land - ran up on the road left and right and continued hunting deep and behind the blind for quite a while - guns had to come out to help. Dog is picked up.
54. FC-AFC CLARENCE RUTHERFORD, “Lumpy,” BLM, Jim Horneck
Lumpy and Jim came to the line at 1:45 pm
Flyer – Very long bird - did an excellent job!
LR –Goo line across the field and Smack!
Island – Into the pond - out to the blind - back into the pond and out on the island for his bird.
Handle 53. FC-AFC SEASIDE LULA BLUE, “Lula,” BLF, Jeffrey Schuett
Lula and Jeff came to the line at 1:31 pm
Flyer – Swam to the point - crossed and back in - up the hill - took a right and she got it
Islands – Across the base of the point with the guns - into the pond and through the cattails - out on th far side - hunted the shore - went back into the cattails and popped out heading towards the island Got the island bird though the handler tried to handle.
LR – Back out and into the cattails again - back out on the left of the levee - down to the shore and then up - had an extensive hunt but she got it
Handle 52. FC-AFC DAYS END BOY NAME SUE QA2, “Sue,” BLM, Mark Medford
Sue and Mark came to the line at 1:20 pm
Flyer – Line was wide right going out - ran and hunted the top of the levee a few loops, then came left and down to get his bird
LR – Good line to the cattails - but was wide of the bird - he went into the cattails and went left and located the bird
Island – Line was toward the flyer fall area - he was handled when reaching the peninsula back to the island bird
Pick-up 47. FC-AFC DIXON’S BRICKHOUSE BURKE, “Burke,” BLM, Kip Dixon
Burke and Kip came to the line at 1:07 pm
Flyer – Line brought him under the arc - turned right and went straight over to his bird
Island – Good line to the island - then drove deep on land - hunted high on the hill left and right - was handled back to this bird
LR – Line went left on land - he was handled with many whistles - guns came out to help - dog was picked up
Pick-up 43. FC-AFC NIGHTWINGS KICK EM UP, “Kick,” YLM, Steve Cote
Kick and Steve came to the line at 12:58 pm
Flyer – Out to the pond - ran down the point to the bank and then over to the bird and got it
LR – Into the cattails, but was handled with difficulty - gunners out to help - Dog is picked up
Handle 39. FC 3R’S SMOKE THERE’S FIRE, “Fire,” BLM, James Hurst
Fire and James came to the line at 12:45 pm
Flyer – Swam to the point - then the bank and the bird for a nice retrieve
Island – Got into the cattails and back out to the island and got it
LR – Went to the guns and then out in the cattails - still could not find the bird so he headed to the island again and was handled back to the cattails
No-Bird 38. FOGGY BOTTOMS I CANT RIDE HIM IN HERE, “Bones,” BLM, Adam Coleman
Bones and Adam came to the line at 12:31 pm
Island – Straight tot he island and got the bird
Flyer – Dog hunted up the road - in and around the trees and down the field - but the duck was alive walking on the levee ... the Dog was called in and will get a Re-Run
Handle 37. FC-AFC HOORAY FOR HENRY, “Henry,” BLM, Marion Carey
Henry and Marion came to the line at 12:20 pm
Flyer – Line out took him straight to the fall - he ran a few more and then realized he past it and came back immediately and got his bird
Island – Straight to the island - kept going to the land and was handled back with multiple whistles
LR – Good line into the cattails and he came back out with his bird
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Judges at the 7th Series Test Prep
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| L to R: Judges Richard Dresser, Rich Pingatore and David Morrison |
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33. FC-AFC TUCQUAN’S BEAUTY BEHIND THE MADNESS, “Bella,” BLF, Alvin Hatcher
Bella and Alvin came to the line at 12:08 pm
Flyer – Into the pond - over the point and down the shore to the fall area - a couple quick turns and she got it
Island – Into the pond - on the point - out to the guns and back into the pond - out to the island and her bird
Cattails – Into the pond again - into the cattails and came out the other side - up onto the road - had to be handled back into the cattails - hunted the area and she got it
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