And the Finalists Are ...

 Congratulations to the 2024 NRDC Finalists!

#5 PR’S HERE TO FINNISH, “Toivo,” LM

Owned by Ryan Hendrickson

Handled by Ryan Hendrickson

#7 WATERMARKS MALLARD, “Mallard,” LM

Owned by William Hillmann & Mary Tatum

Handled by William Hillmann 

#14 FIELD OF DREAMS WHO’S MY DADDY?, “Shaq,” LM

Owned by Bradley & Patty LaFave

Handled by Brad LaFave 

#15 SKYWATCH HELL’ OR HIGH WATER, “Crockett,” LM

Owned by Ray Vreeland & Kipp Erickson

Handled by Sarah Shull 

#19 ROCKY CREEK’S WAR CHIEF OF THE BAYOU TECHE, “Chief,” LM

Owned by Jake Cawthon 
Handled by Jake Cawthon 

#20 SUNNY AND WIND NO DUCKS GIVEN, “Sunny,” LF

Owned by Ross Bell

Handled by Caleb Brown 

#21 CANNON’S 90 DAY WONDER, “Ensign,” LM

Owned by Dennis & Pam Long

Handled by Dennis Long 

#26 LA GRAN BAMBINA RUTH, “Ruth,” LF

Owned by Bode Nagelmaker

Handled by Dennis Pugh 

#27 QUEST FOR THE BLUE, “Quest,” LM

Owned by Darin Quigley
Handled by Darin Quigley 

#28 SUNSET RIDGES JUMPIN JACK FLASH, “Flash,” LM

Owned by Teresa Stinson

Handled by Josh Conrad 

#30 JOCKO-DOUBLE OR NOTHIN’, “Jocko,” LM

Owned by Delma Hazzard

Handled by Delma Hazzard 

#37 BIG COTTONWOOD COSMIC “TOOTS”, “Toots,” LF

Owned by James Shea

Handled by George Wamsley 

#40 HOCKLEY CREEK’S SIXTY STRAIGHT, “Jenny,” LF

Owned by Robby Bickley

Handled by Robby Bickley

#43 DRAKES BAY’S OTIS, “Otis,” LM

Owned by Rick Wilke

Handled by Rick Wilke 

#44 WATERMARK’S CARBON WARRIOR, “Willis,” LM

Owned by Jory & Emma Liddiard

Handled by Marc Patton 

#47 MIDDLE CREEK’S DON’T WANT THIS SMOKE, “Smoke,” LM

Owned by Brock Burton

Handled by Erik Thompson

#49 MILLCREEK’S DRAKE’S BAY HANNAH, “Hannah,” LF

Owned by Michael Abts  

Handled by Brad LaFave 

#53 GREEN RIVER’S KOUNTRY GIRL, “Maggie,” LF

Owned by Stacy Willis

Handled by Marc Patton

#54 DAYBREAKS KING DAVID, “David,” LM

Owned by Bill & Judy Landau

Handled by John Lynch 

14. FIELD OF DREAMS WHO’S MY DADDY?, “Shaq,” LM, Brad LaFave

Shaq and Brad came to the line at 2:54 pm

F – Into the pond and across the end of the point angling towards the shore - gets up and runs under the arc deep to the tree line - quickly came down to his bird.

L – Out of the water on the far shore - got out right of the gunners - does a little land loop and came right into the bird.

14. FIELD OF DREAMS WHO’S MY DADDY?, “Shaq,” LM, Brad LaFave

Shaq and Brad came to the line at 8:33 am

R – Down the hill and into the pond - out on the far side - drove straight up hill under the arc - a quick stop - turned right and got his bird under the cedars.

L – Down the hill again and into pond 1 - out and over the land bridge - into heavy cover in the corner - out to the dam and a hard right to square across pond 2 in the right corner - drove to the crest of the hill and established a hunt both deep and wide behind the gunners - worked his way down the hill and got it!

Rerun 14. FIELD OF DREAMS WHO’S MY DADDY?, “Shaq,” LM, Brad LaFave

Shaq and Brad came back to the line at 1:44 pm for their Rerun

L – Made quick work of this bird!

R – Nice line through the pond and to the cover - he hangs in the cover for a couple tight loops before locating his bird.

No-Bird 14. FIELD OF DREAMS WHO’S MY DADDY?, “Shaq,” LM, Brad LaFave

Shaq and Brad came to the line at 1:10 pm

L – No-Bird - took too long to throw

They will be back after 6 running dogs

14. FIELD OF DREAMS WHO’S MY DADDY?, “Shaq,” LM, Brad LaFave

Shaq and Brad came to the line at 10:05 am

L – Very nice mark!

R – Nice drive through the bowl and then he began to pull left as he climbed the terraces - a quick couple passes deep and left of the guns that bring him around to the backside and to the bird.

14. FIELD OF DREAMS WHO’S MY DADDY?, “Shaq,” LM, Brad LaFave

Shaq and Brad came to the line at 1:46 pm

Left – Into the small pond - out on a nice line and straight to the bird.

Right – In to the pond - up the hill - under the arc - a right turn to get his bird.

14. FIELD OF DREAMS WHO’S MY DADDY?, “Shaq,” LM, Brad LaFave

Shaq and Brad came to the line at 9:24 am

F – Up the middle and under the arc to the bush - circled and then straight back down to the fall area and then his bird.

R – Up left of the guns and deep - turned for a loop deep - crossed the road and hunted deep before working his way down to the bird.

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16. BRENTWOOD COVES TAILS OF TULLY, “Tully,” LF, James Hard 

Tully and James came to the line at 3:38 pm

Down across the terrace and into the pond - angled across the pond to the cross point and then back into the water - made her exit at the tree with one quick loop around the tree - she went back into the water and located her bird.

15. SKYWATCH HELL’ OR HIGH WATER, “Crockett,” LM, Ray Vreeland 

Crockett and Ray came to the line at 3:34 pm

Down across the terrace into the water - across the pond and over the point - back in the water - pushed through the lily pads and got his bird!

14. FIELD OF DREAMS WHO’S MY DADDY?, “Shaq,” LM, Brad LaFave 

Shaq and Brad came to the line at 3:28 pm

Across the water and over the point - angled across the water to get out at the base of the tree left of the guns - went around the base in and out of the water - he located his bird and headed back.

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14. FIELD OF DREAMS WHO’S MY DADDY?, “Shaq,” LM, Brad LaFave

Shaq and Brad came to the line at 11:24 am

F – Perfect!

R –  Excellent Mark.

14. FIELD OF DREAMS WHO’S MY DADDY?, “Shaq,” LM, Brad LaFave

Shaq and Brad came to the line at 1:37 pm

R – Arrived in cover a little left - corrected himself and came out of the cover with the bird.

L –  Arrived left of the bushes - ran to the cover and back to grab his bird.

14. FIELD OF DREAMS WHO’S MY DADDY?, “Shaq,” LM, Brad LaFave

Shaq and Brad came to the line at 9:45 am

F – Across terraces, nice high flyer - Shaq went out and straight to his flyer!

R – Across the field, into cover, looping and hunting in the cover - got his bird after a short hunt.