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 

15. SKYWATCH HELL’ OR HIGH WATER, “Crockett,” LM, Sarah Shull

Crockett and Sarah came to the line at 3:05 pm

F – Into the pond  - wide right of the point - got out and headed towards the gunners but made a loop straight to his bird.

L – Wide right of the pond - ran the whole way - 1 loop by the guns and then out to the bird.

15. SKYWATCH HELL’ OR HIGH WATER, “Crockett,” LM, Sarah Shull

Crockett and Ray came to the line at 8:42 am

R – Down the hill and into the pond - up the hill - cut in front of the cedars and put his nose right on the bird!

L – Down the hill again and into the pond - over the point and out to the top of the hill - over the ridge and out of sight for awhile - down from the ridge and to his bird!

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

Crockett and Ray came to the line ...

L – Out in front of the cedars and he snatched up his bird!

R – Around the pond and right of the cedars - he crossed the road and jumped into the cover to promptly pull out his bird.

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

Crockett and Ray came to the line at 10:01 am

L – Through the gap to the cedars - hunted a short time left of the fall area and then quickly over to the bird.

R – Took the left side of the big dyke - cut in front of the guns and hunted both the right and left side of the guns and then he got it!

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

Crockett and Ray came to the line at 1:50 pm

Left – Squaring up the hill and he went straight to his bird!

Right – Over the land bridge, he curved right up the hill to arrive under the arc of the bird - Worked his way over to the right for a nice mark!

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

Crockett and Ray came to the line at 9:27 am

F – Very Nice Retrieve!

R – Up left of the bush - crossed the road and came down to scoop up his 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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15. SKYWATCH HELL’ OR HIGH WATER, “Crockett,” LM, Ray Vreeland

Crockett and Ray came to the line at 11:26 am

F – Excellent mark

R – Great job retrieving this bird!

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

Crockett and Ray came to the line at 1:40 pm

R – Perfect run for the bird.

L – Nice job. Stays right of the bushes and scooped up his bird.

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

Crockett and Ray came to the line at 9:57 am

F – Low flyer, across the terrace, looped right to hunt his bird and he got it!

R – Across the field, into cover, in and out of the cover along the cover rim, back into the cover to hunt. He hunted behind the gunners in the cover and finally located his bird.