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 

20. SUNNY AND WIND NO DUCKS GIVEN, “Sunny,” LF, Caleb Brown

Sunny and Caleb came to the line at 12:16 pm

F – Sunny enters the water and catches the far point - she angles off the point to swim to shore - putting her on a nice line to the bird.

L – Nice point of entry into the pond - she squared across the land bridge and into the water - over to the point - she worked a little deep and made a pass around the gunners - scooped up her bird!

20. SUNNY AND WIND NO DUCKS GIVEN, “Sunny,” LF, Caleb Brown

Sunny and Caleb came to the line at 8:56 am

R – Through the water and she drove the hill -  just a little bit beyond the cedars and she corrected herself and got her bird.

L – Through the pond and over the land bridge - into the lake and she angled up and out - angling through the next pond and right up to the bird! She got a "woo woo" rating from the gallery watching! Nice job!

Rerun No-Bird 20. SUNNY AND WIND NO DUCKS GIVEN, “Sunny,” LF, Caleb Brown

Sunny and Caleb came to the line at 1:22 pm and received a No-Bird Misfire, but they came right back to the line ...

Sunny and Caleb came back to the line at 1:23 pm

L – Took a right line out straight to the trees - 2 passes and she got it!

R – Crossed the road - a good line across the pond on the right side coming out - got to the cover and skimmed - a 2nd pass and she got into the cover and got her bird.

20. SUNNY AND WIND NO DUCKS GIVEN, “Sunny,” LF, Caleb Brown

Sunny and Caleb came to the line at 10:16 am

L – Through the gap to the cedar - moved around to the right for her bird.

R – Up the field and over the large terrace - she stayed in front of the gunners - moved right and then was on the the bird!

20. SUNNY AND WIND NO DUCKS GIVEN, “Sunny,” LF, Caleb Brown

Sunny and Caleb came to the line at 2:07 pm

Left – Into the small pond - drove the hill straight to the bird.

Right – Excellent angle into the big pond towards her bird - drove to the hay bales -  a quick turn and she got it!

20. SUNNY AND WIND NO DUCKS GIVEN, “Sunny,” LF, Caleb Brown

Sunny and Caleb came to the line at 9:53 am

F – Sunny went up the field in front of the guns to the bush - circled the bush and came down under the arc to get her bird.

R – Up the middle of the field past the guns on the left on her way to the top of the hill - circled the the road and then back left again - crossed the road and hunted deep and then back to find her bird.

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22. SEASIDE’S JELLY BELLY, “Reagan,” LF, Marc Patton 

Reagan and Marc came to the line at 4:07 pm

Down the terraced hill and across the 1st cove - out on the point - crossed over and got out at the dead tree for a very short turn - and then she swam parallel to the shore to get her bird.

21. CANNON’S 90 DAY WONDER, “Ensign,” LM, Dennis Long 

Ensign and Dennis came to the line at 4:03 pm

Good line that carried him to the far water - he got out between the gunners and the tree - ran just around the tree to check the shore and find his bird.

20. SUNNY AND WIND NO DUCKS GIVEN, “Sunny,” LF, Caleb Brown 

Sunny and Caleb came to the line at 3:56 pm

Nice line through the water and over the point - carried this line all the way to the area of the bird. Stepped out of the water and plucked her bird out of the water too!

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20. SUNNY AND WIND NO DUCKS GIVEN, “Sunny,” LF, Caleb Brown

Sunny and Caleb came to the line at 7:58 am

F – Straight to the fall area and the bird!

R – Went out wide right deep to the tree line, hunted right and left - back to the guns and hunted down the hill side - deep to the trees again and then back up the hill to locate her bird.

Rerun 20. SUNNY AND WIND NO DUCKS GIVEN, “Sunny,” LF, Caleb Brown

Sunny and Caleb came back to the line at 2:16 pm

R – Drove straight to the bird.

L – Out under the arc and around the bush and back to her bird.

No-bird 20. SUNNY AND WIND NO DUCKS GIVEN, “Sunny,” LF, Caleb Brown

Sunny and Caleb came to the line at 1:53 pm and had a No-Bird

They will be back after 6 running dogs

20. SUNNY AND WIND NO DUCKS GIVEN, “Sunny,” LF, Caleb Brown

Sunny and Caleb came to the line at 10:24 am

F – Headed out right but turned and went right for the bird.

R – Very nice line to this bird.