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9th Series Recap

Friday, October 11, 2024

9th Series – Water Double

19 Dogs Started this Series

Test Dogs started out this series at 7:30 am, beginning with "Daphne" and handler Mike Gardner and then "Breeze" with handler Wayne Turczi. The teams had a view of the line and the test dog work, and we were ready to kick off the 9th Series!

The first running dog #53. GREEN RIVER’S KOUNTRY GIRL, “Maggie,” LF, and handler Marc Patton came to the line at 8:01 am.

The weather this morning was about 58 degrees with clear skies and a very light 5-mph wind, which warmed up to 72 degrees with mostly sunny skies by the end of the series.

Here is how things turned out for the 9th Series…
No-Bird / Re-Run (0): 
Pick-Ups (0): 

Scratches (0): 

Our last running dog for Series 9 was #49. MILLCREEK’S DRAKE’S BAY HANNAH, “Hannah,” LF, with handler Brad LaFave. They came to the line at 10:17 am and completed the test at 10:24 am.

19 dogs were sent from the line in this series, taking a total of 2 hours and 23 minutes, which averages out to be just about 7.5 minutes per dog. 

We will be moving on to the 10th Series next!  Callbacks will be given as soon as we get them!

Test Complete - 9th Series

The 9th Series Test was Complete and in the Books at 10:24 am

49. MILLCREEK’S DRAKE’S BAY HANNAH, “Hannah,” LF, Brad LaFave

Hannah and Brad came to the line at 10:17 am

R – Through the pond - pulled right of the cedars, and scooped up her bird!

L – Through the 1st pond and crashing through the corner vegetation of the pond - she took a nice angle into the 2nd pond -  a good line out but drove just left of the cedars and then drove the hill - she turned and come back to grab her bird.

47. MIDDLE CREEK’S DON’T WANT THIS SMOKE, “Smoke,” LM, Erik Thompson

Smoke and Erik came to the line at 10:12 am

R – Into the pond on a nice line - left angle going up - drove under the arc up the hill - a few turns as he worked his way back down to get his bird.

L – Into pond 1 - land bridge all the way out behind the guns - over the ridge and hunted left and right down until he located his bird.

44. WATERMARK’S CARBON WARRIOR, “Willis,” LM, Marc Patton

Willis and Marc came to the line at 10:05 am

R – Down and into the pond on a good line - drove the hill to the right of the cedars - turned left and went straight to his bird!

L – Into pond 1 and over the land bridge - nice angle across pond 2 towards the bird - up the hill and under the arc and he put his nose right on it!

43. DRAKES BAY’S OTIS, “Otis,” LM, Rick Wilke

Otis and Rick came to the line at 9:57 am

R – Excellent mark on this bird, which fell left of the cedars.

L – Nice line through the pond and angled through the heavy cover of the pond - pulled a little right in the pond but drove the hill to arrive between the cedars and the gunners - he drove on a little deeper and turned - dropped down the hill and got his bird.

40. HOCKLEY CREEK’S SIXTY STRAIGHT, “Jenny,” LF, Robby Bickley

Jenny and Robby came to the line at 9:50 am

R – She crashed into the pond and then drove the hill with intention - right to her bird!

L – Through the 1st pond - she slugged through the cover at the corner of the pond and angled perfectly through the 2nd pond - she got about 1/3 of the way up the hill and then cork screwed her way up to her bird.

37. BIG COTTONWOOD COSMIC “TOOTS”, “Toots,” LF, George Wamsley

Toots and George came to the line at 9:42 am

R – Down the hill - turned and came back - then across the pond and up the hill on the other side - passed the cedars to the top of the ridge - down on the left of the guns and across to behind the cedars and then down to her bird.

L – Into pond #1 - over the land bridge and into cover of the pond - into pond #2 on a right angle following the shore - out and backsided the gunners - then out the far side and down to her bird.

30. JOCKO-DOUBLE OR NOTHIN’, “Jocko,” LM, Delma Hazzard

Jocko and Delma came to the line at 9:35 am

R – Down into the pond - drove the hill and made a turn just past the cedars and got his bird.

L – Drove into pond #1 - over the land bridge and into heavy cover in the corner of the pond - up and over the dam and angled across the right side of pond #2 - under the arc to the top of the hill for a turn left and right and then down to his bird.

28. SUNSET RIDGES JUMPIN JACK FLASH, “Flash,” LM, Josh Conrad

Flash and Josh came to the line at 9:25 am

R – Through the pond, he climbed the hill - quite a bit left of the bird, but still under the arc - he got even with the gunners and then turned to drop down to his bird.

L – Through the 1st pond - took the corner of the pond edge and cut through the growth to angle into the next pond - out slightly right of the line - drove the hill coming in under the arc in a good position - bends left to scoop up his bird.

27. QUEST FOR THE BLUE, “Quest,” LM, Darin Quigley

Quest and Darin came to the line at 9:18 am

R – Made a big splash through the pond! Came up under the arc and drove the hill - made a quick pass deep and then down to his bird.

L – Taking the corner of the pond - he went over the land bridge - took a piece of the next pond and then drove the hill right of the gunners - a brief pass and turn around the gunners and then to his bird.

26. LA GRAN BAMBINA RUTH, “Ruth,” LF, Dennis Pugh

Ruth and Dennis came to the line at 9:12 am

R – Across the pond and up the hill just deep of the cedars - a quick turn and she got it.

L – Into the 1st pond and then over the land bridge - angled across the 2nd pond - up between the throwers and the cedars for a turn and then quickly down to her bird.

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

Ensign and Dennis came to the line at 9:04 am

R – Straight across the pond - up the hill and just left of the cedars - he slammed on the brakes - turned right and back to his bird.

L – Into the left corner of pond #1 - over the land bridge and through heavy cover in the corner of the lake - onto the dam and a great angle across pond #2 - up under the arc to the ridge - turned left and came back down to his 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!

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

Chief and Jake came to the line at 8:50 am

R – Came into the area close to the cedars - put the brakes on and grabbed his bird. Good mark!

L –  Through the first pond and then he hit the land bridge - came into the field wide right - running in and out of sight but worked his way to his bird and got it!

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!

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!

7. WATERMARKS MALLARD, “Mallard,” LM, William Hillmann

Mallard and William came to the line at 8:26 am

R – He goes out with a big splash into the pond! Drives the hill to his bird and got it!

L – Into the pond with another splash - over the point, he angled towards the mark as he swims - angling out of the water he began to pull up the hill - a loop deep and he quickly worked out the location of his bird.

5. PR’S HERE TO FINNISH, “Toivo,” LM, Ryan Hendrickson

Toivo and Ryan came to the line at 8:17 am

R – Through the pond and up the hill - Toivo went under the arc to drive the hill - but quickly turned back down and got his bird!

L – Through the first pond - angling across the corner of the second pond - squared a bit pulling him out and up between the cedars and the gunners - a quick loop right and he turned back to scoop up his bird.