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65. FC-AFC Huntersbest Sapphire Jubilee “Jacki” LF, John Henninger
LF: nice mark MF: 2 large loops near the area to come up with the bird BB: went toward the bird and then out to the bird R: went wide left and as she approached the mark started to correct and went right to the bird
50. FC Trumarc's Dot Come “Dottie” LF, Danny Farmer
LF: couple quick loops to the bird MF: sniffed it out quick BB: missed it on the way out and hunted in the water back to the bird R: came up left of the holding blind then out to the bird
41. FC-AFC-CNFC-CNAFC Nightwings Marsh Leader “Guide” LM, Bill Totten
LF: scooped it up clean MF: made 3 small loops in the area and picked up the bird BB: went in front of the boat and came up with bird quick R: traveled toward the holding blind on the way out, then had a small area hunt before appearing with the bird in mouth.
40. NFC-AFC Candlewood's Something Royal “Windy” LF, Ken Neil
LF: nice mark MF: drilled it BB: got the bird quick R: started out left of the holding blind but as she approached the mark, Windy started to correct toward the bird and put her front foot on it
LF: scooped up quick MF: smacked it BB: took a nice line into the water disappeared in the seedy beans and came out quick with the bird R: went straight as an arrow to the bird. Excellent Job.
15. FC-AFC Bayou Teche Eye On The Ball “Slider” LM, Lauren Hays
LF: nice mark
MF: good mark
BB: went toward an island with heavy cover, then went out of sight and appeared in the water with the bird
R: took a great initial line to the bird but kept driving, driving, and driving, Slider ended up going way deep climbing a hill in the distance and Lauren had many whistles and Handled to get him back to the area and he eventually picked up the bird.
88. FC-AFC Seaside's Pelican Pete “Pete” LM, Steve Yozamp
LF: straight to the bird MF: got a short flyer but made a nice mark on the bird BB: picked up bird clean R: Swimming strong and hard straight to the bird for an Excellent Job.
79. FC Ride Sally Ride III “Sally” LF, Paul Sletten
LF: went to the area and got the bird quick
MF: great mark
BB: went out in front of the boat into the cover and quickly came up with the bird
R: went out over the points faded left a bit but stayed in front of the holding blind for a good mark on this bird and a successful test.
70. FC Citori's No Holds Barred “Freedom” LF, Bill Sargenti
Dog came to the line at 1:52pm
LF: smacked it
MF: went to the area put up an area hunt then came up with the bird
BB: ran straight to the water, swam left of the boat and got the bird
R: had a great initial line to the bird and traveled over every point coming up with bird quickly
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The 10th and final Series of the 2012 National Retriever Championship is a Land Water Quad with Long Retired, a Boat Bird, a Rooster Pheasant Flyer, & a Hen Pheasant Flyer. This is the ultimate test in marking, memory, stamina, & perseverance. The ultimate retriever will have to prove their merit in this test taking 14 mins per dog to complete.
The test is being run off a small mound facing the North, the sun is bright with clear skies and the temperature is delightful at 66 degrees. The wind is steady out of the Northeast making this test slightly crosswind.
The first gun to go off is the Retired bird (R) measuring 350 yards they are throwing a drake mallard to the right on the same point the gunners retire. The next bird to be shot is the boat bird (BB). It is a hen mallard measuring at 165 yards thrown to the right in a large group of drenched seedy bean trees. Then the dog must swing to the left and watch the next gun to be shot which is a rooster pheasant flyer (MF) measuring at 173 yards thrown to the left on the face of a valley, landing deep of the trees. The final bird to be shot is another flyer measuring 186 yards shot to the left and this bird is a hen pheasant (LF). This bird lands just deep of a small mound that the dogs must maneuver to get to the bird.
Please note that the birds and wind are not correct on the drawing but the distances and direction of the birds thrown are correct.
88. FC-AFC Seaside's Pelican Pete “Pete” LM, Steve Yozamp
This is #88 9th Series performance.
Flyer: straight to the bird RR: traveled toward the holding blind and made a quick turn to the right to pick up the bird SR: got in the water went right of the flyer guns, then headed toward the holding blind to curve left and pick up the bird.
105. FC Mitimat You Go Girl “Diva” LF, Paul Sletten
Flyer:nice mark RR: sent for the SR dog drove thru and ended up on the hill hunting and picked up the RR. SR got in the water right of the flyer station drove deep left hunted and Paul Handled Diva to the bird.
Flyer: nice mark
SR: drove deep of the area hunted the hill side and came back to the bird
RR: went out hunted deep and left then worked out to the bird
93. FC-AFC-CFC-CAFC L And L Just A Gigolo “Deuce” LM, Howard Simson
Flyer nice mark RR: straight to the bird SR: went to the right of the flyer station, drove deep up the hill hunted area to the right and left of the holding blind.
89. FC-AFC Hilltop's High Society “Gracie” LF, Danny Farmer
Flyer: nice mark
RR: hit it good
SR: traveled toward the holding blind, drove the hill went out of sight, Danny tweeted her back and Handled her clean to the bird.
79. FC Ride Sally Ride III “Sally” LF, Paul Sletten
Flyer: was belly up floating in the water. Sally had a nice mark
RR: went out on the right of the flyer,straight to the bird
SR: traveled toward the holding blind, got to the holding blind then turned into the area of the bird for a good mark
Flyer: nice mark SR: went right of the flyer station, drove up the hill to the left, went out of sight and then Jerry Handled Merlyn to the bird. RR: sent for the RR and Handled to the bird
76. FC-AFC Trumarc's Hollandaise “Holland” LM, Danny Farmer
Flyer: good mark
SR: went left of the gunners, got to the area and picked up the bird
RR: went over the hill out of sigth and came back quick to the bird.
65. FC-AFC Huntersbest Sapphire Jubilee “Jacki” LF, John Henninger
Flyer: nice mark, got a short flyer
SR: took a quick loop around the holding blind and then to the bird
RR: drove up the hill left of the holding blind and hunted her way back over to the bird
1. FC-AFC Moonstones Sea Biscuit Run “Biscuit” LM, Bill McKnight
2. FC Escalera's Black Explosion “Nitro” LM, Al Arthur
3. FC Bayou Teche Tex “Tex” LM, Mark Smith
4. FC-AFC In The Hunt Farm's Executive Sweet “Sweet” LF, Tom Bogusky
5. FC-AFC Atlasta Winner “Lassie” LF, Scott Harp
6. FC Valtor's Hayseed Kid “Kid” LM, Don Remien
7. FC-AFC Citori's Accept No Substitute “Brook” LF, Michael Moore
8. FC Jazztime Empty Wallet “Cash” LM, Bill Totten
9. FC Premier's RSK Powerstroke “Diesel” LM, Alan Pleasant
10. FC Watermark's Mister Candlewood “Mister” LM, Danny Farmer
11. FC Little Bit Dangerous “Tiny” LF, John Henninger
12. FC Lubys and Whitewaters Pirates Jewel “Jewel” LF, Ray Voigt
13. FC Drake's Bay Parting Of The Sea “Moses” LM, Wayne Curtis
14. FC Honky Tonk Take It Easy “Tie” LM, Ty Rorem
15. FC-AFC Bayou Teche Eye On The Ball “Slider” LM, Lauren Hays
16. FC-AFC Bo Ford's Full Bird Colonel “Colonel” LM, Karl Gunzer
17. FC-AFC Mercy Mercy Mercy Me “Mercy” LF, John Stracka
18. FC-AFC Star Spangled Girl II MH “Banner” LF, Alice Woodyard
19. FC-AFC Calculated Risk “Chance” LM, Al Arthur
20. Biggun's Wild Rose Warrior MH “Rosie” LF, Rob Erhardt
21. FC-AFC Shadows Sweet Something “Sugar” LF, Mark Medford
22. FC Yankee Fork Yancy “Yancy” LM, Eric Fangsrud
23. FC Mak's Convince Me Connie MH “Connie” LF, Tim Milligan
24. FC Candlewood's Man In Black “Cash” LM, Danny Farmer
25. FC-AFC Go Margo “Margo” LF, Mel Milton
26. FC Dominator's Autumn Creek Gamble “Betsy” LF, Paul Sletten
27. FC-AFC Chatanika's High Water Haylee “Haylee” LF, Patti Kiernan
28. FC-AFC Lil Bit's Cote D'Or Pinot Noir “Bart” LM, Alan Pleasant
29. FC Madison Hadagun “Madison” LF, Bill Sargenti
30. FC-AFC Tru's Little Cruiser “Cruise” LM, John Henninger
31. FC Merlyn IV “Merlyn” LM, Jerry Patopea
32. FC 3RS's Carbon Calie “Calie” LF, Bill Eckett
33. Fox Haven's Born To Run MH “Dash” LM, Don Remien
34. AFC Skywatch Cowboy “Cowboy” LM, Ray Vreeland
35. Backwater Smokin Turq “Turq” LM, Kenny Trott
36. High Peak Rebel Ridge's Outlaw “Jesse Jane” LF, Sammie Thompson
37. FC-AFC Bayou-Star Beyond Independent “Tia” LF, Danny Farmer
38. FC-AFC Seaside's Get The Party Started “Pink” LF, Al Arthur
39. Lock Five's My Mother's Keeper “Keeper” LF, Andy Attar
40. NFC-AFC Candlewood's Something Royal “Windy” LF, Ken Neil
41. FC-AFC-CNFC-CNAFC Nightwings Marsh Leader “Guide” LM, Bill Totten
42. NFC Watermark's Running Back “Emmitt” LM, Jim Gonia
43. FC Forry's Charmed One “Piper” LF, Ed Forry
44. Carronade's Esprit De Corps “Cori” LF, Ray Voigt
45. FC Bluenorth's Davey Crockett “Davey” LM, Alan Pleasant
46. FC-AFC Coolwater's Knockout “Punch” LM, Alex Washburn
47. Road Warriors Dieter Brock “Deets” LM, Ty Rorem
48. AFC Texas Troubador “Tubb” LM, Martha Russell
49. FC Millforge On A Roll “Lucky” LM, Bill Sargenti
50. FC Trumarc's Dot Come “Dottie” LF, Danny Farmer
51. FC Salty Paws Hammerin Hank “Henry” LM, Tim Milligan
52. FC-AFC Hardscrabble Carbunnation “Fizz” LF, Karl Gunzer
53. FC-AFC Candlewoods Life Is A Highway “Freeway” LM, Paul Sletten
54. NAFC Paddle Creek's Pack Your Grip “Traveler” LM, Chad Baker
55. FC Peakebrook's Brawny Force “Dozer” LM, Al Arthur
56. FC-AFC Lanes Lets Get Ready To Rumble “Ali” LM, Mark Smith
57. FC-AFC Great Bunns Of Fire “Jerrylee” LF, Lynne DuBose
58. FC Huckleberry Fen “Huck” LM, Eric Fangsrud
59. FC Armagh's En Fuego “Hottie” LF, Don Remien
60. FC Tower of Terror “Dragon” LM, Scott Harp
61. FC-AFC Westshore Buddy “Buddy” LM, Jerry Kamphuis
62. FC RSK's Oohs And Aahs “Ozzie” LM, Alan Pleasant
63. FC Dominator Boots She Worth It “Boots” LF, Danny Farmer
64. FC-AFC Kimber VIII “Kimber” LF, Jerry Patopea
65. FC-AFC Huntersbest Sapphire Jubilee “Jacki” LF, John Henninger
66. Beadle's Turbo Nina “Nina” LF, Wayne Curtis
67. FC-AFC Big Alfonse Capone Of Mo-Kan “Al” LM, Bill Eckett
68. FC-AFC Candlewood GoldenDaze Louie “Louie” LM, Chuck Schweikert
69. FC-AFC Waterdogs Iron Diva “Diva” LF, John Stracka
70. FC Citori's No Holds Barred “Freedom” LF, Bill Sargenti
71. FC-AFC Third Creek's Big Stick “Woody” LM, Paul Knutson
72. Low Tide's Pounder “Lb.” LM, Al Arthur
73. FC Catalina's Trumarc “Trudi” LF, Rob Erhardt
74. FC Seaside's Kingfish “King” LM, Mark Medford
75. FC-AFC Sanpitch River Shore Thing “Shorty” LM, Bill Totten
76. FC-AFC Trumarc's Hollandaise “Holland” LM, Danny Farmer
77. FC Farmer's No Insurance “Dealer” LM, Tim Milligan
78. FC-AFC Nebo's Onyx Tornado “Twister” LM, Al Wilson
79. FC Ride Sally Ride III “Sally” LF, Paul Sletten
80. FC CK's Blue Velvet “George” LM, Alan Pleasant
81. FC-AFC Candlewood's Right On Ruby Reynolds “Ruby” LF, Ray Voigt
82. FC Moodys Jumpin Jack Flash “Jack” LM, Charlie Moody
83. FC-AFC Bayou Teche Miah “Miah” LF, Stephen Ritter
84. FC-AFC Robbers' Stray Bullet “Bullet” LM, Dave Rorem
85. FC-AFC Lil Chin Music “Lil” LF, Don Remien
86. CFC Backwater's Boomer “Boomer” LM, Kenny Trott
87. FC Shadow's Whiteshoes “Billie” LM, Karl Gunzer
88. FC-AFC Seaside's Pelican Pete “Pete” LM, Steve Yozamp
89. FC-AFC Hilltop's High Society “Gracie” LF, Danny Farmer
90. FC-AFC Hardscrabbles Powder My Buns “Pow” LM, Al Arthur
91. FC-AFC Maple Creek's Mattie Mae “Mattie” LF, David McMahan
92. FC Adams Acres Water Lilly” Lilly” LF, Bill Sargenti
93. FC-AFC-CFC-CAFC L And L Just A Gigolo “Deuce” LM, Howard Simson
94. FC-AFC Fen Wizzard “Fen” LM, Eric Fangsrud
95. FC Sweetie's Easy Rider “Ford” LM, Jim Gonia
96. FC Indi Go Girl “Indy” LF, Chris Ledford
97. FC-AFC Ragin Eye Of The Storm “Cane” LM, John Thomas
98. FC-AFC Land Ahoy “Pirate” LM, Jerry Patopea
99. FC-AFC Trulines Walla Walla Sweet “Pink” LF, John Henninger
100. FC Rock River Benjamin “Ben” LM, Bill Eckett
101. FC Wing Magic's Standpipe Moon “Piper” LF, Mark Edwards
102. FC-AFC Rocky Creek's Full Tilt Boogie “Pearl” LF, Danny Farmer
103. FC Dogwoods Fear Factor “Boo” LM, Tim Milligan
104. FC-AFC Wingover's Pedro II “Pedro” LM, Dolores Smith
105. FC Mitimat You Go Girl “Diva” LF, Paul Sletten
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