94. NAFC-FC Dottie Ray's Ivy League "Ivy", LF, Andy Kahn

HDF: Drilled it

RF:hunted the left side of the holding blind got to the area and put on a significant hunt before retrieving the bird.

SR:went into the mark under the arc drove a bit deep and then turned toward the area and got the bird.

LR: straight to the area, hunted the cover just missing the bird. pushed on out of the cover then est a hunt to the right of the holding blind then took a turn toward the cover and got the bird.

Jerry Patopea Explains Series 8

Jerry Patopea of Utopia Retrievers explains some of the pitfalls in Series 8

89. FC-AFC Watermark's The Black Pearl "Freedom", LF, Luann Pleasant

HDF: Out to the area and quickly got his bird

RF: Out to the blind, turned right and started working the field. Covered quite a bit of the area before he got it.

SR: To the blind, through the backside, hunted the area and came out with the bird

LR: Great line to the area and quickly got the bird

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84. FC Hyfly'n Turbo Jet "Turbo", LM, Ray Voigt

HDF: Took the line out past the base of the gunner's mound, headed away from the bird, but made an arc, turned and came to the left and the bird.

RF: Into the short fall area and stayed until found it.

SR: Out to the fall area; quite a few passes thru the fall area and got it.

LR: Into the area under the arc of the short retired, up a hill, turned right and continued through the cover to the bird.

83. FC NTK's Rock Me On The Water "Jackson", LM, Chris Ledford

HDF: went to the right of the mound, turned and came back left around it and straight to the bird.

RF: over right mound and blew through and up to front of blind; hunted deep right back to the cover and the bird

LR: out to the area, through but back for the bird, after a hunt.

SR: out to the blind, covered quite a bit of ground before he found it.

Handle 82. FC-AFC Ruff Rivers Oasis On The Plains "Colby", LF, Clint Avant

HDF: got deep turned toward the area and got the bird

RF: got to the area hunted to the left of the blind, then over to the area to retrieve the bird.

SR: went in under the arc and kept driving the hillside, the dog was then Handled to the bird.

LR: got just right of the blind made a loop and into the cover to get the bird.

81. FC Sweetie's Easy Rider "Ford", LM, Jim Gonia

HDF: a couple tight turns and got the bird.

SR: under the arc to the mound and over to the bird.

RF: drilled it

LR: hammered it

78. AFC Leica Sabertooth "Tiger", LM, Dave Rorem

HDF: a loop and a scoop

RF: straight to the area, put up a sizable hunt in the area before retrieving the bird.

SR: straight to the holding blind over the mound, into the channel and got the bird.

LR: thru the SR, into the cover punched out deep and right of the fall, hunted deep and in the cover before retrieving his bird.

Sad News ...

2011 National Amateur Winner

NAFC-FC Cody Cut A Lean Grade

"Grady"

3/15/2004 – 11/12/2015

Owned and Handled by Chad Baker....

We want to give our condolences to Chad 
and his family on the loss of Grady …

The Field Trial community has lost a great competitor …

Rest in Peace, Grady.

Photos by Molly Schlachter, MCS Photography

76. FC-AFC Lanes Lets Get Ready To Rumble "Ali", LM, Ryan Brasseaux

HDF: scooped it up on the fly

SR: put on a quick accurate hunt in the area to retrieve his bird.

RF: reached the fall hunted the area extensively got deep continuing to hunt then worked in toward the area to retrieve the bird.

LR: traveled a path wide right, got deep of the area, then worked into the cover and got the bird.

75. FC-AFC Fresh Squeezed Juice "Juice", LM, Mark Medford

HDF: circled the mound and got the bird.

RF:got to the holding blind made a circle around the holding blind then into the area to retrieve the bird.

SR: straight to the area!

LR: got deep and left of the fall made a few passes before coming up with the bird for a job well done.

Guessing Game – Last One!!

Who does this hat belong to? Hint: the hat is located at Clear Creek Sports Club …

Pick Up 73. FC-AFC Midnight Shooter III "Shooter", LM, Pat Nicholls

HDF: Smacked it

RF: hunted the holding blind before increasing his hunt pattern to get the bird.

SR: under the arc and over to retrieve the bird.

LR: thru the pond left of the SR headed deep and left going back to the HDF and was Picked Up

71. FC Hardscrabble's Seaside Shutterbug "Bug", LF, Al Arthur

HDF: grabbed it on the fly

SR:ran toward the area, drove half way up the hill then turned toward the area to get the bird

RF: ran to the holding blind, turned to the right est a sizable hunt before retrieving the bird.

LR: skimmed the right side of the holding blind hunted the right side for a bit before crossing over to the left into the cover to retrieve the bird.

69. NFC Trumarc's Dot Come "Dottie", LF, Danny Farmer

HDF: straight to the area!!

SR: under the arc behind the mound put up a small area hunt to retrieve the bird

RF: hammered it!

LR: got to the right of the holding blind est a hunt to the right before crossing over to the left to snatch her bird from the cover.

8th Series Water Quad Marks – Up Close!

Here are close-ups of each of the gun stations of the 8th Series Water Quad:

Bird #1: Long Retired (Hen Pheasant)

Bird #2: Rooster Flyer; Retired

Bird #3: Short Dead Retired (Hen Mallard)

Bird #4: Mallard Hen Flyer

68. NAFC-FC Hardscrabble Roxie McBunn "Roxie", LF, Ray Voigt

HDF: (short flyer landing at the base of the mound) drove a bit deep est a hunt and working into the area to retrieve the bird.

RF: Pounded it!

SR: drove deep under the arc put on the brakes half way up the hill to turn toward the area and get the bird.

LR: ran to the area turned to the left est a hunt left of the holding blind then got way right and deep before working into the area to retrieve the bird.

Gun Change

Picking up the heavy hitting to replace them with another set of sharp shooters.

Callbacks Correction

# 73 was left off of the Callbacks last night. However, # 73 IS still in the NRC and has been called back to the 8th Series.

Handled 65. FC Delpond's Aunt Jemima "Jemma", LF, Alan Pleasant

HDF: Pinned it!

SR: blew thru under the arc and was Handled to the bird.

RF: Stepped on it!

LR: took a path to the right of the holding blind made a loop left then circled the holding blind a couple times before reaching the area to retrieve her bird.