National Amateur Retriever Championship Blog


2023 National Amateur Retriever Championship Blog

3rd Series

Series 3

Land & Water Triple with an Honor
This test uses all ducks. 

The third series is land and water triple with an honor, using ducks thrown Right, Left and Center. The mat sits on top of a hill, facing northeast. 

Bird #1 is a drake duck, thrown to the left approximately 228 yds from the line. The bird is thrown onto a small island, in moderate cover. The gunners retire when the dog is sent for the flyer. (We will refer to this bird as Ret. Island for Retired Island bird)

Bird #2 is a hen duck, thrown to the left approximately 126 yards from the line. It is thrown across a channel. and the gunners retire as soon as the dog is sent for the flyer. (We will refer to this bird as Ret. Bridge for Retired Bridge bird)

Bird # 3 is a hen flyer, shot to the left approximately 246 yards from the mat. The line to the bird takes the dog through a swale. (We will refer to this bird as F for Flyer)

In addition, there is an honor to the right of the mat. 

This test is taking about 7.5-8 minutes to complete.

Dog #116 will start this series after the test dogs run.





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