1st & 2nd Series Recap

 Saturday, June 17, 2023

1st & 2nd Series – Land Double and Land Blind

112 Dogs Started this Series

Test Dogs started out the day at 6:40 am, beginning with "Millie"  and then came "Buddy" giving the competitors a good idea of what they might expect for these first two series. 

Our first running dog #92 AFC COOLWATER’S THE MAN BEHIND THE CURTAIN, “Wizard,” with handler Alex Washburn.

The weather today started in the low 50’s with light rain. We had some significant wind, rain and then partly cloudy conditions later day. 

Here is how things turned out for the 1st and 2nd Series…
No-Bird / Re-Run (8): 30 – 53 – 55 – 64 – 70 – 74 – 84 – 113 
Handles (10): 30 – 48 – 49 – 60 – 74 – 78 – 106 – 107 – 113 – 114
Pick-Ups (8): 33 – 47 – 63 – 85 – 91 – 92 – 102 – 115

Scratches (4): 16 – 75 – 79 – 80

Our last running dog for the day, and for Series 1 and 2 was dog #30 FC-AFC SMOKY MOUNTAIN’S MIDNIGHT RIDER, “Ike,” with handler Greg Seddon. 

112 dogs were sent from the line in this series, taking a total of about 11.5 hours, which averages out to be just about 6 minutes per dog. 

On to the 3rd Series we go on Sunday! 

Rerun Handle 30. FC-AFC SMOKY MOUNTAIN’S MIDNIGHT RIDER, “Ike,” LM, Greg Seddon

#30 FC-AFC SMOKY MOUNTAIN’S MIDNIGHT RIDER

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Ike and Greg came to the line ...

F – Short hunt to get to his bird

LR – Line was far left, handled quickly and went all the way to the bird with one whistle!

B – 2 whistles to the bird.

**#30 was the final running dog, and this completes the 1st & 2nd Series**

Pick-Up 91. AFC LONGSHOT SOUTHERN GIRL, “Louise,” LF, Bob Willow

#91 AFC LONGSHOT SOUTHERN GIRL

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Louise and Bob came to the line at 6:33 pm

F – Stepped on it!

LR –  Caught scent behind the gunners, several loops and needed to be handled out, but wasn't responding, worked it out too late. Picked up.

90. FC-AFC HIGH PEAK’S AMERICAN SNIPER, “Kyle,” LM, Justin Aimone

#90 FC-AFC HIGH PEAK’S AMERICAN SNIPER

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Kyle and Justin came to the line at 6:28 pm

F – A few loops to get to the bird which was a short bird.

LR – Line was left of the holding blind, one large loop further left and then came back and straight to the bird.

B – Early whistle, then 3 more whistles to the bird.

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Pat Burns is ready to go!

89. FC-AFC COAL DELIVERY’S BLACK BETTY, “Betty,” LF, Alvin Hatcher

#89 FC-AFC COAL DELIVERY’S BLACK BETTY

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Betty and Alvin came to the line at 6:20 pm

F – Out to the area, hunted short, but she worked it out by moving right and she got it!

LR – Out to the blind, hunted the wrong side of the guns, moved to the correct side and she got it.

B – 1 whistle blind!

Rerun 84. FC-AFC RIVERWATCH GETS A LIMIT, “Limit,” LM, Mark Medford

#84 FC-AFC RIVERWATCH GETS A LIMIT

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Limit and Mark came to the line at 6:15 pm

F – Lined under the arc near the guns, a few loops left of the guns, but got the bird after his hunt.

LR – Straight to his bird!

B – 1 whistle at the end and he had it!

88. FC-AFC BEAVER RUNS RAYMOND FOR SHERIFF, “Raymond,” LM, Bert Windham

#88 FC-AFC BEAVER RUNS RAYMOND FOR SHERIFF

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Raymond and Bert came to the line at 6:08 pm

F – Straight line from the mat to the bird.

LR – Good initial line but angled very wide left, back to the blind for a loop and then out to the bird.

B –  1 whistle blind!

87. FC-AFC BLACKWATER DEXTER, “Dexter,” LM, Dale Willard

#87 FC-AFC BLACKWATER DEXTER

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Dexter and Dale came to the line at 6:03 pm

F – Hunted in the area for a little while, and then came up with his bird!

LR – Good line out and under the arc, turned right and got his bird.

B – Lined the Blind!

86. FC-AFC CREEK ROBBERS SANTA ANA WINDS, “Breeze,” LF, Andy Kahn

#86 FC-AFC CREEK ROBBERS SANTA ANA WINDS

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Breeze and Andy came to the line at 5:58 pm

F – Long bird, came in under the arc, worked her way out to the fall area and then on to the bird.

LR – Pounced on it!

B – 1 whistle blind!

Rerun 70. FC QUACKADDICT’S HEAVY HITTER, “Blitz,” LM, James Street

#70 FC QUACKADDICT’S HEAVY HITTER 

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Blitz and James came to the line at 5:51 pm

F – Hunted the area for awhile and came up with his bird!

LR – Good line to his bird!

B – 1 whistle at the end of the blind to the bird.

Pick-Up 85. FC-AFC MARSHWIND’S TURBULENCE, “Evie,” LF, Bente Kongsore

#85 FC-AFC MARSHWIND’S TURBULENCE

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Evie and Bente came to the line at 5:42 pm

F – Into the area in front of the gunners to the right, established a hunt and then moved over and got her bird.

LR – Skimmed past the flyer guns back side, missed the bird and kept going out of sight- gone for awhile, gunners came to try to help. Dog was picked up.

Rerun Handle 74. TIME WILL TELL, “Willy,” LM, John Lash

#74 TIME WILL TELL

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Willy and John came to the line at 5:35 pm

F – Straight to the fall area and got his bird!

LR – Hunt short for a while, many loops before being handled to the bird.

B – 1 whistle then the dog got into the water, was coming back and 1 more whistle to the bird.

Nobird 84. FC-AFC RIVERWATCH GETS A LIMIT, “Limit,” LM, Mark Medford

Limit and Mark came to the line and had a no bird, they will return after 6

83. AFC-CFC-CAFC DUCKWATERS WALTZ ACROSS TEXAS MH, “Dancer,” LF, Chris Brandl

#83 AFC-CFC-CAFC DUCKWATERS WALTZ ACROSS TEXAS MH

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Dancer and Chris came to the line at 5:29 pm

F – Came in under the arc, quickly worked right and straight to her bird!

LR – Out to the left side of the blind, established a hunt there and worked back right to the bird.

B –  Lined it!

82. FC-AFC BAYOU TECHE EXPRESS, “Ryan,” LF, Lauren Hays

#82 FC-AFC BAYOU TECHE EXPRESS

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Ryan and Lauren came to the line at 5:23 pm

F – Lined under the arc, made a couple of loops in the area and got her bird.

LR – Lined under the arc, one loop to the bird.

B – 2 whistles to her bird.

81. FC-AFC BOO’S STRAIGHT LINE IS GOOD IDEA, “Torq,” LM, Joel Earls

#81 FC-AFC BOO’S STRAIGHT LINE IS GOOD IDEA

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Torq and Joel came to the line at 5:19 pm

F – Excellent - came in under the arc, a few steps right and he put his nose on it!

LR – Took a left past the blind, turned around, came back to the blind and then out to the right and his bird.

B – 1 whistle blind.

Handle 78. KID’S NAVIGATOR, “Gator,” LM, Cynthia Howard

#78 KID’S NAVIGATOR

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Gator and Cindy came to the line at 5:13pm

F – Lined straight to the bird!

LR – Hunted short behind the flyer guns and then was handled after a couple large loops - then straight to the bird.

B – 5 whistles to the bird.

77. FC-AFC PINETREE’S PARTY GIRL, “Snookie,” LF, Delma Hazzard

#77 FC-AFC PINETREE’S PARTY GIRL

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 Snookie and Delma came to the line at 5:07 pm

F – Came in under the arc, turned right and got it!

LR – Out to the holding blind, turned right and proceeded out to the bird.

B – 3 or 4 whistles and she got her bird.

76. FC-AFC BAYOU TECHE PAINT THE BLACK, “Madduxx,” LM, Jamie Woodson

#76 FC-AFC BAYOU TECHE PAINT THE BLACK

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Madduxx and Jamie came to the line at 4:58 pm

F – Perfect!

LR – Caught drag back on the back side of the flyer blind for one turn and then he went straight to the bird.

B – 2 whistle blind