FLIGHT A - SERIES 1
Test Descriptions
SERIES 1 – Good Luck Hunting
Sunday, May 16, 2021:
95 Dogs Entered in Flight A
88 Dogs Started the First Series
Dogs that scratched in Flight A were: 9, 20, 43, 76, 90 and 95
Dog #72 moved to Flight B
Series 1 Test Description: (Flight A)
MAI Flight A, Series 1
SFMRG Area 1 – North Field
Land Triple, Flyer with an Honor
Test Name by the Judges: “Good Luck Hunting”
Sunday, May 16th 2021
This morning, all Flight A handlers arrived Area 1 – the North Field of the Steve Ferguson Memorial Retriever Grounds (SFMRG). A buzz of excitement filled the calm air as handlers prepared to run the First Series of this long awaited 5th Annual Master Amateur Invitational. Today’s First Series was a land triple with a live flyer and an honor. Mallard ducks will be used on all six series for both flights. Handler and dog come to the line settling just to the right of the judges. The first bird was the left-hand live flyer shot to the left at approximately 85 yards. The flyer station was well hidden by a large Maple tree. There is a cover patch of lespedeza (also known as Japanese clover, a summer annual legume that is a problematic weed in grass or turf areas) in the area of the fall. The middle bird station is brushed with large leafy branches, ten yards deep of a broken down hay bale surrounded by tall green grass. This bird was thrown to the right at 47 yards. The third bird was the right bird thrown left angle back at 81 yards. The grass throughout the field is 8 to 11 inches tall. Eleven Avery 3-D goose decoys lay scattered across the field. After the dogs completed the test, there is an honor to the left of the judges.
95 Dogs Entered in Flight A
88 Dogs Started the First Series
Dogs that scratched in Flight A were: 9, 20, 43, 76, 90 and 95
Dog #72 moved to Flight B
Series 1 Test Description: (Flight A)
MAI Flight A, Series 1
SFMRG Area 1 – North Field
Land Triple, Flyer with an Honor
Test Name by the Judges: “Good Luck Hunting”
Sunday, May 16th 2021
This morning, all Flight A handlers arrived Area 1 – the North Field of the Steve Ferguson Memorial Retriever Grounds (SFMRG). A buzz of excitement filled the calm air as handlers prepared to run the First Series of this long awaited 5th Annual Master Amateur Invitational. Today’s First Series was a land triple with a live flyer and an honor. Mallard ducks will be used on all six series for both flights. Handler and dog come to the line settling just to the right of the judges. The first bird was the left-hand live flyer shot to the left at approximately 85 yards. The flyer station was well hidden by a large Maple tree. There is a cover patch of lespedeza (also known as Japanese clover, a summer annual legume that is a problematic weed in grass or turf areas) in the area of the fall. The middle bird station is brushed with large leafy branches, ten yards deep of a broken down hay bale surrounded by tall green grass. This bird was thrown to the right at 47 yards. The third bird was the right bird thrown left angle back at 81 yards. The grass throughout the field is 8 to 11 inches tall. Eleven Avery 3-D goose decoys lay scattered across the field. After the dogs completed the test, there is an honor to the left of the judges.
Gallery at the 1st Series
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Scott Baker and "Brennan"
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Cindy Tulpa and "Stone"
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Test Diagram by Roy Geberth – Gallery and Handler Team photos above by Kelley Hall