7th Series – Land Double with a Dead Rooster and a Hen Pheasant Flyer
The 7th Series was located at Dam Field. The mat sits high up on the South end of a field that is shaped like a bowl. The right side of this field is bordered by a steep dam. The dog will start high on the south end of the bowl and travel down the hill to then go left or right as it climbs up on the other side to retrieve their two birds.
Bird # 1 is a Dead Rooster that is thrown from left to right. The gunners are positioned just North of 2 small bushes. The bird lands about 270 yards on the high side of the North end of the bowl. The line to this bird takes the dog down a terraced hill, but the true line asks the dog to hold a line across a steep dam bank. Falling off or failing to stay high will put the dog behind the guns. (We will refer to this mark as R for Right)
Bird # 2 is a Hen Pheasant Flyer. The gunners for this bird are positioned directly in front of the mat throwing left and then shooting the bird. The bird will land on the left side of the bowl as it is rising back up at approximately 220 yards from the mat. This bird is shot right to left. The dog will go down the hill and start back up on the other side to reach the fall area where the bird will land near 2 cedar bushes. (We will refer to this mark as LF for Left Flyer)
This test is taking approximately 3-5 minutes per dog to complete.
