2025 NRDC

Wednesday, October 8, 2025

14. RYAN’S MIGHTY CURVE, “Pitch,” BLM, Ronald Aronoff

Pitch and Ronald came to the line at 2:40 pm

RF - Nice work across the water - landed on the far shore and made a couple passes right along the shoreline - then he moved into the fall area and located his bird.

L - Great line! Nice mark.

13. HYFLYER’S FOUR ON THE FLOOR, “Rev,” BLM, Randy Spangler

Rev and Randy came to the line at 2:33 pm

RF - Nice angle across both pieces of water - a quick recovery of his bird for a nice job

L - Angled through the water and climbed the terraces to grab his bird. Well done!

12. FIRESTRIKES COTTON CREEK TORI, “Tori,” BLF, Charlie Hulme

Tori and Charlie came to the line at 2:23 pm

RF - Into pond 1 and over the land bridge - into the 2nd pond with a nice angle away from shore - a short hunt but she got it

L - Into the 1st pond - great line through the obstacles for a very nice finish

11. ZIPLINE’S TECHNICAL KNOX OUT, “Knox,” BLM, Joe Howard

Knox and Joe came to the line at 2:14 pm

RF - Across the 1st pond - over the land bridge and into the 2nd pond - nice angle to the far shore - right of the runners and got it

L - Into the 1st pond - over the land bridge - into pond 2 - out and into the cattails - angled up the terraced hill and got his bird

10. PAIRADOC’S BACK IN THE GAME, “Ray,” BLM, Tracey Jensen

Ray and Tracey came to the line at 2:04 pm

RF - Through the right side of the first pond and angled across the base of the point in the 2nd pond - out and turned to scoop up his bird

L - Nice line through the ponds and he drive the terraced hill to grab his bird

9. CALLBACK’S CASTLE OF HOCKLEY CREEK, “Beckett,” BLF, Wade Cashion

Beckett and Wade came to the line at 1:57 pm

RF - Off the corner of the base of the point and angled across the 2nd pond - makes a pass along the shore and then pulls up the hill and locates the bird

L - Through the cattails and straight up for the bird for a nice job

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8. HOLYOKE’S CARBON COPY ON THE BAYOU, “Quinn,” BLF, Reid Jones

Quinn and Reid came to the line at 1:46 pm

RF - Into the 1st pond on the right side over the land bridge and into the right side of the 2nd pond - over the point on that side and back into the pond 2 - out onto the bank and then over to the bird

L - Across the 1st pond - over the land bridge - into the cattails - came out and went very wide left to a different pond at the top of the hill - got out of that pond - ran across the top of the hill behind the gunners and then was able to work it out and locate her bird.

7. OUTBACK’S ALL-OUT GLADIATOR, “Spartacus,” BLM, Robbie Knutson

Spartacus and Robbie came to the line at 1:37 pm

RF - Into both ponds - over and out and quickly to his bird

L - Into the 1st pond on the left side - over and into the cattails - angled up the hill perfectly to get the bird

6. DUNN HILL’S THE MAGICAL ONE, “Glinda,” BLF, Wayne Curtis

Glinda and Wayne came to the line at 1:21 pm

RF - Good angle through the 1st pond and the 2nd pond - landed well and hunted wide right - went back into the pond and then back to check the shoreline again - she know it was around there! - Found it

L - Nice angle through the water - drove the terraced field - made a couple tight loops and located her bird

4. Winwater’s My New Friend, “Allie,” BLF, Nicholas Toti

Allie and Nicholas came to the line at 1:12 pm

RF - Though the 1st pond - along the point and into the 2nd pond - angles across the 2nd pond - landing well right of the bird - after landing she came back to the area and located her bird.

L - Nice angle through the 1st pond - took the corner of water in the 2nd pond and up the hill to her bird.

2. SEASIDE’S FAMILY TRADITION, “Hank,” BLM, Wayne Jensen

Hank and Wayne came to the line at 1:02 pm

RF - Across the pond - over the land bridge - into the corner and angled across to the bird.

L - Into the 1st pond - over the land bridge and into the 2nd pond - out and angled up the terraced hill - turned left and got his bird

1. DUCKPOND’S FOXXY LADY, “Lady,” BLF, Robbie Knutson

Lady and Robbie came to the line at 12:52 pm

RF - Into the 1st pond - over the land bridge - out onto the point into pond 2 -swam to the shore and quickly got her bird

L - Angled up the hill and straight to the bird

58. KANNENBERG’S INDY BE STROKIN, “Indy,” BLM, Louis West

Indy and Louis came to the line at 12:44 pm

L - Angled across the 2nd pond to the far shore - a couple passes wide right and the on to the bird

RF - Angled across the left side of the 1st pond and through the cattails - drove the hill - arriving wide right and deep - turned and came back in and scooped up his bird

57. BEAVER CREEK RETRIEVERS SAVE THE LAST DANCE FOR ME, “Callie,” BLF, Travis Echelberry

Callie and Travis came to the line at 12:37 pm

RF - Swimming through the right side of the 1st pond - over the base point - into the 2nd pond and angled across to the fall area - stayed along the shore a few steps and then she located her bird

L - Through the pond - across the land bridge and up the terraced field to her bird

Photo

Holding blinds - getting ready to go!

Pick-up 56. WATERMARK’S KNOCK AND ANNOUNCE, “Rhoda,” BLF, David Cuthbertson

Rhoda and David came to the line at 12:25 pm

RF - Into the 1st pond - swam to the land bridge - over and into the 2nd pond - swam to the shore and grabbed her bird.

L - Into the 1st pond - up the hill and then pond 2 - behind the trees at the flyer station - had to handle - dog is a pick up

55. RISING STARS KAOTIC IDEA, “Tripp,” BLM, Joe Howard

Tripp and Joe came to the line at 12:17 pm

RF - Kept close to the right side of the 1st pond for his super long flyer - over the land bridge and a short way down the point into the 2nd pond - swam to the shore with the bird - had a left and right hunt and he got it.

L - Into the 1st pond - over the land bridge into the cattails - out and straight to the bird

Announcement

Please Note: Dog #26 was dropped in Series 4 - but this was due to a Foot Injury.

54. HICKORY STICK BOSTON, “Boss,” BLM, Joan Fine

Boss and Joan came to the line at 12:10 pm

RF - Around the right of the first pond - down the dam and down the point - at the end of the point he took a left to jump in the water - swam straight across and out to the bird.

L - Skirted along the left shoreline of the 1st pond - rand the land bridge and then drove the hill to his bird.

Pick-up 53. GALLO GOLD WHERE THERE’S A WILL THERE’S A WAY, “Millie,” GF, Cindy Vinzant

Millie and Cindy came to the line at 12:02 pm

RF - Through the first pond on the right side, down the dam and through the corner of the water at the base of the point - angled across the big pond and up to the bird.

L - Picked up

51. CALLBACK’S BIG CHOP, “Chop,” BLM, Wade Cashion

Chop and Wade came to the line at 11:52 am

RF - Into the 1st pond on the right side - over the land bridge - out on the point - took a left into the 2nd pond -swam straight across to the shore - hunted left and right until he got his bird.

L - Into the left side of the pond - over the land bridge and into pond #2 - up the hill and straight to the bird.

50. MARDI GRAS THIS IS HOW LEGENDS ARE MADE, “Legend,” BLF, Carol Lowe

Legend and Carol came to the line at 11:42 am

RF - Into the 1st pond - over the land bridge - swimming in the 2nd pond - landed just a smidge past the gunners - ran right down the terrace to her bird.

L - Into the 1st pond on the left - over the land bridge - into the cattails and pond #2 - up the terrace - left of the gunners - around the back - went way deep - circled back again and she got it.

Test Dogs - 6th Series

Livin Tha Dream’s Truth, “Tru,” BLF
Owner: Glen Dudley
Handler: Don Fregelettte

First test dog up for the 6th series was Tru and handler Don Fregelette ... Tru came to the line at 11:15 am

RF - Into the pond - out and down the dam to the next pond keeping her line - she entered the field under the arc - worked the terrace and found her bird

L - Tru angled into the pond - out and took the left corner of the cattails to reenter the corner of the 2nd pond - drove the hill to go around the gunners and to her bird.

Hockley Creek's Cyclone, “Cy,” BLM
Owner: Robby Bickley
Handler: Robby Bickley

Next test dog up was Cy with handler Robby Bickley ... Cy came to the line at 11:24 am

RF - Entered the right side of the pond - down the dam and into the next pond off the base of the point - angled across and came right to the bird.

L - Nice angle across the 1st pond - through the cattails and drove the hill - a couple loops and he located his bird.

This test is taking approximately 6-8 minutes per dog to complete.

Handlers viewing the line

Conditions Report

The wind has shifted from East North East to a stronger Easterly wind. The sun is shining bright, but shadows should not affect this test as the day progresses. Temps will continue to warm as the day goes on. Also as this week progresses, it should be back to the 80s by Friday.

6th Series Test Description

6th Series – Water Double with a Flyer

For the 6th Series, we are staying at Stair-Step Ponds.The mat is moved forward from the 5th Series across the road. The mat now faces Southwest towards two ponds.

Bird # 1 is a Drake. The gunners shoot and then throw this duck to the right with a slight angle back landing approximately 230 yards from the mat. These guns are positioned in front of a cedar bush on a heavily terraced hillside. The line to this bird will take the dog down to the water - across a small pond - up and over a land bridge - into cattails and a skinny finger of water just right of a large willow bush. Next they will go up 4 levels of terrace to locate their bird. (We will refer to this mark as L for Left)

Bird # 2 is a Hen Duck Flyer. The gunners for this bird are positioned close to the shore, just to the left front side of a group of cedar bushes. The gunners will throw and then shoot the hen duck. She will land approximately 170 yards from the line. The throw is a flat throw parallel to the shore. The line to this bird will take the dog down to the pond and across the middle right side of the body of water. Next they will go over the land bridge to enter a long finger of water in pond #2. The dogs should swim past the land bridge, into the next pond - go up onto the shore and be right at the bird. (We will refer to this mark as RF for Right Flyer)

The wind is currently at the handlers back - meaning the dogs must be deep of the birds to wind them.

This test is taking approximately 7-10 minutes per dog to complete.

Photos

Test Dog heading for Duty ...

The view from the mat at the 6th Series

Callbacks to the 6th Series

39 dogs were called back: 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17, 18, 19, 21, 22, 24, 25, 29, 30, 33, 35, 36, 37, 43, 44, 45, 48, 49, 50, 51, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57 and 58.

6 dogs dropped: 16, 20, 27, 39, 40 and 42

Dog #50 will start the 6th series