Showing posts with label 16. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 16. Show all posts

Friday, June 22, 2018

Handle - 16. FC-AFC HOCKLEY CREEK'S SWITCH HITTER, "Mickey" LM, Robby Bickley

Mickey came to the line at 9:49 am

Right Flyer - Straight to the bird.

Left Flyer - Mickey angled in the right end of the pond and ran up the hill to retrieve the pheasant flyer

Middle - Mickey swam to the large island in the middle of the pond, he climbed up on it and then re-entered the pond and swam to the far shore. He exited and began to run up the field long of the two middle gun stations. He was handled back to the retrieve the bird on the island.

Right Retired - He angled in to the pond and swam across it staying right of the island. When he reached the far side he climbed out and ran straight to the bird.



Thursday, June 21, 2018

16. FC-AFC HOCKLEY CREEK'S SWITCH HITTER, "Mickey" LM, Robby Bickley

Mickey came to the line at 2:32 pm

Flyer - Mickey drove down to the pond and across to the peninsula where he turned right and went straight to the bird.

Boat - He crossed the patchy cover and entered the pond and swam to the island and got his bird.

Left - Mickey ran straight to the left retired, navigating the cover changes and never wavering from his line.

Long - Mickey targeted the pond and swam by the gunners who threw the boat bird. He hunted his way from there to the long bird to make the retrieve.


Wednesday, June 20, 2018

16. FC-AFC HOCKLEY CREEK'S SWITCH HITTER, "Mickey" LM, Robby Bickley

Mickey came to the line ...

Land - 9:18 am - Three whistles to adjust the line before the pond. He got through to the left edge of the pond and two more to get to the bird

Water - 9:28 am - One whistle to correct the line to the dog bone pond that carried the line through the dog bone end. Entry into the next pond. One whistle to get off the point, putting the dog in a swim that took him nearly to end of the pond. One whistle to push out, two more whistle and on the bird.

Tuesday, June 19, 2018

16. FC-AFC HOCKLEY CREEK'S SWITCH HITTER, "Mickey" LM, Robby Bickley

Mickey came to the line at 11:55 am

Flyer - Mickey launched from the line and crossed the ponds  and ran straight up the hill to the flyer

Left - He ran the mowed strip almost to the gun station then angled right into the tall cover and to his bird

Middle - He drove the field into the cover and got his bird.

Monday, June 18, 2018

16. FC-AFC HOCKLEY CREEK'S SWITCH HITTER, "Mickey" LM, Robby Bickley

Mickey and Robby came to the line at 3:39 pm

Water Blind - Initial line to the water was wide right. One whistle to get correct and in the water. One to get on the peninsula and one to get off that carried Mickey up on the island. Took one whistle to him off the island and to the far peninsula. One whistle to get on it and one to get off. One whistle to maintain correct position to exit the water. The final two whistles to get to the bird.

Sunday, June 17, 2018

Rerun - 16. FC-AFC HOCKLEY CREEK'S SWITCH HITTER, "Mickey" LM, Robby Bickley

Mickey and handler Robby Bickley came to the line for their rerun at 6:54 pm

Flyer - Big splash into the pond. Mickey got through the pond and exited left of the mound. He went out to the area of the fall where he scooped up the bird.

Left - He went through the pond just left of the island and down to the area of the fall. He ran deep but made a quick turn back and picked up his bird

Middle - Mickey went over the point to the retired gunners. He swam the length of the rectangle pond, got out and to his bird.



No Bird - 16. FC-AFC HOCKLEY CREEK'S SWITCH HITTER, "Mickey" LM, Robby Bickley

Mickey and handler Robby Bickley came to the line at 6:27 pm and received a no bird. The team will rerun at the end.

Saturday, June 16, 2018

16. FC-AFC HOCKLEY CREEK'S SWITCH HITTER, "Mickey" LM, Robby Bickley

Mickey came to the line at 4:36 pm

Flyer - Mickey went straight to the bird]

Retired Gun - Very good line to the bird

Blind - Whistle to correct the line up the hill and another through the bales. A third nearly to the blind followed by a couple to get tot he bird.