The first day of this National is being held at H. Cooper Black near Goose Pond. Test One is a Double with a Rooster Flyer and a Short Retired Rooster. It's followed by a Land Blind.
The
mat sits beside a road on the top of a hill. The terrain angles down
and then back up the far side. There are a few small trees just the
other side of the valley that are sparsely spread across the entire
hill. The ground cover is sparse with intermittent broom straw. As you
go up the far hill, the cover becomes thicker. There are hay bales
approximately 100 yards right of the flyer station that are not in play.
Bird
#1 is a Dead Rooster Pheasant located 125 yards from the hill, angled
right to the base of two trees. The gunners retire behind a well-brushed
area just in the draw at the base of the hill.
Bird
#2 is a Rooster Pheasant Flyer. The gunners are located straight in
front of the mat 215 yards towards the top of the far hill. The gunners
shoot and throw the rooster angled back to the right. This bird lands in
broom straw across a mowed strip.
After the dogs retrieves both birds, they must run a blind. The hen mallard is located 200
yards to the handler's left. The line has the dog holding the side of
the hill as they angle towards the draw, then back up the far hill for a
very short distance to the left of a small tree. The blind is marked by
a small evergreen.
This Double and Blind take just under 5 minutes.
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| First Series – Land Double |
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| Bird #1 – Dead Rooster Pheasant – 125 yards |
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| Bird #2 – Rooster Pheasant Flyer – 215 yards |
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| Land Blind – 200 yards |
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| Sketch by Jean Wu |
