Test Nine is a water triple with two flyers, two retired and an
honor. The mat sits on the right side of a dirt field road facing south.
This little road goes straight and then angles to the left as it goes
through the test. The terrain is all parched grass and clumps of brush
that are all the same color. There is a small pond in front and to the
left of the line with an even smaller pond beyond it that is not visible
from the line.
Bird One (Middle) is a drake duck
flyer. The gunners stand on the road where it starts to bend to the
left. They are beside the only green bush in the field. This is a long
flyer and is shot to the left landing approximately 197 yards from the
line on the open field as it rises away from the pond.
Bird
Two (Left Retired) is a dead hen duck. These gunners stand on the far
right side of the pond and throw to the left and the bird lands 115
yards from the line. The line to this bird takes the dog across the
field and across the right end of the pond to stop for the bird before
crossing the next piece of hidden water. The gunners retired into a
brush pile at the right corner of the pond.
Bird Three
(Right Flyer) is a hen mallard flyer. The guns are positioned to the
right of the mat half way up the sloping field. This flyer is shot to
the right landing approximately 160 yards from the mat.
This
water triple is fairly short and tight. The stand out guns on the right
are almost retired when they sit down in the ground cover. This test is
taking approximately five minutes per dog/handler team.
There is an honor to the left of the mat.
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| Series 9 – Water Triple with Two Flyers, Two Retired and an Honor |
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| Bird # 1 – Retired Drake Flyer – 197 yards |
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| Bird # 2 – Retired Hen Duck – 115 yards |
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| Bird # 3 – Flyer Hen Duck – 160 yards |
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| Test 9 sketch by Missy Bell |
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| Test Nine diagram by Rich Pingatore |
