The Fourth Series of the National Retriever Championship is comprised of a Water Triple with Two Retired and an Honor.
The
line faces SW and over looks a pond with some decoys in the near right
hand corner. This pond has a clump of tall grass midway up the right
shore line and then bends around to a tree line dam. To the right of the
pond is a mowed border that transitions to the
typical cover with three brush piles dispersed up the hill.
There is a
larger concealed station for the first bird, a retired rooster pheasant thrown 230
yards to the left.
Next, the middle retired by the tree line on the dam throws a hen duck 180 yards to the right.
To
the left of the pond – and outside the picture of the pond – is a hen
duck flyer station that is shot approximately 140 yards to the left on
the side of a hill.
The order is right retired rooster,
middle retired hen duck and left hen duck flyer. The dog will then
honor. This test takes approximately 7 minutes and 40 seconds.
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| Fourth Series Water Triple with Two Retired and an Honor |
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| Bird 1 – Retired Rooster – 230 yards |
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| Bird 2 – Retired Hen Duck – 180 yards |
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| Bird 3 – Hen Duck Flyer – 140 yards |
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| Fourth Series sketch by Missy Bell |
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| Drone diagram by Rich Pingatore |
