And the Finalists are ...

Congratulations to the 2023 NRC Finalists!

#4 FC-AFC BAYOU-STAR FLEURTY GIRL, “Fleurt,” BLF
    Owned by Mark and Sussie Menzies

    Handled by Hunter Street

#12 FC-AFC BOO’S STRAIGHT LINE IS GOOD IDEA, “Torq,” BLM
    Owned by Joel Earls

    Handled by Isaac Langerud 

#17 FC BOURGEOIS’ OUISIE, NOW I’M GETTING MY TURN AT BAT, “George,” BLM
    Owned by Chris Bourgeois and David Hare

    Handled by Clint Avant 

#20 FC ZIPLINE’S JAMESON O’GRADY, “Ozzie,” BLM
    Owned by William and Karen McFadden

    Handled by Hunter Street

#25 FC-AFC ATLASTA PRAYER, “Faith,” BLF
    Owned by Martha and Paul Blank

    Handled by Bruce Ahlers

#26 NFC-CNFC TRULINE’S JUST FLOYD, “Floyd,” YLM
    Owned by John and Amie Henninger

    Handled by Amie Henninger

#28 FC-AFC EXECUTION SOUTHERN STYLE - LETHAL, “Lethal,” BLM
    Owned by Johnny and Kathy Armstrong

    Handled by Jason Baker 

#48 FC OUTBACK’S RISING STAR, “Champ,” BLM
    Owned by Robert Zylla and Steve Yozamp

    Handled by Steve Yozamp

#50 FC-AFC HEARTBEAT’S GEORGIA PEANUT, “Peanut,” BLF
    Owned by Julie Kobach

    Handled by Andrew Curtis

#57 FC-AFC SEASIDE’S ISSHEIT, “Zoey,” BLF
    Owned by Hank McNeil

    Handled by Ty Rorem

#69 FC-AFC FREERIDIN RIKKI TIKKI TAVI, “Tavi,” BLF
    Owned by Naomi Evans and Donald Fregelette

    Handled by Marcy Wright 

#70 FC-AFC SHE SELLS SEASHELLS BY THE SEASIDE, “Shelly,” BLF
    Owned by Shelby Songy

    Handled by Al Arthur

Handle 12. FC-AFC BOO’S STRAIGHT LINE IS GOOD IDEA, “Torq,” BLM, Isaac Langerud

12. FC-AFC BOO’S STRAIGHT LINE IS GOOD IDEA, “Torq”
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C/B/S: Black Lab Male
Callname: Torq
DOB: 5/27/2016
Sire: FC-AFC Good Idea's Have It Your Way
Dam: Contender's Marina Del Rey MH
Breeder: Jason Heffelmeier
Owner: Joel Earls
Handler: Isaac Langerud

Torq and Isaac came to the line at 12:00 pm

LF – Nice job!

RF – Back with his bird!

LR – Great line to get this bird!

RR – Line took Torq right of the gunners and into the water beyond the bird, and he needed to be handled to this bird.

12. FC-AFC BOO’S STRAIGHT LINE IS GOOD IDEA, “Torq,” BLM, Isaac Langerud

Torq and Isaac came to the line at 12:56 pm

F – No problem on his Flyer

RR – Wide left, hunted left after getting out of the water. Worked the area and moved the hunt pattern further right to locate the bird.

LR – Entering the left of the guns he located the blind, hunted tight and got his bird!

12. FC-AFC BOO’S STRAIGHT LINE IS GOOD IDEA, “Torq,” BLM, Isaac Langerud

Torq and Isaac came to the line at 8:50 am

3 whistles to the water

5 in the water

3 whistles out of the water and to the bird

12. FC-AFC BOO’S STRAIGHT LINE IS GOOD IDEA, “Torq,” BLM, Isaac Langerud

Torq and Isaac came to the line at 2:30 pm

F – Nice work on the flyer!

MR – Torq came in under the arc and doe a few passes behind the guns, but continues to stretch left in his hunt, then commits to the fall area and locates his bird.

RR – Down the mowed corridor and around the end to the bird.

12. FC-AFC BOO’S STRAIGHT LINE IS GOOD IDEA, “Torq,” BLM, Isaac Langerud

Torq and Isaac came to the line at 9:42 am

1 whistle before the tree

1 after the tree to adjust the line

2 into the cover

2 whistles up the hill and a check down

Rerun 12. FC-AFC BOO’S STRAIGHT LINE IS GOOD IDEA, “Torq,” BLM, Isaac Langerud

Torq and Isaac came to the line at 12:03 pm

F – A couple loops and he was on to the bird.

LR – Quick recovery of this bird.

MR – Very nice!

RR – Bent right and came around the mound to scoop his bird!

He moved to the honor box.

No-Bird 12. FC-AFC BOO’S STRAIGHT LINE IS GOOD IDEA, “Torq,” BLM, Isaac Langerud

Torq and Isaac came to the line and had a No-Bird on the Flyer ... they will be back after 5 ...

12. FC-AFC BOO’S STRAIGHT LINE IS GOOD IDEA, “Torq,” BLM, Isaac Langerud

Torq and Isaac came to the line at 12:53 pm

Good momentum

Torq is in the water before his first whistle

then another whistle and he is on the point

1 off the point and he carries this line a good portion of the channel

2 along the shoreline and on the bird. Well done.

12. FC-AFC BOO’S STRAIGHT LINE IS GOOD IDEA, “Torq,” BLM, Isaac Langerud

Torq and Isaac came to the line at 2:15 pm

F – Right to the bird!

RR – Directly to the bird!

MR – Behind the guns and directly to the bird.

12. FC-AFC BOO’S STRAIGHT LINE IS GOOD IDEA, “Torq,” BLM, Isaac Langerud

FC-AFC Boo's Straight Line Is Good Idea

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Torq and Isaac came to the line at 3:33 pm

F – Very short flyer, Torq had a quick hunt and got it.

RG – Right to the bird.

Blind – Through the water, 1 whistle to get through the keyhole, 4 whistles to the bird.