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 57. FC-AFC SEASIDE’S ISSHEIT, “Zoey,” BLF, Ty Rorem

57. FC-AFC SEASIDE’S ISSHEIT, “Zoey”

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C/B/S: Black Lab Female
Callname: Zoey
DOB: 4/17/2016
Sire: NFC-AFC Robber's Stray Bullet
Dam: Seaside's Warrior Princess *** QA2
Breeder: Frank and Rita Jones
Owner: Hank McNeil
Handler: Ty Rorem 

Zoey and Ty came to the line at 11:04 am

LF – No Problem!

RF – Headed towards the right flyer but pulled left in the water, but she got her bird.

LR – Arriving at the left side of water, she moved along the backside of the dam. She worked it out and got her hen pheasant.

RR – Nice line to the bird, but she was going a bit left and got a quick whistle and then she had her bird.

57. FC-AFC SEASIDE’S ISSHEIT, “Zoey,” BLF, Ty Rorem

Zoey and Ty came to the line at 2:52 pm

F – Back with the bird and looking for the next!

RR – Taking a piece of the water, she swims and then is out and drives just behind the gunners, but corrects and scoops up her bird.

LR – Missing the water, she goes wide left to the fence and runs along it until she locates her bird.

57. FC-AFC SEASIDE’S ISSHEIT, “Zoey,” BLF, Ty Rorem

Zoey and Ty came to the line at 10:17 am

1 whistle to the road

3 through the water and Zoey lined it out of the water to the bird! Great Job!

57. FC-AFC SEASIDE’S ISSHEIT, “Zoey,” BLF, Ty Rorem

Zoey and Ty came to the line at 12:25 pm

F – A couple loops and she's got her bird.

MR – In under the arc she drives deep for a loop before moving left to cross the water and scoop up her bird.

RR – Angling across the ditch and right up to the bird.

57. FC-AFC SEASIDE’S ISSHEIT, “Zoey,” BLF, Ty Rorem

Zoey and Ty came to the line at 8:42 am

2 whistles to the tree
3 into cover
2 to move through the cover and beyond
2 more whistles up the hill and to the blind

57. FC-AFC SEASIDE’S ISSHEIT, “Zoey,” BLF, Ty Rorem

Zoey and Ty came to the line at 11:43 am

F – Very Nice.

LR – Down the dike and into the channel, left on the bank and to the bird.

MR – Nice job!

RR – Good line out, running left along the base of the mound. She moved along the backside to the top of the mound and found her bird.

She moved to the honor box.

57. FC-AFC SEASIDE’S ISSHEIT, “Zoey,” BLF, Ty Rorem

Zoey and Ty came to the line at 4:41 pm

Excellent initial line

1 whistle into the channel

2 from the channel to the point

2 off the point back into the channel

2 in the channel to the far shore

1 on land to the bird.

57. FC-AFC SEASIDE’S ISSHEIT, “Zoey,” BLF, Ty Rorem

Zoey and Ty came to the line at 9:35 am

F – Right to the bird!

RR – Taking her time to identify the bird, Zoey locked in and does a nice job retrieving.

MR – Driving the hill she came up left of the blind and bends right to get her bird.

57. FC-AFC SEASIDE’S ISSHEIT, “Zoey,” BLF, Ty Rorem

FC-AFC Seaside's Issheit

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Zoey and Ty came to the line at 11:47 am

F – Good Mark!

RG – Out behind the gunners, she turned into the area of the fall and grabbed up her bird!

Blind – Through the way with a whistle midway to the keyhole, followed by 2 more and then 4 more whistles to the bird and a check down at the end.