Master National Meetings – Mandatory Handler's Meeting

AKC Reps, Jerry Mann and Doug Ljungren

MNRC President, Sam Ferguson

Larry Kimble, Hunt Test Chief Marshal

Drew Neubauer thanked Michelle Love for her endless hours of work

Michelle Love, Hunt Test Chairman

The Handlers gathered again in the gymnasium at Coker College for the Mandatory Handler's meeting at 1 pm. There was a large crowd assembled to hear President Sam Ferguson's welcome. Below is some of the information that was presented:

The ten judges stood on the podium. Bruce Bachert was their representative who gave the instructions to the handlers:
1. Know and follow the rules
2. Gun Safety: Both hands on the gun an shoulder the gun for marks
3. If you have to handle on a mark, handle all the way to the bird.
4. Challenge the line to the blind
5. NO intimidation of your dog
6. Handler must stand upright by the dog for the marks
7. Do not point out the gun stations
8. Handler is to stay in place; the dog must be at heel
9. NO CELL PHONES
10. And … try and have a good time!

Bruce Bachert, Judge Flight D

Scratches:

Flight A: 36, 64, 69, 83, 84, 102, 121, 130

Flight B: 11, 20, 62, 77, 89, 92, 99, 114, 127

Flight C: 7, 11, 80, 88, 172

Flight D: 20, 22, 37, 39, 60, 70, 95, 120, 129, 140, 147

Flight E: 2, 11, 15, 16, 31, 55, 68, 131, 150, 161, 169, 172, 173, 184

Rotation: 22 – 59 – 96 – 133 – 170

Flight D is starting with #23 because #22 failed the bitch check, so Noah Spitzer was called to the podium to receive his starting dog hat. Frank Barton cautioned that if any dog #22 received a no bird tomorrow, they would have to give their hat to the next person in line.

Flight / Judges             Test

A. Robert Rascoe        Palmetto East – Land

Tom McMorrow

B. Dale Langhorne     Wood Duck – Land/Water

Ed Sullivan

C. Carol Hynes           Bird’s Campground – Land Test

Tellus Calhoun

D. Martin Bell             Goose Pond – Land

Bruce Bachert

E. Kay Scott                Mallard Pond – Land/Water

John Kinnard

Note: There is no hunting license required by gunners to shoot a live gun because they are covered under the event permit the Master National received a permit from the state to run this event.

Rules for no birds: If the dog does not see the no bird, they are to go back to the holding blind and come right back out. For a regular no bird:
First: go back three spots
Second: go back six spots
Third: you go to the end and stay there the balance of the week

NOTE: The correct address to Cooper Black is 279 James Road, Cheraw, SC

After the Mandatory Handler’s meeting, Sam Furgeson strongly encouraged the people who had not signed up to work at this event to meet at the designated locations in the gym to join a committee.

A Treasurer's Report was presented by Jimmy Hughes.

Treasurer, Jimmy Hughes