Diagram: Hayes Land/Land Water/Water

Hayes Land
This test is a Land Triple with a Flyer, Double Blind, and Honor. Bird 1 is thrown left to right in front of the dog landing at 68 Yds. Bird 2 is the flyer to the right of bird 1 and lands at 145 Yds. Bird 3 is on the left side and lands at 115 yds. After picking up the first mark the handler then picks up the left hand blind at 140 Yds. The handler then picks up the remaining marks. After these marks are retrieved the handler picks up the right hand blind at 131 Yds. The test concludes with an honor. This test averaged 7.5 minutes during setup.


Hayes Land Water

This test is a Land Water Triple with a Walk Up, Flyer, Single Blind, and a Diversion Bird. Bird 1 comes from a well concealed gun station at 45 yds and lands about 51 yds from the line. Bird 2 is pn the right side across the water and is visible through a narrow gap of the trees on the far side of the pond. It lands 130 yds from the line. The flyer is on the left side and lands approximately 118 Yds from the line. When the Flyer is retrieved, a diversion bird is thrown. After the marks and diversion bird are picked up the handler then runs a water blind behind the #2 gun station and is 114 yds from the line. This test took 7.3 minutes during setup week. 

Hayes Water

This test is a Water Triple with a Water Blind. When the dog is called to the line the handler brings the dog in front of some hay bales stacked at the line. After the handler sits their dog, the handler moves behind the hay bales creating a “remote sit” scenario.  All dead ducks are used in this series.  Bird 1 is on the right side and is thrown right to left and lands 130 yds from the line. Bird 2 comes from behind a tree again on the right side, thrown right to left and lands 119 yds away. Bird 3 is on the left side and is thrown on an island, landing 49 yds from the line.  After the marks are picked up the dog completes the test with a single water blind at 145 yds to the right of gun station 3. The setup dog took 7.3 minutes to complete this test.

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