The 8th series has been plagued with no birds. The dogs who have come to the line more than once seem to show better marks. All of the dogs have picked up the duck flyer. Earlier the short retired proved to be troublesome, but an increase in the wind has helped on this bird. The left flyer was problematic due to the wide areas of the fall in heavy cover. There have been handles here. The long retired has also forced handles as the dogs get deep into the cover or the woods. These are very well placed birds.
