34. FC WILSON'S DUCKFARM GATOR-MAN, "Gator" LM, Clint Avant

"Gator" and Clint came to the line at 11:46 am 

 Blind – 1 L whistle to get through the bales, 3 L whistles to get in the water, a verbal R back, L back and 2 L overs to clear the land, L verbal back and L over to swim through the 1st water pond, 2 L overs to get on point, 4 L overs and moved R along the shore, 2 L and got it around the 2nd body of water. 

34. FC WILSON'S DUCKFARM GATOR-MAN, "Gator" LM, Clint Avant

FC WILSON'S DUCKFARM GATOR-MAN, "Gator" 

Blind -Gator's initial line did not get him to the brush. One whistle from handler Clint Avant was to put him left of the brush and down the hill. He took four whistles in the flat of the field and one to put him through the slot but Gator missed it. Two more to put him on the bird.

34. FC WILSON'S DUCKFARM GATOR-MAN, "Gator" LM, Clint Avant

FC WILSON'S DUCKFARM GATOR-MAN, "Gator" LM, handler Clint Avant
owners Northrup Larson, Frank Higgins & John Wilson

Came to the line 11:56 am.


Flyer - Long Flyer but good recover and Gator is back with his bird.

Middle Retired - Into the area with a couple of passes and back to the bird.

Left Retired - Out and back with the bird.

Right Retired - Very good mark.

34. FC WILSON'S DUCKFARM GATOR-MAN, "Gator" LM, Clint Avant

Gator and Clint came to the line at 10:29 am.

Flyer - A quick recovery to pick up this bird.

Left - Going through the bales and the pond, Gator went up to the trees and turned left in front of them and got his bird.

Middle - His line takes him below the dam and up the hillside. Hunting behind the gunners for an extended hunt before coming into the bird.

34. FC WILSON'S DUCKFARM GATOR-MAN, "Gator" LM, Clint Avant

2nd & 3rd Series - Land / Water Blind

Water - Gator took three whistles to get the proper angle to cross the road and into the water. One more followed by others as he moved across the pond by the point that caused him to be in the lunging water. Another whistle on the dam that moved him over towards the bird.

Land - Early whistle before the tree to try to establish his line. Five more to move him into the slot and onto his bird.

34. FC WILSON'S DUCKFARM GATOR-MAN, "Gator" LM, Clint Avant

34. FC WILSON'S DUCKFARM GATOR-MAN, "Gator" LM, 

owners Northrup Larson, Frank Higgins & John Wilson

"Gator" with handler Clint Avant came to the line to run their first test of the 2018 National Retriever Club Championship at 12:47 pm.

Flyer - Gator went out to retrieve his bird and came right back.

Long - He arrived at the base of the treed area to come back with his bird.