**NOTE THIS TEST WAS SCRAPPED, NEW TEST WILL BE SETUP**
We’re back for series 9 of the 2023 National Derby Championship!
We remain in Grader field, where the running mat has shifted about 20 yards to the right, facing North. It’s 63 degrees, overcast with occasional light rain. The wind is blowing at 15 mph at the handler’s back.
Test 9 is a Land Double with Hen Pheasants
Bird #1 is a dead Hen Pheasant, thrown from Right to Left, 230 yards from the mat. The gunners sit on the right side of the road and throw their bird across the road where it lands behind a large brush pile. The gunners retire when the dog is sent for Bird #2. We will call this bird RR for Right Retired.
Bird #2 is a dead Hen Pheasant, thrown from Right to Left, 235 yards from the mat. The gunners sit near the top of the rolling valley and throw their bird down the hill where it lands in a shallow ditch tight to the tree line. We will call this bird LB for Left Bird.
This test takes approximately 6 minutes per dog.
