110. FC-AFC HOCKLEY CREEK'S SWITCH HITTER, "Mickey" LM, Robby Bickley

FC-AFC HOCKLEY CREEK'S SWITCH HITTER, "Mickey" LM

8/29/2013 (NAFC-FC Texas Troubador ex FC-AFC Dance Hall Gal)
Breeders: Joe O'Brien & James Roberts
Owner: Robby Bickley, Gainsville, TX
Handler: Robby Bickley

Mickey's road to qualifying for the 2019 National Amateur in Ronan, MT...
Amateur Wins - 4 & Points - 37.5, Open Win by Amateur Handler - 2 &  Open Points - 17.5    
Total Wins 2019 Qualifying Year - 6  & Total Points - 55
Week Qualified 33 at PRTA - Eastern

A look at Mickey's 2018 and current year points...
2018 Open: 13 & Amateur: 23.5;   2019 Open: 12.5 & Amateur: 28.5


Lifetime Open Points: 47.5
Lifetime Amateur Points: 86.5

All-Age Lifetime Points: 134

Lifetime Derby Points: 24

Year(s) Entered A National Event
2018 - NRC / NARC
2017 - NRC / NARC

Fun Fact on Mickey: he is competing against his sire #54 Tubb. In 2015 he won a Double Header, and he was the High Point Purina Amateur dog in 2017. Mickey completed his AFC in April 2017 and FC in May 2017.
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 Mickey and Robby got to the line at 12:31 pm.

Right Flyer - Stepped on IT!

Left Flyer - Across the field to the drop area and Mickey got his bird.

Island Bird - Mickey got into the pond, out and across the field to enter the next bit of water that took him to the the bird. Pounded IT!

Long Retired - An amazing line that started wrong but Mickey quickly corrected. This brought him out to the area and on his bird. 

 

110. FC-AFC HOCKLEY CREEK'S SWITCH HITTER, "Mickey" LM, Robby Bickley

Mickey and handler Robby got to the line at 3:23 pm

S. Flyer - Direct line to the pond and bird.

Flyer - Straight to the bird.

Middle Long - Worked with him and took the line through the water and a little right. He hunted the area and got it.

Middle Retired - Out to the blind area where he had a hunt and got the bird.

Handle - 110. FC-AFC HOCKLEY CREEK'S SWITCH HITTER, "Mickey" LM, Robby Bickley

Fun Fact on Mickey: shares the same sire as 3 other competitors (70, 71 & 116), furthermore he is competing against his sire #54 Tubb. In 2015 he won a Double Header, and he was the High Point Purina Amateur dog in 2017. Mickey completed his AFC in April 2017 and FC in May 2017.

6:29 pm

Duck Flyer - Quick recovery of the bird.

Rooster Retired - up the hill a loop and on teh bird.

Hen Pheasant Flyer - Mickey did his swim and went up the hill and on his bird.

Hen Pheasant Retired - He swam both ponds passing the exit point to the retired gun. Mickey had to be handled to his bird.

110. FC-AFC HOCKLEY CREEK'S SWITCH HITTER, "Mickey" LM, Robby Bickley

FC-AFC HOCKLEY CREEK'S SWITCH HITTER, "Mickey"

Lifetime Open Points: 47.5
Lifetime Amateur Points: 86.5
Lifetime Derby Points: 24

9:21 am

Mickey received his first cast to entry the pond for the first time. He then got three whistles for direction on his swim to the first point. He carried this line over the point and re-entered the water and swam straight to the second point, where got one cast to get on the point. He ran over the point and off with no blows of the whistle. The next cast for him to get on the last point then one to get off of it. His final whistle came to get out of the pond with a check down blow for the bird.

110. FC-AFC HOCKLEY CREEK'S SWITCH HITTER, "Mickey" LM, Robby Bickley

FC-AFC HOCKLEY CREEK'S SWITCH HITTER, "Mickey" LM (8/29/13)

Year(s) Entered A National Event
2018 - NRC / NARC
2017 - NRC / NARC

Mickey came to the line at 5:19 pm.

Pheasant Flyer - Very Good.

Short Retired - Initial line very good. He pulled up the hill slightly towards the end but quickly adjusted and got his bird.

Duck Flyer - Good angle across the field. Mickey had a short hunt deep but came back in for his bird.

Long Retired - Tight hunt just beyond the holding blind. He works it out and crosses the stream and on the bird.

110. FC-AFC HOCKLEY CREEK'S SWITCH HITTER, "Mickey" LM, Robby Bickley

Mickey and Robby got to the line at 5:21 pm

Mickey's initial line carried him to the first bit of water. One cast was up on land to the entry point and one cast to get in. A few more to the end of a very nice blind.

110. FC-AFC HOCKLEY CREEK'S SWITCH HITTER, "Mickey" LM, Robby Bickley

A look at Mickey's 2018 and current year points...

2018 Open: 13      Amateur: 23.5
2019 Open: 12.5   Amateur: 28.5

All-Age Lifetime Points: 134

Came to the line 9:27 am

Flyer - Mickey went out through the field and hunted the area then got his long flyer.

Middle Retired - Going off on a line to the right of the mound. He took a nice left and came into the mark from the right, then he went to the middle and entered the cover. He hunted the cover until he found his bird.

Long Retired - He went out on the right side of the field. Entered the water and angled across the far field straight to the mound and the heavy cover. He hunted short by the hay bale then went right and deep onto the mound and to his bird.

110. FC-AFC HOCKLEY CREEK'S SWITCH HITTER, "Mickey" LM, Robby Bickley

Mickey came to the line...

Water - One whistle and he went over the log. This carried him through the cover and half way across the pond. He then got two more casts to navigate towards the blind and one more to get the bird.

Land - Excellent! Four or five casts and he ran strong taking every cast.

110. FC-AFC HOCKLEY CREEK'S SWITCH HITTER, "Mickey" LM, Robby Bickley

Mickey's road to qualifying for the 2019 National Amateur in Ronan, MT...

Amat Wins - 4                                                  Amat Pts - 37.5           
Open Win by Amat Handler - 2                       Open Pts by Amat Handler - 17.5       

Total Wins 2019 Qual Year - 6                        Total Pts 2019 Qual Year - 55
Week Qualified - 33                                        Qualified at - PRTA - Eastern


To the line ...

Flyer – Nice mark, went directly the the fall area and quickly got his bird

RR –  Went out right of the blind, circled back left, straight to the bird.