Handle - 12. FC-AFC ROUGH CREEK'S LIBERTY BELL, "Bella" LF, Mark Medford

Fun Fact on Bella: She completed her FC in March 2016 and her AFC in October 2017.

8:39 am

Duck Flyer - Bella got across the pond to the far shore, going around the boat and down the shore she got her bird.

Rooster Retired - Getting through the pond and to the top of the hill, Bella turned right and got her rooster pheasant.

Pheasant Hen Flyer - she caught the first pond and a piece of the second as she went towards the flyer. Getting in the draw between bird two and deep of the guns. She then got in front of the gun and her bird.

Pheasant Hen Retired - Bella got into the first pond then the second and caught a piece of the third. She had a a quick one whistle handle and she got her bird.

12. FC-AFC ROUGH CREEK'S LIBERTY BELL, "Bella" LF, Mark Medford

FC-AFC ROUGH CREEK'S LIBERTY BELL, "Bella"

Lifetime Open Points: 36.5
Lifetime Amateur Points: 20
Lifetime Derby Points: 18

10:39 am

Bella had three cast to get into the cove on line to start her swim. One cast to keep the line going up on the point just right of the tules. This carried her through the first point where she got three whistles to keep the line going to her second point. She carried her line over the point and onto the third point where she needed one whistle to get onto the final point where she got high right. Bella's last two whistles came on her final swim to the end and to get her bird.

12. FC-AFC ROUGH CREEK'S LIBERTY BELL, "Bella" LF, Mark Medford

FC-AFC ROUGH CREEK'S LIBERTY BELL, "Bella" LF

Years Entered A National Event
2018 - NRC (F) / NARC (F)
2017 - NRC / NARC
2016 - NRC

To the line at 7:55 am

Pheasant Flyer - Bella went straight to this bird.

Short Retired - She went up the slope to where the guns stood. Going quickly down the hill she got her bird.

Duck Flyer - She went through the valley and up the hill behind the guns. She worked her way up and down the flat area on top of the hill and got her bird.

Long Retired - Bella went down the valley on the left side of the hill. Going to far and reaching the road and fence, she then crossed over to her right side and started to hunt the fall area.

       

12. FC-AFC ROUGH CREEK'S LIBERTY BELL, "Bella" LF, Mark Medford

Bella came to the line at 2:02 pm

Bella took her first whistle to enter the water, then her second whistle came at the far shore that carried her half way through the water. Then Mark blew three more times to adjust the last portion of her swim to her bird.

12. FC-AFC ROUGH CREEK'S LIBERTY BELL, "Bella" LF, Mark Medford

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

2018 Open: 8.5        Amateur: 11
2019 Open: 4.5        Amateur: 0.5

All-Age Lifetime Points: 56.5

Came to the line 2:05 pm

Flyer - She got her flyer.

Middle Retired - Good line to the fall but she put on a couple loops short of the bird. Then she worked her way to get it.

Long Retired - Bella hunted short making a couple of large loops by the hay bale, then she jumped in the last bit of water and progressed toward the mark. She came out behind the gun, then ran along the top of the mound to her bird.

12. FC-AFC ROUGH CREEK'S LIBERTY BELL, "Bella" LF, Mark Medford

Came to the line....

Water - Over the log on her initial line. Bella got her first cast to get through the cover. The next came to get her into the water which she carried almost to the far side. One more to finish her swim then to her bird.

Land - Initial line out across the road and through the cover and up the hill. She got three whistles and then she got her bird.

12. FC-AFC ROUGH CREEK'S LIBERTY BELL, "Bella" LF, Mark Medford

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

Amat Wins - 0                                                  Amat Pts - 6.5 
Open Win by Amat Handler - 1                       Open Pts by Amat Handler - 9.5         

Total Wins 2019 Qual Year - 1                        Total Pts 2019 Qual Year - 16
Week Qualified - 33                                        Qualified at - Duluth RC


To the line 5:34 pm

Flyer – Good line to the area, a couple tight loops and on to the bird.

RR – Arriving right of the guns, Bella quickly corrects to return with her bird.