February 14 - 18, 2005
First Week of Running
| Brace | Dog | Owner | Handler | Synopsis | |
| 1 2/14/05 a.m. |
Lester's Absolute | Rick Stallings Montgomery, AL |
Colvin Davis | 5 finds, finished the 3 hours | 3 gallery finds |
| Super Shadow | John Neely & David Reddish Butler, GA |
Robin Gates | 2 finds, 2 unproductives and was picked up at 2:15 | ||
| A beautiful sunny day greeted the 106th running of the National Bird Dog Championship on the manicured grounds of the Ames Plantation. Temperatures were in the upper 50's at breakaway with moderate west wind. Grounds were wet and soggy due to recent rains. | |||||
| 2 2/14/05 p.m. |
Point Blank | Bill & Sue Wester Lumberton, NC |
Robin Gates | Scored 1 find, picked up at 1:49 | 2 gallery finds |
| Kodak Moment | Ed & Dee Dee Stevens Decatur, OH |
Mike Johnson | 3 finds, picked up at 2:16 | ||
| Pleasant conditions-warm | |||||
| 3 2/15/05 a.m. |
Peacemaker | Jimmy Hinton, Sr. & Jimmy Hinton, Jr. Tuscaloosa, AL |
Billy Wayne Morton | 1 find, picked up at 1:36 | |
| Arcanum After Dark | A. F. Morgan Suffolk, VA |
Bruce Jacobs | 2 unproductives, picked up at 1:36 | ||
| Pleasant and cool, warming gradually under partly cloudy skies. | |||||
| 4 2/15/05 p.m. |
Whippoorwill Wizard | J. D. Huffman Michigan City, MS |
Larry Huffman | Gone at :43, not returned | |
| Double Rebel Legacy | Tom Kennard & Ted Baker Jacksonville, FL |
Fred Dileo | 3 finds, 3 unproductives, completed the 3 hours | ||
| Balmy conditions - Temperature reached over 70º | |||||
| 5 2/16/05 a.m. |
Tender Fury | Rosser Wall Raymond, MS & W. O. Fitch Holly Springs, MS |
Randy Downs | 4 finds, and a stop to flush; finished the 3 hours | |
| Updated Keepsake | Freddie Epp & Ruth Ann Epp Littell Marion Junction, AL |
Billy Wayne Morton | 2 finds, 1 back, picked up at 2:30 | ||
| Cool front moved in over night, temperatures in the mid-40s at 8:00 a.m. with a brisk west wind. | |||||
| 6 2/16/05 p.m. |
Miller's Online | Mike Furney Panama City, FL & Chip McEwen Alva, FL |
Rick Furney | 5 finds 2 divided, 2 backs; lost at time | |
| Sir Lancelot | Richard Tollison & Hoyle Eaton Booneville, MS & Danny J. White Heflin, AL |
Hoyle Eaton | 11 finds 2 divided, 1 back; picked up at 2:46 | ||
| Overcast, low 50's with occasional gusty wind, sun emerged near the hour and a half mark. | |||||
| 7 2/17/05 a.m. |
Texas Trailrider | B. L. "Barney" Allen Tyler, TX |
Gary Pinalto | No finds, picked at at 1:33 | 1 gallery find |
| Quicksilver | Gold Rick Stallings Montgomery, AL |
Colvin Davis | 1 find, picked up at 1:33 | ||
| Thursday a.m. partly cloudy - 40 degree at starting time, sun soon after. | |||||
| 8 2/17/05 p.m. |
Harpeth Valley Hawk | Martin Clayton & Ben Griffith Franklin, TN |
Ray Warren | 9 finds, 4 backs, 1 turkey, and a stop to flight; finished the 3 hours | |
| Cypress Gunpowder | David Nutt Jackson, MS & Larry Mitchell Franklin, TN |
Andy Daugherty | 8 finds and 2 backs; finished the 3 hours | ||
| Sunny and cool, breezy at times. | |||||
| 9 2/18/05 a.m. |
Whippoorwill High Rise | J. D. Huffman Michigan City, MS & Chuck Bolton Memphis, TN |
Larry Huffman | lost at :56 | |
| Broadway's Silver Bell | James R. Dry St. Simons Island, GA |
Robin Gates | 2 finds; picked up @ 1:50 | ||
| Crisp and clear Friday a.m. 34º at starting time. | |||||
| 10 2/18/05 p.m. |
Whippoorwill Big Shot | J. D. Huffman Michigan City, MS & Glen Crutchfield Memphis, TN |
Larry Huffman | Gone at :55, not returned | |
| Tommy B | Marion & Evelyn Brown Dayton, OH |
Rich Robertson | 2 finds, 1 unproductive, picked up at 2:01 | ||
| Partly cloudy skies, 58º, slight breeze. | |||||
February 21 - 24, 2005
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| Brace | Dog | Owner | Handler | Synopsis | |
| 2/21/05 a.m. |
Rain Delay
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| 11 2/21/05 p.m. |
Just Wait | Hunter Wilcox Medford, NJ, Jack Haines & David Suitts Boulder, CO |
Fred Dileo | 4 finds, 1 back; finished the 3 hours | |
| House's Hiplain Drifter | Billy K. Blackwell Olive Branch, MS |
Billy K. Blackwell | 1 woodcock; lost at 1:48 | ||
| 12 2/22/05 a.m. |
Bird Buggy Jack (scratched; injury) Replaced by: Redrock High Country |
Chris Rarich Kingston, NY Doug & Lori Steinshouer Reno, NV |
Stanley Downs Lori Steinshouer |
6 finds; finished the 3 hours | |
| Flatwood Earl | B. J. Kelly Memphis, TN |
Robin Gates | 1 back, 1 unproductive; picked up at 1:22 | ||
| 13 2/22/05 p.m. |
Spectre Sam | Herb Anderson Dayton, OR |
Rich Robertson | 2 unproductives; picked up at 1:10 | |
| Miller's Southern Pride | Mike Furney Panama City, FL & Chip McEwen Alva, FL |
Rick Furney | Picked up at :50 | ||
| 14 2/23/05 a.m. |
Crude Rooster Vale | Steve Patterson Jackson, MS |
Randy Downs | 1 unproductive, picked up at 1:23 | |
| Pink Angel | Rick Stallings Montgomery, AL |
Colvin Davis | 2 finds, picked up at :55 | ||
| Overcast skies, 39 degrees with west wind at 6 mph. | |||||
| 15 2/23/05 p.m. |
Erin's Southern Bo | Sean Derrig Bannockburn, IL |
Sean Derrig | 2 finds, 1 unproductive, picked up @ 1:50 | 1 gallery find |
| SF Accelerateher | Larry L. & Linda Smith Altoona, IA |
Larry L. Smith | Picked up at 1:35 | ||
| Intermittent rain, steady at times; temperature in mid to low 40's. | |||||
| 16 2/24/05 a.m. |
Solid Reward | Fred C. & T. Jack Robinson, Dayton, TN |
Fred C. Robinson, II | 6 finds, 2 unproductives; finished the 3 hours | |
| Lester's Thunderbird | Gary Lester Gracey, KY |
Gary Lester | Picked up at :45 | ||
| Overcast, NW winds at 6 mph, 41 degrees. | |||||