Water Double with a Hen Mallard Flyer
Test Seven is a Water Double with a Hen Mallard Flyer. The mat faces north beside a cluster of technical ponds.
Bird
One is a dead drake thrown to the left at 275 yards from the line. This
gun station is in front and slightly left of the mat. The dog must
angle down a short hill into a pond. They then must go over a levee into
the right corner of a second pond. After the second pond, they need go
over a second levee and enter into pond three. In pond three, they must
swim across, then exit and go up another short hill, then cross a gravel
road to get to their bird.
Bird Two is a hen mallard
flyer. This bird is also in the front of the mat but slightly to the
right. The line to this flyer is down a hill and through some cattails
to enter into a pond. Once they cross the pond, they need to cross over
the dam so they can drive the far hill, cutting across strips of cover
that have been mowed. The dog picks up their bird approximately 171
yards from the line.