Hunters honor Rowdy Nosser with retriever test Saturday

Published 6:02 pm Saturday, February 17, 2018

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Jewel retrieves a duck while taking place in the Started test during the West Mississippi Hunting Retriever Club's Rowdy Nosser Memorial Hunt Saturday at Mahannah Wildlife Management Area. (Courtland Wells/The Vicksburg Post)

Jerry Daprile directs Chance to the location of a duck during the West Mississippi Hunting Retriever Club's Rowdy Nosser Memorial Hunt Saturday at Mahannah Wildlife Management Area. (Courtland Wells/The Vicksburg Post)

Chance watches as Owner Jerry Daprile fires at a mark during the West Mississippi Hunting Retriever Club's Rowdy Nosser Memorial Hunt Saturday at Mahannah Wildlife Management Area. (Courtland Wells/The Vicksburg Post)

Shadow retrieves the diversion mark to owner Hunter Nelson during the West Mississippi Hunting Retriever Club's Rowdy Nosser Memorial Hunt Saturday at Mahannah Wildlife Management Area. (Courtland Wells/The Vicksburg Post)

Huck leaps across a stream while retrieving a duck to owner Brian Broussard during the West Mississippi Hunting Retriever Club's Rowdy Nosser Memorial Hunt Saturday at Mahannah Wildlife Management Area. (Courtland Wells/The Vicksburg Post)

A duck is tossed from a blind for dogs to mark during the West Mississippi Hunting Retriever Club's Rowdy Nosser Memorial Hunt Saturday at Mahannah Wildlife Management Area. (Courtland Wells/The Vicksburg Post)

Cash retrieves a duck to owner Charlie Sullivan during the West Mississippi Hunting Retriever Club's Rowdy Nosser Memorial Hunt Saturday at Mahannah Wildlife Management Area. (Courtland Wells/The Vicksburg Post)

Molly retrieves a duck to owner Stewart Williams during the West Mississippi Hunting Retriever Club's Rowdy Nosser Memorial Hunt Saturday at Mahannah Wildlife Management Area. (Courtland Wells/The Vicksburg Post)

Jamie Ochenrider directs Pyro to the location of blind mark during the West Mississippi Hunting Retriever Club's Rowdy Nosser Memorial Hunt Saturday at Mahannah Wildlife Management Area. (Courtland Wells/The Vicksburg Post)

Diva watches as owner Mandy Cieslinski fires at a mark during the West Mississippi Hunting Retriever Club's Rowdy Nosser Memorial Hunt Saturday at Mahannah Wildlife Management Area. (Courtland Wells/The Vicksburg Post)

Brian Broussard sends Huck to retrieve a duck during the West Mississippi Hunting Retriever Club's Rowdy Nosser Memorial Hunt Saturday at Mahannah Wildlife Management Area. (Courtland Wells/The Vicksburg Post)

Chance retrieves a duck to owner Jerry DaPrile during the West Mississippi Hunting Retriever Club's Rowdy Nosser Memorial Hunt Saturday at Mahannah Wildlife Management Area. (Courtland Wells/The Vicksburg Post)

More than100 dogs were entered into the West Mississippi Hunting Retriever Club’s Rowdy Nosser Memorial Hunt at Mahannah Wildlife Management Area Saturday.

Dogs are judged in three different level of skill, Started being the first level, Seasoned the second and Finished the third.

All entries undergo a testing on land and also water.

Dogs and handlers are judged on their ability to control and also mark the targets, in this case ducks, marking and memory of the birds’ locations as well as the ability of the dogs to bring the bird to hand while working off a lead.

Above the Started level, dogs cannot be handled by hand, only by command.

The test will continue on Sunday Feb. 18th. The proceeds from the hunt test are will be donated to an organization of the Nosser family’s choosing.

About Courtland Wells

Courtland Wells is a staff photographer at The Vicksburg Post. He is a native of Tuscaloosa, Ala. and graduated from the University of Southern Mississippi with a bachelor’s degree in Photojournalism. Following graduation, he started at The Vicksburg Post in the fall of 2016. Courtland has won numerous awards through the Mississippi Associated Press Managing Editors and the Mississippi Press Association. His work has also been featured in the New York Times and Washington Post as well as other national publications. Courtland is a member of the Vicksburg Young Professionals.

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