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Wednesday, June 17, 2009

A Lot Goes Into Setting Up Tests




...And the efforts of many workers and much equipment is needed to get the job done in a timely fashion. Here, you can catch a view of setup for the rooster flyer on this setup in one photo, and the brushing of the holding blind for the short retired bird.
Note its proximity to the throw of the short left-middle bird, which is a tight angle back across the road.

 


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