Our 6th race will be Saturday. It will be 159 miles from Spencer, ID. We are happy with how the 5th race went. The birds seem to be doing good. We would like to congratulate the money winners from Garrison.
1st - $2455 - Wolf's Den - VITA - 60 - BB
2nd - $1400 - Rory Smith - CDR - 2440 - BC
3rd - $1400 - Racing Goose Loft - ARPU - 65935 - BB
4th - $791 - Skylinerpl.Com - UVI - 372 - BC
5th - $791 - APC Loft - APC - 22212 - BB
6th - $791 - Skylinerpl.Com - JEDD - 47741 - BBSP
7th - $462 - Bieche Lofts - BIEC - 2077 - BB
8th - $462 - Vicstrom Loft - WICK - 2266 - BCSP
9th - $425 - Sierra Ranch - SIER - 134 - BCWF
10th - $425 - Pigeon Palace - LAF - 801 - BB
Thanks
Derik Alder
Brad Hoggan
We will box today for the 5th race tomorrow. It will be 312 miles from Garrison, MT.
Here is the projected payout for the next 2 money races and Champion Bird:
312 Miles Garrison MT 350 Miles Ovando MT Average Speed Champion Bird
1st - $1955 1st - $3130 1st - $3744
2nd - $1600 2nd - $2133 2nd - $2876
3rd - $1200 3rd - $1422 3rd - $2167
4th - $875 4th - $1138 4th - $1675
5th - $800 5th - $995 5th - $1477
6th - $700 6th - $855 6th - $1438
7th - $500 7th - $640 7th - $1083
8th - $425 8th - $570 8th - $985
9th - $425 9th - $570 9th - $886
10th - $425 10th - $497 10th - $690
11th - $497 11th - $591
12th - $497 12th - $591
13th - $427 13th - $591
14th - $427 14th - $453
15th - $427 15th - $453
First to trap from Garrison and Ovando get an extra $500
Champion Breeder - $1000
All Other Colors Pedigree Challenge 2nd Chance
1st - $862 1st - $425 1st - $700
2nd - $518 2nd - $255 2nd - $420
3rd - $345 3rd - $170 3rd - $280
Good luck to everyone! It has been a fun year. We've really enjoyed flying your birds.
The 250 mile race went really well. We are pleased with how the birds did. We would like to congratulate the top three winners from Melrose, MT.
1st - Racing Goose Loft - ARPU - 65935 BB
2nd - Racing Goose Loft - ARPU - 65915 BB
3rd - Sierra Ranch - SIER - 134 BCWF
Top 3 currently in the Average:
1st - Bieche Lofts - BIEC 2077
2nd - Wolfs Den - VITA 74
3rd - APC Loft - 22212
We are planning on flying the 5th race either Sunday or Monday. Most likely it will be Monday due to the weather. It will be 312 miles from Garrison, MT.
We will also post the payout before the next race. Thanks for your patience.
There are high winds predicted for Friday and Saturday all along the race course. Sunday has headwinds as well but not as strong. We still have 4 races to go with 2 of them being over 300 miles. So as of right now we are planning on racing the fourth race Sunday, September 25th. This race will be 250 miles from Melrose, MT.
We have had questions on the shedule because it doesn't align with what's on the website. The website is not up to date with the loft being moved to a new location. Therefore the rest of this year's races are as follows:
250 Miles from Melrose MT
312 Miles from Garrison MT
159 Miles from Spencer ID
350 Miles from Ovando MT
We would like to congratulate the top 3 winners from last weeks tough race:
1st - M2 Loft - UVI 1202 BC
2nd - Rory Smith - CDR 2435 DC
3rd - The Chosen Few - CHSN 203 BBTC
You still have one more week to enter birds in our other options.
Sept 23rd - Sept 29th
Pedigree Challenge $ 125
AOC $ 125
2nd Chance $ 300
We will also be posting the payout as soon as possible. Thanks for your patience.
No excuses today. The weather was surpisingly cooperative. The birds had clear sunny skies with a few high scattered clouds and mild wind from every direction but nothing very strong for the first 160 miles of the course. The last 40 miles was mostly a 5 mph head wind with high overcast skies. They started South almost immediately after being released. We watched them until we couldn't see them. We caught up to them about 10 miles South of the release point and followed them for another 2 to 3 miles. So we know they at least got started in the right direction.
There was a good first drop of 19 birds, and the first 77 birds came perfectly from the north. Since then the majority have come back from the south. So they made a mistake somewhere and went the wrong way and over flew the loft most likely on the Ogden side of the mountains. The birds handled great when we crated them Friday night. So hopefully we will get more home tonight and into tommorrow. Today's race was the first race that they had to navigate the mountains up in Montana. In that rough and rugged country it's very easy to make a costly wrong turn. We stand by our decision to fly today. It was a great day for a race, unfortunately the birds made a mistake somewhere.
Sincerely
The first 2 races went good and the birds did great. We would like to congratulate the top 3 breeders from each race. They will recieve a free perch fee for next year.
Race 1 Sage Junction
1st - ARPL - NSL 1677 - BCSP
2nd - Griffin Loft - RMR 22204 - BC
3rd - Evolution One Loft - STLH 524 - BCSP
Race 2 Spencer
1st - Genesis Syndicate Loft - GENE 611 - BCPD
2nd - Borderline - RMR 22311 - BBSP
3rd - Genesis Syndicate Loft - GENE 603 - DC
The 3rd race will be 200 miles from Red Rock, Montana. The weather this week is very unstable so we will fly the 3rd race when we feel the weather will cooperate for the birds. The good news is that hopefully all the rain this week will help with all the fires we have going, and the birds won't have to fly through as much smoke as last week. We will also try to get in one more training toss before the 3rd race.
Also we are extending the deadline for the extra chances to win. After next week birds may still be activated for the color race, pedigree challenge, or 2nd chance but there will be an additional charge.
Prices are as follows:
Prior to Sept. 9th Sept. 9th - Sept 15th Sept 16th - Sept 22nd Sept 23rd - Sept 29th
Pedigree Challenge $75 $ 85 $ 100 $ 125
AOC $75 $ 85 $ 100 $ 125
2nd Chance $200 $ 225 $ 250 $ 300
Thanks for all your support
The birds overall did really well today. There was about 40 miles that was pretty hazy and smoky today. We have been really lucky as this is the first smoke the birds have had to fly through this year. We have watched about 25 birds now coming back from the south which usually means they went down the wrong valley and were headed towards Ogden, Utah.
Birds that were basketed for the race last night need to paid for. Most the checks are here and of course there are some in route. If you haven't sent money please do so soon or we will hold your birds out next week.
Thanks for all your support. We wish all the best of luck. So thankful to be able to fly your birds. Call or text us with any questions.
We released the birds a little later this morning to make sure they did not get mixed up with trappers loop birds. We will Box the birds tomorrow night for our 1st race on Friday please make sure to have your checks in the mail.
We are very happy with how the activation race went. The birds are looking great. We will do a couple of training tosses this week before our first official race. It will be from Sage Junction, ID 123 Miles. It is scheduled for this Friday. Please get your birds paid for prior to Friday. Any bird that came back from Osgood needs to be paid for to be shipped to Sage Junction.
The next race is our activation race. Birds handled really well tonight when we caught them to scan them in. We are hoping for the best. If your birds make it back from Osgood, please get them paid in as soon as possible.
Required Entry Fee 300
Optional
Color Race 75
Pedigree Challenge 75
2nd Chance 200
Derik Alder and Brad Hoggan
