What Your Fellow Hunters Have To Say About The UKC Hunt Tests
Posted on 11/09/2012 in HTX = Coondog.
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Don’t Take Our Word For It. Listen To What Your Fellow Hunters Have To Say About The UKC Hunt Tests
“I think the HTX Hunt Test is a wonderful thing. A dog really needs to be on its game, and pass all on its lonesome. There is no pressure or trying to be smarter than people on a cast. It’s just you and your dog, and is like being on a pleasure hunt.”
Jeff Barnes, Vale, North Carolina
“I have been trying to get UKC Licensed Hunt Tests at our club for a couple years. This year we finally pulled the trigger, and Molly was able to get a pass on her first try. Got deep on the first drop, and she was under a coon when we got to her as the hour expired. That night was a complete success as the other two hunters with us also got a pass. Clyde Little of Booneville, Kentucky, and GR NITE CH GR CH ‘PR’ Extreme Skipper HTX scored on a coon, as did Kip Osborne and GR CH GR NITE CH Paint Creek Little Slugger HTX. In my opinion, the Hunt Test Program is a great addition to the UKC Coonhound Program.”
Virgil Cole, Altro, Kentucky
“These HTX hunts are great. I plan on hunting in more this spring and summer.”
Eric Dodson, Asbury, Missouri
“My name is Joshua Houston. I am 17 years old and from Connelly Springs, North Carolina. My dog is ‘PR’ Sid’s Loud N Rowdy. He is a Treeing Walker and was two years old in June. He has one HTX test pass. I think the HTX program is great. I think all dogs in competition hunts should have an HTX title. It shows that they can tree a coon on their own.”
Joshua Houston
“This is my Spot dog. He’s 40 points away from NITE CH and one hunt test away from an HTX certification. I think the HTX is one of the best things to come along in a while. The HTX represents what we as hunters strive for in all our dogs, the ability to strike, trail and tree a coon in a timely manner. The HTX is the only way to prove this to the general public.”
Shaun Honea, West Minster, South Carolina
Upcoming Hunt Tests
• Alabama
November 16, December 14, Reform, AL, Pickens County CHA, Harry Ott, 205-375-8248
• Arkansas
December 14, Star City, AR, Glendale CHA, Jason Hamilton, 870-377-2485
• Florida
November 1, Bushnell, FL, Sumter County Coon Hunters Club, Tom Bard, 352-793-5082
• Georgia
November 8, December 6, Bowdon, GA, Indian Creek Coonhunters Assn., Jason Robinson, 770-315-9779
November 14, December 12, Waco, GA, West Georgia CHA, Phillip Winters, 404-569-6168
• Illinois
November 5, December 3, Casey, IL, North Fork Coon Hunters Club, Tracy Vernon, 217-232-7308
November 30, December 8, Charleston, IL, Coles County Coon Hunters Assn., Jeff Ashmore, 217-218-2251
• Indiana
November 17, Salem, IN, Washington County Coonhunters, Mark Lykins, 812-896-2073
November 26, December 16, Lake Village, IN, Newton County Rabbit & CHC, Jim Stinnett, 219-808-2646
• Kentucky
November 5, Mt Washington, KY, Bullitt County CHC, Butch Glass, 502-922-4274
November 6, Elizabethtown, KY, North Central Kentucky CHC, Butch Glass, 502-922-4274
• Maryland
December 8, Darlington, MD, Raccoon Club of Maryland, Audrey Downer, 410-457-0295
• Missouri
November 10, November 24, Kinder, MO, Southeast Missouri CHA, Larry Elliott, 573-475-9681
• New York
November 9, Medina, NY, Orleans County Houndsmen & Conservation Club, Ernest R. Stephens, Jr., 585-303-1001
November 10, Van Etten, NY, Chemung County Coon Hunters, Randy Smith, 607-216-7284
Competition: Hunt Test Updates
• North Carolina
November 5, Vale, NC, N.C. Tri.-County Coon Club, Stephen Creason, 704-400-9529
November 6, Delco, NC, Columbus County Coonhunters Assn., Shannon Buffkin, 910-409-3122
November 9, December 14, Lincolnton, NC, Lincoln County Coon Club, Mike Warlick, 704-477-8377
• Ohio
November 1, November 15, Jefferson, OH, Ashtabula County Coonhunters Assn., Tony Smith, 440-858-3157
November 2, Greenwich, OH, Rural Coonhunters Inc., Robert Biller, 419-618-1525
• Pennsylvania
November 2, McClure, PA, Union County Coonhunters, Bill Lash, 717-543-5896
November 16, Greenville, PA, Mercer County Coonhunters, Todd Turner, 814-382-7881
• West Virginia
November 4, December 7, December 14, Inwood, WV, Tri State Houndsman Assn., Steven Cain, 304-283-1408
November 16, Keslers Cross Lanes, WV, Mid State CHA, Kathy Bays, 304-872-9297
