Bluetick Days 2008 -All Blue Hunt Posted on 05/16/2008 Permanent Link All Blue Hunt Thursday, May 15, 2008 Mawster of Hounds Dale Parris Total Entered 27 All Blue Champion: CH NITE CH 'PR' Hollers Blue Albert, owned by Wilbur Holler (second from right), 425+. Also shown are Ted and Karen Gilbraith, Terry Goforth and Matt Gibbs. All Blue Opposite Sex: CH 'PR' Fall Creeks Blue Lady, owned by Ron Meyers (right), 350+. Also shown are Dave Langan, Tony Foley and Robbie Finton. First Runner Up: CH 'PR' Fall Creeks Smokin Bo II, owned by Ron Meyers (second from right), 200+. Also shown are Dave Langan, Tony Foley and Robbie Finton, Second Runner Up: NITE CH 'PR' Clear Fork Wild-N-Blue Snap, owned by Mike Groves (left), 200+. Also shown are Mackie Manns and DJ McCombs. Third Runner Up: NITE CH 'PR' Flying Blue Ruby, owned by Brett Nalley (left), 125+. Also shown is Phil Newton.

In This Issue of Coonhound Bloodlines... "Success Isn't Going To Happen Overnight" Laura Bell In the outreaches of Owatonna, Minnesota, you can often hear the sounds of late night barks emerge from the woods, while the owner of the coonhounds contently listens to the track unfold. The track barks fade and soon the Walker hounds have fallen treed deep in the timber, and without a doubt, they have the coon. Making his way to the hounds is their owner, 16-year-old Brandon Becker, who spends many nights like this in the woods with his hounds - nearly every night in the week, he says. Read more here Learn more about Coonhound Bloodlines

This Weekend At UKC Bluetick Days Robinson, Illinois - The nation’s largest UKC Bluetick event for six years running, National Bluetick Days will gather Bluetick Coonhound fanciers in Palestine, Illinois from May 15 to 17. Sponsored by the Bluetick Breeders of America, a UKC Chartered Breed Association, and hosted by the Wabash Valley CHC, the event kicks off Thursday and will feature coonhound nite hunts and bench shows, with Purina Points events Friday and Saturday. For more information, check out the upcoming events page. Find an event in your area.

About UKC Coonhounds Hunting with hounds is an American Tradition that still enjoys immense popularity. UKC's competitive hound programs offer events for coonhound enthusiasts belonging to over 1,300 clubs throughout the United States and Canada. In fact, one of the UKC's series of events enters more than 17,000 coonhounds annually and ranks as the largest sporting dog event of any kind in the world! Read more here.