Coonhound Rules Index Permanent Link Attention! Special Announcement Concerning Coon Hunters, Age 55 and Over. Effective January 1, 2007, individuals, age 55 or older, are entitled to participate in Veteran’s Casts at club, state association and breed association level UKC Licensed Nite Hunts. Veteran’s Casts will not be run at Autumn Oaks, the UKC Winter Classic, the UKC Slam Series or any portion of the UKC World Championship including R.Q.E.’s, the Zone Semifinals or the Finals. At the individual’s option, they may be drawn into a Veteran’s Cast under the following rules: • Proof of age; driver’s license, hunting license, birth certificate, etc. must be presented to entry takers. • Registered, Nite Champion and Grand Nite Champion Casts. A minimum of three (3) individuals, age 55 or older, must participate in order for a Veteran’s Cast to be drawn. • The score of the Veteran’s Cast(s) will compete with the scores of all other casts in a particular division; Registered, Nite Champion or Grand Nite Champion, for placement in the UKC Licensed Nite Hunt. • Individuals, age 55 or older, do not have to compete in the Veteran’s Cast. They may choose to compete in the all-age casts if they wish. • Veteran’s Casts will compete under the same UKC Nite Hunt Honor Rules as do all other casts in their division (Registered, Nite Champion, Grand Nite Champion) with no exceptions.

Recent News At UKC 03/14/2010: Vonderheide's Liz Wins ALH Days! After three nights of hunting in Sparta; Vonderheide's Liz was named the 2010 American Leopard Hound Days Nite Hunt Champion. The six year old female is owned by Larry Vonderheide of Stewardson, Illinois and was handled by Justin Carroll. Highlight's of the weekend for Carroll and Liz included a...   Read more here. 03/13/2010: Blessed Assurance Inuagural Leopard Days Bench Champion! 03/13/2010: Friday Hunt Results 03/12/2010: 1st Annual American Leopard Days 03/10/2010: 2010 Walker Days 03/09/2010: UKC Youth Nationals - It's All About the Kids! 03/03/2010: UKC Announces its Top Breeds for 2009 03/02/2010: Video highlights from the 2010 Southeastern Treeing Walker Days in Salisbury, NC. 02/28/2010: Tri-Color Nowheres Banker 2010 SETWA Days Nite Hunt Champion 02/27/2010: Bens Creek Southern Kat Wins Again!   News Archive.

In This Issue of Coonhound Bloodlines... Building a Good Reputation Nathan Lattimer - From September 2008 Youth Special Issue In today's world, just by reading the news and by hearing what is going on in the world, it has never been more obvious that we need better role models for our children. Read more here   The Hunt Of A Lifetime Foundation: Making Dreams Come True… Tiffany Ealy Hunt Of A Lifetime is a nonprofit organization based in Harborcreek, Pennsylvania. It is for children with life-threatening illnesses 21 years of age and younger, and it arranges to send the youth on the hunting or fishing trip of their dreams. Read more here Learn more about Coonhound Bloodlines

This Weekend At UKC The Coonhound Department at United Kennel Club is pleased to announce their newest Chartered Breed Association, American Leopard Breeders Association recognized in May of 2008, will be hosting their First Annual American Leopard Hound Days. The event will be held in Sparta, Illinois at the fairgrounds. (More Information). Also, on this same weekend will be the South Carolina State Championship to be held in Darlington, South Carolina. Both American Leopard Hound Days and the South Carolina State Championship are on the 2010 Purina Series schedule also known as Purina Points Events.(More Information). 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.