Semifinals Zone - 1 Nashua, Iowa September 12 - 13, 2008 Hosted by Shell Rock Coonhunters Association Zone - 2 Ashland, Ohio September 12 - 13, 2008 Hosted by Ashland County Coonhunters, Inc. Zone - 3 Cumberland, Virginia September 12 - 13, 2008 Hosted by United Eastern Virginia Coonhunters Association Zone - 4 Aurora, Missouri September 12 - 13, 2008 Hosted by Lawrence County Coonhunters Association Zone - 5 Decatur, Tennessee September 12 - 13, 2008 Hosted by Meigs County Coonhunters Association Zone - 6 Edison, Georgia September 12 - 13, 2008 Hosted by Notchaway Coonhunters Association Zone - 7 Midway, Texas September 12 - 13, 2008 Hosted by Trinity River Coonhunters Association Zone - 8 Heber, Utah August 29-30, 2008 Hosted by Northern Utah Big Game Hound Association

Finals Elizabeth, Illinois September 18, 19 and 20, 2008 Hosted by Northwestern Illinois Coonhunters Association OTHER INFORMATION 2008 Tentative RQE Schedule Dogs Qualified for World Hunt

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.