Every Dog Has Its Day This is Nt. Ch. Bledsoe Big Bend Trixy owned by Brad Bledsoe of Ralston, OK. Brad raised her as pup and is working on finishing her out to Grand Nite Champion. Brad is a junior in High School and sets an example to everyone that is around him. "Congratulations Brad and keep up the good work. You are what our sport is all about". -Mike Williamson * - Don't forget to email your favorite coonhound pic and a short description to Allen Gingerich to see your hound featured in "Every Dog Has Its Day".

Performance Program - Raisen Cain in Alabama! 05/08/2008: UKC Performance Program - Owners Earl Phillips & Randy Quinn of Sumiton, Alabama are on a serious hot streak with their young Black & Tan male CH NITECH 'PR' Cypress Creek's Raisen Cane. Cane is a perfect example of a Permanently Nominated hound going after a Grand title. The...   Read more here. For older news, follow this link.

2008 UKC World Coonhound Championship Stay tuned to this space for the latest information and updates on the 2008 UKC World Coonhound Championship! Read more here.

In Memory of Wayne Caudill You could say many things about Wayne Caudill, but I will always remember him as the most politically active houndsmen I’ve ever known when it came to fighting for hunters’ and dog owners’ rights. And it’s not just that he was active, he was successful. He was good at it. I like to believe that enjoyed it. He certainly invested much time and effort for the sportsman in his beloved State of Kentucky, and beyond. Read more here.

The Coonhound Advisor with Allen Gingerich Complaints: Master of Hounds, Licensed Event Participants and Event Participants Reminders (03/06/2008): As much as we hate to see it the UKC Field Operations Department does receive complaints on officials from time to time. And if a licensed official cannot do their job sufficiently then we do want to know about it. The UKC does keep a file on hand of each and every licensed official - good or bad. This month we would like to take a little time and address a few issues. Addressing them will hopefully allow our officials to better themselves if they find themselves in these situations. Read more here Previous Feature Articles... Declared Treed But Not Declared Struck, Babbling and Bells (03/31/2007) Strike Positions Available, Catching Coon on Ground, Didn't See The Situation But Are Asked To Vote (12/13/2006) Casting Dogs Where Guide Doesn't Have Permission, Showing Dogs In The Proper Order, Dogs Barking In The Box (10/24/2006) Demanding Ten Minutes of Shining Time - Dogs Out of Hearing - Signatures on Scorecards - Deadline Reminders (08/24/2006) Following Procedures and Filing a Formal Complaint (08/24/2006) Previous installments of The Coonhound Advisor

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2008 Black & Tan Days Part 1: Saturday Results Part 2: Bench Show Results Part 3: Friday Nite Hunt Results Part 4: Thursday Events and Memorial Show Winners Part 5: 2008 Black & Tan Days - Flora, Illinois
2008 Treeing Walker Days Part 1: Final Results Part 2: Bench Show Results Part 3: Friday Nite Hunt Results Part 4: Lee Crawford Nite Hunt Part 5: Lee Crawford Bench Show
VA State Championship Part 1: Tonto Wins VA State Championship!
Grand Bluetick Reunion Part 1: Blue Creek Gauge and Blue Ridge Jammin Jay Top Dogs at Reunion! Part 2: Bluetick Grand Reunion Candids Part 3: Grand Bluetick Reunion Friday Hunt / Saturday Bench Show Part 4: Grand Bluetick Reunion
Southern English Days Results Part 1: Results
Pete D' Andrea Treeing Walker Sectional Results Part 1: Results

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 Don't forget this coming weekend is the Minnesota State Youth Championship! The event is being held in Green Isle, Minnesota. It is a youth only event open to all kids between the age of five and seventeen. It is a UKC licensed event awarding championship points and National Championship qualifying. Bring all the kids for family fun with the hounds! 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.