UKC Coonhound Weekly Bulletin, Edition 20
September 9, 2025
Source: Trevor Wade, Coonhound Program Manager
Email: twade@ukcdogs.com
Welcome back to another edition of the UKC Coonhound Bulletin! The 20th Edition as a matter of fact, I'm glad to see you all are liking it! I dont have much of an introduction this week with Zones baring down on us so lets jump right into the action.
PAST EVENTS
This past weekend was the Kentucky State Youth Championship and the Canadian Autumn Open. Neither of those reports have landed in my inbox as of this morning. When they do, you will find results on the Coonhound Standings/Results page.
Last week, we went over how to find all the results from Autumn Oaks. Pictures from the event are now up on SmugMug with win pictures and candids from the weekend, check them out here: 2025 Autumn Oaks album
UPCOMING EVENTS
This weekend is all about the World Championship Zones. We have eight locations stacked with talented hounds, ready to take their shot and try to advance to the prestigious World Finals, and be one of the last 108 standing. Who will be advancing?? You can see the Zones entry lists here: 2025 Coonhound World Championship Zone Entry List
Good luck to those competing and safe travels to all. We will need 27 knowledgeable judges for Round 1 of the Finals on Thursday the 25th so if you dont make it through or you didnt get qualified to compete, please consider helping out.
Zone cast breakdowns and results will be posted both on the forums and the website over the weekend. It will be easier for me to update the forums in real time while the website results will be updated at the end of the night. Remember, scores wont be posted Saturday until all scorecards are in, in a given zone, or until the return deadline passes. To keep up with all the action:
- Forums (will be stickied at the top by Thursday)
- Coonhound Standings/Results Page
WHATS HAPPENING?
Today, Im just catching up on some lists.
First, I had to update the Money Winners list after the two Autumn Oaks Pro Slams. There was some major shuffling on the list, and you can check it out here: UKC Money Winners
The Top Ten Bench Show Standings had some big shake ups at the top after Autumn Oaks, you can see here: Top Ten Bench Show Standings
After Autumn Oaks, we are up to 716 qualified hounds for TOC, see list here: TOC Qualifier List
And lastly, lets see where we sit for the Triple Crown going into Zones weekend. By my records, two hounds sit atop the leaderboard, having accrued 150 points through their cast wins at Winter Classic and Autumn Oaks. Those two hounds are:
1) NITECH PR Crane Creeks Nitetyme Angel, ENG, F, 3, Jason Snellgrove, Crane, Missouri
2) GRNITECH(4) PR Roses Wild Dreamin Echo, TW, M, 6, Logan Rose, Todd Rose, Jeff Wilson, Tyner, Kentucky
Unforunately for Angel, it looks like her run for the Triple Crown has come to an end as she did not get qualified for the World Championship this year. Still a great year by all accounts. Echo will be competing in the mountains of Rogersville, Tennessee in Zone 5 with a chance to lock this thing up, after knocking on the door the past several years. However, he is not alone. 26 hounds are sitting in 2nd Place, all tied with 100 points, and they still have a fighting chance if Echo falls short in Tennessee. Stranger things have happened. I cant wait to see how it shakes out!
DOG OF THE WEEK
What does it take to make a dog GRNITECHHOF? A bunch of cast wins. Consistently winning casts weekend after weekend. The subject of this weeks Dog of the Week did just that. The dog was the top cast winner in 2023 and was tied for second for the most cast wins in 2024. That is a pretty incredible two year run. The dog we are talking about is GRCH(2) GRNITECHHOF 'PR' Swampthing Honey. Lets find out more about her.
Name: GRCH(2) GRNITECHHOF 'PR' Swampthing Honey
Breed: Treeing Walker Coonhound
Date of Birth: 6/10/2020
Owned by: Stacy Smitherman of Centerville, Texas
Bred by: Tom Froese Jr
Three-Generation Pedigree:
--- 'PR'WILD SIDE
- GRCH GRNITECH'PR'COMBS WHEELER
--- 'PR'LATCHING LIZ
GRCH(2) GRNITECHHOF'PR'SWAMPTHING HONEY
--- GRNITECH GRCH'PR'GITGOOD'S BUSTER
- GRNITECH GRCH'PR'MOSER'S WHITE ICE
--- GRNITECH'PR'MOSER'S SACKETT'S FLIRT
Honey got a little later start in comparison to some of the other dogs we've talked about here, getting her first cast win 13 days shy of her 2nd birthday in late May 2022. Consistently winning all over Oklahoma, she finished to NITECH quickly in January of 2023. 2023 was an incredible year for the young female. First, she finished to GRNITECH in about 45 days, on March 4, 2023. From there, she continued her run and finished winning 38 casts in the calendar year, leading the way for all UKC hounds in that time period.
The calendar turning to 2024 didnt slow her down much. She achieved an additional 24 wins in 2024, giving her the 2nd most wins in the calendar year, even though she earned her GRNITECHHOF win early in the year, in February of 2024 at a RQE in Mississippi. As we sit today, she hasnt competed much this year with only one cast win at the Texas State Championship for 2025 but with 66 cast wins on her resume, including 53 GRNITECH wins, its safe to say that she has left her mark!
UKC HUNTING OPS PODCAST
We have some really fun podcasts on tap. Hopefully you all enjoyed part two of Allens interview with Rick Stretch that dropped last Wednesday. Tomorrow, the Autumn Oaks recap episode will drop on the feed with Allen and I talking all about Autumn Oaks, including several interviews. Hopefully you all tune into that one. Remember, you can find the podcast on Spotify, Apple, or wherever you get your podcast. Also, we post each one on our UKC YouTube page, you can find here: UKC Youtube
UKCS ALL-QUARTER CENTURY CAST
This weeks poll has come to a close and moving onto the Autumn Oaks final is NGRNCH WLDNITECH GRNITECH 'PR' House's Mr Clean having taken home a whopping 65.4% of the votes. WOW!
This weeks poll will span Autumn Oaks National Grand Nite Champions from 2016 through 2020. You have three Treeing Walker males, one Treeing Walker female, and an English male to choose from, all exceptional dogs in their own right. Who will move on to go toe to toe with Hard Knockin Big Mama, Wild-N-Blue Lou, and Houses Mr. Clean in the Autumn Oaks final? Lets see your options.
2016 Winner - NGRNCH GRCH GRNITECH 'PR' Rocky Creek Shredderman
English Male
Owned by Chad Nay, Brent Romshak, Jamie Estep of Newcomerstown, Ohio
Out of GRNITECH GRCH 'PR' Rocky Creek Boogeyman & CH NITECH 'PR' Fox's Hot Ta-Molly
Born 11/6/2012 and bred by Chad Nay
- 2016 National Grand Nite Champion of Autumn Oaks
- Qualified for World Zones 2 times (2016, 2017)
- Cast win at 2017 Southern English Days
- 13 cast wins on record
- 2,711 plus points in 9 reports with recorded scores (301.2+ average)
2017 Winner - NGRNCH GRNITECH 'PR' Handsome Big EZ
Treeing Walker Male
Owned by Bryan Whitted and Michael Thomas of Huntington, Indiana
Out of GRCH GRNITECH 'PR' Big Money & NITECH 'PR' Cables Sweet Talking Lady
Born 4/24/2014 and bred by Kevin Cable Jr
- 2017 National Grand Nite Champion of Autumn Oaks
- Qualified for World Zones 2 times (2016, 2017)
- Cast wins at 2016 Treeing Walker Days, 2016 World Zones
- 10 cast wins on record
- 3,575 plus points in 5 reports with recorded scores (715+ average)
2018 Winner - NGRNCH GRNITECH(3) GRCH 'PR' Dark Side of Skuna River
Treeing Walker Female
Owned by Jason Smith and Duell Murphy of Akron, Indiana
Out of GRNITECH CH 'PR' Wilson's Skuna River Fred Bear & CH GRNITECH 'PR' Maniac's Dark Side of the Moon
Born 10/16/2013 and bred by Jason Smith
- 2018 National Grand Nite Champion of Autumn Oaks
- 2x UKC Youth Nationals Winner (2019, 2020)
- Qualified for World Zones 3 times (2016, 2019, 2020)
- Cast wins at 2016 Treeing Walker Days, 2018 Treeing Walker Days, and 2020 Autumn Oaks
- 26 cast wins on record
- 10,137 plus points in 20 reports with recorded scores (506.9+ average)
2019 Winner - NGRNCH GRCH GRNITECHHOF 'PR' Redneck Backwoods Shack
Treeing Walker Male
Owned by Cheyenne Cummings of Seneca, Missouri
Out of GRNITECH 'PR' Redneck Mafia & GRCH GRNITECH 'PR' Rat's Hi Country Ann
Born 2/18/2013 and bred by David Griner
- 2019 National Grand Nite Champion of Autumn Oaks
- Qualified for World Zones 8 times (2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022)
- 15th Place at 2016 World Championship
- 3rd Place at 2017 World Championship
- 14th Place at 2019 World Championship
- Cast wins at 2014 Oklahoma State Championship, 2016 World Zones, 2017 Youth Nationals, 2017 World Zones, 2018 Oklahoma State Youth Championship, 2019 World Zones, 2019 Oklahoma State Championship, 2020 Oklahoma State Championship, 2022 Oklahoma State Championship, and 2023 Oklahoma State Championship
- 48 cast wins on record
- 12,712 plus points in 42 reports with recorded scores (302.7+ average)
2020 Winner - NGRNCH GRNITECH(2) GRCH 'PR' Sun Down (Apollo)
Treeing Walker Male
Last owned by William Kieling of McDonough, Georgia
Out of 'PR' Power Pack & NITECH 'PR' Hardwood She's Not Easy
Born 10/5/2018 and bred by Dennis Griffin
- 2020 National Grand Nite Champion of Autumn Oaks
- Qualified for World Zones 3 times (2020, 2021, 2022)
- 2021 TOC Top 16
- Cast wins at 2020 Florida State Championship, 2021 Grand American, 2021 TOC Region, 2021 Autumn Oaks, 2022 World Zones, and 2023 TOC Region
- $4,500 earned in UKCs TOC, World Championship, and Pro Slams
- 28 cast wins on record
- 9,250 plus points in 28 reports with recorded scores (330.6+ average)
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