Cur & Feist HTX Hunt Tests
About HTX Hunt Tests
Introduced in the fall of 2007, the Hunt Test Program offers an opportunity for enthusiasts to earn a working certificate and title recognition on qualifying dogs.
How It Works
In a UKC Licensed Hunt Test, a dog is evaluated alone for one hour and must meet the following requirements without committing a fault (such as off game, slick trees, handling issues, leaving or milling around at the tree, and failure to hunt):
- Must go hunting
- Must tree and stay treed
- The squirrel/coon must be seen
Earning an HTX Degree, Hunt Text Excellence
A dog that passes three (3) hunt tests will receive the degree of HTX as a suffix to the dogs UKC registered name. Each three additional passes will be notated with an HTX2, HTX3 and so on.
Hosting a Hunt Test at Your Club
Hunt Tests are only available to UKC approved clubs and may only be held at established club event and meeting sites. Hunt Tests do not count against the number of licensed events that a club may hold and may be conducted on any day or night of the week except for Sunday. There is no mileage conflict between clubs that wish to hold Hunt Tests on the same day or night. Clubs have the option to hold Squirrel HTX Hunts or Coon HTX Hunts (Coon HTX Hunts available to Curs ONLY). The club must pay a recording fee of $3 per dog tested regardless of whether the dog passes or fails, but here is no licensing fee to conduct a Hunt Test.
Schedule
Updated 9.26.25
2025
October
Event Type: Squirrel HTX
Date: 10/17/25
Time of Event: 2:00 PM
Entry Fee: $10
Event City: Hardin
Event State: KY
Directions to the Event: Twin Lakes Coon Club, 1000 Curd Road, Hardin KY
Club Name: United Treeing Feist Association
Club Contact: Chad Wagoner
Phone: 859-613-3088
Email: utfahunt@gmail.com
Event Type: Squirrel HTX
Date: 10/24/25
Time of Event: 2:00 PM
Entry Fee: $10
Event City: Poplarville
Event State: MS
Directions to the Event: GPS: 8 Old Crossroads E, Poplarville, MS 39470
Club Name: Mississippi Treeing Feist Association
Club Contact: Owen Brayson
Phone: 601-337-0971
Email: owenbrayson@yahoo.com
Event Type: Squirrel HTX
Date: 10/25/25
Time of Event: 4:00 PM
Entry Fee: $10
Event City: Crittenden
Event State: KY
Directions to the Event: Take I-75 to Crittenden, exit 166, go east to US 25 and turn right. Go 1 mi. to 491 and turn left across RR tracks, make an immediate right on Wildlife Rd. Take first left. Clubhouse on right.
Club Name: Sun Valley Squirrel Hunters
Club Contact: Adam Wilson
Phone: 859-393-1734
Email: doubleukennels@gmail.com
2026
January
Event Type: Squirrel HTX
Date: 1-9-26
Time of Event: 2:00 PM
Entry Fee: $10
Event City: Hardin
Event State: KY
Directions to the Event: Twin Lakes Coon Club, 1000 Curd Rd, Hardin KY
Club Name: United Treeing Feist Association
Club Contact: Chad Wagoner
Phone: 859-613-3088
Email: utfahunt@gmail.com
Forms & Rules
Event Forms |
Entry Forms |
Officials Forms |
Cur & Feist Hunt Master Requirements and Procedures for a UKC License (PDF) |
Cur & Feist Bench Show Judge Requirements and Procedures for a UKC License (PDF) |
Cur & Feist Rules
Cur Rulebook
Feist Rulebook
