2020 PKC Senior Showdown Final Four Play By Play

[Jerry Moll]

Lula, MS -
Saturday February 01, 2020

Final Cast Judge: Shane Patton
Back Up Judge: Brad Durham
Panel: James Love, David Dial, Mike Hensley
Guide: David Gregory
Play By Play Reporter: Duell Murphy
Play By Play Announcer: Jerry Moll


CH County Line Big
Owner/Handler; Floyd Quire

GCH Pleasure Dog
Owners; Pearrow/Pearrow
Handler; Landon Pearrow

SCH Dark Side Of Skuna River
Owners; Smith/Murphy
Handler; Jason Smith

PCH Hillbilly Knot
Owners; Roberson/Standridge
Handler; Brent Roberson

We will start taking Final Cast photos at 5:00 PM CST. Sunset is at 5:32 and if all goes well, there will be Final Cast action for you to follow by 6:15 PM CST.

What a great night for Coonhunting here in Lula, Mississippi. At 6:00, the temperature will be a nice 46 degrees, zero chance of rain, and a west to northwest wind at 7 MPH. Please stay tuned...


The Final cast of the 2020 PKC Senior Dog Showdown has left the Isle Of Capri Casino for an exciting night of Coonhunting in the Mississippi Delta
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Nearly every serious competition hunter was at Lula this weekend, or at home wishing they were
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The cast has arrived at the hunting spot
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Dogs are collared in anticipation of the judge's order to cut
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Dogs are cast at 6:30 PM CST
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The minute has expired with nothing but the sound of silence
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Pleasure is struck first for 100
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Six workin'
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The six is broke as Big is struck for 75
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River goes in for 50
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Knot for a quarter
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The dogs scatter a little while there are working around
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They are now easing through the country
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Brent pulls the trigger first and Knot is on the paper for 100 tree points
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River and Pleasure are quickly called for 75 and 50 respectively
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No word from Big yet on this first tree
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Cast is tightening up
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Our guide for tonight, David Gregg, has some of the best hunting around here
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Tree is dead, cast still about 200 years out
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There will be the usual contest, who finds the most coon, Love or Dial
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Neither will admit defeat
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River packed her bags and moved on earning 75-
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Shine time started
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Raccoon is spotted quickly, give Pleasure 150+ and Knot 125+
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Walking the minute
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Knot & Pleasure recast
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Tree River for 100
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Pleasure struck for a quarter with a line
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Oops, River moved, minused 100-
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Pleasure's quarter strike now live along with Big's 75 and River's 50
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Floyd trees Big for 100
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Two a workin'
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Two broke
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Knot struck for a quarter with a line
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Big decided it didn't smell as good as it once thought and moved on to get 100-
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Jason trees River for 100
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River's tree is dead and the cast is heading her way
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River is handled this time
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Big is split treed for 100
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River's coon is spotted quickly, giving her 150+
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River now has a net score of 25-
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Walking her minute
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River is recast
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Pleasure now split treed for 100
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The excitement builds
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Knot treed for 75
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Big is handled alone
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Big's proof is found quickly, give him 175+, a net of 75+
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Walking his minute
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Big is recast
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River re-struck for a quarter with a line
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Pleasure & Knot handled together
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Shine time started
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Walking around in a little standing water
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River is called treed for 100
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Circle up Pleasure & Knot
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Walking the minute
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Big struck for a quarter with a line
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Knot treed for 100
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Pleasure struck for a quarter with a line
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Knot struck for a quarter with a line
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River is handled alone at her tree
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Plus up River, she is officially back in this game!
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Pleasure came in and took 25-
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Big treed 100
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All dogs now leash locked for the moment
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Once we look at these trees, we'll have a new set of strike points
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Arrived at Knot's tree
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Plus up Knot 125+
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Arrived at Big's tree, he is handled
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Shine time started
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Half-time show begins!
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As the whole cast walks their minute, scores stand as such:
Big; 100+
Pleasure; 100+
River; 100+
Knot; 250+
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Dogs are recast
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River struck 100
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Knot in for 75
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Big for 50
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Pleasure now struck for 25
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River is working left handed
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Knot is working off right handed
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Pleasure is declared treed for 100
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Big for 75
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River treed for 50, Knot for a quarter
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The cast has arrived and all dogs are handled
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Pelt #6 is found, plus em' up
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Walking the minute
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All dogs are recast
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Coon finding score; Love 3, Dial zero
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River struck 100
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Big, 75
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Knot 50
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Pleasure for a quarter
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Dogs are getting through the country
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About 20 minutes of hunting left in this contest
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Scores stand:
Big; 200+
Pleasure; 225+
River; 250+
Knot; 350+
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Knot declared treed for 100
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Big declared split for 100
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Big is off to the races, give him 100-
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Heading toward Knot's tree
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Knot is found on a previously scored tree and his 150 points are deleted
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Cast is walking back to the last place other three dogs were heard with Knot on string
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Hunt is over, congratulations to all!
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First place;
PCH Hillbilly Knot
Owners; Roberson/Standridge
Handler; Brent Roberson

Second place;
SCH Dark Side Of Skuna River
Owners; Smith/Murphy
Handler; Jason Smith

Third place;
GCH Pleasure Dog
Owners; Pearrow/Pearrow
Handler; Landon Pearrow

Fourth place;
CH County Line Big
Owner/Handler; Floyd Quire