Category: 2005 News
Published Date
Written by Super User
Lula, MS – The Mississippi bottoms around Lula, Mississippi were more suited to fishing than coonhunting, but the hounds still found some business to do. Two casts scored on seven coon, one scored on five and the other four making twenty-three coon for the first round. One cast had to go back and hunt an additional 42 minutes after a panel ruled in favor of a dog that had been unjustly scratched. The other three cast winners agreed to hold the finals Saturday night in order to allow time to finish the first cast. Saturday night the weather dropped, wind gusts up to 38 miles per hour and the temp down to 21 degrees. The cast winner’s final score was 100 minus although two coons were scored. On two trees the dogs were treed next door to the coon. Dogs were obviously wind treeing the coon and were on the wrong tree. Dogs finished as:
1st – Cowboy
Roger Johnson, Owner
Jarvis Umphers, Handler
2nd – Judy
Lee Weatherford, Owner
Rochelle McGee, Handler
Snag
Massengill/Taylor, Owner
Benny Taylor, Handler
Rider
Umphers/Granberry, Owner
John Granberry, Handler
Dickey Deaton did an outstanding job judging and Jeff Byrd guided the cast during difficult to impossible conditions.
Friday Night Open Event:
Sixteen entries
Judge and Guide: Wesley Willard
1st – Lacey
Wood/Wallace, Owner
Justin Wallace, Handler
2nd – Jenny Rat
Billy Joe Ladner, Owner/Handler
3rd – Braveheart
Jerry McCullar, Owner/Handler
4th – Moon
J. C. Ellis, Owner
Jim Burden, Handler
Friday Night Pup Derby
Thirteen Entries
Judge and Guide: Randy Smith
1st – Smackdown
Vogel/Deaton, Owner
Gene Driggers, Handler
2nd - Money
J. C. Ellis, Owner
Bill Morris, Handler
3rd – Outlaw
Thomas Roland, Owner
Rod Emery, Handler
4th – Hickory
Blanton/Roland, Owner
Brad Mitchell, Handler
Saturday Night Open Event
Eleven Entries Split
Lacey, Wood/Wallace/Johnson, Owner
Justin Wallace, Handler
Hooker
Jason Miller, Owner
Lynn Johnson, Handler
Buck
Dewey Jones, Owner
Levon Jones, Handler
Saturday Night Pup Derby
Twelve Entries Split
Rusty
Warren/Warren, Owner
Marty Warren, Handler
Live Wire
Pickle/Hopkins, Owner
David Pickle, Handler
Wendy
Clark/Moser, Owner
Jeremy Moser, Handler
Report submitted by: Jarvis Umphers