Shelbyville draws 148 in warm-up hunt

Shelbyville, IN - It was “standing room only” Wednesday night at the Shelby County Sportsman’s Club, just southeast of Indianapolis. As the sun went down, the grounds filled with hunter’s vehicles. The vintage frame clubhouse, typical of many across coon country was literally bursting at the seams, spilling its content of hunters out into the Indiana night. Obviously the facility was not built for the kind of crowds the PKC $1000 Open Event and Pup Derby brought its way on Wednesday night. In fact, the pups and big dogs had to drawn and called in shifts as 148 hounds met the entry deadline for the midweek hunt.

Co-hunt directors John Long and Tom Carter did a bang up job, readily admitting that they had no idea what the entry would be. What they may have lacked in experience with large numbers of hunters, they certainly made up for with hard work and enthusiasm. PKC staffers Roy Tramble, Steve Fielder, and Rick Stretch were on hand to assist with the draw and it went smoothly. There were 27 casts of Open dogs and 11 casts of pups and all but 5 of them came in by the 3:00 AM deadline with plus points on the cards, a tribute to the Hoosier guides.

Pup Derby
Wednesday, August 28, 2002
$250 Added Purse
42 entries
11 casts with 9 of the 11 scoring plus
Winners:

1st – Country
Dick Brothers, owner/handler

2nd – Rat
Brian Flanagan, owner/handler

3rd – Hot Rod
Stan Sherman, owner
Rick St. Clair, handler

4th – Phine
Charles “Sluggo” Payton, owner/handler

Pup Derby Cast Winners

CW – Homer, Clyde Gross
CW – Sam, Rick Stretch
CW – Laredo, Steve Fielder
CW – Sue, Ricky Hawkins
CW – Jenni, Jerry Moll
CW – Gunner, Tom Adkins owner, Kimble Baker handler
CW – Abby, Greg Taylor


Open Event
Wednesday, August 29, 2002
$1000 Added Purse
106 entries
27 casts with 24 scoring plus
Split Winners

4th – Bo Bo
Terry Gwinnup, owner
John Stuart, handler

4th – Daisy
Dan Karshner, owner
Jerry Watts, handler

4th – Joker
Jeremy Kolleck, owner/handler

4th – Havoc
Lynn McCormick, owner
David Seese, handler

Open Event Cast Winners

CW – Bull, Bobby Wood
CW – D.J., Joe Mullins
CW – Lumber, David
CW – Slammer, Jeff Jewell
CW – Zeek, Jason Gray
CW – Buster, Jr., Marc McWhorter
CW – Rock, Mark E. Lowe
CW – Hank, Eddie Harris, Randy Yant
CW – Big, Fred Ricketts
CW – Harry, Bowling or Jordon or Bowling, Kenneth Jordan II
CW – Patch, Harrison Browning
CW – Tina Turner, Harry Hiott, Chris Hiott
CW – Rock RV Lucy, Todd Norfleet, Matt Saunders
CW – Joni, Chris White
CW – Dan, Burchfield or Brown, Gary Brown
CW – Boss Hogg, Miller or Barlow, Sonnie Barlow
CW – Henry, Burgess or Burgess, Jr., Jeff Ricklefs
CW – Sue, Rick Powers, Brian Adams
CW – Raven, Alvin Tarver
CW – Ruger, Rick Shafer
CW – Dolly, Gadd or Norfleet, Randy Gadd
CW – Red Wasp, Louis Schweighardt
CW – Box, Frazier or West, Dwayne Frazier

Congratulations to all the winners at Shelbyville! With three extremely successful warm up hunts on the books in which 279 hounds participated, the stage is set for the main event, the PKC Labor Day Classic which opens tonight at the fairgrounds in North Vernon. Temperatures will be in the low 80’s daytime, with overnight lows in the low to mid 60’s with no rain in the forecast. Our next report will feature the Thursday night winners here.

PHOTO CAPTIONS: The photo on the left features the Pup Derby Final four, left to right: Charles Payton, Dick Brothers, Brian Flanagan, and Rick St. Clair. The photo at right includes the Open Event Final Four, left to right: John Stuart, Jerry Watts, Jeremy Kolleck, and David Seese.

This report a service of PKC –

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