2018 PKC Spring Super Stakes Final Play By Play - Senior (3 Yr Old)

Sullivan, IN -
Saturday April 14, 2018

The Final contestants of the 2018 PKC Spring Super Stakes Senior Division have been determined. These three finalists will compete for 120 minutes tonight in Western Indiana's Wabash River Bottoms to determine first, second and third placements. Please stay tuned and we will try our best to make you feel like you are right here with us at the Sullivan County 4-H Fairgrounds!

First place; $15,000
Second place; $10,000
Third place; $7,500

Final Cast Judge: Mike Hensley
Back Up Judge: Garrett Eblen 
Guide: Jeremiah Mayhem
Play By Play Reporter: Eddie Simmons
Play By Play Announcer: Tony Secoy (from an undisclosed remote location)

Con Man
Stallard/Johnston/Shabel-Owners
William K Stokes-Handler

Trader's Diggin Up Bones
Finley/Thompson-Owners
Jed Finley-Handler

County Line Ruger
Ray/Shabel-Owners
Logan Ray-Handler

Please stay tuned for Play By Play
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Eddie has informed me that the cast is hunting nearby and will be meeting up at 9:00 pm to head towards their hunting spot. Keep checking back, and as soon as we have any news to report you will see it here!
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Cast is loading up and headeding to the woods they are reporting a light rain starting to fall as they are getting ready.
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It should be a good heavy weight match up for Judge Hensley to referee. All three of the night's contenders are not strangers to the winner's circle.
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The cast has arrived at the hunting grounds and there is a light breeze along with the rain and they are hoping it blows around them.
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Eddie said they are headed across a corn stubble field and he is just acting like he is out of breath before the even cut the dogs loose.
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Eddie said a quick prayer and the dogs are cast at 9:37 and the dogs are quiet thru the minute.
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Con struck for 100 quick and deep... six started as it gets quiet.

Wind blowing and water blowing from the trees.
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Bone struck for 75.
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Con treed for 100
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Ruger struck for 50 with a line under it.
cast headed that way and Ruger treed for a quarteer.
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Cast still quite a ways from them.
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Report from the cast all 3 dogs are treed & split up.
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Plus Con up! 200+
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reporting has got slow, so I am guessing that with the dogs being split up so are the reporters!
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The reporting slowed down as the reporters phone got drowned, but the last report is that all 3 dogs had a coon and the score stands as follows.

Con 200+
Bones 175+
Ruger 150+
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The dogs got to where they weren't supposed to be, and the cast had to call timeout.  1 hr 31 minutes and 12 seconds left.
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The cast is on their way to new casting ground.
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The cast has finally arrived at the new casting spot. With any luck we will be able to complete the rest of the final at this on spot without any interruption.
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Action started as soon as they cut loose Con Struck for 100 within the minute and the six is working.
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Six Broke
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Bone struck for 75 about a day and a half away to the North of the cast.
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Con Treed Close by for 100.
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Two working on him and Ruger is struck for 50 with a line.
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Bone treed way deep to the North for 100
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Ruger treed deep, as well, for 100
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Con is minused for leaving and is now at large.
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Eddie and cast is headed towards  Bone and says walking is much easier than S. Mississippi
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He says they new Bone was a ways in the rain and they are up for a long walk, but can hear him good.
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The cast arrives at the tree and the search is on.
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Doesn't take long and Judge Hensley announces plus him up! and the cast starts the journey towards Ruger.
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The score at this point is
Bone 350+
Ruger 150+ with 150 pending
Con 100+
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Bone was re-cut and the cast is on a fast pace back towards Ruger, but not arrived yet.
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The cast finally arrives at Ruger's tree and doesn't take long here either Plus him up!
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Minus Cons strike points and withdraw him, leaving it a 2 dog shoot-out.
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There is only 50 points separating the two of them.
Bones 350+
Ruger 300+
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There are 46 minutes left to go and the cast is just watching it rain and straining to hear a dog somewhere.
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Eddie reports the are still waiting to hear a dog and in the rain the only thing they can hear is a train in the distance.
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Finally a dog is heard deep ... it is Bone and he is struck and the cast stats heading that direction,
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There is roughly 23 minutes left in the cast.
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Stationary working on Bone and the cast reports temperatures dropping fast!
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Bone is treed and the cast is working towards him in a light rain.
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The cast reports they have just crossed a road and Bone is still a good ways in there.
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The hunt is over and Eddie reports they are still about a 1/4 mile from him.
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Eddie reports they have crossed the second road and are closing in.
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This tree will determine it all!
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It doesn't take long and we have a Winner! Plus him up.

Traders Diggin up Bones is the 2018 Spring PKC Senior Super Stakes Champion!

County Line Ruger is Runner Up

Con Man is Third Place.

Congratulations to Owners Finley and Thompson!