2019 PKC Pup Shoot-Out Final Four Play By Play

Lula, MS -
Saturday March 02, 2019

Final Cast Judge: Brad Durham
Back Up Judge: Mike Hensley
Guide: Roger Johnson
Panel: James Love, David Dial, Shane Patton
Play By Play Reporter: Dylan Hovey
Play By Play Announcer: Jerry Moll

The Final Four hounds and their pedigrees are shown below. 

CH Backwater Sling Blade, Owner/Handler; Shane Johnson

 

PCH Pickin Up Styxx, Owner; Monroe/Edwards, Handler; Chris Simmons

SCH History's Icon, Owner; Wishon/Allen, Handler; Dillon Bradshaw

 

CH Fancy Free, Owner/Handler; Kenny Manley

 

We will start taking Final Cast photos at 5:00 PM CST.  Sunset is at 6:00 and if all goes well, there will be Final Cast action for you to follow before 7:00 PM CST. 

What a great night for Coonhunting here in Lula, Mississippi.  At 6:00, the temperature will be a nice 46 degrees, with a north, north east wind at 6 MPH. 

The PKC Pup Shoot-Out Final Cast is planning to leave the Isle of Capri Casino around 6:30 PM
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The cast has arrived at the woods
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The handlers are collaring the dogs and getting last minute instructions from Brad Durham
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The Pups are cast into the dark at 6:56 PM CDT
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The minute has expired with no dogs barking or struck
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The silence is broken, Styxx struck 100
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Fancy in for 75 and Icon for 50
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The dogs are driving a track
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As the cast tightens up, Dillon trees Icon for 100
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After the 30, Kenny trees Fancy for 50
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Fancy is minused 50-, she is off and running
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Heading toward Icon
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Icon is handled on a huge oak
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Shine time started
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Chris trees Styxx for 100 left handed
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Kenney trees Fancy for 75
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There is a big den hole in Icon's tree, they are beating & squalling
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The raccoon showed himself, plus up Icon 150+
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Icon is walked one minute and recast
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The cast is headed toward the ladies
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Icon is struck back in for a quarter with a line
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The cast has arrived the second tree, Styxx and Fancy are handled
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The raccoon has been spotted, give Styxx 200+ and Fancy 150+
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Icon is re-treed as the ladies are walking the minute
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Blade is struck for a quarter with a line
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Fancy and Styxx are recast and both are struck with a quarter with a line
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On the way to Icon
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Icon is handled, shine time started
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The raccoon is right there, plus Icon 125+
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Icon is walked a minute and recast
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Icon is struck back for a quarter
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Now Fancy has been declared treed for 100, with Styxx for 75
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Icon is treed with them for a quarter
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Love spots another ringtail, plus em' up!
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The trio is waked there minute and the six applied
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Blade is heard from and all are recast
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Blade is now treed for 100
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Two working on Blade
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Styxx & Fancy struck for a quarter with a line
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Two broke, headed toward Blade
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Icon struck 25 with a line
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Love has found four coons so far, Dial 0
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Blade and Fancy are handled at Blade's tree
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They are barking in the bottom of a den, explains the two
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The den hole does not go anywhere, Blade is minused 125-
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Fancy's 25 strike points are deleted
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Fancy and Blade are recast
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Styxx is declared treed for 100
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Fancy struck back for a quarter with a line
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Tree is dead, headed to Styxx
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Styxx handled, shine time started
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Circle up Styxx, first circle tree of the night
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Styxx is walked a minute and recast
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Halftime, more action coming
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It's starting to spit a little rain and the wind is picking up
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Blade struck for 25 and the stationary started on him
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Styxx is treed for 100
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Stationary off Blade
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Cast is making the journey to Styxx
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Blade is split treed for 100, Mike Hensley Shane headed to him
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Styxx is handled with Fancy at her tree
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Scoring Styxx now
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Styxx has an iffy tree, looking it over closely
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A scoreable hole is found, circle her up
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Delete Fancy's quarter strike
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Cast is headed to Blade
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Fancy & Styxx recast and both struck back for 25
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Unfortunately for Blade, he's handled on his previous tree
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Delete Blade's 125 and walked a minute
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Six is applied with Blade on chain
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Six is broke, Blade recast
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Fancy is treed deep for 100
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Blade is struck back for a quarter with a line
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Icon is heard deep in the country
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Blade is treed for 100, possibly back on the same tree again?
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Fancy is handled at her tree and shine time started
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Fancy has a blank and takes 125-
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She is walked a minute and recast on the way to Blade
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Blade left before the cast arrived, give him 100-
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The top two contenders, Icon & Styxx are opening deep
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Cast is tightening up
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Fancy restruck for a quarter
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Dogs are starting to get quiet off & on
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The two contenders are both called treed in different areas for 100 a piece
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The hunt is over with two trees to score
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Fancy finishes 100+, Blade with 225-
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Plus up Styxx, giving her 425+, now to Icon
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Icon has the coon and wins the truck!!!
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Final placements & scores:

First place; 450+
History's Icon, Owner; Wishon/Allen, Handler; Dillon Bradshaw

Second place; 425+
Pickin Up Styxx, Owner; Monroe/Edwards, Handler; Chris Simmons

Third place; 100+
Fancy Free, Owner/Handler; Kenny Manley

Fourth place; 225-
Backwater Sling Blade, Owner/Handler; Shane Johnson