Lula, MS –
Saturday March 04, 2017
Final Cast Judge: Mike Hensley
Back Up Judge: Shane Patton
Guide: David Gregg
Panel: James Love, David Dial, Brad Durham
Play By Play Reporter: Drake Roberson
Play By Play Announcer: Jerry Moll
The Final Four hounds and their pedigrees are shown below.
SCH Young’s Southern Grits
Owner: Dennis Young, Blountstown, FL
Handler: Dennis Young, Blountstown, FL
PCH Full Throttle Melt Down
Owners: Landreth/Landreth, Vardaman, MS
Handler: Dustin Weed, Prairie, MS
SCH American Tow Dolly
Owner: Ashley Guthrie, Pearson, GA
Handler: Austin Sigmon, Hickory, NC
SCH Dirty White Girl
Owners: Shabel/Jones/Morrett, LaFontaine, IN
Handler: William Stokes, Ramsey, IL
Final Cast photos will begin outside the Isle of Capri Casino at 5:00 PM Central Standard Time this evening. The weatherman predicts a high today of 69 degrees with a low of 46. The published time for sunset is 6:00 PM CST and we expect about 58 degrees for “cut loose” time. We have a 12 mph south wind with a 10% chance of rain. Should be a great night of PKC Coonhunting. Stay tuned to see who drives away the new, black, Ford 4X4. Good luck to all!!!
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The Final Four Photos have been taken and the competitors, judges and panel members are making final travel arrangements. We should have some action for you shortly!
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The cast has left the building. We should have these dogs cut loose very soon!
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The truck convoy just left the hardtop, all gravel from this point on
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Drake says that Austin is nervous. I know I would be
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The cast has arrived at the woods, Judge Hensley is giving instructions
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Dogs are cast into the darkness at 7:28 PM CST
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Dolly is struck for 100
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All is quiet
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Minute up
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Down struck 75
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The two struck dogs are headed to the right with lots of steam
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The cast is tightening up quickly, trying to keep them in hearing
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They stop to take a listen, the two are hard to hear
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They hear them, way off, tightening up further
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The cast stops again, the six is applied
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Six broke
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The cast stops again, Down is declared treed for 100 through the world
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The two is applied to Down, it’s broke
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Bill Stokes strikes Girl for 50 with a line _
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The cast eases toward, still no word from Grits
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The cast stops for the two on Down again
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Grits strikes for 25 with a line _
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Down is minused 100 for the two, Girl and Grits’ strikes are now live
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The cast continues to ease the direction of Dolly & Down
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All four hounds seem to be roughly the same direction now, but nearly out of hearing
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While listening, Dial challenged Love to a mud wrestling match, he’s thinkin’ on it
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Patton claims the walking has been flat, dry and plentiful
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The cast is now gaining ground and all dogs can be heard
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Grits is trailing off to the right and Dolly is rolling on past him
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The cast has reached ankle deep water, Dial, Love and Patton are whining, but Hensley tells to em’ to suck it up
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Down and Girl are close, Grits is to the right and Dolly is now the DEEP one
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The dogs are moving out a little and the cast is easing along with them
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The “First Quarter” has expired
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Neither Down nor Dolly have been heard in awhile now
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Grits is tapping around on a tree, but nothing solid enough yet for a stationary
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Girl and Grits are still opening a good bit, but nothing from the other two
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Dogs are working in a little deeper water now
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The cast is now in over a mile from where the dogs were cut
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The six is applied to all dogs
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Girl breaks the six
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Six continues to be ran, off & on
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Grits loads up and Hensley applies the stationary rule
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Dennis trees Grits for 100
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Girl trails on, right handed
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Two working on Grits
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Grits gets down, Hensley minuses him for 100-
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It is now halftime with no trees scored
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Believe it or not, 73 coon were scored here last night in total
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Girl is declared treed for 100, with Grits behind her for 75
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The treed dogs are close, but Down and Dolly are deep two different directions
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The cast heads in toward the two treed dogs with one minute tree time left
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They are both handled on a tree at the edge of a huge slough
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It looks to be a den, but they are still coon searching it
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They circled it up
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Walking the minute
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Dolly is heard and Girl and Grits are re-cut
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Down is treed for 100 about 8/10
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The cast heads that way
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Grits is re-struck for a quarter with a line _
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Girl is re-struck for a quarter with a line _
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Grits loads up and is declared treed for 100
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Girl sounds like she could be treeing with Grits, but so far, no call from Bill. Maybe he’s playing D?
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Stokes trees Girl for 25 as the tree closes
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Patton goes with Dennis and Bill to Grits and Girl, while the remainder of the cast continues toward Down
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The third quarter has expired, thirty minutes to hunt
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Dolly can also be heard deep by herself
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Still 800 yards from Down
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The cast is approaching Down’s tree, will be there shortly
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Down is handled on a big, tall tree
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20 minutes to hunt
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Plus up Down, that gives him 75+
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Love-1/Dial-0
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Minute walk is up, Down has been recast
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Now back to Grits & Girl
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Only 10 minutes left
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If Dolly does not get treed in three minutes, Down wins the truck!
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The hunt is over with no Tree Call from Austin on Dolly
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Down wins the truck, Dolly has fourth, 2nd and third is yet to be determined
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Grits and Girl have a coon, plus em’ up!
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Final placements and scores below.
First place; 75+
PCH Full Throttle Melt Down
Owners: Landreth/Landreth, Vardaman, MS
Handler: Dustin Weed, Prairie, MS
Second place; 50+
SCH Dirty White Girl
Owners: Shabel/Jones/Morrett, LaFontaine, IN
Handler: William Stokes, Ramsey, IL
Third place; 25+
SCH Young’s Southern Grits
Owner: Dennis Young, Blountstown, FL
Handler: Dennis Young, Blountstown, FL
Fourth place; 0
SCH American Tow Dolly
Owner: Ashley Guthrie, Pearson, GA
Handler: Austin Sigmon, Hickory, NC
