2023 PKC Spring Junior Super Stakes Play By Play

Princeton, IN -
Saturday April 8, 2023

Here are the 2023 PKC Spring Super Stakes, Junior Division Final Three.

Judge: Mark Maginn
Back up Judge: Johnny Hamilton
Guide: Bryant Brock
Reporter: Johnny Hamilton

Scarlet Thread ... Rodger Shabel ... Billy Bell
Slough Bottom Collar ... Don Weaver ... Owen Shelby
Flatrock Packen Screamer ... Yoder/Burden ... Shawn Burden

Finalists Pedigrees @ the link below!
https://prohound.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=199521

Pictures have been taken and the preperations have began to leave the fairgrounds for the finals.  The cast will be heading out around 7:15PM with action to follow shortly after!

The cast has left the fairgrounds we should have action coming shortly!

Actiion is quick Screamer struck for 100 Scarlet 75 and Collar for 50!

Dogs are workign a track in different directions......no tree calls yet.

Dogs are covering some ground Scarlet is left handed Collar is right handed and screamer is deepppp.

Its been a long week here at Princeton, IN these 3 hounds have competed in 4 casts coming into this final cast.

Screamer is treed for 100!  Cast is almost to Screamer now.

Cast has arrived at Screamer....They found a hole Shawn is beating and squalling
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Screamer is Circled up.  Cast is walking back to the last place they heard Scarlet and Collar!

Cast is still walking back to the last place dogs were heard.

Cast finally made it to the last place the dogs were heard....and dogs are heard Screamer is cut

Cast is tighening up on Collar

Screamer hasnt been heard from yet....Cast is within hearing of Scarlet

Racoons have not cooperated so far with 30 minutes left Screamer has the only tree with 200C

6 Working on and off on and off.

Still nothing but trailinggggg......3 minutes left to hunt

1 minute til Screamer is your Champion

Screamer wins!

Collar and Scarlet split second and third.

2023 PKC Spring Freshman Super Stakes Play By Play

Princeton, IN -
Saturday April 8, 2023

Here are the 2023 PKC Spring Super Stakes, Fresham Division Final Two.

Judge: Johnny Hamilton
Guide: Colton Davis
Reporter: Mark Sollman 

The Midnight Toker ... Yeager/Herron ... Heikki Yeager
Insane High Rev ... Joshua Price ... Joshua Price

The cast has arrived at the timber and its time to crown our Freshman division CHAMP!

The dogs are cast minute is up and not a bark.....yet.

Toker breaks the silence and is struck for 100!

6 working...brokie...working...broke

Rev breaks the 6 this time and is struck for 75.

Rev is trailing right handed, while Toker is a little deeper...still trailing

Johnny might need a new watch...6 working...broke...working...broke

The pups are have a bit of trouble getting a track lined out and warmed up...they continue to trail 

Rev finally finds something he likes and Joshua trees Rev for 100!

The five is up and the cast is headed to Rev.

Rev has second thoughts and decided to pack his bags...Minus Rev 100-

Rev and Toker are still trailing, the 6 has been on and off quite frequently!

The moon is nice and bright tonight and the racoons just don't seem to be in the mood of cooperating.

Johnny has wore his watch out....But Toker has trailed enough TREE TOKER 100!

We have 16 minutes left of hunting time....This tree will loom large in the outcome.

The five is up and the cast is headed to Toker.

Toker decided he didn't wanna be there any long and takes 100-

Toker is gonna give it another shot and is treed again for 100 followed by Rev for 75.

The cast is 200 yards from the tree and should be shining shortly.

Hunt time has expired... The cast is shining the tree now determine our Freshman Champion!

Toker was off the tree when the cast arrived and is minused 100-

Rev was handled and the tree shined.....Minus Rev both ways 150-


Toker is your Freshman Champion!

2023 PKC Spring Senior Super Stakes Play By Play

Princeton, IN -
Saturday April 8, 2023

Here are the 2023 PKC Spring Super Stakes, Senior Division Final Three.

Judge: Jimmy Burden
Back up Judge: Jeff McCallum
Guide: Mark Sollman
Reporter: Jeff McCallum

Hardeman's Gator ... Cress Hardeman ... Travis Carlock
Wild Dreamin Echo ... Rose/Estridge/Sizemore ... Logan Rose
Abominable Snowball ... Bruton/Bruton ... Wendel Bruton

Finalists Pedigrees @ the link below!
https://prohound.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=199521

The pictures are taken and the cast are headed to the woods! We should see some action about 8:30! Stay tuned! 

Cast has arrived at the woods, big flat creek bottom with big patch timber.
This is the first times dogs have cut here this week. Dogs are collaring up.
Judge Jimmy Burden gives his final instructions before the 2023 PKC Spring Senior Super Stakes final cast begins.

Dogs are cast into the woods at 8:31 pm (Let the 90 minute countdown begin)
Minute is up
Gator strikes for 100
6 is working..
Echo breaks the 6 and is struck for 75 
Snowball is struck way left handed and DEEP!
Stationary working on Gator
Travis decided he might like it and trees Gotor for 100.
2nd tree closed, Gator is alone, 3rd tree closed
2 working on Gator
2 broke the cast is headed to Gator's tree
Snowball treed for 25, he might be split we will see soon!
2 working
Minus Gator 100
2 working on Snowball
2 catches Snowball minus him 25
Stationary running on Gator in a different spot
Stationary is off Gator and on Echo, seems to be some confusion on which dog it is..
Logan said tree Echo for 100!!
2nd & 3rd tree are dead
Gator treed for 25, Cast is headed to the tree
Cast is almost to Echo & Gator
Snowball is trailing right handed
Echo is handled, Gator is split about 50 yards behind Echo
Travis goes to handle Gator and cast begins scoring Echo's tree
Echo has a den, circle him up!
Echo walked a minute and recut
Cast heads to see what Gator has
Circle up Gator, walking a minute to recut
Cast stops to listen before Gator is cut
6 working on Snowball 
Minus Snowball 50 strike
Strike opens back up and Echo is recut
Gator strikes for 100
6 working on Gator
The woods are a little smoky from near by farmers burning fields
Echo strikes DEEP for 75

Halftime Score Update
Gator 100- & 200 circle
Echo 175 circle
Snowball 75-

41 minutes left in the hunt
6 working dogs are scattered in opposite directions 
Gator is 1 mile from the cast and Echo is .7 the opposite direction
Stationary working on Gator
Tree Gator for 100 in there DEEP 1 mile away!
The back up judge is so gutted from walking he's lost the score card..

27 minutes left in the hunt
Echo is in the lead with 175 Circle
Gator has 100- with 200 Circle & 200 pending
Snowball is sitting with 75-

15 working on Snowball
10 minutes remain on Snowballs 15
Snowball moves on judge starts running the 5 on him
Cast is almost to Gator
Sounds like he may be in a hole
Plus Gator up!!
It wasn't a hole.. Had one in the concrete of a bridge!

That puts Gator in the lead with 100+
Cast is headed back to the last place they heard Echo
7 minutes left in the hunt
2 minutes left in the hunt Cast is still heading back to where they heard Echo
Hunt is over!

HARDEMAN'S GATOR IS YOUR 2023 SENIOR SUPER STAKES CHAMPION!!

Final Scores
Gator 100+
Echo 175 Circle
Snowball 75-

2023 Pup Shoot-Out Final Play-By-Play

Final Cast: 
Judge: Brad Durham
Back-Up Judge: Jay Hartwick
Panel in the woods: Mike Hensley, Tim Chaffin, Brett Denney
Guide: Stanley Lucas


Backwater Flip ... Shotts/Harbor ... Scotty Harbor
Lawman ... Shabel/Little/Heffington ... William Heffington
Shack Tree Slammin Sis ... Bruce Sommer ... Bruce Sommer
Fully Committed Money Shot ... Lane Denny ... Lane Denny

The final pictures have been taken and last minute preperations are underway.  The cast will be rolling out around 6:30 with action to follow approximately 45 minutes later!  STAY TUNED!!!


The cast has arrived and dogs are being collared up while judge Brad Durham gives his final instructions!


Dogs are cut at 7:49 minute is up and nothing but silence...

Flip breaks the silence and is struck for 100 

6 is working...6 broke... working now broke.....

Sis is heard from and Bruce strikes her for 75

Law is struck for 50 and the stationary has been applied to Sis she is looking up

Bruce didn't wait long tree Sis for 100!

Law says not so fast and he is split treed for 100..Flip joins Law for 75

The cast has arrived at Sis and have started shine time...looks like a big den time will tell

Circle up Sis and she is walked a minute and recut onto Law now

Flip decided to head out and is minused 75 they start to shine and it doesn't take long Plus up LAW 150+

Law is walked a minute and recut...Flip is now treed for 100!

Sis is heard from and struck back in for 25

The cast has arrived at Flip and when the lights hit the tree Brad hollers "I got him" Plus up Flip 200+ bringing her score to 125+

Shot is finally heard from and struck for 25

Sis sounds like she is looking up and the stationary is applied

Flip is recut and is struck for 25 and treed for 100...it may be where he just came from

Flip was on the same tree and HIS strike and tree are deleted.

Flip was walked a minute and recut....The stationary was broke on Sis while they walked to Flip and is now reapplied...Flip struck for 25 and the stationary is also working on Flip 

Sis is treed for 100...Flip is treed for 100!

Strike is back open and Shot is struck for 100!

Halftime Scores
Law 150+ 
Flip 125+ 125 Pending
Sis 175C 125 Pending
Shot 25 Strike Pending

Sis is handled on her previous tree and stirke and tree are deleted

The cast is headed to Flip and Sis is recut

Flip was handeled on the same tree for the third time and is scratched!

Sis is heard from and struck for 25 and quickly treed for 100...Shot joins Sis for 25

The cast is headed to score Shot and Sis

Plus up Sis 125+ and Shot 50+

Dogs are recut and strike is open...Shot struck for 100 and treed for 100!

Sis is struck for 75 with a line....The cast is headed toward Shot.

Sis is treed with Shot for 25 cast continuing to make progress to Shot.

Plus up Shot and Sis....we have a LEAD change that puts shot at 250+ and Sis at 150+ and Law sitting at 150+ and not struck at this time.

6 minutes left to hunt dogs are recut and strike is open again

Its over SHOT is your 2023 Pup Shoot-Out Winner!!

First Place
Shot

Second Place
Sis

Third Place
Lawman

Fourth Place
Flip