Registered: Dec 2005
Location: Georgia
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This will be my first winter classic handling a dog and I was wondering if I could get a few pointers from some of the veterans out there. Anything would be appreciated.

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Registered: Jul 2005
Location: Tennessee
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With Tank for the first time at this event also...

Look him up, Outdoor Heaven Kennels. Joe will be in the back with his semi and trailor.

He hopes to see and meet alot of folks on the board.

Polly

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Polly,
We are trying to get to Winter Classic, lol..
I am hoping we can make it.. I can see Tank and Joe, to meet them and such..
Wish Joe luck for me..
I finally got the paper about the breeding...

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Registered: Feb 2005
Location: Newberry, Fl
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Are you hunting or showing? What would you like to know? I'm sure that there are lots of us that could help you out.

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Registered: Dec 2005
Location: Georgia
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Ill be hunting a dog, its actually my first competition hunt so any tips would be appreciated. I might also be showing but Im not sure on that one yet.

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Registered: Jun 2004
Location: SC
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we showed last year but this will be our first year hunting too...
we have a wonderful little female and hope to do well. the grand american will be her second comp hunt.(UKC that is)

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Registered: Jun 2003
Location: North GA
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Just hope for a good DRAW and call your dog for what its doing!Thats a big hunt to start out at.GOOD LUCK!!!!!

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Registered: Jul 2005
Location: Tennessee
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If you do get there, look Joe up.

This way you can also see Tank.

I'm glad you got the paperwork for the breeding and Tank should be a NITECH with wins toward GRNITE with any luck...

He's been in MO. at a friend of ours, helping train his young hounds and he's going to hopfully get him finished for us. Joe will be picking him up to take him to Albany this next month.

Joe loves to talk and will really enjoy this hunt....

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Registered: Jun 2003
Location: Jacksonville FL
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bring a coon dog or a bucket dog, you will need one or the other. dont forget your waders either.

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We are going to try, we had plans with another person but that other person decided not to go, so now we are looking for another that wants to split costs.. We are only taking one or two dogs down for the bench....
We are taking our Jack definitely so he can show for the Top 10 and grand champion class.. We were thinking about taking Punky too.. The little female I want to breed to Tank..
So, We will see if we can... I love to talk too!!! lol

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Registered: Mar 2004
Location: Brigden Ontario Canada
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If you draw out to ROBERTA save your time
and money and stay at Albany.

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Registered: Jul 2005
Location: Tennessee
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If you aren't going ot hunt any of your dogs if you get to go, why not be an observer if you want, and go with Joe and see Tank hunt?

It's just a thought if you get there.

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Location: North GA
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quote:

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Originally posted by Jerry McCulligh
If you draw out to ROBERTA save your time
and money and stay at Albany.

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Registered: Oct 2004
Location: Tennessee
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Yes, i hunted out of Roberta the last two years and the winners have come out of there. Just be prepared to hear a local guy win with a big score when nothing else comes in. I got the first coon last year on a split and had it. the others were a circle. Don't you know didn't see any coon the rest of the night just a bunch of deep creeks and cutovers. Guide told us if he couldn't win no one else in the cast would either, after we finished our two hours. I won the cast with 225 plus.

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Registered: Jan 2004
Location: Ozark,AL
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Gonna run over there for I know at least one day maybe both will look up Joe Ms Polly and take a gander at Tank.My Nephew is gonna be hunting a gyp he just NiteCH'd and his partner is hunting a NiteCH male they co-own. That 225 score sounds like about right for this part of the country amazes me still that at least two dogs scored that 1000+ last year--was way better than average.Sure hope we have better weather this year--Jim

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Registered: Jun 2003
Location: North GA
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1000+ Or more always comes back from somewhere.Its always a 1 dog cast most of the time.Some places around them parts are loaded with coon.If I could hunt alone for 2 hours.Put 10 or 12 feeder buckets out.NO TELLING what kind of score I'd bring back!

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Registered: Oct 2005
Location: BLUE CREEK ALABAMA
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CALL YOUR DOG JUST LIKE YOU HEAR HIM DONT CALL AND HOPE IT HAPPENS IF YOU STAY AWAY FROM MINUS POINTS THATS ALL YOU CAN DO BUDDY GOOD LUCK JUST CALL HIM HONEST THATS THE BEST ADVISE I HAVE EVER BEEN GIVIN AND HOPE FOR SOME LUCK

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If I get to go, I will only be showing on the bench.. Will love to go as observer... I have been an observer several times on hunts..
I am hoping to get a ride down, to help save on gas....

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You better have a tank of gas and some briar chaps when you leave the grounds.

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lol I will be sure to have what I need.. lol

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Where we are, that's all we wear, briar proof, water proof...all year round!

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Registered: Dec 2005
Location: Georgia
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Thanks for all of the posts, looks like it boils down to callin the dog for what he does. Could anybody let me in on the format a little more?

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