Lonnie_y2002
UKC Forum Member
Registered: Dec 2010
Location: Dry Ridge, KY
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I hunted there as well. I agree that it was TOUGH hunting, but it was a show of who had the real dogs. The coons were deffinately not stacked on each other like in Indiana. Dogs had to go hunting and get it done.
One of the biggest problems that I seen was that the dogs were not acclimated to that area. Second day there and my dog was hacking, coughing, and swelled up from yellow jacket stings. (which was the first night of the finals). As soon as I stepped in the woods, my nose started running, hard to breath, and just not a pleasant smell in the air. I can only imagine how this effected the dogs. Mine still got in there and treed coons, but he worked a lot slower than he does here in KY.
If I would have done anything different, I would have spread out the time between the zones and the finals to give a chance for the guys to get their dogs to the area of the finals and let them get acclimated.
Overall, the UKC did one helluva job. The location may not have been the greatest for hunting, but the accomadations were second to none. It was more of a challenge to see which dogs could adapt to their surroundings the fastest and tree coons.
For those of you who were not there, you have no room to complain. I was there and the only thing that I have the right to complain about is my own dog not performing to his capabilities. Other than that, for those of you who read this and still feel compelled to cry, there's always next year! So put those tears into your drive and dedication, train your dog, and get it done or shut up.
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