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The cast has reached Tucker's tree and are shining. They had called the 10 minutes time out to walk to spit tree and it expired just as they reached Tucker's tree. I'm assuming they rewound the clocks to cancel the 10 minute time out.
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The tree was a pig nut hickory and the coon is found right away! Plus them up! They called time at one hour 23 minutes to head to score Sue. She has been treeing with a steady chop, never missing a bark.
SCORECARD:
Zoom - 100 strike circle
.............125 tree circle
Tucker - 75 strike plus
.............125 tree plus
Sue - 50 strike open
.........125 tree open
Blaster - 25 strike open
.............125 tree open
It's a 500 yard walk to Sue and they are almost there. Allen's quote: "This fat boy is dripping from the brow."
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The cast has arrived at Sue's tree. The hunt time was re-started. Sue is sitting in a ravine on the edge of a two-track lane. Rick is taking the first two minutes shining time. Bingo! We have a coon! Plus it up! Judge confirmed its a real, live raccoon. Time is called back out as the cast starts to Blaster's tree.
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The cast is hunting in some nice terrain, rolling but not severe. Nice timber. Little underbrush to encounter. It seems to be the perfect spot.
The cast had the length of a football field (Go Mountaineers) to get to Blaster's tree. They arrive at the tree and hunting time is started back in. The cast is shining and the handlers have the party horns back out. Jessup says, "I've got him!" from the opposite of the tree and it's confirmed by Judge Barton. Plus him up!
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Sue is on a three-foot across cottonwood tree. The cast is still shining. The other three dogs are trailing away in front of the cast and moving it pretty well. The are about 400 yards from the handlers right now. Rick shined his two minutes and says, "Everybody shine."
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Seven minutes shining time is up on Sue's tree and the cast is squalling. The rest of the hounds are still trailing and getting deeper. They are barely in hearing of the cast. The bright lights are in the tree and they are looking for a body.
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Seven minutes shining time is up on Sue's tree and the cast is squalling. The rest of the hounds are still trailing and getting deeper. They are barely in hearing of the cast. The bright lights are in the tree and they are looking for a body.
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Sue's tree is now closed. Zoom is working in her general area, opening periodically. Tucker is just behind the cast and slightly to the right. He's still working as well. Tucker's track sounds like a tough one.
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Allen is impressed with the quality of these tree dogs. Sue has a real hound-sounding mouth for a female. Blaster has a good, carrying mouth as does Tucker. Zoom is a little higher-pitched than the others but his mouth carries really well too. The seven has expired on Blaster's tree and nothing seen thus far. The cast is now squalling.
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Allen says, "I guess I do." Sue is treed up on the other side of the ravine. It sounds like there's another dog with her but it can't yet be determined which one.
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Sue is struck for 25. She is treed for 75. The cast can't tell if she's on on the same tree she was scored on or is now on Zoom's tree. Time will tell. The cast is heading toward Zoom's tree. He is only 75 yards in front of the cast.
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