Robert Starke
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Registered: Jan 2006
Location: Missouri
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The Hunt
Hi,
Jeff will have to help me with the details of this hunt as I don't remember all of them.
Friday night we went hunting. I don't remember what time. Jeff had already hunted Iron Man, who never made a bark on the ground. He threw his head in the air and after awhile, he sat down and treed. He is a layup artist.
We met at Charlie's and visited for awhile. Then we went hunting. We took Bud, Tanna, and little Trap.
We drove up to a creek bottom with steep hills. Made me think of "sleepy hollow". We cut the happy hunters loose. Tanna struck with Bud right behind. The next barks were tree barks. They had treed in a large cottonwood tree with so many vines it looked like leaves were still on.
We finally found the coon. His mask was the only thing you could see. His body color matched the tree and vines. Jeff shot and the coon kicked. I yelled," shoot him". That was the biggest coon I have ever seen. Jeff shot again. The coon fell down on the limb and mass of vines, dead.
We shot and shot and shot, but we could not get that coon to fall out. Trap and Tanna would just tree that much harder, thinking that coon was coming out any minute. I told Jeff we needed to come back and cut that tree fork down and get that coon. We would put it in the freezer and win the big coon contest this weekend at Paris, lol.
We walked back to the truck and loaded the juvenile hunters. We drove down the road a few miles and turned loose in a wheat field, white as snow with frost, surrounded by hundreds of acres of hardwood forest.
We turned the "young guns" loose. They had already had their heads in the air and off they went in a dead run for the woods. They were probably 50 yards inside the woods when Tanna and Bud opened. They drove that track about a mile and slammed that tree.
After arriving at the tree, we discovered it was a huge den tree with a long wide split.
We worked the females on that tree and then started that long walk back to the truck, uphill of course, lol.
That truck sure did look good to an old man,lol. Just another enjoyable hunt in the river hills of the wide ole Missouri. You could look out across that high plateau for miles across the bottoms. Dusk to dawn lights filled the fields, like so many fireflies. The smell of the cold, crisp, air on a frosty night, reminded me of hunts long ago. The pitch dark of the night sky and billions of stars hung in space by The Almighty was humbling.
We loaded the dogs and I petted Bud extra for his efforts. I hugged Tanna and Trap. I thanked the Lord for all his kindness and the dogs he has blessed me with over the years.
I settled into the truck with that warm air flowing in the cab and thought how content I was and at peace with the world.
I hope we can maintain our freedom to hunt in these perilous days ahead. God bless America, keep her safe and strong. So many people in today"s world, hate us and want us dead. Why? Is it because we cherish freedom and equality? Equal opportunity to chase our dreams no matter how small or how great they may be? I remember a Sunday School song of my childhood days, "red or yellow. Black or white. They are precious in His sight. Jesus loves all the little children in the world." John 3:16.
Good Hunting,
Robert
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Gr. Ch. UKC 1st place win Finley River Zig HTX
Gr Ch Starke's Finley River Trap 2015 6th Annual Alan Reinkemeyer Memorial Hunt and Show Ch female Overall female and Opposite Sex winner
Gr. Ch. Nt. Ch. Wild Bill's Lill 21.05% reproduction record
Starke's Finley River Little Lill
Dual Gr. Ch. Wild Bill's Queen UKC RQE 112 winner 725+ 2006 UKC World Hunt qualifier
Starke's Finley River Ramblin Rattler 2
Starke's Finley River Ramblin Sadie
Gr.Ch.Nt.Ch.TrackMan's Stone Cold HTX 2009 UKC World Hunt qualifier 2009 UKC World Hunt Zone 5 Hunt 14th place 2011 UKC World Hunt qualifier
Dual Ch. PKC Ch.Track Man's Mad Dash 2007 PKC SS qualifier 2008 UKC World Hunt qualifier 2011 Ringtail Lodge Coon Club High Scoring Dog of the Year 2011 Ringtail Lodge Coon Club Final Hunt winner 2012 MCHF Youth State Championship 2nd place 2012 Ringtail Lodge Coon Club High Scoring Dog of the Year
Gr. Ch. Finley River Cadillac Jane 2006 PKC Walker Days BOSF 2006 UKC RQE 74 Ch winner 2006 Trackman Invitational Queen of Show 2007 MCHF State Hunt Ch. female winner
Starke's Finley River Ramblin Cozi
Gr Nt Ch Starke's Finley River Super Man HTX 2017 Mid Mo Coonhunters Hunt Series Champion 2018 MCHF Dick Gray Memorial Hunt High Scoring Dog and King of the Hunt 2018 Mid-Mo Coonhunters Hunt Series Champion 2018 MCHF State Final Hunt the only double cast winner Final Four 3rd place winner 2019 BBCHA Sectional Madison, MO Gr Nt Ch/ Nt Ch Cast winner and High Scoring dog 2019 BBOA Richard Casey Tribute Hunt High Scoring Dog 750+ Thursday night and 825+ Friday night 2019 MCHF State Final Hunt Final Four 2nd place winner 2020 UKC World Hunt Qualifier at Marshall, MO March 21st
Dual Gr Ch Wild Bill's April 2016 UKC RQE 97 Ch winner
Gr. Ch. Starke's Finley River Jane 2006 UKC RQE 74 Gr Ch winner
Gr. Ch. Starke's Finley River Sugar 2012 MCHF Dick Gray Summer Classic Ch of Ch winner
Starke's Finley River Jake
Hoghill's Finley River Rip
Hoghill's Finley River Candie
Starke's Finley River Stubbie
Starke's Finley River Ramblin Tuff
Starke's Finley River Ramblin Steel
Starke's Finley River Ramblin Fame
Starke's Finley River Ramblin Jane
Gr Ch Starke's Finley River Ramblin Iron Man
Starke's Finley River Ramblin Bat Man
Starke's Finley River Ramblin Tanna
Starke's Finley River Ramblin Lightning
Starke"s Finley River Ramblin John Henry
Starke's Finley River Ramblin Dan
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Starke's Finley River General Robert E Lee
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Gr.Ch. Starke's Table Rock Jewell 2007 RQE 5 BOSF winner 2007 MCHF State Hunt BOSF winner 2009 RQE 28 Best of Show female winner 2009 MCHF State Hunt Ch of Ch Female winner 2010 MCHF State Hunt Gr Ch winner and Queen of Show 2010 Alan Reinkemeyer Memorial Queen of Show 2011 Gr Ch Louisiana State Championship 2012 NE Missouri Black & Tan Sectional Gr. Ch. female 2012 MCHF Spring Classic Gr Ch female 2012 UKC RQE 87 Gr Ch winner 2012 NE Missouri Treeing Walker Sectional Gr Ch winner 2012 MCHF Dick Gray Summer Classic Gr. Ch. winner 2012 Lee Crawford Invitational qualifier 2012 Purina Nationals qualifier 2012 UKC Current Top 10 2012 MCHF Missouri State Show Dog of the Year
Gr Ch Little Walnut Queen Bathsheba 2011 SWTWA BFOS and Queen of Show 2011 MCHA State Hunt BFOS 2011 Oklahoma Federation State Hunt and Show BFOS 2012 MCHF State Hunt Ch Female and Queen of Show 2012 Oklahoma Federation State Hunt and Show Ch. Female 2012 Purina Nationals qualifier 2013 TWB&F Walker Days Gr. Ch. female and Queen of Show 2013 Kentucky State Championship Gr. Ch. female and Opposite Sex winner 2013 Purina Nationals qualifier 2013 ACHA World Hunt and Show BFOS 2014 Purina Nationals qualifier 2014 Lee Crawford Invitaional qualifier
Gr Ch Little Walnut Zipporah
Gr Ch A & B Preacher 2012 Saluda Days King of Show 2013 MCHF State Hunt Ch. winner and King of Show 2013 MO Governor's Cup State Hunt Ch. winner and King of Show 2014 RQE #11 Gr. Ch. winner 2014 Purina Nationals qualifier 2014 SWTWA Gr. Ch. winner 2014 Lee Crawford Invitational qualifier 2014 Kansas State Championship Gr. Ch. winner both days 2014 UKC's Top 10 List 2014 Purina's Bench Show Top Ten List 2014 MCHF Summer Classic Gr. Ch. winner both days 2014 MCHF Summer Classic King of Show 2014 MCHF State Hunt and Show GR. Ch. Winner Friday 2014 MCHF Missouri State Show Dog of the Year 2015 Purina Nationals qualifier 2015 Kansas State Championship Friday Gr Ch winner 2016 Purina Nationals qualifier
Gr Ch Table Rock Reverend Mundo Hawk 2010 MCHF State Hunt Best Male of Show 2011 MCHF Spring Classic Gr. Ch. male and King of Show 2011 UKC RQE 88 Gr Ch male 2012 UKC RQE 87 Gr Ch male 2012 NE Missouri Treeing Walker Sectional Gr. Ch. male and King Of Show 2012 MCHF Dick Gray Summer Classic Gr. Ch. male 2012 Lee Crawford Invitational qualifier
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