Registered: Dec 2005
Location: central illinois
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Bluticker, I totally agree, Jim Merchant was known by name and sight for years by every walker man out there. Not only has he done a tremendous amount for the breed he has also done a tremendous amount of winning. Also, like I stated earlier, you are hard pressed to find a Walker dog today that don't go back to some of this mans hounds. I'm not trying to take anything away from Dave Dean, Timothy Ball or anyone, I beleive they have all done tremendous work for coonhunting in general. My pick would just have to be Merchant simply because, in addition, he won the world hunt so many times.

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Location: Fayetteville.Ga
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Sheep if it aint U then it s got to bee Scott Blumquist

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Registered: Apr 2006
Location: all
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only one i like to hunt with and that was good old KB McCoy

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Registered: Aug 2003
Location: SHOW ME STATE - SEDALIA, MISSOURI
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where's John Wick??? My vote would go to a Missouri Hunter. 25+ yrs ago Lonnie Mears and John Monroe were the names I remember from magazines and word of mouth, and people are still talking about their dogs today.

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My vote goes to Dave Dean , with hon.mention to Mr Bluetick Bill Harshman eh !!

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Location: Cutler, Il.
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COONHUNTERS, throughout the years, & including the present. EACH BREED has it's well known BACKERS, but if I had to PICK one person out of all of these WELL KNOWN PEOPLE, it would have to be JAMES MERCHANT. I always liked pleasure hunting with him also.

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Registered: Nov 2006
Location: Kansas, Ellsworth County
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how about the author of treedog encyclopedia and the creator of froglegs and other high quality equipment.

just a thought.

or ahow about the great man gayle flowers,

just thoughts
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Location: Michigan
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I dont care either way who the most popular is and I doubt most of the guys metioned in the poll care either. I think I voted for Dave and not just cuzz I am a ticker. You could take the top five guys on the poll to ten differant gas stations in any 10 states you wish and the guy most reconized will prolly be Dave. I have seen people flock around him at the bigger hunts and even seen him sign autographs lol. These things are from folks of all breeds not just bluedog folk. There is even a little story about this happening out in Oklahoma in 98.

Dave and a couple other fellas were headed out to the world hunt and Dave needed to stop for some Goodys at an all night store in somewhere Oklahoma. Dave went in the store and the other fella got the dogs out to stretch. A couple good ole Okie boys pulled into the parking lot there and I guess it was obvious they had been taking a sip or two lol. One of the Okies asked Dave's travlin partner if those were Blueticks? Wich he replied with a blunt YEP. The other fella shouts out "ya they's prolly Hammer dogs too aint they?" Wich Daves partner says Yep, this one here is Gr Nt Hammer 18 and this one is Gr Nt Northern Blue Rebel. The ole boys both start laughing and ky-yaing. Just about then ole Dean strolls out of the store and just says "Whats up boys?" lol One Okies jaw drops and the other says "Holy crap thats Dave Dean". They loaded up the hounds had a few minutes of chat and on their way they went.

I was told this story on the tailgate of a pickup by the guy that was there, Dan Rons. We all had a good laugh and continued our hunt. Dave

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Location: Petrolia, PA
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John Wick
Joe House
Jerry Clower
Lee Logan
Hank JR

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Registered: Jun 2003
Location: martinsville,va24112
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this list leaves off the hunters that i would vote for, so i pass

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Registered: Jul 2005
Location: Creek Side
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Did you boys forget Carl D. Minehart?

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Location: virginia
Posts: 340

John Wick

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Location: Cutler, Il.
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where is Carl living these days???? I used to hunt with him back in the 60's when he still lived at Poplar Bluff, Mo. I lost track of him when he moved back from South Carolina. Next time you talk to him, tell him that I said HELLO.

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Location: Hennessey,Oklahoma
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What about ED Abel I dont hunt black dogs but he has done alot for the sport and his breed !!!!!!

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Registered: Feb 2005
Location: Swea City, IA
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well by far has to be wipeoutfan.he has for sure out done dickerson/meyer, house, giddings and so on. he out hunts and out does any of us WANNE bes. he is my vote.

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Location: lima ohio
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BILLY COLEMAN duh who hasnt read that book lol

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Location: bronaugh,MO
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Of all the coonhunters I ever met, the one who conducted himself the best would have to be Elvis at the 2007 World Hunt.

Lots of people can win, even more can lose gracefully. Very few can win gracefully, and I found Marv to be that rare kind.

A coonhunters coonhunter by anyones difinition.

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I'm not sure how you define popular, but as someone who has been in this sport less than ten years, one of the first names I heard about was John Wick.

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Location: Dog House
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Of all the coonhunters I ever met, the one who conducted himself the best would have to be Elvis at the 2007 World Hunt.

Lots of people can win, even more can lose gracefully. Very few can win gracefully, and I found Marv to be that rare kind.

A coonhunters coonhunter by anyones difinition.

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Registered: Jan 2006
Location: bronaugh,MO
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Marv,

Ive met about a third of the people on that poll.


Trust me on this one, your a better class than most.


Your last post proves that.

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define coonhunter? does he set in the truck,and have ahandler, does he have respect for all breeds, does he hunt 5 or 6 nights aweek,or just own dogs? the list is of some great men iam sure but the very misleading the most pop. to me was my brother,taught me all aout coon hunting.

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John Wick

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I think he has raised some pretty fair hounds!

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id definatly have to say for the plotts jim cannon

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