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Congrats to all the winners!

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Final Four Summary by Zach Sinwell

Our 2015 Final Four was another action packed hour, filled with dogs very deserving of their chance at the wheeler. Our cast included the following double cast winners:
Clipperton’s Starving Cull, Brett Meyers. Friday 425+, Saturday 537 ½ Saturday
Half Breed Rush, Brady & Brett Meyers. Friday 375+, Saturday 575+
NtCh PR Get Your Shine On, Jay Barrett/ Todd Forsythe. Friday 400+, Saturday 400+
NtCh PR Hickory Nut Bawlie, Dave Pollard. Friday 550+, Saturday 225+

2015 UKC Heartland Classic Final Four Summary by Zach Sinwell

Just east of America’s greatest river and north of the Illinois border lies a little town with the claim that the great state of Wisconsin started there. The town’s name is Mineral Point and had multiple resources that were mined by the first immigrants from Europe to settle the area. It is a smaller town with a population of just over 2,000 people. Nestled into rolling hills amongst pastures of Wisconsin’s proudest resource, dairy cattle, is the Iowa County Fairgrounds which held 2015’s Heartland Classic. This is the 10th year of the Heartland Classic and it seems every year the turnout is bigger and better. This year brought competitors from as far west as Oregon and south as Kentucky. After partaking in the majority of the events all weekend long and witnessing the alliance of dog men, it is no wonder why people will travel a distance to enjoy this hunt. The bench shows brought competitors to claim a piece of the prizes and also there were field trials and water races for spectators to enjoy as well. There were also 1 hour youth hunts that the kids could go out and enjoy the event as well. The first night the wind was still and almost sticky and most feared the coon would not move as much but the ‘Sconsin ringtails had something different to say. Scores from 0 to 775+ were brought in and the majority of casts not only brought in plus points, they brought in good scores. The high scoring guide on Friday night saw 15 coons. On Saturday night there were more of the same with good scores and multiple double cast wins. When the dust finally settled, the final four included 2 dogs from Iowa and 2 dogs from Wisconsin. Now before I let you know who got in, I have to mention the great rivalry that is beginning to develop between states at this hunt. I have not seen or been to a hunt, where it almost appears as each dog is on its’ state’s own team. When a man would walk back through the club house after the hunt with the scorecard, everyone would say, “Did you win? What state are you from? That makes 5 dogs from Wisconsin with a cast win….That makes 6 dogs from Iowa with a cast win.” Minnesota and Illinois are also always well represented in this hunt, but it seems like the crews from Iowa and Wisconsin take the most pride in harassing each other back and forth. It only makes sense to have 2 dogs from Iowa and Wisconsin in the finals. The first dog in the final four was NITECH Hickory Nut Bawlie, a Treeing Walker male owned by David Pollard of Platteville, WI and handled by Wisconsin’s own Ben Mick. The second dog was NITECH Get Your Shine On a Treeing Walker female owned by Jay Barrett and Todd Forshthe of Camp Douglas, WI and handled by TA Evans of Kentucky. The third dog was Clipperton’s Starving Cull, a Treeing Walker female owned by Brett Meyers of West Union Iowa and handled by the Vanilla Gorilla himself Zach Sinnwell. The last dog in the timber was NITECH Half Breed Rush, a Treeing Walker owned by Brady Meyers of Decorah, Iowa and handled later in the final four by his little brother Brett. The final four was cut around 4:00am with an hour hunt time limit and judged by Grant Noeske of Illinois and guided by Don Lydic. The dogs were cast with Cull struck for 100 and Rush for 75 and running track left handed from the cast. Bawlie was struck in for 50 to the right and in about 15 minutes Rush let out a locate and Brett had him treed for 125. He treed him so fast I believe he treed the dog as Rush’s eyes were rolling into the back of his head before the locate... Cull took a few minutes and fell treed in deeper behind Rush. Rush had a coon and went up on the cast at 200+. Cull’s tree was circled and was at 225 circle. Bawlie was opening in the distance so Rush and Cull were cast back in with about 40minutes to go. Rush and Cull struck back in for 25 and were running track away from from Bawlie when Ben put Bawlie on the paper for 125. He was in there a piece so quite some time was spent walking to him. When the tree was scored it was determined to be minused and Bawlie went down 175minus. There was short time left in the hunt and TA Evans said he needed to get at least some action and while walking out from Bawlie’s tree we could hear Shine deep so he struck and treed Shine way through the country. The hunt ran out walking to Shine’s tree but she showed a big coon on the outside and was plussed up at 150+ The hunt ended with Rush at 200+, Shine at 150+, Cull at 0, and Bawlie at 175-. Birds were chirping and there was no light needed when the final cast exited the woods. This makes 5 four wheelers that Brett Meyers has won, including 1 in all 3 major Kennel Registries which I believe qualifies him for the Triple Crown.

This hunt is probably the most enjoyable hunt of the year for myself. I bring the family and we get a hotel room, spend some time in the pool, eating lunch with fellow competitors, and watching the Bench Shows, Field Trials, and Water Races with the kids. There is a reason why this hunt continues to grow and receive the support of surrounding states and that is due to the hard work of the Heartland Federation. Without this group of people this hunt would not be enjoyed by so many. All I can say is, I was in the final four and I did not win the four wheeler, I never have won one of those dang things, but I continue to ‘win’ with spending time with friends and family in comradery of our beloved sport. Making friends and spending time and enjoying the company of fellow hunting dog enthusiasts should be the priority at this hunt and if that is a priority for you in your life, then I recommend coming to the 11th Annual Heartland Classic.

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Erica & the rest of the crew that puts this hunt together. Some of you 'locals' that never get to take a long trip to a 'big' hunt, might as well just come to this event because it is turning into a BIGGER event each year. Grand kids plan on being back for sure. Take care, Ron.

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Congrats to Mr. 4 Wheeler and Brady!

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Madi and Hunter want to say thanks to Terry and Austin for taking them to the woods. both kids said Austin was the coolest sorry Terry.. And said they hope he gets to take me again next year. I would like to post pics but haven't got that one figured out yet. Also a HUGE thanks to Jaimie Swan for donating a coat to both my kids...you made Madi soooo happy you can' t ever be thanked enough. Also Thanks to all that donated prizes...

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Looks like a good time was had by all, congrats to the winners!
Who won the raffle 4-wheeler?

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Thanks to everyone!!

Brett and I would like to thank all the guides, judges, and everyone else involved with Heartland Classic Federation! Grant, the final cast judge, and Don, the final cast guide, both did an outstanding job! This is one of the best hunts in the country, hands down, and it gets bigger every year. We've been there nearly every year, and always have a good hunt and great cast!

I would also would like to thank everyone for all of the calls, texts, fbk messages, and posts on this forum. There's been talk of Brett going into retirement now that he's won a 4 wheeler in Akc, Pkc, and Ukc!

Lastly, we want to thank the Heartland for the 4 wheeler!!!

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Thanks friends

This might be kind of wordy, but only because we have so many friends to thank!

With our 10th Heartland Classic in the books, we are already looking back at the memories created, and making plans for next year. I just want to send out a quick THANK YOU to everyone involved. This was out biggest year yet, in terms of entries, and our best year of the raffle too! It’s all thanks to you teamwork and dedication!

We were quite honored to have seasoned bench show judges Gene Allhands and Tim Hickman. In their company, the handlers graciously accepted their wins and losses, and everyone seemed to enjoy the day. You might have noticed that we have a very well-decorated show ring, and credit for that goes to Miss Lisa Key!

It was a banner year for the water race and field trial too! These events are held off-site at a club that has the most perfect layout for a nice long run and swim, and it’s all within view of the many spectators who came to spend their Saturday watching the hounds. Events ran smoothly by Hannah Freymiller and company.

In the hunt, we drew over 100 dogs Friday night, which was a goal set by the Heartland Federation. All 110 of the dogs got into woods reasonably close, and 27 of the 30 casts came back with plus points. Saturday’s hunt brought back 67 dogs. Of those 18 casts, 14 came back with a winner.

In keeping with tradition, the Meyers boys had some dogs in the Final Four, and they gave us some quick action. Half Breed Rush got ahead early in the hour, and was able to hang onto those points for the win. Another wheeler will be heading back to Iowa! Plenty of prizes for 2nd-4th place finalists too. We were also happy to see two WI dogs in the finals… let’s make that a new tradition! We are just waiting to get someone from IL or MN up there too!

Let’s not forget the grittiest of handlers out there….the youth cast! Austin and Terry Loeffelholz guided, judged, and refereed them both nights. Friday’s Overall High Scoring Youth was Ron Behne’s Grandson Hunter Schwoob. Saturday’s winner was Scott and Danielle Johnson’s son Payton. Great work!!

The raffle wheeler was won by the one-and-only Daryl Stanton of Rewey, WI. Daryl buys just as many tickets as he sells for us, so we were very happy to see him win! There’s more than one way to win a wheeler up here, lol! Thanks to all of our ticket sellers, and our top salesman award goes to Dan Downing, who sold a total of 150 tickets! That earns him a prize of $150, one dollar for each ticket sold.

We also have the winners of some special awards to announce. Each got a prize package stuffed with gift certificated, goodies, and one-of a-kind souvenirs! Prizes were rounded up by Mr. Jamie Swan of Double J Outdoor Supply, whose help I am forever grateful for! THANK YOU to all who gave so generously to our winners.

Eldest Handler: The very sweet Kenny Miller, at a spry 77 years old!

Farthest Travelled: Jason and Dani Duby of Plum Tree Hound Supply, all the way from Oregon!!

Powderpuff Award: Highest Scoring Lady, Alex Rain of MN!

Rookie of the Year: Second-time cast participant Ken Jozwiak. He says he’ll be back for more!

Sportsman of the Year: Brett Meyers. That’s right. Because, for the first time in 10 years, no one complained about getting beat by him! (Except the Vanilla Gorilla….)

We thank everyone for their participation, and welcome feedback to make next year even better!

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