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Each month in the COONHOUND BLOODLINES, I will be featuring an article called "Tailgate Talk" (formerly known as HTX = Coon Dog) , covering updates and discussion concerning the Hunt Test Program and the hunters involved.

I wanted to start this thread to begin getting some feedback and testimonials for my articles from hunters like you! Anything pertaining to the Hunt Tests may be discussed. If you have any feedback, 2 cents, or testimonials, please contact me at cgruver@ukcdogs.com!

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HTX hunts are exceptional hunts and I want to give a thumbs up to this program. Some folks might think this is an easy task, but I have saw where on certain occasions even some Gr. Nt. Ch. dogs have failed a test or two. So, it is a very challenging program that is good for our sport. It is great for everyone, the beginner, the person who has lost a step or two, and the person who wants to take a break from the occasional nite hunts.
In the future if I have a female to get bred, I would like to see the stud dog have this title on his pedigree.
I would also like to see this become a championship degree of some sorts.
But, kudos to UKC for this program as no other KC has tried and is working toward things of this nature for our future, and for that us hunters should be grateful.
Your friend in hunting! Greg K.

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(Nt. Ch. Winner of Princeton, W.Va. Blk. and Tan Sectional 2012). HTX winner. 5th place winner 2014 Black and Tan Days Thursday night. SIRE OF THE 2015 U.K.C. WORLD COONHOUND RESERVE WORLD CHAMPION!

*Kemps Little Reed Blk. Chester (1st and 2nd place wins in UKC) (two wins in A.C.H.A.) (pup off of Jr.) FULL LITTERMATE TO THE 2015 UKC RESERVE WORLD CHAMPION !!
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*Nt. Ch. Kemps Little Reed Blk. Prowler (1st place UKC World Qualifier '09, 6th Place Hi Scoring Blk. and Tan at Southeastern Treeing Walker Days, '07).





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Sounds great to me,,I've only ever been in one HTX hunt ever and that was at our local club this year,,,and I loved it,,,it is perfect for the pleasure hunters and disabled,,,I am both,I can't hunt the ukc nite hunts cause of nerve damage in my legs and can't keep up with the other guys cause they seem to want to run to the tree,,so that leaves me out of hunting those hunts,,,I just wish there were more HTX hunts around locally so I could attend them,,where I'm from,our club only had one this year on its schedule,,if I want to attend others,I have to go a distance which isn't a option for me,but I would sure enjoy reading about them

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Im into the nite hunts and really enjoy them but Ive been in these HTX hunts and they are fun. I took a 15 year old kid that hunts with me to one and used it to teach him the nite hunt rules. It isn't as easy as people think. You've got to tree one and FIND it in 1 hour. If treeing a coon and finding it in an hour is so easy the nite hunt scores in the summer would be higher. Good job UKC on promoting this program.

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Absolutly for everyone, and every dog. They are my favorite Ukc Event by far, and I hunt a lot of them.

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HTX BUTCH GLASS NORTH CENTRAL KY CHC PRESIDENT WE SCHEDULE A HUNT EVERY CLUB MEETING NIGHT FIRST TUESDAY OF MONTH WE ALMOST ALWAYS HAVE 3 TO AS MANY AS 7 EACH NIGHT WE HAVE NEVER HAD ANYTHING BUT FUN ON THESE HUNTS I AM PERSONALLY A BLUETICK MAN BUT WHN YOU ARE JUDGING ANOTHER BREED YOU AUTOMATICLY PULL FOR THEM TO GET THAT PASS WE HAVE SEVERAL THAT DO NOT HUNT ANY BUT THE HTX IF YOU EARN YOUR 3 PASS AT OUR CLUB OR CHERRY TREE OR BULLITT COUNTY WE WILL GIVE YOU AN HTX CHAMPION HAT TO SHOW YOUR ACHIEVEMENT ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE HTX PROGRAM GIVE ME A CALL 502-922-4274

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nice job amblue!

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(Nt. Ch. Winner of Princeton, W.Va. Blk. and Tan Sectional 2012). HTX winner. 5th place winner 2014 Black and Tan Days Thursday night. SIRE OF THE 2015 U.K.C. WORLD COONHOUND RESERVE WORLD CHAMPION!

*Kemps Little Reed Blk. Chester (1st and 2nd place wins in UKC) (two wins in A.C.H.A.) (pup off of Jr.) FULL LITTERMATE TO THE 2015 UKC RESERVE WORLD CHAMPION !!
Mr. ACCURATE!

*Nt. Ch. Kemps Little Reed Blk. Prowler (1st place UKC World Qualifier '09, 6th Place Hi Scoring Blk. and Tan at Southeastern Treeing Walker Days, '07).





The Kemps (Greg, Vickie, Erica, and Noah)
6 Little Vine Rd.
Hillsville, Va. 24343
276-733-8590

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I personally like them. I have a great pleasure dog but he is just not up to speed on the nite hunts. He is well bred and his faults are probably something I created. I have put them in the HTX hunts and titled him. We just started up a new club and the first thing we did was set up two of them. We are going to try to have at least one a month. I really like that idea amblue that also would help get people out.
Great program keep it going.

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Thanks for your input so far guys! It's really helping me out a lot, you guys can discuss whatever you want, feel free to! Any suggestions you guys have for the program??

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Ive talked to several people that would love to try them but they cant find the schedule for them. Maybe put a section in the back of the book next to the upcoming nite hunts section. I think this program will get a lot of people switched over to try the nite hunts. The people that have heard that all competition hunters are cheaters will go to the HTX hunts and meet a few of the comp hunters and form there own opinion.

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They do have a section in the back of the book for HTX hunts

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For the most update listing go to their home page on here has more than the book

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I have looked at the section in the book. Its not updated at all. The 3 htx hunts I went to wasn't in there. The website is a better listing.

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We had around 4-6 hunters showing up for the HTX hunts. Finding judges was a real challenge. There needs to be a change to that rule. It needs to be more club friendly. Because if you just have 4 to 6 people showing up, somebody's gonna end up judging the same dog twice???? Don't put a limit on how many times a dog can be judged the same person. I understand why you set it up that way, but we need more participation locally before that can realistically work. Jmo

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My first "Tailgate Talk" article will be featured in the upcoming September issue of Coonhound Bloodlines. This column was formally know as "HTX = Coondog". Read it and let me know what you guys think Should have a lot more "meat" to it then normal.

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I understand why you set it up that way, but we need more participation locally before that can realistically work. Jmo

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Its a great program, but that one particular rule has done us in. We really can't participate anymore. Until that changes. There's just not enough folks coming out to make that rule work!

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Bobby I saw the same thing at our club. Started out doing good with the HTX hunts and attendance was decent but when some of the other members finished their dogs to HTX they stopped coming and attendance dropped. I was still going and had more dogs of mine that I wanted to finish but I ended up inspecting peoples dogs that weren't local and couldn't get my dogs inspected. There are very few other clubs that hold them within driving distance for me to take my dogs to so I had a couple dogs that didn't get finished after their first pass. Great program just wish it would catch on better.

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I LIKED THE ONES I WENT TO. JUST WISH THERE WERE MORE AROUND HERE.

HUNTED IN MORE TESTS THAN I PASSED. LOL. GOOD TIME EACH ONE.

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Their great hunts! But managing them is another thing.

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In my opinion the best thing UKC has ever done for the Sport of Coonhunting.
I recently finished GRWCH GRNITECH GRCH DILLARD'S WHITE OAK PRIDE HTX in the hunt tests. It has given me another arena to showcase my hound's abilities to other hunters that may have not been big English fans before, but now want a pup off my stud having seen him go. Great job UKC.

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Chris this is one scenario, I have been talking about also.

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*Nt. Ch. Black Magic Roscoe's Hot Persuit (aka Jr.) one win toward Gr. Nt. Ch. ($120 dollars won in PKC).
(Nt. Ch. Winner of Princeton, W.Va. Blk. and Tan Sectional 2012). HTX winner. 5th place winner 2014 Black and Tan Days Thursday night. SIRE OF THE 2015 U.K.C. WORLD COONHOUND RESERVE WORLD CHAMPION!

*Kemps Little Reed Blk. Chester (1st and 2nd place wins in UKC) (two wins in A.C.H.A.) (pup off of Jr.) FULL LITTERMATE TO THE 2015 UKC RESERVE WORLD CHAMPION !!
Mr. ACCURATE!

*Nt. Ch. Kemps Little Reed Blk. Prowler (1st place UKC World Qualifier '09, 6th Place Hi Scoring Blk. and Tan at Southeastern Treeing Walker Days, '07).





The Kemps (Greg, Vickie, Erica, and Noah)
6 Little Vine Rd.
Hillsville, Va. 24343
276-733-8590

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HTX hunts are exceptional hunts and I think they are the best program that UKC has came up with in years. I have hunted with too many so called NITECH that could not even tree a coon by their self. I believe that you should be able earn some kind of championship degree just like NITECH and GRNITECH do.

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I agree Don!

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*Nt. Ch. Black Magic Roscoe's Hot Persuit (aka Jr.) one win toward Gr. Nt. Ch. ($120 dollars won in PKC).
(Nt. Ch. Winner of Princeton, W.Va. Blk. and Tan Sectional 2012). HTX winner. 5th place winner 2014 Black and Tan Days Thursday night. SIRE OF THE 2015 U.K.C. WORLD COONHOUND RESERVE WORLD CHAMPION!

*Kemps Little Reed Blk. Chester (1st and 2nd place wins in UKC) (two wins in A.C.H.A.) (pup off of Jr.) FULL LITTERMATE TO THE 2015 UKC RESERVE WORLD CHAMPION !!
Mr. ACCURATE!

*Nt. Ch. Kemps Little Reed Blk. Prowler (1st place UKC World Qualifier '09, 6th Place Hi Scoring Blk. and Tan at Southeastern Treeing Walker Days, '07).





The Kemps (Greg, Vickie, Erica, and Noah)
6 Little Vine Rd.
Hillsville, Va. 24343
276-733-8590

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wish more would pop up around here !!! What type of incentive can clubs earn by having them ?? Can we have em during season so coon could be harvested ?? Combined with big coon contests etc ??

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