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Hello,

Since I'm kind of a history freak, I thought a great topic would be some of the famous dogs of the past that may have gone head to head in competition.

This thread will probably be aimed more towards the seasoned gents who remember well the great ones and many even hunted with them. I'm sure HistoryNutt will have some commentary to provide

Now, I'm not sure of these dogs ever butted heads, but if they did, someone please chime in with the details. If they never competed against each other, perhaps we can talk about the what-if's

This Round: Gann's Finisher vs. Swinney's Diamond Jim. Both World Champions, both LEGENDS

We'll feature other dogs/battles in future threads, so let's just keep this about Finn and Jim (in future, might be Jim vs. Carolina Casey, or Beanblossom Buck vs. Hillbilly Mac)

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Winner takes on Carolina Casey

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Swinney's Diamond Jim gets my vote,, had many a grand pup of his, the only thing I liked better was when you crossed his blood with Crowding Billy, was the best I ever had..

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BUMP for a good cause! C'mon guys, let's talk about the oldies but goodies

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I WOULD GIVE TO DIAMOND JIM,,I HAD A MALE OUT JIM HE WAS A BIG DOG WITH A CALICO EAR THAT WAS THE BEST WALKER ID EVER OWNED ,,IF I HAD ONE LIKE HIM NOW DAYS I WOULD STILL BE HUNTIN WALKER DOGS BEANBLOSSOM BUCK COME ON.

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I used to sit at Buddy Gilberts house and listen to stories about Jim and Billy, Buddy really loved the Jim dog. I have heard lots of old timers say Jim was the best they ever saw.

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Correct me if I’m wrong but I believe they went Head to Head in 74’ in the final cast of the ACHA world championship that Jim won. Finn placed 3rd.

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I would think John Monroe or James Merchant would have some insight on this! My good buddy, Jim Moore, who passed away a couple years ago, has told me stories about some of the past legends, and hunting against them. He had a great story about a Plott hound vs a famous Walker dog in a challenge hunt. I can't remember who owned the Walker dog, but I believe Benny Moore owned the Plott. The hunt was held in Greenfield, Ohio.

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I got some stuff with crowding billy x diamond jim up pretty close!

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quote:

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Originally posted by D Ray
How close is pretty close?

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Originally posted by dbpro56
I would think John Monroe or James Merchant would have some insight on this! My good buddy, Jim Moore, who passed away a couple years ago, has told me stories about some of the past legends, and hunting against them. He had a great story about a Plott hound vs a famous Walker dog in a challenge hunt. I can't remember who owned the Walker dog, but I believe Benny Moore owned the Plott. The hunt was held in Greenfield, Ohio.

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Originally posted by stonehill
The Plott was Trents Rowdy and the walker was Banjo II owned by James Merchant . English breeder Berton Oney judged the hunt and Banjo II won it.

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Arkansas Cooner, How close to Crowding Billy ?

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There’s some of that Jim and Finisher Blood still around


---------------- NITECH SHETLER’S SONNY BOY
------------- NITECH ‘PR’ FINLEY RIVER CHIEF
---------------- BIXLER’S SUPREME SALLY
--------- CH NITECH ‘PR’ SPRING CREEK CB
---------------- CH NITECH MOTLEY’S MO MAJOR
-------------"PR" MONROE’S CINDY
---------------- MOTLEY’S OKLAHOMA CANDY
-----GRCH GRNITECH ‘PR’ SPRING CREEK ROCK
----------------OAK RIDGE HIRED HAND
------------‘PR’ STONE COUNTY BOSS
----------------SHETLER’S BAWLING QUEEN
---------‘PR’ WILLOW SLOUGH KATE
---------------- GRNITECH DEEP RIVER MIKE
------------ ‘PR’ MILLERS SUE
---------------- NELSON’S QUEEN
Pups
---------------- ‘PR’ HURON RIVER JIM
--------------GRNITECH SWINNEY’S DIAMOND JIM
---------------- ‘PR’ JOLLYS HURON RIVER SUE
--------- GRNITECH ‘PR’ MOFFET’S W.C. DEAMON
---------------- GRNITECH'PR" GANNS FINISHER
-------------"PR" FUTRELLS QUEEN
----------------"PR" MARTINS CANDY GIRL
------‘PR’ MORGAN’S DIAMOND GEM
---------------- GRNITECH ‘PR’ HOUSE’S CLINT
------------GRCH GRNITECH ‘PR’ HOUSES’S LIPPER
---------------- ‘PR’ HOUSE’S QUEEN LOU
---------‘PR’ MORGAN’S QUEEN
---------------- GRNTCH ‘PR’ MACHINEGUN CASEY
------------ ‘PR’ MACHINE GUN STYLISH RUBY
---------------- NITECH ‘PR’ STYLISH JEWEL

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Loved those hounds . i had a grand pup out of him , one of the best i owned

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Loved those hounds . i had a grand pup out of him , one of the best i owned

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