Casey Bigelow
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Registered: Jul 2003
Location: Dellwood Fl.
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More info, shows he was born in 2009, owners etc ( COPIED and pasted)
Breed
Dog _____________________ DOB Breed M/F Owner(s) Earnings St
CH Blue Ghost_____________09 Blu M Deloach Or Beaty $525.50 SC
Blue Ghost
Owned by Deloach and Beaty
Handled by Gary Tom Beaty Jr.
When he was younger, Gary Tom Beaty Jr. was very active in competition hunting. During his hard hunting days was when he came across the Bluetick male Blue Ghost. Then when Gary Tom took a break from competition hunting for about three years, he sold Blue Ghost to Buddy Deloach. Luckily, when Gary Tom was ready to get back into the sport, Buddy brought him back in on Blue Ghost as a co-owner. Now the two men are looking at driving home the Ford truck tonight. To them, the fact that the truck is a bright blue seems like a good sign that it will be leaving the Isle of Capri casino with a blue dog in the back.
The six year old Blue Ghost is not off of any famous dogs. He is off of Gator and Vier. Gary Tom was looking for a good, young started dog and his friend Dennis Messer found the one year old Blue Ghost for him. Gary Tom talked about what it is that he likes about Blue Ghost, “He is pretty much same dog night in and night out. He likes to be by himself and he can tree about any type of coon from lay-up, to a hot one, to a cold one. He is consistent about having one.”
Since Gary Tom has returned to hunting and Buddy sold him half of Blue Ghost, the two have been competing for the past two years. Some of their accomplishments include winning second in Bluetick race this year, winning fourth in the South Carolina State Race, making the Final Four of the Breeders’ Showcase and getting the truck ticket that month, and several cast wins at other major events.”
Gary Tom has also had his own share of accomplishments as a handler. He made the Final Eight of the 2008 Nationals, the Top Ten of the Youth Race, the Top Ten of the State Race, the Top Ten in two Breed Races over the years, and he has won tickets to the Youth Nationals. However, this is his my first truck ticket and what a way to start off the experience! This will also be the first time that Buddy Deloach has a dog in the Final Four of a major event. Needless to say, it is already a weekend these two men will not forget and the most important part is still to come.
In their early round, Gary Tom and Blue Ghost drew out with Quick Dash, being handled by Richard Moore; White Oak Bottom Ringer, being handled by Dewayne Matlock; and Tennessee Primetime, being handled by Corey Sexton. They would win the cast with 100 plus. Gary Tom talked about that cast, “We cut loose and Ringer and Dash made a treed right in front of us. Ghost split treed about 400 yards from us. They took minus and Ghost took 125 plus. Primetime was struck, but going in the opposite direction. We cut back loose and I struck Ghost back in for 25 points, but took minus when he came back in to us. In that time, Ringer made two more trees; one was a circle and one had a coon. Dash also made a circle tree. Primetime was still running at this point. Then Ghost split treed again and took 125 points on a den tree. Ringer treed again for 25 and 100, but it was another minus tree. At this time, Primetime and Ringer withdrew leaving me and Dash. Then Ghost treed again, but I did not have to tree him. He had another coon after the end of the hunt.”
Blue Ghost and Gary Tom were one step closer to their goal, but that next step is not an easy one. This time they drew out with Rough Mtn. Money Bawls, being handled by Chris Hayes; Hooker Mayhem being handled by Josh Campbell; and Mr. Gibb, being handled by Scott Perkey. Blue Ghost won this cast with 600 plus. Gary Tom talked about how this cast went, “Right out of the truck, I took 100 and 100 on a coon. Hooker took 75 and 75, Gibb took 50 and 50, and Money had 25 deleted and 25 on it also. They had a coon. We cut back loose again and this time Hooker had 100 and 100 and Ghost had 75 and 75 on a den. The other two also came in. We pulled them off and recut. Hooker took 100 and 100, Gibb had 75 and 75 on the same tree. She left it, but he stayed, so he was minused. We walked the minute and cut back loose. Ghost struck again, worked the track, and treed for 100 and 100. As we were walking in, Mr. Gibb and Hooker treed about 40 to 45 yards from Ghost. All the dogs had coons. By that time, Money was struck in too. We walked the minute and as we did the six got Money. Then Money and Mr. Gibb treed another coon together. At this time, Hooker withdrew. There was about 30 minutes left in the hunt. Then Ghost took 100 strike and got treed, but I let the stationary run on him before I teed him. Mr. Gibb and Money Bawls treed split from him about 40 yards. Ghost had another coon. Mr. Gibb and Money also had a coon. By this time, there was only about fourteen minutes left in the hunt. We cut back loose and Ghost took 100 strike and Gibbs got in for 75 points; that is how the cast ended. We had a great cast and great judge with Eric Henry.”
Gary Tom and Blue Ghost made their way back to the casino to join in the Final Four. When Gary Tom was asked about how he felt being here and what strengths Blue Ghost is bringing to the last cast, he replied, “Buddy is tickled to death to have us here. I am feeling good and confident in my dog. I hope Blue Ghost is going to be by himself somewhere opposite of the other dogs with a coon.”
When asked if there were any people out there rooting for him that he wanted to mention, Gary Tom said, “Buddy, Nancy, Will, and Sarah DeLoach and a bunch of them at home are pulling for us; my phone is blowing up today. I want to thank my mom, dad and sister for supporting me in all my hunting that I do. I really have to thank Buddy for giving half of Ghost back to me to hunt. Buddy and Will treat us like family when we stay with them in Saluda, South Carolina. I want to thank Dennis for finding Ghost for me. I also want to mention Austin ‘Red’ Dake for spending all those night out in the woods with me hunting him. I also have to thank GT Hunting Supply for keeping us in whatever we need in equipment.”
2016 will be a year that Gary Tom and Buddy will always remember. Not only do they have the Final Four at the truck hunt tonight, but next month they will be back down here with a Walker female, Junkyard Worm, that they are partners on. If Gary Tom wins the truck tonight, he plans on keeping it and driving it back to Lula, Mississippi next month to try his luck again! Good luck!
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