Congrats to the 2025 Grand American Winners!
January 2-4, 2025
January 6, 2025
Source: Trevor Wade, UKC Coonhound Program Manager
Email: twade@ukcdogs.com
This weekend's Grand American featured a UKC Pro Slam, nite hunt, and three Bench Shows, one Friday, one Saturday, and an additional Youth Bench Show on Saturday. UKC would like to extend a congratulations to all the winners from the weekend, but also special congratulations goes to the overall winners!
Overall Bench Show Winner
Overall Bench Show Winner - CH 'PR' KY Mtn Southeasterns Miles 2Go, ENG, Penny Turner, Rhonda Brown, KY
Youth Bench Show Winner
Overall Youth Bench Show Winner - Colton Rorvik handling WSHOWCH NGRCH CCH GRCH(3) 'PR' Wabash River Lost Highway, RED, Andi Emory, Keith Emory, Curtis Elburn, Niki Elburn, NC
Overall Nite Hunt Winner
2025 Grand American Nite Hunt Champion: NITECH 'PR' Brown's Powerhouse Pimp, ENG, owned by Eric Brown of Pinewood, South Carolina.,. Pimp is a 4-year-old English male. What a way to start the year, besting a great crowd of hounds, and winning all three casts this weekend.
Final Cast consisted of:
Guides: Riley Godwin and Kevin Collins
Judges: Steven Cromer, Doug Shuler, Josh Deloach, Mendel Miller
Dogs L to R:
- NITECH 'PR' Brown's Powerhouse Pimp, ENG, 4, M, Eric Brown, SC, Handled by Eric Brown, CW
- GRNITECH 'PR' Bellews Putem Up Luna, TW, 2, F, Johnny Bellew, SC, Handled by Alex Bellew
- 'PR' Rough Branch Big Bubba, ENG, 5, M, Timmy Patrick, SC, Handled by Aaron Smith
- CH NITECH 'PR' Wip3out 3Sum Jailc3ll, TW, 6, M, Shaun Welch, SC, Handled by Shaun Welch
Pro Slam Winner
A thank you goes out to the Walterboro Coonhunters Association on hosting the hunt Thursday night.
1st Place - $3,000 winner: GRNITECH PR Rodeo Drunk, TW, 3, F, Ike Rainey, Malcolm Rains, FL, Handled by Charles Daughtry
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