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Apr 29, 2024 - Entries? Yes, we can!
Starting May 1, 2024, UKC is pleased to offer an online entry service for UKC licensed clubs.
How Does Your Club Get…
Aug 2, 2021 - August 2021 Advisor
Associations are all around us and we are often bombarded with advertisements or pleas to join the fight for or against…
Apr 24, 2021 - UKC TOC This Weekend!
We are well underway here in Greencastle, Indiana! Check back later for more.
LIVE on YouTube at 8:30pm ET Saturday…
Mar 8, 2021 - Coonhound Advisor
With frigid temperatures and over a foot of snow on the ground, my hunting days are on halt for the time being which has…
Feb 9, 2021 - Coonhound Advisor Feb 2021
As was the case last year, I was pumped to get to head south to Grand American this week to get away from the snow and…
Dec 4, 2020 - December Advisor
It is with great pleasure that I write the final advisor column for 2020. The past nine months have been a whirlwind of…
Nov 1, 2020 - Advsior: November 2020
With double headers becoming more and more popular, so have the calls and emails regarding deadline times. For clubs…
Jun 10, 2020 - Looking Forward
As a Michigan-based company, UKC continues to complete operations with most staff working remotely due to the stay home…
Oct 1, 2018 - Rule Change Clarifications
As published in the October issue of Coonhound Bloodlines.
The following changes, as they apply to UKC Field Operations…
May 25, 2018 - Memorial Day Hours
The UKC office will be closing at 3 p.m., Friday, May 25. We will be closed Monday, May 28, in observance of Memorial…
Nov 15, 2017 - UKC Christmas Coupons
As a token of our appreciation for your continued support, please accept these money-saving coupons. Thank you for…
Jun 22, 2016 - Treeing Off Game
As published in June 2016 Coonhound Bloodlines
This month, we will dive back into some more scenario-based discussions,…
May 1, 2024 - May Advisor - Rule Interpretations ahead of the Spring Season
In this month's Advisor column, Trevor takes a look at some rules questions as we get ready to go into Breed Days and the spring season, including some that Allen answered back in 2015.
Read the May 2024 Coonhound Advisor (PDF)
Apr 1, 2024 - April Advisor - Questions Revisited
In this month's Advisor column, Trevor takes a look at some questions that he's gotten recently which have come up in the past, as well as a fun question from an older column that relates to a number of casts today.
Read the April 2024…
Mar 1, 2024 - March Advisor - Sportsmanship
In this month's Advisor column, Trevor takes a look at Sportsmanship, before going into a couple of common rule questions we receive frequently in the office.
Read the March 2024 Coonhound Advisor (PDF)
Feb 1, 2024 - February Advisor - Frequently Asked Questions
In this month's Advisor column, Trevor takes a look at some questions that we've written about in the past, but which still are frequent questions from our hunters.
Read the February 2024 Coonhound Advisor (PDF)
You can also submit rule…
Jan 1, 2024 - January Advisor: Rules Situations and Unique Scenarios
In this month's Coonhound Advisor, we discuss some off game questions, and dug through the archives to find some unique scenarios, and how the existing rules would apply.
Take a few minutes and check it out!
Read the January 2024 Advisor…
Dec 20, 2023 - Breeds Eligible to Receive Pedigrees Under FDSB Mark
Field Dog Stud Book (FDSB) is the oldest purebred dog registry in the United States providing dog owners with authentic documentation, registration, certified pedigrees and DNA services. From 1874 to 2021, the FDSB registry was managed by…
Dec 1, 2023 - December Advisor: The UKC Pro Slams
In this month's Advisor column, Trevor talks all about the new UKC Pro Slam format! He goes into detail on entries, payouts, formats and a whole lot more. We talked about it on Episode 75 of the UKC Hunting Ops Podcast, but here's another…
Nov 1, 2023 - November Advisor: Scratched for Fighting, Wrong Division, and More
In this month's Advisor column, Trevor looks back at some topics that were discussed a couple of years ago but still have relevance today, with things like dogs being scratched for fighting, getting entered for hunts while you're still on…
Oct 1, 2023 - October Advisor: Questions On A Cast
In this month's Coonhound Advisor, Trevor takes a look at what happens in the event of casts getting separated and runs everyone through procedures for questions or or disagreements on a call during a cast.
Read the October 2023 Coonhound…
Sep 1, 2023 - September Advisor: Coonhound World Championship FAQs
In this month's Coonhound Advisor, Trevor answers some frequently asked questions related to the upcoming Coonhound World Championship!
Zones will be held September 15-16, before the finals September 21-23!
Read the September 2023…
Aug 1, 2023 - August Advisor: Dogs Out Of Pocket, Two Dog Casts, and More
In this month's Advisor column, Trevor takes a look at a few more rules questions that he's received either through submissions or at the recent breed days--or both! Make sure you check it out!
Read the full August 2023 Coonhound Advisor …
Jul 1, 2023 - July Advisor: Tree Style, Shut Out of Strike and More
In this month's Advisor column, Trevor looks at a few rule interpretations, including what constitutes a dog leaving the tree; getting shut out of strike; and delaying a one-dog cast.
Read the full July 2023 Coonhound Advisor (PDF)
Jun 1, 2023 - June Advisor: Junior Handlers and Confirming Event Dates
In this month's Advisor column, Trevor devotes some time to the Junior handlers, as we look to keep the next generation of the sport strong, as well as looking at how club event dates will be confirmed moving forward.
Read the full June…
May 1, 2023 - May Advisor: Holes and Stationary
In this month's Advisor column, Trevor goes into some more detail about a couple of rule situations that were recently discussed on the UKC Hunting Ops Podcast. Check out this month's column, and if you still have questions, take a listen…
Mar 1, 2023 - March Advisor: True in 2015, True Today
In this month's Advisor column, Trevor takes a look at some questions Allen Gingerich answered in this very column in March of 2015, that are still true and can still be learned from today.
Read the full March 2023 Coonhound Advisor (PDF)
Feb 1, 2023 - February Advisor: X-Bred Standards, Same Owner Entries, and More
In this month's Advisor column, Trevor gets back to answering your questions after spending several months getting ready for the 2023 rule changes which are now in effect. This month, he talks X-Bred hounds, Same Owner entries, and more.
…
Jan 1, 2023 - January Advisor: Full Elimination Events, YEP Cards, and More
In this month's Advisor column, Trevor takes a look at some other updates that you will see in the 2023 Coonhound Rulebook, including a dive into Full Elimination format, phasing out of YEP Cards, a Panel Fee increase, and more.
Read the…
Dec 1, 2022 - December Advisor: New Rule Changes for 2023, Pt. 2
In this month's Advisor Column, Trevor picks up where last month's column leaves off, looking at the upcoming rule changes approved at Autumn Oaks, and set to take effect in 2023.
Read the full December 2022 Coonhound Advisor (PDF)
Nov 1, 2022 - November Advisor: Looking Deeper at New Rule Changes
In this month's Advisor column, Trevor looks deeper into three of the rule proposals that passed at this year's Autumn Oaks. Make sure you're back in the December column when he gets to the rest of them!
Read the full November 2022…
Oct 1, 2022 - October Advisor: Rule Change Proposal Results
In this month's Advisor column, Trevor delivers the results from the rule change proposals voted on by the breed associations at this year's Autumn Oaks.
We also went into these on the most recent episode of the UKC Hunting Ops Podcast.
…
Jul 1, 2022 - July Advisor: UKC Hunting Ops Podcast, Cellphones, and Time Outs
In this month's Advisor column, our own Trevor Wade previews the upcoming UKC Hunting Ops Podcast, answers some questions about calling time out, when it's appropriate to pull out your phone on a hunt, and more. Be sure to check it out!
…
Jun 1, 2022 - June Advisor: Rule Change Proposals and Answering Questions
In this month's Advisor column, our own Trevor Wade outlines the proposed rule changes set to be voted on by the breed associations at Autumn Oaks this year, answers a few questions he's been seeing a lot of recently, and offers some tips…
May 1, 2022 - May Advisor: Unwritten Rules and Brush Piles
In this month's Coonhound Advisor, Trevor Wade takes a look at unwritten rules and unethical practices in hunts, reviews a scoring situation with a coon found in a brush pile, and implores hunters to help out event officials.
Read the full…
Mar 1, 2022 - March Advisor: RQE's, Win Receipts, Q&A, and more
In this month's Coonhound Advisor, Trevor reminds us of upcoming Regional Qualifying Events now that Winter Classic is behind us, answers some scoring questions, looks at a few rules situations, and a whole lot more.
Read the full March…
Feb 7, 2022 - February Advisor: Hunt Cancellation Policies and Tardy Handlers
In this month's Coonhound Advisor, Trevor is getting ready for Winter Classic, but took a look at some past articles and questions that are still relevant today, including hunt cancellation policy, and what time might be allowed for tardy…
Dec 6, 2021 - December Advisor: Regional Qualifying Events
This month, Trevor announces a few new options for clubs when hosting Regional Qualifying Events, answers some judging questions, and urges you to be willing to slow it down when in the woods with older coon hunters.
Read the full December…
Nov 8, 2021 - November Advisor: Implied Scratch
This month, Trevor takes a look at the scratch in the Final Cast of the 2021 UKC Coonhound World Championship, explains the applicable rule, and goes into a deeper analysis of the implied scratch and Rule 6.
Read the full November 2021…
Nov 8, 2021 - October Advisor: Getting Into Competition Coonhunting
In this month's column, Trevor answers one of the most common questions he sees on social media:
"I am looking to get into coonhounds and competition, whats the best way to go about it?" In addition, we talk a bit about Youth events, and a…
Aug 9, 2021 - September Advisor: World Hunt FAQ's!
With the World Championship coming up this month, this months column is dedicated to the most frequently
asked questions as it relates to the event.
Deadlines Only those dogs that qualified via a Regional Qualifying Event (RQE) and…
Aug 2, 2021 - August 2021 Advisor
Associations are all around us and we are often bombarded with advertisements or pleas to join the fight for or against whatever it is those associations stand for. For the majority of my life, I was quick to disregard anyone or anything…
Jul 1, 2021 - July 2021 Advisor
Topics this month:
Dogs Treed Before Timeout
Using Tone or Shock During Timeout
Let's Talk Stationary
Read the July 2021 Advisor Column
Jun 1, 2021 - June 2021 Coonhound Advisor
Hello everybody! Another great month of events has come and gone, including our inaugural UKC Tournament of Champions. This issue is going to be full of information and results from that event, so I won't dwell on it too long, but thank you…
May 3, 2021 - May 2021 Coonhound Adivisor
Spring is officially in the air (and on the hood of the truck) and competition season is in full swing. While writing this, I am anxiously looking forward to the weekend ahead and the UKC Tournament of Champions Regions. The weather looks…
Apr 1, 2021 - April 2021 Coonhound Advisor
One thing that often comes up in my thoughts is the dynamic of a lot of the coon clubs today. It seems like every week we get a couple calls from struggling clubs looking for ways to make it. Maybe the membership has gotten older. Maybe the…
Mar 8, 2021 - Coonhound Advisor
With frigid temperatures and over a foot of snow on the ground, my hunting days are on halt for the time being which has left me with quite a bit of free time on my hands. Luckily for us hunters, even when times are less than ideal to…
Feb 9, 2021 - Coonhound Advisor Feb 2021
As was the case last year, I was pumped to get to head south to Grand American this week to get away from the snow and frigid temps that Michigan is dealing with currently. Likewise, I already have the weekends of Winter Classic and…
Dec 29, 2020 - Coonhound Advisor: January 2021
Happy New Year everyone! I hope this months article finds you healthy and warm. As of this writing, I am one of those things, as I have yet to acclimate to these northern winters. With the new year in mind, I was also thinking about…
Dec 4, 2020 - December Advisor
It is with great pleasure that I write the final advisor column for 2020. The past nine months have been a whirlwind of hardship, animosity, and uncertainty in our country. I hope that all our readers were able to get out and enjoy some…
Nov 1, 2020 - Advsior: November 2020
With double headers becoming more and more popular, so have the calls and emails regarding deadline times. For clubs that are new to the double header format or unfamiliar with how it works, spacing your early and late round entry deadlines…
Oct 12, 2020 - Advisor: October 2020
Question: Can someone enter a dog into any event when the registration is sent in to UKC for transfer? If so, who is listed as the owner?
Question: Recently I drew out in a cast and, unbeknownst to us cast members at the time, we turned…
Sep 8, 2020 - Advisor September 2020
With the World Championship coming up this month, this month's column is dedicated to the most frequently asked questions as it relates to the event.
Read the full FAQ article (PDF)
Aug 3, 2020 - August 2020 Coonhound Advisor
I do not have any new topics to cover as far as rules questions go this month. As always, I welcome all questions and comments to be emailed to me at twade@ukcdogs.com. This is especially true to all Master of Hounds or Hunt Directors who…
Jul 16, 2020 - July 2020 Coonhound Advisor
I hope this article finds each of you and your families healthy and safe. So far, 2020 has been a heck of a test for people across our nation. I sincerely hope it has given each of you a chance to sit back and reflect on what the important…
Jun 3, 2020 - Coonhound Advisor June 2020: Wins During COVID-19 Are Official
It is evident that spring is in the air in southwest Michigan by the vibrant blooms, active wildlife and intolerable allergies. It is unfortunate that two of my favorite seasons, spring coonhound competition season and baseball season, must…
May 5, 2020 - May 2020 Coonhound Advisor
I hope this column finds you and your family healthy and in good spirits. With so much going on in the world, we are lucky to have our hounds to keep our spirits up. I know that I personally would've been admitted to a local mental ward…
Apr 6, 2020 - April 2020 Coonhound Advisor
This article was written February 28th for the March 1st deadline to be included in the April 2020 issue of Coonhound Bloodlines
Regarding RQEs, we have changed up the process a little bit for hounds that qualify. As many know, all cast…
Mar 23, 2020 - March 2020 Coonhound Advisor
This article was written in late January 2020, to be ready for the March issue of Coonhound Bloodlines, which has a February 1 deadline. It was published in the March 2020 issue of Coonhound Bloodlines.
Hello everyone! On the day I submit…
Jan 28, 2020 - February 2020 Coonhound Advisor
With the implementation of some new rules and all the discussions we have had about those recently, I thought it
might be a good time to freshen up on our telemetry rules this month. Please remember, these rules should be posted at each…
Dec 26, 2019 - January 2020 UKC Coonhound Advisor
Hopefully you all had an enjoyable holiday season with your family, friends and hounds. I know I sure had a blast with mine, enjoying good food, memories and down time. One of my favorite new holiday traditions is spending hours and money…
Nov 26, 2019 - Coonhound Advisor December 2019
With the new year bearing down on us, the last Coonhound Advisor of 2019 seems like a good time to finish going through the rule changes that have yet to be discussed in this column. At this point, all the updated rules have been…
Nov 1, 2019 - November 2019 Coonhound Advisor
As promised in last month's Advisor, I am going to use this space to go into detail on a few of the rule changes that will be going into effect on January 1, 2020. Bench show proposals and the remaining nite hunt rule changes that were…
Oct 1, 2019 - October 2019 Coonhound Advisor
The Rules Committee met at the most recent Autumn Oaks to discuss and vote on all rule change proposals on the ballot, as they relate to the nite hunt running rules. The following proposals are those that were passed by a majority vote and…
Sep 1, 2019 - September 2019 Coonhound Advisor
With the World Championship coming up this month, this months column is dedicated to the most frequently asked questions as it relates to the event.
Read September 2019 Coonhound Advisor
Aug 1, 2019 - August 2019 Coonhound Advisor
A membership with any one of the seven UKC Chartered Breed Associations comes with the privilege of having a voice when it comes to the UKC Nite Hunt Honor Rules. All members are reminded that the official voting for any rule changes is…
Jul 1, 2019 - July 2019 Coonhound Advisor
Its the handlers responsibility to tell the Judge when the dog strikes and when the dog trees. Competition events are about scoring dogs, and that means the good, bad and indifferent. Any opportunity to cut down on the number of games being…
Jun 1, 2019 - Rules Proposals for Consideration
This months column features all Nite Hunt Rules proposals submitted to UKC for consideration. The list of proposals is followed by clarifications and statements as noted by the individual submitting the proposal.
Read June 2019 Advisor…
May 1, 2019 - May 2019 Coonhound Advisor
How many times have you heard a judge say, I picked this dog because this is the type of dog I like? If that is you, you should probably not waste your time any further and move on to the next page. Because heres the point. It shouldnt…
Apr 1, 2019 - Coonhound Advisor April 2019
"At the top of the backside of the scorecard the running rules are appropriately named as 'Honor Rules.' The framers of the Nite Hunt rules were coon hunters of much experience. The Rules Committee members, the same. There is a thread…
Mar 1, 2019 - Comes in to Tree Clarification; Other Coonhound News
As published in the March issue of Coonhound Bloodlines.
Comes in to Tree Clarification
Q: I would like to see this question answered in your column. It concerns Rule 4 (f) which states, If dog declared treed, after five minutes has…
Feb 1, 2019 - Not Helping Shine Trees; Other Coonhound News
As published in the February issue of Coonhound Bloodlines.
Competition Coon Huntings Misconception
Most who are familiar with UKCs Coonhound Forums will agree that youll find plenty of discussions on most anything related to coon hunting…
Jan 1, 2019 - Format Changes Are Here; Other Coonhound News
As published in the January issue of Coonhound Bloodlines
Format Changes are Here
Happy New Year, everyone! The time has finally come when those new format changes are now in effect. Were seeing clubs are indeed taking advantage of the…
Dec 4, 2018 - Rule Change Frequently Asked Questions; Other Coonhound News
As published in the December issue of Coonhound Bloodlines.
This article covers some of the most frequently asked questions as they relate to the new changes for 2019.
Double Header Nite Hunts Frequently Asked Questions
1) Q: Whenever a…
Nov 1, 2018 - Explanation of New UKC Event Reports
We are now just around the corner of several fairly significant changes. Last months column addressed those changes, effective on January 1, 2019. In the coming months, we will continue to provide more clarifications and information related…
Oct 1, 2018 - Rule Change Clarifications
As published in the October issue of Coonhound Bloodlines.
The following changes, as they apply to UKC Field Operations programs, are effective January 1, 2019. Further clarifications are provided here for each change as follows.
1)…
Jul 16, 2018 - Tree is Slick, Next Tree Over is Den Tree; Other Coonhound News
As published in the June issue of Coonhound Bloodlines
Next Generation Spotlight Series Rules Change Notice
Effective June 1, 2018, youth competing for points in the Next Generation Spotlight Series Bench Shows will be awarded Spotlight…
Jun 11, 2018 - Cutting Tree Reminder; Other Coonhound News
As published in the May issue of Coonhound Bloodlines.
Telemetry Use Violations/Modifying TT15 to Appear to be a T5
Q: Talk going around our part of the country is that there are several handlers modifying their Garmin T5 tracking collars…
May 14, 2018 - Incompetent vs Competent Judging; Other Coonhound News
As published in the April issue of Coonhound Bloodlines
Time Period Allotted to Question Scoring, and Dogs that Come in After Judge Arrives
Q: Dogs A, B, C and D are declared struck in that order. Dog A is declared treed. The cast waits…
Apr 9, 2018 - Use of Training Devices During Hunt; Other Coonhound News
As published in the March issue of Coonhound Bloodlines
Strange Encounter
Q: In a Registered cast, we had all four dogs declared struck. They all struck in the same area, but never went anywhere. We kept running the eight minutes on them,…
Feb 7, 2018 - Does the Judge have to See it to Score it; Other Coonhound News
As published in Coonhound Bloodlines January 2018.
Does the Judge Have to See It to Score It?
It is a common misconception amongst some hunters that a Judge must actually see an offense take place before he or she can make a ruling. That…
Dec 8, 2017 - Sportsmanship, a noun; Other Coonhound News
As published in the November 2017 Coonhound Bloodlines
Dont Assume Judge Noted a ? on the Card
Q: The other night, I drew out in a cast where the club official assigned a non-hunting judge to our cast. During the course of the hunt, the…
Nov 13, 2017 - Minusing Dogs for Quitting a Track; Other Coonhound News
As published in Coonhound Bloodlines October 2017.
Q: This last weekend during our hunt, we had Dog A and Dog B split treed during the hunt. They were approximately 200 yards from each other. Both dogs were declared treed around the same…
Oct 9, 2017 - Zone Information; Other Coonhound News
ZONE INFORMATION
The following notes and reminders pertain to the Zone Semifinals being held on September 15 and 16, 2017.
Deadlines. Only those dogs that qualified via a Regional Qualifying Event (RQE), and were entered by the deadline of…
Aug 18, 2017 - Cross Outs and Your Conscience; Other Coonhound News
As published in Coonhound Bloodlines July 2017.
UKC Policy Change Notices
Officials and participants, please take notice of the following policy changes that will take effect on July 1, 2017. The following policy changes will be reflected…
Jul 13, 2017 - Pace Attainable by All; Other Coonhound News
As published in Coonhound Bloodlines June 2017
Pace Attainable by All
I recently had a conversation with a nice old fella probably in his upper-60s. This veteran obviously still loves to hunt and usually carries a pretty decent hound. The…
May 9, 2017 - Slow Down Young Man
As published in Coonhound Bloodlines April 2017
Dog Does Not Move Up as Result of Another Dog Leaving Tree
Q: I was on a hunt recently where we had this scenario. Dogs A and B were declared treed, in that order. When we arrived at the…
Apr 12, 2017 - Coons that Can't be Scored; Other Coonhound News
As published in Coonhound Bloodlines March 2017
Dog Declared Treed With Bayed Coon on the Ground
Q: Dog A strikes and runs a short track, then is declared treed. The cast arrives to find the dog in a wheat field, baying a coon on the…
Mar 15, 2017 - Caution: Very Sensitive Bench Show Topic and Other Coonhound News
As published in Coonhound Bloodlines February 2017.
Judge Refusing to Try to be at Tree Within Five Minutes
Q: Last weekend, we had a little issue that we, the handlers, did not know how to handle very well. It wasnt a huge deal, but more…
Sep 15, 2016 - Silent on Track, Dog Not Struck in Catches Coon
As published in August 2016 Coonhound Bloodlines
Dog Not Struck in Catches Coon
Q: Last weekend we ran into a situation that Ive never seen happen before. We had a four-dog cast. Dogs A, B and C are declared struck, in that order, and…
Aug 19, 2016 - Rule Change Proposals and Procedures, Other Coonhound News
As published in July 2016 Coonhound Bloodlines
Deleting Points for Off Game in a Live Trap
Q: I am sure that I am not the first to contact you about your answer to Mr. Thompson in your Advisor column (May 2016). What are you going to do…
Jun 22, 2016 - Late Event Reports Reminder, Other Coonhound News
As published in May 2016 Coonhound Bloodlines.
Late Event Reports Reminder
All clubs are reminded to send their reports in to UKC in a timely manner. While UKC already has late fees that are assessed to any late reports, it seems they…
May 19, 2016 - Coons That Cant Be Scored, Other Coonhound News
As published in the April 2016 Coonhound Bloodlines
This months column is dedicated to UKC event or hunt-related policies that may not be written in the Coonhound Rulebook. The first subject is a new policy, while the rest were taken from…
