Spring Branch Fox Preserve had a good group of puppies this morning for its March puppy hunt. The judges worked hard in the pouring rain to get a lot of good scores. The weather was cold and wet again, but the running was good. A total of 46 pups were entered with a total of 11 judges. It took 830 points to get in the top fifteen and 1700 points to win.

The results are:
1st Place – Pup #112 – 1700 points – Black River Crazy (Black River Redhead X Black River Termite) owned by Greg Evans

2nd Place – Pup #8 – 1375 points – Shular’s Pretty Boy (Shular’s Sam X Shular’s Betty) owned by Levon Shular

3rd Place – Pup #0 – 1210 points – Radcliff’s Tadpole (Ch. No Pitty Heater X Radcliff’s Crazy) owned by Grady Radcliff

4th Place – Pup #00 – 1175 points – Sammy’s Fancy D (Ch. No Pitty Heater X Jamie’s Banchee P) owned by Trash Can Kennels

5th Place – Pup #81 – 1120 points – Black River Titus (Bond’s Titus X Leggett’s Black Bird) owned by Greg Evans

6th Place – Pup #47 – 1050 points – Samson (Crazy Grady X Maggie’s Peanut) owned by Mudslinger Kennels

7th Place – Pup #24 – 1040 points – Filyaw’s Buddy (Ridin’ Dirty Bill X Ridin Dirty Dixie) owned by Triple F Kennels

8th Place – Pup #58 – 1030 points – Hamer’s Lilly (Lambert’s Jerry X Buckshot Halfpint) owned by John Hamer

9th Place – Pup #1 – 1005 points – Redman (Herndon’s Cayenne X Stump’s Jenny) owned by Donald Langston

10th Place – Pup #195 – 950 points – Radcliff’s Upper Cut (Ch. No Pitty Heater X Thurlow’s Wendy) owned by Grady Radcliff

11th Place – Pup #22 – 945 points – Walter’s Bull (Stretch Hyde Bullet X Golf Penny) owned by Boodie Walters

12th Place – Pup #05 – 935 points – information not given, owned by Timmy Langston

13th Place – Pup #3 – 895 points – Black River Blaze (Black River Redhead X Black River Termite) owned by Greg Evans

14th Place – Pup #6 – 880 points – Fulton’s Little Sadie (Norris’ Jack X CF’s Brown Sugar) owned by Chris Fulton, Checkered Flag Kennels

15th Place – Pup #93 – 820 points – Bobo’s Snooki (Bobo’s Butterball X Bobo’s Cookie) owned by Glen McConnell

Mr. Mark Martin would like to thank all the hunters and judges who came out to the hunt today. Thanks also to Bartlett Milling and Farmer’s Grain and Milling in Andrews, SC for the donation of the dog food.

The next puppy hunt will be held on Saturday, April 27th. Please contact Mr. Mark at 843-520-6461 for numbers or more information. Spring Branch hunts qualify for the Chase – Purina “Test of the Best” competition.

Pictures from the hunt today are below...


A few of the hardworking judges from today's hunt!



5th place, 2nd place, and 1st place



3rd Place and 10th Place



8th place, 11th Place, and 6th Place



7th Place



14th Place

6th place is out of Radcliffes greyman an Howard's peanut

8Th place is Lambert's Jerry x B.S. Half Pint.