It turned out to be another beautiful day today at Spring Branch Fox Preserve. The weather was chilly early this morning, but the sun came out and warmed things up quickly. Mr. Mark Martin had a great hunt today. The hunters, hounds, and judges all did a great job. There were 67 hounds entered in the hunt, 54 in the Puppy class and 13 in the Derby class. The two classes ran together and were scored separately. Mr. Mark would like to thank everybody who came out and made the hunt a success. Thanks also to Showtime Dog Feed and Pride Dog Feed. Congratulations to all the winners!

Spring Branch “Test of the Best” hunts are held on the 4th Saturday of each month. Please call Mark Martin at 843-520-6461 for more information or to sign up for numbers for future hunts. The next Spring Branch “Test of the Best” puppy hunt will be on April 26th.

Puppy Class - It took 620 points to get in the top ten and the winning pup had 790 points.

1st Place – Pup # 40 – 790 points – Roll (Copperhead X Tiny) – owned by J.B. Morris, Andrews, SC

2nd Place – Pup # 50 – 765 points – Shake (Copperhead X Tiny) – owned by J.B. Morris, Andrews, SC

3rd Place – Pup # 3 – 765 points – Mitchum’s Kelly (Mitchum’s Crook X Mitchum’s Honey Bee) – owned by Mitchum Brothers Kennels, Sumter, SC

4th Place – Pup # 91 – 765 points – Trash Can’s Sadie (J&M’s WhiteMan X Martin’s Long Legs) – owned by Bret Thacker, Andrews, SC

5th Place – Pup # 9 – 730 points – Mitchum’s Brady (Brunswick Screamer X Coots Red Pepper) – owned by Mitchum Brothers Kennels, Sumter, SC

6th Place – Pup # 71 – 705 points – Moore’s Big Ox (Moore’s Big Rip X Moore’s Pretty Girl) – owned by John S. Moore, Andrews, SC

7th Place – Pup # 08 – 665 points – Tracker (Stretch Hide Bullet X Mitchum’s Blaze) – owned by Boot Hill Kennels, Andrews, SC

8th Place – Pup # 84 – 640 points – Noble’s Shot Gun (Brad’s Cat X H&P’s Bobby) – owned by Charlie Nobles, Aynor, SC

9th Place – Pup # 8 – 630 points – Mitchum’s Lacy (Mitchum’s Crook X Mitchum’s Honey Bee) – owned by Mitchum Brothers Kennels, Sumter, SC

10th Place – Pup # 82 – 620 points – Noble’s Mavrick (Ch. No Pitty Heater X H&P’s Moon Pie) – owned by Charlie Nobles, Aynor, SC


Spring Branch Judges – March 22, 2014


4th Place Puppy – Pup # 91 – owned by Bret Thacker
2nd Place Puppy – Pup # 50 – owned by JB Morris
1st Place Winner – Pup # 40 – owned by JB Morris


9th Place – Pup # 8 – owned by Mitchum Brothers Kennels
3rd Place – Pup #3 – owned by Mitchum Brothers Kennels
5th Place – Pup # 9 – owned by Mitchum Brothers Kennels


10th Place – Pup # 82 – owned by Charlie Nobles
8th Place – Pup # 84 – owned by Charlie Nobles
6th Place – Pup # 71 – owned by John S. Moore


7th Place - Pup # 08 – owned by Boot Hill Kennels


Derby Class – It took 490 points to get in the top five, and the winning dog had 610 points.

1st Place – Dog # 101 – 610 points – Owen’s Puddintane (VJ’s Barney X VJ’s Blaze) – owned by Jessie Owens, Macedonia, SC

2nd Place – Dog # 116 – 575 points – Ride N Dirty’s Ace (Ch. PC Woodchopper X Ride N Dirty’s Reba) – owned by Ride N Dirty Kennels, Lake City, SC

3rd Place – Dog # 118 – 505 points – Ride N Dirty’s Joker (Ch. PC Woodchopper X Ride N Dirty’s Reba) – owned by Ride N Dirty Kennels, Lake City, SC

4th Place – Dog # 141 – 500 points – Owen’s Midnite Music (VJ’s Barney X VJ’s Blaze) – owned by Jessie Owens, Macedonia, SC

5th Place – Dog # 110 – 490 points – Pateman’s Spot (Wright’s Decon X Filyaw’s Cricket) – owned by Pateman’s Kennels, Coward, SC


4th Place and 1st Place Derby Winners
Owned by Jessie Owens, Macedonia, SC


5th Place Derby – owned by Pateman Kennels, Coward, SC

congrats to mitchum bros. on placing your crook pups and to everyone else that placed