Hound club in EASTERN WASHINGTON

[hounddawger]

Dee Powell contacted me about starting a hound club in Eastern Washington. I would like to see how much interest there is on this side of the state. If we got a hound club over here we could have nite hunts and shows on the East side of our state. Please contact me if you have any interest in joining. Darren Hagins 509-366-0165

[DEE POWELL]

LOOKING FOR A NEEDLE IN A HAY STACK;

LOOKING FOR SOMEONE IN EASTERN WASHINGTON THAT HAS A GOOD COON POPULATION.
WE WOULD NEED AT LEAST 3 AREAS WE COULD TAKE A CAST OF HUNTERS TO PUT ON NIGHTS HUNTS. THE AREAS NEED TO BE SAFE; NO CLOSE HWY'S OR SUB DIVISIONS.
WE ALSO WOULD NEED A FACILITY THAT HAS PARKING-BATHROOM AND A AREA THAT IS COVERED THAT'S BIG ENOUGH TO PUT ON A BENCH SHOW.
WE NEED TO GET GOING HERE FOLKS, IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT WE CAN JUST CONTINUE WHERE OUR OTHER CLUB QUIT.

DEE POWELL
509-393-5111

[DEE POWELL]

STILL LOOKING FOR A PERSON THAT HAS A GOOD COON POPULATION TO PUT ON HUNTS AND A BENCH SHOW. SINCE PARTIPATION IS DOWN WE COULD HAVE BOTH UKC AND GRADE DOG EVENTS THE SAME DAYS. IT'S SIMPLE YOU DRAW UKC DOGS SEPARATE FROM GRADE DOGS FOR BOTH THE HUNT AND SHOW. THIS WOULD BE ORGANIZED EVENTS AND MEMBERS AND OFFICERS WOULD BE EXPECTED TO PITCH IN AND HELP OUT WHETER IT'S CLEANING UP OR GUIDING HUNTERS TO LOCATIONS THAT WE HAVE PERMISSION TO HUNT.
WHAT ALWAYS MAKES A CLUB FAIL IS THAT EVERYONE OR MOST JUST WANT TO SHOW UP HAVE FUN AND GO HOME. YOU LOOK AT CLUBS BACK EAST THAT HAVE BEEN AROUND MANY YEARS WITH GOOD ATTENDANCE YOU SEE A CLUB THAT EVERYONE CHIPS IN AND DOES THERE PART.
SO WITH ALL THIS SAID IF YOUR INTERESTED IN HAVING A CLUB IN WASHINTON AND HAVE WHAT WE NEED TO HELP START THE CLUB LET ME KNOW AND I'LL DO MY BEST TO MAKE IT HAPPEN.

DEE POWELL
509-393-5111

[DEE POWELL]

I BELIEVE WE ARE CLOSE TO FINDING A LOCATION TO PUT ON UKC BENCH SHOWS AND NIGHT HUNTS. THE AREA IS CLOSE TO LEWISTON IDAHO WHICH WOULD BE GREAT BECAUSE WITH THE LAWS IN WASHINGTON WERE NOT ALLOWED TO HAVE NIGHT HUNTS FROM MARCH 15TH TO SEPTEMBER 1ST BUT IDAHO THE PURSUIT SEASON IS YEAR ROUND. WE ARE IN THE PROCESS OF PINPOINTING A SITE THAT HAS A COVERED AREA ALONG WITH WATER A ELECTRICITY.
MY QUESTION IS HOW MANY FOLKS DO WE HAVE OUT THERE INTRESTED IN JOINING THIS CLUB AND ALSO IS THERE ANY BENCH SHOW JUDGES IN THIS AREA, IF SO SPEAK UP. WERE NOT SO MUCH WORRIED ABOUT A MOH SINCE YOU CAN NOW HAVE A HUNT DIRECTOR BUT A MASTER OF HOUNDS WOULD BE GREAT.
THIS WOULD BE A YEAR AROUND CLUB SINCE THE ELEVATION IS 700 FT AND THE COON POPULATION IS GOOD FROM I'VE BEEN TOLD.

DEE POWELL

[dogman]

Iam sure as u no the wa state coonhound ass. Has gone under because no one around he will get involved an help out. As well as most people don't get into the nite hunts an bench shows. But its nice to now someone out there is trying so keep it up an good luck!!!

[Machias]

That is close enough I would be interested in joining and attending. What about having to have a non-resident hound permit to pursue coons over there? I'm covered this year, but who knows going forward.

[DEE POWELL]

FRED

WERE STILL IN THE PROCESS OF WORKING ON IDAHO RULES BUT LIKE ANY STATE I'VE ATTENDED A UKC EVENT IN THERE HAS BEEN NO LICENSE OR HOUND PERMIT NEEDED SINCE WERE NOT KILLING COON JUST PUTTING THEM ON PAPER. IF ALL FAILS WE STILL HAVE WASHINGTON TO HUNT WHICH IS RIGHT THERE. AS SOON AS I GET HEALED UP FROM THIS KNEE SURGERY I'M GOING OVER AND MEETING UP WITH KEN AND GET THE SCOOP. PASS THE WORD AND LETS MAKE THIS A SUCCESSFUL CLUB. WE WILL MAKE THIS CLUB FOR BOTH REGISTERED DOGS AND GRADE DOGS AND OUR MAJOR GOAL WILL BE HAVING FUN WITH OUR HOUNDS.

DEE POWELL

[Idaho Bison]

Field trials and bench shows should be no problem. Nite hunts, we're working out the details. It may not matter after July as we expect some changes in regulations due to conflicts in current laws.

[DEE POWELL]

I HAD NO IDEA THERE WOULD BE SO MUCH INTEREST IN A UKC - GRADE DOG CLUB IN THE LEWISTON AREA. THANKS FOR ALL OF THE CALLS, EMAILS WANTING TO KNOW MORE ABOUT THIS NEW CLUB THAT'S IN THE WORKS.
I WILL BE UPDATING AS MORE INFORMATION IS AVALIBLE. OUR BIGGEST SEARCH IS FINDING A GOOD LOCATION FOR THE EVENTS AND MEETINGS TO BE HELD WHICH WERE IN THE PROCESS OF CHECKING OUT A COUPLE AS SOON AS THE WEATHER BREAKS AND I GET TO WHERE I CAN GET AROUND.

DEE POWELL

[roper]

I HAD NO IDEA THERE WOULD BE SO MUCH INTEREST IN A UKC - GRADE DOG CLUB IN THE LEWISTON AREA. THANKS FOR ALL OF THE CALLS, EMAILS WANTING TO KNOW MORE ABOUT THIS NEW CLUB THAT'S IN THE WORKS.
I WILL BE UPDATING AS MORE INFORMATION IS AVALIBLE. OUR BIGGEST SEARCH IS FINDING A GOOD LOCATION FOR THE EVENTS AND MEETINGS TO BE HELD WHICH WERE IN THE PROCESS OF CHECKING OUT A COUPLE AS SOON AS THE WEATHER BREAKS AND I GET TO WHERE I CAN GET AROUND.

DEE POWELL

DEE it will be pretty hard to start a club where you are at where you going to get the people where you going to get the master hounds and where you going to get a bench show judge half of the people on this web site has grade dogs

[roper]

i think a club should be placed close bye not eastern wa becuse there are not of places to hunt and you need people to be trained to be master hounds and bench show judges .it should be in the middle some where ive been think of starting a club in kickitat wa the club has to be 50 miles away why dont we have a vote where a new club should be

[Machias]

There's no reason you couldn't have more than one club. Get some local houndsman and start a club.

[northwesthoundmen]

you know if you all want an oppertunity to hunt coons at night, we have one club here in shelton,wa and one in longview, the one in shelton just had a weekend long buddy hunt with a 10 dollar buy in to support the club, we have untill march we can throw another one im sure,are meetings are 3rd friday of every month,plus they do that field trial stuff on the off season,some take that serios us others like to bs

[Machias]

That is a 6 hour drive for me, I think that's the whole idea of getting a hound club started on this side of the state. But thank you for the offer!!

[DEE POWELL]

DEE it will be pretty hard to start a club where you are at where you going to get the people where you going to get the master hounds and where you going to get a bench show judge half of the people on this web site has grade dogs

ROPER

YOU WOULD BE VERY SUPRISED AT THE REGISTERED DOGS NOW IN THE STATE. AS FAR AS A MOH DON'T NEED 1 AS YOU CAN HAVE A HUNT DIRECTOR. BENCH SHOW JUDGE I HAVE NOT FOUND BUT YOU HAVE TO CRAWL BEFORE YOU WALK...RIGHT?
THERE MUST NOT BE MUCH IF ANY INTREST IN WESTERN WA OR THERE WOULD STILL BE A CLUB...NOT STARTING ANYTHING BUT IT'S A FACT AS WE TRIED FOR MONTHS TO KEEP THE CLUB IN W WASHINGTON GOING...DON'T BELIEVE ME LOOK AT MY POST SEVERAL POST BACK. THIS LOCATION IS PERFECT LOCATION FOR A COUPLE OF REASONS...YOU HAVE THE SNAKE RIVER RIGHT THERE WITH PLENTY OF COONS ON BOTH IDAHO AND WASHINGTON SIDES PLUS THOSE FOLKS SEEMED MORE INTERESTED IN HAVING A CLUB AND WERE WORKING OUT THE DETAILS AS I TYPE.

GOOD LUCK IN YOUR ENDEVORS AND IF YOU GUYS GET A CLUB STARTED WILL PARTIPATE. I MYSELF WILL NOT DRIVE A GREAT DISTANCE FOR A BUDDY HUNT...TO EXPENSIVE PLUS I CAMPAIN AND BRED UKC REGISTERED DOGS BUT ALL TO THERE OWN AS I NEVER OWNED A PAPERED DOG UNTIL 1998.


DEE POWELL