Winner of the Cat Competition

Varminator · Post by **Varminator** » Mon Feb 23, 2015 11:57 pm

Ringer, Age 3 years nine months at the time of the competition. He was Bred and Born in Coos County Oregon.

Varminator · Post by **Varminator** » Tue Feb 24, 2015 12:02 am

Owner and Trainer of Ringer, He was Born and Raised in Coos County Oregon. This picture was taken around 30 years ago and he has been with the dogs ever since then.

johnadamhunter · Post by **johnadamhunter** » Tue Feb 24, 2015 12:03 am

Thanks. He's a good looking hound. You get tired of feeding him let me know. Lol

call-me-ish · Post by **call-me-ish** » Tue Feb 24, 2015 12:12 am

Congratulations! !! Sure enjoyed following the play by play.

Old dog · Post by **Old dog** » Tue Feb 24, 2015 12:25 am

Varminator wrote:Owner and Trainer of Ringer, He was Born and Raised in Coos County Oregon. This picture was taken around 30 years ago and he has been with the dogs ever since then.

i hope he kicks your butt for posting that silly picture but that is exactly how I remember the first time I met jc lmao
if we didn't take him with us he would remind you of a sad hound pup waving good bye and I wouldn't doubt he looked like that in case we changed our mind lol he sure has turned out to be a prince of a man in any company. sorry but I just cant pass a chance to bragg on jc Padgett.

oh yea and the old blood has never looked better! thanks to jc.

al baldwin · Post by **al baldwin** » Tue Feb 24, 2015 12:38 am

Congratulations to JC & Ringer. All those who brought their best and hunted before a witness , I commend you, that separates the BS from facts. And look at the number hunters who enjoyed the up dates. Brad & JC did a first class job. Al

twist · Post by **twist** » Tue Feb 24, 2015 5:13 am

Good job jc and good looking hound. Andy

easttntrapper · Post by **easttntrapper** » Tue Feb 24, 2015 5:58 am

Congrats. I really enjoyed the play by plays.

bigskybowhunter · Post by **bigskybowhunter** » Tue Feb 24, 2015 11:52 am

Congrats to the winner! Looked forward to the updates every weekend. Hope the contest continues! Thanks for the entertainment

bearsnva · Post by **bearsnva** » Tue Feb 24, 2015 12:42 pm

I enjoyed reading every bit of the contest details and even though I didn't know a single entrant or dog I congratulate JC and Ringer for coming out on top this time. I also commend every man and dog that had the guts to enter. There was no doubt from the very first there was going to be stiff competition and good dogs competing. Sure there were some things that happened, weather and hunting conditions etc, that may have been better one time than another but that is hunting. I think from what I read all the competitors acted like top notch sportsmen and deserve a lot of credit. Best of luck to ALL the men and dogs.

Clyde Lawson · Post by **Clyde Lawson** » Fri Apr 17, 2015 9:01 am

Varminator wrote:Ringer, Age 3 years nine months at the time of the competition. He was Bred and Born in Coos County Oregon.

Congratulations and he is a good looking hound.

Enjoyed hearing about the competition and results.

Interested in breeding & history of Ringer?

Did you breed/raise/train him?

Normally, how many hounds do you hunt in your pack?

How long are your races?

What percentage of started tracks do you finish with a tree/catch/in hole?

Just curious in comparison to what we accomplish (or not) in our area.

Thanks,

Clyde Lawson

coastrangecathunting · Sat Apr 18, 2015 9:41 pm

Yes , he was born raised and trained here. Jumped cat races vary in time depending on the Terrain conditions and the cat. I run 10 to 12 dogs. With the pack I would say 90% catch rate.

Clyde Lawson · Post by **Clyde Lawson** » Sun Apr 19, 2015 11:17 am

coastrangecathunting wrote:Yes , he was born raised and trained here. Jumped cat races vary in time depending on the Terrain conditions and the cat. I run 10 to 12 dogs. With the pack I would say 90% catch rate.

Thanks for information. Always wanted to hunt that area.

Do you tree most of the cats? In our SE OK country we catch more then we tree it seems.

I run about the same number in my pack--10 to 12 with normally 1-3 of these being young hounds.

Hunt country is rough enough that no matter who's cat hounds are used, more cats escape then are caught/or treed!

Another question--what breeding do you mainly hang with, Running, Treeing, etc?

We use, or attempt to have, some Running in most of the hounds, with number full blood Running Walker and Trigg. I have one Reg Treeing Walker in pack and is one of my finished huonds that is five years old.

Thanks,

Clyde Lawson

coastrangecathunting · Sun Apr 19, 2015 8:41 pm

tree probably 80% of the cats that are caught. I try to keep 1/4 to 1/2 running dog in my dogs. with the bigger timber a dog needs to be more tree minded . imo

jc

Clyde Lawson · Post by **Clyde Lawson** » Thu Apr 23, 2015 10:57 am

coastrangecathunting wrote:tree probably 80% of the cats that are caught. I try to keep 1/4 to 1/2 running dog in my dogs. with the bigger timber a dog needs to be more tree minded . imo

jc

Thanks JC,

About the same in our country.

Tough to get cross in hounds correct, and maybe tougher to get pack where I like what they do?

And then you have hunt like this week where the statement "if cats are not moving they are tough to get started" is so true. Roaded & rigged from Sunday nite off and on through Weds. night and found only tracks that my hounds just could not get moving. Lots of weather with lighting and rain did not help!

Here's one for you---when it starts lighting/thundering even a long ways away--my hounds try tearing the dog box door down getting inside? And seems the Running breeds are worse?

Anyone else noticed this?

Clyde Lawson