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BIG DOG PREDATOR HUNT RETURNS
The 4th Annual Big Dog Predator Hunt returns to the Henry County area on
Saturday, February 8. Additional prizes have been added this year. There
will be a $1,000 prize for the biggest coyote taken and another $1,000
prize for the team win based on points.
Team points will awarded at 15 points for coyotes, 10 points for bobcat
and 5 points for fox. Teams are limited to three coyotes, one fox and
one bobcat.
Entry fee for a two-man team is $50 with a $10 extra charge to enter the
Big Dog Contest. All teams must be pre-registered and fees paid by
Friday, January 31. Check in and registration will be held at The Tackle
Box, 6160 Highway 79.
For additional info contact hunt coordinators Randall Bowden at 731-695-2412
or Shannon Bethune at 731-697-4938.
COYOTE HUNT SUCCESSFUL
The February 2014 Big Dog Predator Hunt in Henry County saw a record
turnout of hunting teams who also set a record for the number of coyotes
taken in the four year history of the event.
It was a snowy morning but winds were calm and that worked in favor of
coyote hunters who could better see the sly predators coming.
There were sixty teams entered in competition this year and the crew
harvested some 58 coyotes and five bobcats. There were six teams who
checked in a three coyote limit.
Also noteworthy was the big coyote taken by the team of James Askew and
Mark Matheny that tipped the scales at 43.7 pounds! That’s the biggest
one ever checked in during the hunt’s history and it sounds like the
coyotes are doing well out there in the wild.
The Askew/Matheny team earned $1,000 for checking in the biggest coyote.
The McKenzie team of Eddie Basford and Hunter Garrett won the event with
a three dog limit weighing a total of 114 pounds. These guys are good as
they’ve won the event in times past. Their win earned them $1,000.
Second place went to Nathan Leonard of Camden with a limit weighing 108
pounds, followed by Richie Chilcutt and Sammy Cox with a limit weighing
104 pounds. Fourth place went to Shannon Bethune and Russ Buffington
with a limit weighing 100 pounds.
“It was a great event overall and shows the growing popularity of the
sport here in this area,” said hunt spokesman Randall Bowden. “We’re
looking forward to next year’s event already.”
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