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wonder which is worse, whining...or being too scared too show up? theres a few posting that are a little bit of both...

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How far is it from Springfield, Missouri to Kentucky ? , Lol.

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How far is it from Springfield, Missouri to Kentucky ? , Lol.

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Would a dog have to be qualified to hunt in the feist world hunt. As does a coonhound,

i dont think so David, theyve never had too before

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No qualification requirements to enter the World Hunt.

Why not

hunt each breed against it's own breed in local squirrell events where enough of that breed is possible for a cast(atleast 3) & qualify for a breed world championship title by being the overall winner of that event that it is entered in. I would think this would mean more local hunts could be held too in my opinion if ukc would loosen the reins so to speak to where anyone that wanted to host squirrell hunts could which should mean more entrys & more money for ukc in both registration & money for this program. Then have an all around world championship invitational that would be a seperate event that each individual breed winners world champion was automaticaly qualified for from it's own breed world championship & hunt them all together as a money style event paying 1st place only & give an all around world championship trophy & jacket also to the ukc all breed world champion squirrell dog winner. Would possibly be a huge incentive that every breed could try to make it to if they think their breed of dogs can compete against anything. Of course every ukc registered breed including hounds would have to be able to hunt the ukc squirrell hunts too to be able to have a chance to qualify for this event.

Les Young09 I'm not 100% sure that I followed all of your suggestions clearly.

First off, there has been around 40 dogs show up for the past three world championships, without any qualifications. The last thing that I want to see is further limiting participation at these events. Now having said that, I would love to see the program grow to the point that we NEED to have qualifying events.....but that is a while in the future at this point.

Secondly, growth at the local level is near and dear to my heart. If you have a club, or want to set up a club to hold local events, by all means please contact me, or UKC and we will do everything in our power to get your club up and running.

Allowing "all breeds" to hunt in the squirrel hunts is a little ways into the future too....there is more to consider than just waving a wand and making it happen. But I do in fact understand that the world is shrinking, and squirrel hunting is growing.....so there is no doubt in my mind that the UKC will be looking at that, but don't expect that to happen in the very near future.

As it stands now, there is a new and quite refreshing growth in the UKC program, and much of that is in fact due to the fiest enthusiast embracing UKC. They have a voice, and they deserve to be heard.

Today, we (Allen and myself, as well as UKC) are trying to be the ears of everyone. We are listening, and we know that there needs to be some significant changes to the program as we know it today. I'm not sure that the changes will ever be seen as "great" ideas to EVERYONE.....some changes are going to make some folks happy and others are not going to like them. The challenge is to make meaningful changes, that will allow the program to grow, will be fair, and appeal to a MAJORITY of the folks that will actually participate!

I personally have judged a lot of competition hunts at all different levels of competition, and one of the most important lessons I've ever learned about "being in charge" of a hunt, is the importance of humility and admitting when you are wrong, and correcting the wrong as quickly as possible. That is kind of my goal in representing UKC as a Field Representative. I want to be a change agent, to drive the program in the right direction, but if we make a "wrong call", admit the move was wrong, to correct it as quickly as possible, and to be fair to everyone.

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