Atlantic Coast Beagle Foxhound Association

6-7-08

Fellow ACBFHA Members,

Our Spring Puppy/Derby trial was held at Gator Bay Fox Pen in Effingham, SC on 6-7-08. Our turnout was good but numbers were down due to a death in family, personal illnesses and the last few days of extreme heat and high humidity. Fortunately the heat held off and didn’t cause a problem for our little hounds. They ran like seasoned hounds for the entire 3 hour hunt.

Thanks to Dwight Allen for allowing us to run his pen and for supplying a great group of judges. The point spread for our Puppy Class was 330 to get in and 730 to win and the Derby Class was 455 to get in and 680 to win. Scores like this indicate the game was plentiful, the judges did a great job and our pups and derby hounds worked very hard and were well conditioned.

Thanks to everyone who made an effort to run your hounds in these potentially hot and humid weather conditions. Your dedication to this sport, the association and to your hounds is commendable. 

Congratulations to everyone who placed and Special Congratulations to Alvin & Melvin Avins for winning the Puppy Class with A & A Drifter and to Raymon Pitts for winning the Derby Class with Black Creek Hot Rod.

The ACBFHA shirts we ordered at Sugar Hill are in. See Benny Smith if you would like to have yours before our next hunt. Thanks to Brooky Evans for delivering them to us today. They are very nice looking shirts.

Our next hunt will be at the Round O pen in Round O, SC on 9-13-08. We’ll post directions to this pen and additional information in the next few weeks. Keep up the good work with your hounds and we hope everyone has a great summer break.

Until Next Time, Paschal

5-11-08

Fellow ACBFHA Members,

Our May trial was held at Turkey Branch Fox Pen in Guyton, GA on 5-10-08. This trial was everything we expected and more. We had a good turnout and terrific non-stop running.  As usual, Turkey Branch provided many enthusiastic judges and the operators and judges did a wonderful job, again.

Thanks very much to everyone at Turkey Branch for making this one more great and memorable event. Thanks also to Jerald Crawford for hosting and for all his hard work to make this event a success. Thanks again to Mr. John Burns and Sportmix for providing us with several bags of their 24/20 High Energy product.

Our membership continues to grow with each event. We would like to welcome Robbie Caldwell from Springfield, GA, Bubba Shill from Guyton, GA and Lynn Parker from Ellabell GA. to our association. Hope you enjoy it as much as we do.

Special Congratulations to Brooky Evans for winning the Female Class with Evans Samantha and to Raymon Pitts for winning the Male Class with Crawford’s Dirt Road Rut. Congratulations also to Don Christmas for winning the Best Mouth award with Black Creek Renegade and to Darrell Summerall for winning the Classiest Hound award with Summerall’s Flossy. 

“As info”  GFC Back Forty Crystal Gayle earned the points necessary to qualify for Golden with her second place finish.  

Thanks again to everyone for your participation and efforts in making this another very successful event. Our next trial will be at Gator Bay Fox Pen in Effingham, SC on 6-7-08. This is our annual Spring Puppy/Derby hunt normally held in April. The Derby age date is Dec. 06 and the Puppy date is May 07.  Anything born on or after these dates can participate in this 3 hour event.  Call Paschal Hoffman @ 843-335-7496 for numbers and additional info. We’ll cast @ daybreak, as always. 

Until Next Time, Paschal 

4-27-08

Fellow ACBFHA Members,

We held our April 08 trial at Sugar Hill Fox Pen near Florence, SC on 4-26.  This was our “ACBFHA” first trip to this pen and everyone seemed to really enjoy themselves. We would like to thank Mr. Red and his judges for doing a fine job with everything. As always, Mr. Red’s pen was well stocked with a variety of great running game. He always makes an extra effort to see that everyone is comfortable and has an opportunity to have a good time.

Thanks to Mr. Kirk Whitman and Sportmix for supplying us with several bags of 24/20 High Energy for our trial. Thanks also to T J Ridgeway for picking up this feed and to Nathan Behie for supplying us with additional bags of Sportmix for this trial.

Our turnout was great again plus we added a few more new members. The enthusiasm demonstrated by everyone for this great sport and the support displayed for each other is very impressive. We appreciate everyone and your continuing efforts to see that all are respected so this sport can grow and be enjoyed by all, as it should be.

Special Congratulations to Paschal & Scot Hoffman for winning the Female Class and Classiest Hound award with GFC Back Forty Domino and to Don Christmas for winning the Male Class with FC Outwest Slick Willie G. Congratulations also to Benny Smith for winning the Best Mouth award with Sammy Swamp Fire Fly.           

 “As info”  GFC Back Forty Domino earned the points necessary to qualify for Golden with this win.

Thanks again to everyone for your efforts in making this another very successful event. Our next hunt will be at Turkey Branch near Guyton, GA on 5-10-08.  If you enjoy running Reds… you should get your hounds fine-tuned and head on over to Guyton on this date. The Reds in this pen are very quick and “said by many” to be the fastest on the Atlantic coast.  We’ll cast @ daybreak, as always. 

Until Next Time, Paschal  

3-9-08

Fellow ACBFHA Members,

Our March Trial was held at Fox Fire Fox Pen in Paxville, SC on 3-8-08. The running was good and steady considering the wet and very windy conditions. Thanks to Mr. Woody Corbett for allowing us to run his pen and to his Judges for doing a very good job.

Thanks to Mr. Kirk Whitman and Sportmix and Mr. Frank Hill and Diamond Pet Food for supplying us with several bags of their fine products for our trial.

We had another good turnout and added nine new members. These new members are Bubba Overstreet, Jeffrey Floyd, Keith Turner, Steven Turner, Gary Pipkin, Keith Hodge, Chad Brown, Alvin Avins and Curtis Sinner. Welcome to the ACBFHA and we hope you enjoy it as much as we do.

Special Congratulations to Brooky Evans for winning the Female Class and Classiest Hound award with Evans Plum Nelly and the Male Class with Evans Kellog. Congratulations also to Alvin Avins for winning the Best Mouth award with Melvins Cry Baby.

Thanks again to Benny, Jerald, T. J., Grant, Scot, Don and all members who contributed for their efforts in making this another very successful event.

Our next hunt will be at Sugar Hill near Florence, SC on 4-26-08. Please take the time change in consideration and adjust for a daylight cast time, as usual.

Until Next Time, Paschal

1-5-08

Fellow ACBFHA Members & Friends,

Our first trial of 2008 was held at Jeff Lucas’ Fox Pen near Bowman, SC on 1-5-08. This hunt was billed as a wide open fast paced event and it was that…and more. The coyotes in this pen are plentiful and huge with exceptional speed and endurance. Many witnessed some rare and exciting events during this hunt. Hounds in pursuit of coyotes across cut bean fields were passed by other coyotes that were not being chased & Coyotes were crossing fields in the opposite direction of coyotes being chased. This was one hunt that will long be remembered by many of us.

Thanks to Jeff Lucas for allowing us to run his pen and providing the outstanding Fried Chicken meal. Thanks also to Jeff and his large team of judges for doing a great job. The point spread for the female class was 685 to get in and 900 to win. The male class was 545 to get in and 1015 to win.

Thanks to Frank Hill and Diamond Pet Food and John Burns and Sportmix for supplying us with several bags of their fine products for this hunt.

Special congratulations to Shane Summerall for winning the Female Class and Classiest Hound award with Summerall’s Swifty and to Don Christmas for winning the Male Class with Koon’s Bay Junior. Congratulations also to Shane Summerall for winning the Best Mouth award with Summeralls Streak.

Our 50/50 drawing and Calcutta was very successful again. Thanks to Billy Davis for his hard work and patience with these tasks. Thanks to Benny, T.J. and Grant for all they did in preparation for this hunt. Thanks also to all new and old members for your participation and for making this another very successful event.

Our next hunt will be at the Forreston Fox Pen near Manning, SC on 2-9-08. As always, we’ll cast at daylight.

Until Next Time, Paschal

12-8-07 

Fellow ACBFHA Members,                                                                       

Our 2007 Championship Trial was held at the Gatorbay Fox Pen in Evergreen, SC on 12-8-07 and it was superb. Our little Beagles demonstrated their true talents, speed and enormous toughness at this hunt. We received many compliments for this from the judging staff. The point spread was 600 to get in and 990 to win the male class, 560 to get in and 1245 to win the female class and 600 to get in and 1125 to win the champion’s class. The weather was fabulous on this day and the running was absolutely unbelievable. The pen was in great condition and the game was well conditioned and abundant!

Thanks very much to Mr. Dwight Allen and his very talented and dedicated judging staff for doing a great job and allowing us to run this pen. Thanks to Benny Smith for preparing and donating his famous Red Rice Chicken Stew.  Everyone raved about this delicious meal. Great job Benny! Thanks also to everyone for your help in making this hunt one of our very finest hunts ever.

Thanks again to Mr. Frank Hill and Diamond Pet Food, Mr. Kirk Whitman, Mr. John Burns and Sportmix for their donations this year. Their support and interest in our association and sport is very much appreciated.

Thanks to all our members for participating and congratulations to all who placed their fine hounds. A special congratulations to Paschal & Scot Hoffman for winning the Champion’s Class with “FC” Back Forty Top Rose, to Benny Smith for winning the Female Class with Sammy Swamp’s Fire Fly and the Male Class with Smith’s Tootsie Roll. Congratulations also to Freddie Brand for winning Classiest Hound with Brand’s Brown Mule and Mr. Raymon Pitts for winning Best Mouth with Back Forty Kentucky.

Our Annual Business Meeting resulted in some minor changes and rule updates. Benny Smith will continue as President, Billy Davis is our new Vice President, Paschal & Scot Hoffman will remain in their roles with the exception of handling of numbers. Jerald Crawford will conduct the numbers chore for 2008. Due to our stable financial status and recommendations from many folks we elected to hold our yearly Membership Dues to $10.

The 2007 Dam of YearAward will go to Back Forty Tequila Rose, Stud of Year Award to “GFC” Williams’ Bacon, High Point Female Award to “FC” Back Forty Top Rose, High Point Male Award to “FC” Back Forty Dip Stick and Breeder of Year Award to Paschal Hoffman.

Thanks to everyone for making 2007 a Very Special and Fruitful year.  From all the feedback we’re receiving it appears our future is very bright and is definitely in good hands. Keep up the good work folks!.

There's a marked improvement on our entry sheets this time. We appreciate your response to our request as this saves much time in research in preparing our newsletters and keeping proper records. Thanks!

Our next trial will be on 1-5-08 in Bowman, SC at Jeff Lucas’ Fox Pen. The report on this pen is…you better have everything strapped securely and ready to hold on tight. We’ll meet at Exit 77 for Breakfast and leave together from there. We’ll cast at daybreak. For additional info and directions call Benny Smith.

Until Next Time, Paschal

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10-14-07

Fellow ACBFHA Members & Friends,

Our October Trial was in Guyton Georgia at the Turkey Branch Fox Pen on 10-13 and was another Great one. The running was awesome and a full four hours of screaming Beagles chasing those quick Georgia Reds. We had a good turnout and everyone really enjoyed themselves and a wonderful Chicken Meal prepared by Mr. & Mrs. Jerald Crawford.

Thanks to Mr. John Burns and Sportsmix for donating several bags of 24/20 for this trial. Thanks also to Benny Smith for handling the Trophy duties.

We appreciate all the hard work Jerald Crawford did to make this hunt a great success. We also thank the judges and pen operators for their outstanding performance. This is a great bunch of dedicated Houndsmen who love to watch & hear our Beagles run.  We received an open invitation to return to their fantastic facility at any time.

Congratulations to Paschal & Scot Hoffman for winning the Championship Class with Back Forty Top Rose, to Freddie Brand for winning the Female Class with Noe’s Becky T. & to Don Christmas for winning the Male Class, Classiest Hound & Best Mouth awards with Outwest Slick Willie G.. Congratulations also to Freddie Brand for making (FC) Noe’s Becky T. a Field Champion at this hunt.

Our Fall Puppy/Derby hunt will be at the Gator Bay Fox Pen below Florence, SC on 10-20. Have your AKC papers available at entry time. Our next sanctioned trial will be at Dogwood Fox Pen in Turbeville, SC on 11-3-07.

Until Next Time, Paschal

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9-9-07

Dear Fellow ACBFHA Members & Friends,

Our September trial was held at Turkey Branch Fox Pen in Guyton Georgia on 9-8-07. The weather was fantastic and our little hounds kept those Georgia Reds on their toes all day long making this trial a great success. This pen is loaded with game and very swift Reds. The Georgia boys kept everyone entertained with their pure Southern Humor plus a little BS now and then.

Thanks to the Turkey Branch Staff for a wonderful Job. Thanks to Mr. Jerald Crawford, his wife Mrs. Judy and daughter Miss Selena for an outstanding job. Their hard work in preparing the pen and a marvelous Barbeque meal is very much appreciated.  Thanks to Don Christmas and Scot Hoffman for their help with our ticket sales and calcutta. Thanks very much to Benny Smith for filling in as President for the remainder of the year.

Thanks to Mr. Frank Hill of Diamond and Mr. John Burns of Sportmix for providing us some of their great products for our trial.

Congratulations to our winners and all our members who placed hounds. A Special Congratulations to Shane Summerall and Summerall’s Flossy for winning the Female Class, to Mr. Raymon Pitts and Noe’s Enos for winning the Male Class and to Paschal & Scot Hoffman and (FC) Back Forty Crystal Gayle for winning the Champion’s Class. Congratulations also to Don Christmas and Koon’s Bay Junior for winning the Best Mouth award and to Shane Summerall and Summerall’s Soldier for winning the Classiest Hound award.

Our next sanctioned hunt will be on 10-13-07 at Turkey Branch Fox Pen in Guyton, GA and our Fall Puppy/Derby trial will be at Gator Bay Fox Pen near Florence, SC on 10-20-07.  Hope to see everyone there.