Result: Hell Creek Open and Amateur Stakes

Location: Blue Mountain, Mississippi

Post Date: Mar 18, 2025

Submitted By: Jeremy Taylor

Amateur All Age (l-r). Greg Tapp judge, Rachel and Anniston Russell, Brad Kennedy, Mike Lemons with Como Thunder, Davis Russell, Gary McKibben with Coldwater Crackerjack, Hunter Clark judge, David Williams with Rebel Maid, and Scott Little.

The 2024 Hell Creek trials ran on Friday, October 25, at the Hell Creek Wildlife Management Area in Blue Mountain, Mississippi. The Mississippi Wildlife Fisheries and Parks staff had the grounds in good shape. We are very thankful for all that the MDWFP staff do for field trials at Hell Creek and were pleased to have Mr. Justin Hughes and Mr. Austin Prestage, MDWFP biologists, on hand and ride a brace along with Ms. Lauren Wooley and Mr. Harrison Bell, who is area manager at Hell Creek. As always, Mr. Jack Griffin was on hand to man the road crossings and chip in where needed. Also, we want to thank Sportsman's Pride for sponsoring this trial. Gift cards for dog feed were given to each placement in the Amateur stakes. These cards are always well received by the winners. We greatly appreciate everyone's support for this trial.

Amateur Stakes
Judges for the Amateur stakes were Greg Tapp of Somerville, Tennessee, and Hunter Clark of Ethel, Mississippi. We thank them for the time and attention given to each competitor. The conditions for the running were unseasonably warm, accompanied by extreme drought, making it tough on the competitors. Twelve dogs came to the line in the Amateur All-Age. Taking the top spot was Como Thunder, Pointer male owned and handled by David Russell. Second place went to Coldwater Crackerjack, owned and handled by Gary Mckibben. The first and second-place dogs were braced together in the last brace and credited with two find each and good races. Placing third was Rebel Maid, owned and handled by David Williams. Maid had one find and a good race to secure her spot.

The Amateur Derby had 19 starters. Placing first was Southern Shadows T-Bone, second place went to Arkansas' Headliner, and third place was Como Moon Rider. They were each credited with a find and good races to secure their places.

The Jimmy Dale Downs Memorial Amateur Shooting Dog had 16 come to the line, with Brian Peterson taking a clean sweep of the placements. First was Southern Ritz Lane, second was Lester's Top Recruit, and third was Southern Shadows Kingpin. All were rewarded with one find and a well-applied shooting dog race to secure their placements.

Blue Mountain, Miss., October 25
Judges: Hunter Clark and Greg Tapp
AMATEUR ALL-AGE [One-Hour Heats] - 10 Pointers and 2 Setters
1st-COMO THUNDER, F1687714, pointer male, by Skyfall-Catch Me Dot. David Russell, owner and handler.
2d-COLDWATER CRACKERJACK, F1702009, pointer male, by Coldwater Odyssey-Coldwater Fancy Like. Gary McKibben, owner and handler.
3d-REBEL MAID, F1701830, pointer female, by Dominator's Rebel Heir-Rebel Maiden. David Williams, owner and handler.

Amateur Derby (l-r): Brad Kennedy, Mabry Taylor, Brody Taylor, Hunter Clark judge, Kyle Graves with Southern Shadow's T Bone, Brian Peterson, Mike Lemons with Arkansas Headliner, and Greg Tapp judge.

AMATEUR DERBY - 16 Pointers and 3 Setters
1st-SOUTHERN SHADOWS T-BONE, F1716940, pointer male, by Southern Shadows T Rex-Southern Ritz Lane. Brian Peterson, owner and handler.
2d-ARKANSAS' HEADLINER, F1704230, pointer male, by Arkansas Warrior-White River Jade. Mike Lemons, owner and handler.
3d-COMO MOON RIDER, unreg., pointer male, by Como Thunder-Como Sis. David Russell, owner and handler.

Jimmy Dale Downs Memorial Amateur Shooting Dog (l-r). Hunter Clark judge, Brian Peterson with Southern Ritz Lane, Brad Kennedy, Luke Rinehart, Kyle Graves with Lester's Top Recruit, Amber Swords, Lance Servais with Southern Shadow's King Pin and Greg Tapp judge.

JIMMY DALE DOWNS MEMORIAL AMATEUR SHOOTING DOG [One-Hour Heats] - 14 Pointers and 2 Setters
1st-SOUTHERN RITZ LANE, F1687633, pointer male, by Phillips Warning Line-K H Dialing Dots. Brian Peterson, owner and handler.
2d-LESTER'S TOP RECRUIT, F1681841, pointer male, by Lester's Sunny Hill Jo-Rivertons Funseeker Riley. Lance Servais, owner; Brian Peterson, handler.
3d-SOUTHERN SHADOWS KINGPIN, F1705878, pointer male, by Southern Shadows T Rex-Southern Ritz Lane. Lance Servais, owner; Brian Peterson, handler.

Open Stakes
The D. Hoyle Eaton Memorial Open All-Age began on Tuesday, October 29. Thirty-three dogs were drawn for judges Mark Haynes of Brownsville, Tennessee, and Bubba Spencer of Bolivar, Tennessee. They paid close attention to each competitor, and we thank them for their time and attention given to all. Taking the top spot was Lester's Front Porch, owned by John Kampeter and handled by Patrick Siebels. Front Porch had six well-spaced finds during his hour and a good forward race to take the top spot. Second place went to Lester's Shockwave, owned by Tommy and Bonnie Hamilton and handled by Korry Rinehart. Shockwave had four good finds and a good race in his hour. Third place was Late Hit, owned by Christopher Campbell and handled by Tom Shenker. Late Hit was also credited with four finds and a well-applied ground race to take third. Twenty-five derbies came to the line for judges Bubba Spencer and Jeremy Taylor. Taking the top spot was Intensive Aint She Purty, owned by Steve Auxier and handled by Larry Huffman. She had one good find, along with a strong forward ground race. Second place went to Haney's Double Down, owned by Chris Cagle and handled by Ike Todd. He was also credited with one find and a strong race. Third place was Ds Raising Kane, owned by Alex Rickert and handled by Ike Todd. He had two good finds and a well-applied ground race. Once again, thanks to everyone who supported this trial.

D. Hoyle Eaton Memorial Open All-Age (l-r): Mark Haynes (judge), Jeremy Taylor, Patrick Siebels, Derek Rogers with Lester's Front Porch, Bubba Spencer (judge), Kyle Graves with Lester's Shockwave, Korry Rinehart, Jack Griffin, and Gary Lester.

Judges: Mark Haynes and Bubba Spencer
D. HOYLE EATON MEMORIAL OPEN ALL-AGE [One-Hour Heats] - 31 Pointers and 2 German Shorthairs
1st-LESTER'S FRONT PORCH, F1705484, pointer male, by Lester's Storm Surge-R W Susie Q. John Kampeter, owner; Patrick Siebels, handler.
2d-LESTER'S SHOCKWAVE, F1681623, pointer male, by Ransom-Beane's Line Dancer. Tommy & Bonnie Hamilton, owners; Korry Rinehart, handler.
3d-LATE HIT, F1687601, pointer male, by Miller's Blindsider-Abigail Lil. Christopher Campbell, owner; Tom Shenker, handler.

Judges: Bubba Spencer and Jeremy Taylor
OPEN DERBY - 24 Pointers and 1 Setter
1st-INTENSIVE AINT SHE PURTY, F1711592, pointer female, by Texas Cool-Hey Suga Suga. Steve Auxier, owner; Larry Huffman, handler.
2d-HANEY'S DOUBLE DOWN, F1715340, pointer male, by Valiant-Haney's North Star. Chris Cagle, owner; Ike Todd, handler.
3d-DS RAISING KANE, F1717824, pointer male, by Rester's Cajun Spirit-Awakened. Alex Rickert, owner; Ike Todd, handler.

Open Derby (l-r): Piper Huffman, Larry Huffman, Nick Thompson with Intensive Aint She Purty, Bubba Spencer (judge), Kyle Graves with Haney's Double Down, Jeremy Taylor (judge), Ike Todd with Ds Raising Kane, and Jack Griffin.