AFTER TWO YEARS OF ONLY BEING ABLE TO AWARD A WORLD HUNT FIRST PLACE, ACHA HAS CROWNED A WORLD CHAMPION. IT TOOK "SUDDEN DEATH OVERTIME" TO ACCOMPLISH IT BUT IT'S DONE. WE HAVE A WORLD CHAMPION. CONGRATULATIONS AND THE CHAMPIONSHIP RING GO TO A VETERAN COONHUNTER WHO HAS CHASED A WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP TITLE FOR MANY YEARS, JOHN MONROE OF GLENWOOD MO. AND HIS NICE YOUNG HOUND "IKE".

VICKSBURG, MS. HAS GOT TO BE ONE OF THE BEST PLACES IN THE UNITED STATES TO HOST A WORLD HUNT. THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY WELCOMED US AND SHOWED US THAT "SOUTHERN HOSPITALITY" THEY ARE KNOWN FOR. THEY TRULY TREATED US LIKE THEY WANTED US AND THE MEMBERS OF 3 RIVERS COON CLUB, UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF HUNT DIRECTOR MEL MALONE, REALLY WORKDED HARD. THEIR HARD WORK WAS APPARENT THE MINUTE WE ARRIVED. CLUB MEMBERS TOOK EARLY ARRIVERS PLEASURE HUNTING AND HAD THE GROUNDS READY. MRS WANDA COOK GOT THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, LOCAL NEWS MEDIA AND FELLOW CHOIR MEMBERS INVOLVED AND THEIR RENDITION OF THE NATIONAL ANTHEM WAS OUTSTANDING. IT STARTED THE ENTIRE EVENT OFF RIGHT. MISSISSIPPI STATE SENATOR BLAINE "BO" EATON ALSO PARTICIPATED IN OUR HUNT AND DIRECTOR DON MORGAN OF THE MISSISSIPPI RACCOON HUNTERS ASSOC. DROPPED BY FOR A VISIT AND SAID HE WAS "IMPRESSED".

OUR ENTRIES (75) WERE UP FOR THE SECOND CONSECUTIVE YEAR. IF THAT NUMBER SOUNDS LOW TO YOU CONSIDER THIS, WE COUNT ENTRIES A LITTLE DIFFERENT THAN SOME OF THE OTHER REGISTRIES. WE DON'T TOTAL EACH NIGHTS ENTRIES FOR A GRAND TOTAL, WE ONLY COUNT A DOG ONCE BECAUSE WHEN YOU ARE ELIMINATED FROM OUR HUNT, YOU ARE OUT ... YOU CAN'T BUY YOUR WAY BACK IN!. IF YOU FIGURED IT THE WAY THE OTHERS COUNT, WE HUNTED 225 DOGS. WE HUNTED 75 DOGS.

THE ACHA BOARD OF DIRECTORS ARE PROUD TO ANNOUCE THE ADDITION OF TWO APPRENTICE DIRECTORS, MEL MALONE OF VICKSBURG, MS. AND ROGER P. WILSON FROM BANNER ELK, NC. ... WELCOME ABOARD!.

HOPE YOU MAKE IT NEXT YEAR.

2009 ACHA World Champion
IKE 2 TW M
John Monroe
Glenwood, Mo.


FINAL CAST (L-R)
DREAM O/ Lavaughn Tisdale - West Monroe, La. H Burt Stephens
IKE John Monroe - Glenwood, Mo.
Stroker Larry Toller - Berry, Ky.
Gritz Wendell Pope/ Greg Crager (H) State Line, Ms.


Semi - Final Cast #1 (L-R)
IKE - John Monroe - Glenwood, Mo.
BEN - O / Jay Tidwell Vicksburg, Ms. (H) Clarence Steelman
Repete - O Bide Brown/James Hunt (H) Vicksburg, Ms.
Tammy - Warren, Bush & Paul (H) Tommy Paul Pendleton, Ky.


Semi-Final Cast #2 (L-R)
Slim - O Rusty & Austin Rhodes Sandersville, Ga.(H) Mike Moody
Stroker - Larry Toller Berry, Ky.
JR - Jake Page Vicksburg, Ms.


Semi-Final Cast #3 (L-R)
Gritz Wendell Pope/ Greg Crager (H) State Line, Ms.
Cat - George Norman Houlka, Ms.
Cash - Albert Clay Livonia, Mo. (H) Andy Yates


Semi - Final Cast #4 (L-R)
Triple X - Jerrod Douglas Olla, La.
Dream - Lavaughn Tisdale West Monroe, La. (H) Burt Stephens
Big Stuff - Alan Johnson Cory, In.


2009 ACHA World Show Champion (L-R)
Hill's Little Charlie Brown 3 ENG M
J-Mel Malone, J-Gary McCaslin, O-Gussie Allen, J-Ron Stark, O- Tina Allen

HERE ARE THE RESULTS OF THE 2009 ACHA WORLD HUNT AND SHOW:

2009 WORLD HUNT

WORLD CHAMPION = IKE 2 TW M - JOHN MONROE - GLENWOOD, MO.
2ND PLACE = STROKER - 3 TW M - LARRY TOLLER - BERRY, KY.
3RD PLACE = GRITZ - 4 ENG M - WENDELL POPE & GREG CRAGER (H) - STATE LINE, MS. (WC - ENGLISH)
4TH & OPP. SEX = DREAM - 4 TW F - LAVAUGHN TISDALE - WEST MONROE, LA. (H) BURT STEPHENS
5TH PLACE = TAMMY - 3 TW F - D. WARREN/ C. BUSH/ T. PAUL (H) - PENDLETON, KY.
6TH PLACE = REPETE - 7 TW M - BIDE BROWN/ JAMES HUNT (H) - VICKSBURG, MS.
7TH PLACE = SLIM - 3 TW M - RUSTY & AUSTIN RHODES - SANDERSVILLE, GA. - (H) MIKE MOODY
8TH PLACE = BIG STUFF - 2 TW M - ALAN JOHNSON - CORY, IN.
9TH PLACE = BEN - 3 TW M - JAY TIDWELL - VICKSBURG, MS. - (H) CLARENCE STEELMAN
10TH PLACE = CAT - 3 TW F - GEORGE NORMAN - HOULKA, MS.
11TH PLACE = JR - 4 TW M - JAKE PAGE - VICKSBURG, MS.
12TH PLACE = CASH - 8 TW M - ALBERT CLAY - LIVONIA, MO. - (H) ANDY YATES
13TH PLACE = TRIPLE X - 6 TW M - JERROD DOUGLAS - OLLA, LA.
14TH PLACE = TRACKER - 2 TW M - ONNIE COLLINS - THICKET, TX.
15TH PLACE = BUDDY - 2 BLU M - STEVEN BONDS - MORGAN CITY, MS. (WC-BLUETICK)
16TH PLACE = BUDDY - 7 BLU M - DENNIS FORTENBERRY - TRANSYLVANIA, MS.
17TH PLACE = MAGNUM - 2 TW M - T. PAUL/ D. WARREN - PENDLETON, KY. - (H) JOSH MAYS
18TH PLACE = ROCK - 8 ENG M - BRAD HINTON - FLORENCE, MS.
19TH PLACE = LUTHER - 1 TW M - ALBERT CLAY - LIVONIA, MO.
20TH PLACE = JOE - 4 B&T M - LEE THOMAS - FLORENCE, MS. (WC - BLACK & TAN)

2009 WORLD SHOW

2009 ACHA WORLD SHOW CHAMPION = HILL'S LITTLE CHARLIE BROWN - 3 ENG M - GUSSY & TINA ALLEN - SHEPERDSVILLE, KY.

BREED WINNERS:
BLACK & TAN = LINCOLN HILLS LITTLE SUZY - 3 F - JEFF WHITE - EVANSVILLE, IN. - (H) STAN HUNTER
BLUETICK = ADAMS SOUTHERN BLUE - 1 M - MIKE HEATH - CLAREMONT, IL.
TREEING WALKER = STEVENSON'S DANCIN RABBIT BOOTS - 1 F - RICK STEVENSON - ENID, MS.
NO REDBONE, PLOTT OR CURS IN THE BENCH SHOW.