Bayou Jake II is Purina's Top Plott
By Steve Fielder
6/18/2009 9:06:16 PM
Walnut Cove, NC - Mike Bertrand drives a truck and literally "carries the mail" for a living. His Plott dog, NITECH Bayou Jake II is carrying a little mail of his own in the Purina Outstanding Nite Hunt Coonhound of the Year race this year. The North Carolina Plott man and his hound are running the country chasing points and doing a lot of winning in the process.
Bayou Jake II has accumulated 360 points and is the leading Plott in the annual Purina competition. Here's a list of Jake II's 2009 wins:
Southern Redbone Days
Cedar Grove, NC
1st Place
60 Purina Points
Southeastern Treeing Walker Days
Salisbury, NC
4th place
50 Purina Points
South Carolina State Championship
Darlington, SC
Cast Win
50 Purina Points
Virginia State Championship
South Boston, VA
Cast Win
50 Purina Points
Regional Qualifying Event
Danville, VA
4th Place
50 Purina Points
English Days
Lima, OH
Cast Win on Friday and Saturday nights
100 Purina Points
PlottDogs.Com congratulates Mike Bertrand and NITECH Bayou Jake II on their outstanding Nite Hunt record and wishes them continued success. The Purina Points competition ends in December of this year.
Photo: L-R: Mike Bertrand, Debbie McDonald, Steve Fielder with NiteCH Bayou Jake II at Southeastern Treeing Walker Days in February. Photo by Marlo Arp-Cornell
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