COONHOUND MASTER
LEON SWING’S
EXPERTISE COVERS A LOT MORE TERRITORY
THAN JUST COON HUNTING

Leon Swing of Cambridge, Minnesota will be
sharing his expertise on coonhounds at
the 2008 Game Fair and talking about more
than just coon hunting.
Swing is a Coonhound enthusiast,
bench show judge and Master of Hounds.

He has been hunting coonhounds since the early 1970's.
He started with a Redbone coonhound which was
owned by a friend of his and the he bought
a Black and Tan coonhound.

As his knowledge and experience increased
he ended up with finally a Bluetick coonhound
that was capable of hunting in the UKC events
and actually winning some.
The UKC events allow six different breeds
into there trials including the Black and Tan,
the English, The Bluetick, the Plott,
The Redbone, and the Treeing Walker Coonhound,
and Leon has gone thru his share of hounds.
He just by chance ended up with the Bluetick
and that became his breed of choice.

He has traveled throughout the
United States with his hounds.
In recent years he has limited
his hunts to Minnesota.
Leon became a licensed Bench Show Judge
and Master of Hounds for the UKC licensed events.

He have been coming to Game Fair since the
first one 26 years ago and has been
informing people about coonhunting and the sport.
He can answer any of your questions which
could range on how to take care of nuisance coon,
how to get into the sport, how to train a hound for
coonhunting, how to handle some of your
specific dog problems, how to find a club
that is close to your location and where
to find a good breeder of a specific hound type.

Those who want to use their dog for something else
other than coonhunting can talk to Swing for
help deciding whether it would be
good for you or your pet or both.
He enjoys talking hounds, and to people.
He also raises Beagles and would be happy
to answer any of your questions about that breed.
There are many alternatives to owning a
beagle whether it is, for the house, the field,
obedience trials, or field trials.
They are mainly a dog for rabbits,
but in the last two decades some people
have used them for pheasants.

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