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Published August 09, 2008 12:23 pm - A doggone good hobby Larry Larkin
Sunday column
John Treadwell is from Texas. Don't hold that against him, however. He finally wised up and moved to Oklahoma. After operating Texas cattle auctions for years, he came to Rogers County and started working in the car business at Jack Kissee Ford. This line of work lasted until eight years ago when he decided to retire for a second time. Now, John and his wife, the former Lezie Collins, make their home in the Verdigris area near the rambling river bottoms. The location is perfect for his favorite pastime — next to his family, that is. To some, it might be considered a job. There is some monetary gain. But for the 72-year-old Treadwell, it is a hobby. John Treadwell is a hound dog man. On any given night the year ’round, he might be out in the deep woods chasing after his dogs, hot on the trail of a coon. He has hunted since he was 8, back in the Lone Star State. Today, however, he probably gets even more pleasure in raising and training his Treeing Walker pups. Coon hunters come from all areas of the United States to purchase one or more of his young dogs. That's what happens when you have championship dogs. What may have been looked at once as a backwoods, redneck event, raccoon hunting is now a high-dollar sporting event. One of Treadwell's female hounds was recently named Reserve World Champion Coon Dog. Diamond T's Heart Attack was competing in a field of 1,600 dogs during a world hunt at Auroa, Kentucky. With an entry fee of $250 per dog, the hunt offers prizes between $125,000 and $140,000. 
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