nc hunt,i live in central va.chesterfield county.i competiton hunted a few times,but its not for me,while i had fun coon huntin,the competition part was no good.my oldest female(may she rest in peace) was a grandaughter of flag,and many people i hunted against either loved that line or hated it and felt they had to prove my dog no good either way,and it pissed me off,because that dog could flat find a coon.i hunted with alot of dogs that could win a competition but couldnt find a coon if it were on top of the dogs head,dont get me wrong though,theres alot of good/great dogs in the compitition circles,but its just not my cup of tea.right now im houndless but looking for a pup or a started dog,but coon hunters in va.seem to be slim,so ive been attending some compititions to take a look at whats out there before i buy a new dog.