2025 NATIONAL RACE
- This race will BEGIN ON MARCH 2, 2025 and END ON FEBRUARY 28, 2026.
- The 2025 UHA Competition Season National Race will be based on dog earnings from cast win awards at UHA Open Events & Youth Open Events.
- The UHA will offer 3 open event Entry Fee options for 2025 Clubs to choose from. $20 (Youth Hunts Only) Entry Fee, $35 Entry Fee & $60 Entry Fee hunts. Clubs may only hold $60 entry fee open events on Friday or Saturdays. Clubs may be permitted to hold one throughout the week if ok with split awards, or, if approved by UHA leading up to a UHA Showcase or UHA Major Event.
- UHA clubs may host up to 4 open events per month, per club. This may be single round open events, or Double Headers (each could as one). Double Headers are to be held on the weekends only. Open Events can be scheduled for any day of the week, excluding Sundays.
NATIONAL FINALS HUNT
- The TOP 16 of the 2025 National Race will be invited to the 2025 National Finals Hunt, once the 2025 competition season is complete and figured. Top 16 will compete for the National Escrow Fund from the open events held for the 2025 Competition Season, hunt money, as well as other awards/prizes.
- In the event any dog is tied in earnings. Tie Breaker is the most plus point cast wins between those tied.
- The hunt will be held in Oklahoma or Texas, in premium hunting. Clubs will be allowed to bid if interested and given will be given a deadline to do so, if they wish. The club that proposes the overall most prestigious experience for our Top 16 will be award the hunt, not necessarily the highest bid. We want to roll the red carpet out for out Top 16, so we will be looking to partner with a club eager to assist with that goal!
- Top 16 will hunt on a Friday Night. The entry fee will be $100. Each Cast winner on Friday will advance to the Semi-Finals held on Saturday night.
- UHA will contact and confirm each dog qualified if they will be attending. Any dog or handler who chooses to or can not attend, will forfeit his/her spot. UHA will contact dogs in order of final standings to fill the Top 16.
- The Number 1 dog will be declared the 2025 UHA NATIONAL RACE LEADER, and does not have to compete in the Top 16, the Quarter-Finals, line up. They will advance directly to Saturday and start in the Semi-Finals. From there they will draw out early on Saturday night and compete to advance to the Finals late.
- Escrow will be paid out to the finalist based on placement.
- Final Cast must hunt it off for Escrow and placement. Escrow is not to be split, unless requested by all hunters. Any added money (not escrow money) must be split. See escrow breakdown:
- National Champion to receive 50% of National Escrow Fund.
- Reserve National Champion To Receive 25% of National Escrow Fund.
- 3rd Place to receive 15% of National escrow fund.
- 4th Place to receive 10% of National escrow fund.
- The Number 1 dog of each Breed Race will be declared a BREED RACE LEADER. Each Breed Race Leader will be qualified for the NATIONAL FINALS HUNT. They will not have to compete in the Top 16 line up. They will advance directly to Saturday and start in the Semi-Finals.
2025 BREED RACES
- These races will BEGIN ON MARCH 2, 2025 and END ON FEBRUARY 28, 2026.
- UHA recognizes the following as breeds: Black & Tans, Blueticks, Crossbreed, English, Plott Hound, Redbone, Treeing Curs, Treeing Walker
- For the 2025 UHA Competition Season there will be the following Breed Races: Black & Tan Breed, Bluetick Breed, English Breed, Redbone Breed, Treeing Walker Breed, and the TRI-Breed. TRI-Breed Race will consist of the Crossbreed, Plott Hound, and Treeing Curs.
- Each breed race must have a total of 6 dogs with open event earnings won, to be an active Breed Race, and to send the Number 1 dog to the Semis of the National Finals Hunt.
- Any breed who has less than 6 dogs with earnings won, will not be considered an active breed race, and will not send a dog to the semifinals of the National Finals Hunt.
- We will analyze the number of each breed in the TRI-Breed race, at the end of the competition season, and discuss if we need to separate any breed as their own race in 2026. We want everyone to have the opportunity to have an active Breed Race and every Breed Race to send their Number 1 dog to the National Finals. That is why in 2025 we will have the TRI-BreedRace.
- At the end of the 2025 Competition season the Number 1 dog of each Breed Race will be the dog with the most Open Event Earnings won in the 2025 Competition Season. That dog will be declared their Breed Leader and go straight to the semi-finals of the National Finals Hunt REMINDER: Each breed race must have a total of 6 dogs with money won in open events for the 2025 Competition Season to be an active Breed Race.
- Each Breed is allowed to have a Breed Championship Hunt, in order to do so a club my host and organize a breed championship hunt, by providing a $250 added purse for the hunt, hunt must be a $60 Open Event Entry Fee. Only dogs of the same breed, can compete for each respective Breed Championship. UHA will coordinate with the club on total prize package.
2025 YOUTH OPEN RACE
- THIS race will BEGIN ON MARCH 2, 2025 and END ON FEBRUARY 28, 2026.
- The 2025 Youth Open Race will be split for the Junior Division and Senior Division.
- The Top 9 of each division will meet at the end of the year to have a hunt off to declare an overall Junior Top Handler of the Year and Senior Top Handler of the Year.
- The Top 9 from each division will be determined, based on the Youth Handlers with the most open event earnings won for the year at UHA open and youth open events.
- Once the race is completed and finalized, UHA will contact and confirm the Top 9 for each division. UHA will attempt to fill the Top 9, in the event any of them cannot make it upon confirming. To do so, however, UHA will only utilize the Top 18. Beyond that, anyone unable to confirm will go in as a “NO SHOW SPOT”.
- The Youth Escrow is to be split between the Junior and Senior Division 50% / 50%. The Final 3 of each Top 9 is to receive an even split of their divisions escrow split.
- The Top 3 dogs out of each Top 9 leaders (Junior & Seniors) are to be split and hunted in separate casts at the youth handler hunt off.
- The handlers that win the Youth Handler Hunt Race Hunt Off will be declared the 2025 Junior Youth Top Handler of the Year and 2025 Senior Youth Top Handler of the Year. These handler will also receive a GOLDEN TICKET that gets them in the SEMIFINALS of the 2025 NATIONAL FINALS.
- Final 3 of each division must hunt it off to determine a TOP HANDLER OF THE YEAR. Each Top Handler of the Year, both Junior and Senior, will earn a spot in Semi-Finals of the NATIONAL FINALS.
2025 UHA YOUTH SERIES – PRESENTED BY DOGTRA & BIG DOG LIGHTS
- The 2025 UHA Youth Series race was created, in partnership with Dogtra & Big Dog Lights, to engage and grow the youth of our sport throughout the entire year. With an assortment of races, series, and hunts. Every kid that is a UHA Youth Member has the opportunity to compete for multiple Dogtra Pathfinder2 units & Big Dog Bandit Lights, in 2025!
- UHA Youth Series 1st Quarter Race – The 2025 UHA competition season begins on March 2nd, 2025. It will be 12 months long, with the last day of the competition season being the last day of February 2026. The 1st three months, Quarter 1, will be from March 2, 2025 – May 31st, 2025. The OVERALL Youth Handler (both Junior & Senior divisions) with the most earnings during that period will be declared the UHA Youth Series Quarter 1 Race LEADER, and will receive a Brand New Dogtra Pathfinder 2 & UHA Belt Buckle.
- UHA Dogtra Summer Series – This will begin on June 1, 2025 and end on August 31, 2025.
- This Series will be another 3 month race, except this one will separate the Juniors & Seniors and each have their own race for this series.
- The Top 9 Youth Handlers, during the time period mentioned, of each division will compete in a Summer Series Finals Hunt, it will be a $20 Youth Entry Fee.
- This hunt will be hosted in September, and be awarded to a club that is most beneficial for our youth and this event. We intend to work with the club, and our sponsors to add additional awards & prizes for this event.
- This event will be held on a Saturday, and only be one round. Top 9 (each division) hunt early, each cast winner will be considered a finalist, the dog with the highest scoring cast win will be declared the winner of the Dogtra Pathfinder 2, 2nd highest score will get a Big Dog Bandit Light, and 3rd will get $50. In addition to award money and other prizes provided by club. Both Junior & Seniors will have this award package,
- There will be a Top 9 for the Junior Division and a Top 9 for the Senior Division.
- Other finalist awards & prizes for this event will be sponsored by the club. UHA will assist in any way that we can.
- Top 9 of each division will be drawn out into (3) dog casts.