This was a separate class from the Derby, and teams were only allowed to enter one class. The Carolina Coyote Classic also had a Fat Dog category. Fat Dog Class was a big part of Carolina Coyote Classic They won an AR-15 lower receiver from All Seasons Outdoors. The Little Dog award in the Derby went to Team Stanly, Davis, Leonard. They won a guided saltwater bow fishing trip with Fatal Flight Bowfishing. The Big Dog award in the Derby went to Team Carolina Coyotes Coalition. (Tie breakers were based on time of 1st kill video) 17th with 2 Coyotes – Carolina Coyotes Coalition.16th with 4 Coyotes – Night Reaper Precision.10th Place with 7 Coyotes – Lemon Meringue Gang.9th Place with 9 Coyotes – JL Metalworks.7th Place with 10 Coyotes – West Virginia Boys.5th Place with 15 Coyotes – Stanly, Davis, Leonard.With 21 coyotes, Team Wraith finished third and earned the third place C3 Belt Buckle along with $800 cash. They killed 24 coyotes, winning a C3 Belt Buckle and $1200 cash. Lynches River Mafia finished in second place. Team Thermal Optics plus killed 27 coyotes and won the Carolina Coyote Classic derby. They killed 27 coyotes and took home $2000 cash along with a C3 Belt Buckle trophy. Team Thermal Optics Plus took home the top prize. These teams were not eligible for the bounty, which raised the stakes for the 236 dogs that were weighed. Those not weighing in ‘yotes were mostly from teams a great distance from the weigh-in at the Stanly Fairgrounds, and opted not to make the drive knowing they weren’t in the running for the win. Of the 272 coyotes killed during the event, 236 were weighed in. That’s an incentive unlike any other in predator hunting events. But this year, a bag of 10 coyotes earned $200. In past events, teams killing 10 coyotes and finishing in 10th place or so did not take home any prize money. Every coyote that was brought to the weigh in was awarded a bounty of $20. This was also the first year the Classic paid a bounty for each coyote. It was a record breaking year for this event,” said John MacPherson of 704 Outdoors and the chief organizer of the event. We had the most teams registered, the most hunters participating, the most money paid out. “We broke every meaningful record in this year’s event.
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