Below: Luke (L) and Hannah (R) both bred from my Mcgillivary's Crackerjack. Luke was a gift to Butch Keene and Hannah was a result of Butch breeding his Fam's Mountain View Rabecca to my Crackerjack.
Please take a minute and see what my good friend Butch has to say about these hounds.
UPDATE!!! Hannah has been sold to my good friend Rick Zingoni who lives in New York. He had me breed Hannah to my Billy dog when he made the purchase. He kept one great looking female from this cross.
Crystal, on left sired by Mcgillivary's Billy, granddaughter of Cracker Jack. Suzie on the right, also sired by Cracker Jack. Two females that consistently perform well above average under all conditions. Suzie has been bred 2 times and has produced pups that are true to the Mr. Bill bloodlines. Crystal will be bred directly to FC Nomads Buckshot Mr. Bill with some of the remaining semen I have from him. Crystal is double Butlers Striker bred on the mother's side.
UPDATE !!! Crystal has been bred to Buckshot Mr. Bill and had nine pups, 4 males and 5 females. My partner split this litter down the middle with me but with nine pups we had an extra female. Mr. Kim Klein, the original owner and the man behind the Buckshot Mr. Bill story, contacted me and asked if I would sell him a pup directly out of Mr. Bill. I was happy to sell Mr. Klein a pup right out of the line of dogs he made so well known across the country.
UPDATE !!! Earlier this year I was lucky enough to attend the presentation awards in Kentucky, with my friends John Waldron and Nick Marino, inwhich Normads Buckshot Mr. Bill was inducted into the S.P.O. 2012 Hall of Fame.
In 2011, Mr. Bill was inducted into the Better Beagling Hall of Fame. An outstanding accomplishment!
Below: Butler's Striker, A well known high performance dog under any condition. Reggie Cram and Butch Keene both told me that they had hunted over this hound and that he and Mr. Bill were the two best males they have ever had the pleasure to witness on a hunt.
A good looking hound and a top performer with a solid background. A very desirable hound to have in the pedigree of any kennel!!!
