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Cross Keys Current Updates
March 2005
Winners of the 2nd Annual E.B. Chancey Quail Tournament are James Steven Ausley, James Timothy Collin, Ed Edison, and Kenneth Ausley.
February 2004
First Annual E.B. Chancey Memorial Quail Hunting Classic
Hosted by:
Great Southern Outdoors and Cross Keys Plantation
Llife long friends Rex Pritchett (Great Southern Outdoors) and Phillip Chancey (Cross Keys Plantation) held the first annual E.B. Chancey Memorial Classic Quail Hunt. This was a weekend quail tournament dedicated to hunting quail the old south style. These two plantations, which are located in Bullock County and Macon County, are right in the heart of many great quail-hunting legacies. The tournament was named after the late E.B. Chancey, who was a renowned quail-hunting legand himself. Those who knew Mr. Chancey knew of his great passion for the sport of quail hunting and his matchless reputation within the timber industry.
As Great Southern Outdoors and Cross Keys Plantation came together, they provided a weekend replica of how those, like Mr. Chancey, used to hunt quail in South Central Alabama. The tournament was combined of teams that gathered from all different states throughout the southeast, and there were a total of 36 dogs that contributed to the success of the hunters. Each team was granted two trips to each plantation during the weekend. Upon arrival, the hunters met their guides and mounted the wagons to head for the fields. The beautiful rows of sedge seemed to go on forever, and they were filled with birds. As the teams made their way up and down the rows, they were allowed to harvest as many birds as possible within their allotted time period. There were some excellent hunters that took part in this tournament, and that made the competition very close. The competition was evident amongst each of the dogs as well. It was amazing to see all the different skills combined within each different dog, and everyone watched as they dove fearlessly into the briars to be the first dog to the covey. No matter how competitive it got throughout the whole tournament, everyone was enjoying the perfect weather and excellent hunting.
The winning team was honored at the banquet, which was held at Great Southern Outdoors on Saturday night. Each member of the team was given a 12 gauge or 20 guage over and under shotgun, and the other teams that participated in the tournament were awarded trophies, quail hunting apparel, and GameBore shells to replenish those used throughout the tournament. This was necessary considering that each of the teams combined to harvest an outstanding 964 quail throughout the whole weekend. We could not have ask for a better weekend to do this, said Rex Pritchett of Great Southern Outdoors, the people have been great, and the birds cooperated to provide a great hunt for everyone. Pritchett and Chancey, who were raised on neighboring farms in Bullock County, said this is an event that they will be coming home to repeat each year.
Pictured above are some of the participants of the E.B. Chancey Quail Hunting Tournament
Winners of the 2004 E.B. Chancey Memorial Quail Hunting Classic left to right: Tommy Edmondson, David Roberson, Ken Boles, Warren Marshall. This group had a total kill of 324 birds.
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