Heartland Houndsmen Federation
"Showcasing the Heartland's Best in the Upper Midwest"
Welcome to the HHF Website
The Heartland Houndsmen Federation is a small group of individuals from across the "Heartland" who support the AKC Heartland Classic and the AKC Coonhound Program. The membership consists of individuals from Wisconsin, Iowa, Minnesota, and Illinois. All these members share one common goal and that is to make the AKC Heartland Classic the most prestigious annual coonhound event in the Upper Midwest and one of the larger coonhound events in the country.
2009 AKC Heartland Classic Hunt Winner, CGN Wapsi River Rufus, owned by Rod Hanawalt and Brad Messersmith of Ionia IA. Rod handled Rufus to 2 CWs of 400+ each night to get into the Final 4.
8 year old Rebecca Geffs of Casey, Illinois won BOTH the youth and adult divisions, leaving with 2 Heartland Classic Bench Show titles. 2009 AKC Heartland Classic Overall Bench Winner, CSG Stackem Up's Best Kept Secret.
