▁largest ▁registry ▁for ▁co on h ounds , ▁san ction ed ▁over ▁ 6 , 0 0 0 ▁such ▁hun ts ▁across ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁The ▁largest ▁and ▁most ▁pr estig ious ▁annual ▁hun ts , ▁also ▁called ▁field ▁tri als , ▁include ▁the ▁Aut umn ▁O aks , ▁Le af y ▁O aks , ▁and ▁Co on h un ting ▁World ▁Championship . ▁All ▁are ▁lic ensed ▁UK C ▁events . ▁▁ ▁The ▁Aut umn ▁O aks ▁is ▁held ▁in ▁Richmond , ▁Indiana ▁and ▁attract s ▁compet itors ▁from ▁ 3 9 ▁states ▁and ▁Canada . ▁Another ▁large ▁annual ▁h unt ▁is ▁the ▁Grand ▁American ▁Co on ▁H unt , ▁which ▁has ▁been ▁held ▁in ▁Orange burg , ▁South ▁Carolina ▁since ▁ 1 9 6 5 ▁and ▁is ▁san ction ed ▁by ▁the ▁American ▁Co on ▁Hun ters ' ▁Association . ▁It ▁includes ▁a ▁popular ▁ben ch ▁or ▁con formation ▁show ▁in ▁addition ▁to ▁the ▁hunting ▁competition , ▁and ▁has ▁special ▁events ▁for ▁children ▁who ▁h unt ▁or ▁own ▁co on h ounds . ▁ ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁the ▁larger ▁all - bre ed ▁hun ts , ▁the ▁UK C ▁also ▁holds ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁n ite ▁hun ts ▁each ▁year ▁that ▁are ▁bre ed - specific , ▁meaning ▁that ▁they ▁are ▁limited ▁to ▁dogs ▁of ▁only ▁one ▁bre ed . ▁The ▁S out he astern ▁Tree ing ▁Walker ▁Conference ▁is ▁an ▁example ▁of ▁this . ▁The ▁American ▁Kenn el ▁Club ▁and ▁other ▁k enn el ▁clubs ▁also ▁san ction ▁co