Barrs

Just make it simple and do what's right for the events and the charities they provide to and money they raise for the organizations that fight for our rights. Even though I am in Louisiana, Texas is out neighbor and what happens there will certainly effect us and vice versa. I go to these hunts to win, but I am satisfied with the fact that we are supporting a great cause. I also need to remind you folks that have never put on a hunt or any type of dog event that this is a very stressful process and the more these folks that put these things on see threads like this then they may just decide to not do it at all. It is impossible to make everyone happy, but the polygraph is the best way to enforce the rules and keep the comp fair as possible.

Just keep the Barrs in the rules and lets have a great tournament season this year. If you don't have Barrs where you hunt then try to go after one of the other categories or find places where there are Barrs. Last comp I hunted with my buddies in Buffalo, Tx. We didn't bait, scout or catch any Barrs and we caught 28 hogs and brought in 26 to weigh in. Of course we passed polygraph and folks were saying we cheated because some of the hogs just weren't completely torn up or didn't have teeth marks on their ears. They never thought that I may use jaw dogs or that the bulldogs were so worn out that they just were holding on hard enough to get the job done and not snatching and shaking like a fresh bulldog would. This type of behavior is unsportsmanlike and makes it not an enjoyable win for the team and makes things hard for the host, so I strongly urge those who participate to except the results of the polygraph and not give any grief to the host or winners.

Joey