******POLL*******Barrs: TDHA Hunting Contest

Not trying to stir anything up, just a few things caught my attention. A couple post said, how is it fair to go hunting and chase a Barr all night and get dogs cut up if a Barr is not excepted. Here's my thought, I've never caught a Barr simply because we don't cut and turn loose so I can't be upset by that rule, however I can be upset when I hunt hard just like everyone else and my dogs get cut on a BOAR that hasn't been caught before then get beat by BARRS when the rules say no previous caught hogs. I don't consider it to be cheating cutting hogs then wait til they get big then hunt them again, but it's an advantage. Barrs will get bigger faster than boars and tend not to roam like a dominant boar. So placing BARRS in an area to make a big honey hole just isn't true hunting in my book. It may be a tradition or an advantage to others but this year the rules simply say no BARRS it's clearly laid out. This is a hunting competition which means go out,catch hogs, enjoy the woods and your dogs. Do your best to follow all rules and the main thing is have fun. Just cause it's a competition doesn't mean go find a way to bend the rules. In my mind I don't care if I win or not, it means more to me to catch hogs with my dogs that I know hasn't been caught before, then going out to a spot already knowing what's there. It's a rule this year so deal with it, if all your spot consist of just BARRS and you feel like you have no chance to catch a boar then it's pretty simple. Don't enter this competition, there's no sense creating a problem, the rule is what it is this year. Good luck to all, hope everybody has good hunting and most importantly stays safe.