Barrs

[Peachcreek]

This would be no different than someone pre fishing before a bass tournament and then throwing the lunker back in the lake after catching it hoping he might catch it latter.

Except pre-fishing (at least usually up until a certain time) is within the rules.  Bringing hogs to weigh in that have been previously caught prior to tournament hours is not.

Notice I said in the question "in preparation for your teams participation."

If a person practices barring of hogs solely because that's the way they were taught to hunt (as has been previously stated) then the polygraph question would be a non-issue.

Now if someone is cutting hogs for competitions sake, watch out.  In that case, what would be the difference in catching boars, cutting a leg off and turning them back loose making them easier to catch again.  Hypothetical, but I think you understand my point.

I understand your point but in preparation has no time limit. I or any of the people i hunt with could have cut a boar years ago and released it. The only reason for releasing any hog is to some day catch it again. I see it as no different than catch and release in fishing. I guess i will just agree to disagree. ohh well

[cward]

I think the fix to the problem is to make sure the right questions are ask on the polygraph test. No rule change.

[shsu11]

I think the fix to the problem is to make sure the right questions are ask on the polygraph test. No rule change.

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[txhogsanddogs]

Cward, what did your girls weigh in last year and place? How many barr hogs?

[cward]

One Barr at 255 one boar at 310. 10 th place .  The Barr ran over a mile cost us a cut up dog and we spent half the night getting to them.

[cward]

Oh and that 310 lb boar was caught with a Jack Russell.

[txhogsanddogs]

Never said anything about them being harder, which i don't believe that they are any worse than a 200 pound boar.  I'm not against barrs being in this but since ive been making money off hogs for 14 15 years ive caught one hand full that reached 400.  I see post all the time with 400 pound barrs which maybe there lying on weight but thats what is posted. I weigh mine alive and if i want one to put in the freezer i put 100 pd sow.  

You guys don't have buyers in your local area do you?  1, 2, 3, barrs don't bother me but when you weigh in 5 barrs in 2 days of hunting in a contest, that isn't fair.  WHen i catch 15 in a weekend of hunting and i can barely turn in 5 boars...  Ive got hogs and i manage my hogs VERY well, ask anyone that has hunted in my area but i also am fortunate to have buyers within 15minutes of all my places so i'm not kicking a 200 or 300 pd boar back when i cn run and get 150 175 for dog food money.  

I can tell you i have recently started turning cut hogs/barrs out to compete with you guys in the years to come so keep the barrs or not, doesn't matter to me.

[txhogsanddogs]

Oh and that 310 lb boar was caught with a Jack Russell.

I remember hearing the story from all the girls on the team!  Girls catching them rank barr hogs to boot! 

[sdillard]

If there is a buying station close by i dont know about it. But if there was i would do the same thing you do but since there isnt one that i know about i will keep cutting them and eatting the ones i catch later. 

[cward]

I have two buyers that take barrs and all from me 20 minutes away everything goes across a live scale. One of the buyers has been buying for over 20 years said that he has had 5 hogs go over 400 one being a boar that I brought him . The hog was caught out of a milk pond literally . I will take him hogs when we do removals only.

[cward]

I have bought alot of domestic hogs and set in a ton of sales. There market is only barrs and sows. A domestic boar over 200 pounds is not worth nothing. Seen a 655 pound boar sale for 1 cent a pound the other day that was $6.55 seen a 550 pound Barr sale for .32 cents a pound. Every bit of the pork you eat out of the store comes off a Barr or a sow.