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You quit your job at the beginning of the shift or at the timeclock before you leave you still quit.


And you no longer have a job !!


Tar

I agree that that was one of my main points.

Also as for no gray area in the rule you are just plainly wrong. We already discussed what distance is coming into the tree. It is the judges discretion so there is gray area to be left up to one person's opinion. Then voted on by cast which once given the option to make someone handle their dog is going to vote yes. It simple from a handlers stand point if I ha e you on a leash you cant score a coon on me.

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Originally posted by yadkintar
You quit your job at the beginning of the shift or at the timeclock before you leave you still quit.
And you no longer have a job !!
Tar

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Oh my goodness, what does distance have to do with coming into a tree? The dog either quits its track and comes into a tree or it doesn't.

Now you done went and got me mixed up !!


Tarbaby

It doesn't have anything to do with it. But you told me that when they come in it's not considered quitting a track so I cant minus a dog when they quit their track to come in. If that's what they did then they need minused for it.

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Not hard to look at a dog and tell if it's tracking or not, you guys that can't shin a tree with a dog tracking in the area are in the wrong sport, sorry

200 people have voted in the poll now and it is 60/40 not to minus a dog for coming into a tree where a coon is not seen.

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Originally posted by Richard Lambert
200 people have voted in the poll now and it is 60/40 not to minus a dog for coming into a tree where a coon is not seen.

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Add the leave as is votes to B. They are essentially the same.

If a person has been coon hunting for one year and he can't tell the difference from a dog coming into a tree and a dog that's trailing past a tree, he needs to find a new hobby.

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Originally posted by Larry Atherton
If I am judging a cast, when a dog comes into the tree after the cast. I will direct the handler to handle their dog. That being said, I would not expect a handler to have to throw a flying body tackle to stop the dog.

The rule was originally for giving a pack animal a break for coming into all the commotion at a tree. The reason many want to change it is not all coon hounds are pack animals any more, and hunters running independent dogs don't like pack animals getting cut any slack.

So the way i see this rule change is more about what kind of hound general coon hunters want to hunt.

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Originally posted by Rip
Allen has clearly stated even in the post you posted the dog doesn't need to show any intrest in the tree to be considered "at" the tree.

Yes "at" the tree is the judgment in this equation. Is it 10 yards? 10 feet? You have to be there to decide but if the dog comes in there is no choice it must be handled and it is scored depending on what the other dogs have in the tree.

Think about it like this, if you used your definition of having to be ON the tree to be considered "at" the tree then every dog that was not scored to be treeing satisfactorily would have to be left loose to disrupt or do whatever they want. You can't have dogs running everywhere while you are trying to score a tree. If they are there then you have no choice but to handle them by the rules because it says all dogs "at" the tree must be handled.

Like Allen said even in what you quoted they do not have to show treed or show intrest in the tree to be considered "at" the tree just if they are in the area.

Would you want someone that has a loose tree dog to just be able to say "no I'm not handling my dog" because they are not belly up on the wood and them go over 30 feet and tree a coon on you that your dog had no chance to tree?

Heck using the definition that they have to show treed to be at the tree I would never handle a dog that came in late nor that was loose I would just claim that we need to see what it will do.

We can't do that. If they are there they need to be handled.

But yes "at" the tree is the only judgment in this whole equation. If they are "at" the tree the rules are clear you must handle them.

Depends on what you as a judge say is "at" the tree.

As for me, I am very consistent if it is there it is handled no matter whos dog it is or when it gets there.

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Oh my goodness.... One man's "trails by" is another man's "comes into".

A dog can't trail on by because he must be handled when he trails or comes into a tree.

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Originally posted by Richard Lambert
Oh my goodness.... One man's "trails by" is another man's "comes into".

A dog can't trail on by because he must be handled when he trails or comes into a tree.

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Originally posted by sleepy head
I think I'll do it like Allen say instead. You can holler and scream for me to handle my dog but ain't happening until he quits his track. 50% of trees treed don't crap in em anymore, I'll be no hurry to tie one up

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Oh my goodness, what did Allen say? Did he say that we didn't have to follow the rule if we didn't like it?

[QUOTE]Originally posted by Richard Lambert
Oh my goodness, what did Allen say? Did he say that we didn't have to follow the rule if we didn't like it? [/QUOTE



You keep on I am going to whoooooop the advisor out on yah !!


Tarbaby

He said the criteria for determining if dog has come in to tree is no different than it is for a dog quitting a track. So, how many times have you seen a dog minused for quitting a track bc he checked a tree?

No he absolutely did not say you didn't have to handle a dog at the tree and as a matter of fact he stated a dog did not have to show ANY interest in the tree to be considered "at" the tree. If he's there hes "at" the tree.

He said he wasn't going to determine how close the dog had to be to be considered "at" the tree any more than you can determine how far a dog has to be away from the tree but if he is there he is supposed to be handled period end of story no matter what he may or may not be doing.

If a dog is "at" the tree then the rule is in black and white, very clear he MUST be handled. No question about it.

If you intentionally don't handle a dog that is at the tree than it is the exact same thing as plussing a possum. It's the same thing you have blatantly violated a rule. Just because the rule needs to be changed, just because it "ain't right" that you save a dog from taking minus by a rule doesn't mean you can ignore the rule.

There are plenty of rules I don't like but I have to enforce them no matter what my opinion on them may be.

Just as this one. I would like to see the rule changed to keep the dog from being saved but until it is officially changed then I will have to follow the black and white rule.

One good rule of thumb would be to judge it just like quitting a track away from a tree. If you would have minused the dog for quitting it's track and it does the same thing at the tree then that means the dog came IN to the tree and he can't be minused. (Remember to be minused for quitting a track he has to quit and "come in" to the cast so if you are at the tree and he "come in" then he is at the tree and can't be minused unless a coon is seen and the dogs treeing are awarded plus points).

I do believe that is what he was meaning but people have taken it to mean the opposite LOL.

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Originally posted by sleepy head
He said the criteria for determining if dog has come in to tree is no different than it is for a dog quitting a track. So, how many times have you seen a dog minused for quitting a track bc he checked a tree?

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If that dog works on by I won’t expect him to be handled but if he walks up and says hello fellers I expect him to be handled. He only takes minus now if there is a coon seen. Look at it this way people would love to handle their dog except if there s a coon seen !!! Possum or slick he comes out smelling like a rose.


Tar

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Originally posted by yadkintar
If that dog works on by I won’t expect him to be handled but if he walks up and says hello fellers I expect him to be handled. He only takes minus now if there is a coon seen. Look at it this way people would love to handle their dog except if their is a coon seen !!! Possum or slick he comes out smelling like a rose.


Tar

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Last weekend at a hunt, this question came up. There were three Master of Hounds and several hunters present. They all agreed that just because a dog came by, or close by the tree, the handler shouldnt be made to handle his or her dog until it showed that it was treed. I have been made to handle my dog when he was cold nosing close by the tree. I didnt like it, but I did and received minus points for it.

A: Your question appears to concern what the term come in to tree means. In most cases, come in to tree is very obvious. It absolutely does not mean that a dog must come in and tree before he must be caught. Once in a while, it does require the use of some judgement. The Judge needs to decide, did the dog come in to the tree in question or didnt he? The criteria for making this decision is no different than that where a dog quits a trail that is being worked and comes in to the cast. If you are looking for a measurable distance on what is considered at the tree and what isnt, you wont get one from me. My advice is, use good judgement and be consistent.

It is always interesting to note that one handler will argue that being 15 feet off the tree is acceptable when his dog has been treed and the coon is seen. Yet, this same handler will argue that 15 feet off the tree is not considered being in to the tree when he is not declared treed and the coon is seen. Again, use good judgement and be consistent.

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Originally posted by sleepy head
Last weekend at a hunt, this question came up. There were three Master of Hounds and several hunters present. They all agreed that just because a dog came by, or close by the tree, the handler shouldnt be made to handle his or her dog until it showed that it was treed. I have been made to handle my dog when he was cold nosing close by the tree. I didnt like it, but I did and received minus points for it.

A: Your question appears to concern what the term come in to tree means. In most cases, come in to tree is very obvious. It absolutely does not mean that a dog must come in and tree before he must be caught. Once in a while, it does require the use of some judgement. The Judge needs to decide, did the dog come in to the tree in question or didnt he? The criteria for making this decision is no different than that where a dog quits a trail that is being worked and comes in to the cast. If you are looking for a measurable distance on what is considered at the tree and what isnt, you wont get one from me. My advice is, use good judgement and be consistent.

It is always interesting to note that one handler will argue that being 15 feet off the tree is acceptable when his dog has been treed and the coon is seen. Yet, this same handler will argue that 15 feet off the tree is not considered being in to the tree when he is not declared treed and the coon is seen. Again, use good judgement and be consistent.

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