Registered: Jul 2003
Location: Ohio
Posts: 662

Could a hunter in a hunt be scratched for walking slow due to a medical problem? My buddies and I have different points of views. Myself I don,t think you could scratch someone for that.

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Rule 11 says"Judge must maintain pace attainable by all members of cast".

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Registered: Jul 2003
Location: columbus,ny
Posts: 276

The older, slower gentlemen made this sport for us to enjoy. As judge, I always let the slowest cast member lead the cast until we are getting close to the tree. If someone says we are going too slow, I tell them to shut the hell up or go to the truck.

Everyone has a right to enter these hunts. Show a little respect for those whose health is starting to fade. Get to know them. A lot of them know more about these dogs than you or I will ever know.

Plus, if you have a good dog, it isn't going to leave that tree in the extra few minutes it takes to get there.

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Registered: Jun 2003
Location: Weyers Cave Va
Posts: 13416

No they can't be scratched for a slow pace if its a medical problem,but i think they could be scratched if they were walking slow trying to keep the cast from getten to a tree if their dog wasn't on it yet.

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