John D
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Registered: Jun 2003
Location: Missouri
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Nite hunt strategy question
This is NOT a rules debate. Use the rules that are in place or go whine on a new thread.
4 dog cast. One older feller that can't hear, one kid on his first hunt, and Handler B is the judge. Your dog, Dog A, is locating a tree. Handler B trees his dog. You question it, without any success. So, Dog B is on the card with 125, the 5 is running, and your dog is treed solid by himself.
What do you do?
1. Try to get 2 minutes going on Dog B? Keep in mind your dog is treed everybreath and you're going to have to convince the cast that Dog B doesn't make a bark in there at any time for 2 minutes. You also run risk of Dog C or D getting treed or being pitched while you sandbag.
2. Tree for 75? You might lose 50 points if its a coon, lose 50 less if its slick... Dog B may actually get split treed nearby and you'll get moved to 125.
3. Let the 5 run out and then tree your dog? He goes down for 125 in that case. Big risk. You go to the tree and Dog B is there, and a coon is seen, you get minused both ways. If you couldn't convince anyone that Handler B treed the wrong dog you might not convince anyone that this is a different tree and you go down for 125- anyway.
Other options?
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