Cornbelt
UKC Forum Member
Registered: May 2007
Location: NW Iowa
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quote: Originally posted by WEBBER
You want some reasons, I'll bite...
Dog A is treed, timeout is called for whatever reason -- you whip your Garmin out and say, look see dog A left the tree and come back to it, he's minused -----then the fight starts.
Not sure how someone would have all these dogs programmed into their Garmin but ok let's say that happens. Would it be any different than with the Garmin off. Someone says I think that dog is moving..... same accusation. Still takes good judgment to know.
quote: Dog A is treed, timeout is called----everyone whips out their Garmin, a dog fight breaks out at the tree of dog A -- Handler of Dog C says "Cornbelt" the Garmin shows only your dog and dog A at that tree, your dog is scratched ---- then the fight starts.
Again same thing can be done without the Garmin. Figh breaks out Dog C handler says Webber I heard your dog in there right before the fight broke out.... same accusation with no Garmin.
quote: Dog A is treed, you strike your dog 1 minute before timeout, deep in the country ---timeout is called --- (regardless of whether it's within the 2 hours are at the end of the hunt) everyone whips out the Garmin and see that your dog is only 50 yards away. Handler A wants your dog minused for striking the wrong dog -- then the fight starts
Yet again same thing can be done without the Garmin. Dog is struck deep just before timeout is called. Cast walks 50 yards and dog struck deep walks into cast.... same problem no Garmin.
quote: Dog A trees before timeout. A was in the lead, B was second, C was way behind but had a few plus points -- timeout is called --- handler B whips out his Garmin to find his dog headed for the highway -- Handler B jumps in the truck to head him off. gets back to find out dog A had a possum on a NC cast. Dog A is scratched, so is B -- then the fight starts.
This one here goes to the heart of what I'm talking about. What is more important the safety of the dogs or winning the hunt? Let's say Handler B couldn't whip out his garmin. He goes to A's tree and find out he won the cast. Whoo Hoo! Great, good for him! Now he turns on his Garmin and finds his cast winner dead in the middle of the road. Now to me being able to have the chance to possibly save my hound out weighs all the ways a cheater can try to cheat. And if I can turn my Garmin on and see my dog is on a road or heading to a road..... go ahead and scratch me or whatever but I believe taking my dog home alive is worth more than any cast win.
I guess at a hunt I think the order of importance is hunters safety, dog safety, fairly enforcing the rules, and having fun. I don't like the idea of sacrificing hunter/dog safety to prevent possible ways to cheat. If I'm the only one who feels this way then I guess the cheaters have already won.
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