Robert Johnson
UKC Forum Member
Registered: Dec 2006
Location: Springfield, Ga.
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Hunting Judges are something that is here, and will stay. There is almost no way to have it any other way in these days and times, and continue with the sport as we know it now. Not to many folks are going to come to your hunts, just to judge, unless they are paid in some form like the PKC does. Sure, there are those who have no business judging. The only way to make sure those don't carry the card, is to file those formal complaints with UKC, and to let the folks who are running the events know of problems when they occur. As a MOH , State Association and local club President, that is information that is very useful in helping select good judges and weeding out the bad ones. For the most part, I believe that the vast majoroity of the people who have a score card placed in their hands consider it an honor to be chosen, and will uphold the rules as they are and not push an agenda. Sure, honest mistakes can be and are made, but normal channels usually fix those things in the woods, and everyone remains friends.
Sure there are those who out for their own agenda, and will stop at nothing, not even a written in black and white rule to enforce it. Thats the ones we as hunters should be sure to make sure they do not get a card. When something such as this happens, and its a provable offense, the Formal Complaint s the way to start the ball rolling and ensure that justice is done. You see it in the Bloodlines magazine all the time about judge privaleges being suspended for folks. Why do you think that is? It sure isn't because someone did nothing.
Hunting Judges ensure that the clubs doesn't have to turn away dogs, for lack of non-hunting judges. Remember this. The rules are own the back of each scorecard that is carried to the woods, and a simple look at the back sometimes corrects some vastly wrong ideas. In those rules i bet yopu'll find the part about an MOH or club being able to use a non-hunting judge if needed for good reason, and in such instances, I myself have done just that.
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