perry co cooner
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quote: Originally posted by Paul Frederick
Incorrect in many different ways.
Rule 3 (Points Will Be Plus) (a) When dogs strike and tree and coon is seen: (1) by a non-hunting Judge, or (2) by a majority of the cast when hunting Judge is used.
Rule 4 (Points Will Be Minus) (b) When dogs tree and (1) a non-hunting judge or (2) a majority of the cast when hunting Judge is used, can plainly see no coon is there.
No where in either of those rules do you read "majority of cast that at tree" it is always "majority of cast."
The first thing to deal with is handler #3 going to handle his dog that is now treed. The Judge can request the handler stay with the cast to score tree, especially if very little time is left in the cast.
Next you have the scoring of the tree. Handler #3 is now going to have to vote based on what he saw in the tree whether to plus, minus, or circle the tree, even though he did not stay for the entire shine time. How he votes will likely decide how the tree is scored since the other two are split on their decision.
Lastly (about John's comment) a hunting Judge is never NEVER EVER the tie-breaker in a scoring situation. A clear majority must be reached every single time, without exception. In three situations you must always have a cast vote: scoring trees, whether or not to call timeout, and whether dogs have returned to previously scored trees. In all three of those instances you must have a majority vote and the judge's vote carries no more weight than any other cast member.
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