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How many coons do you see actually cross out? How many opossums do you actually see cross out? If it was a Nt.Ch cast I would scratch all dogs on that tree because I would sure enough plus it if a coon were seen.

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Registered: Oct 2004
Location: Paragon IN
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I actually had that happen in a cast one night. The trees were small and bushy and all intertangled together by vines. The possum wasn't actually in the tree that our dogs feet were on, but clearly could have and probabibly did take a grapevine and cross over. We all agreed if it had been a coon we would have plussed it and as such took our minus without complaint. I don't think we are out there to play Shirlock Holmes and determine if something actually did cross, but rather if it could have crossed and score accordingly.

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Registered: Feb 2005
Location: western central, IL
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I have seen a lot of coons cross out, I have watched them cross out. I used to hunt a lot of hedge rows here where I live and watched them craw right on down the hedge row. Its not uncommon for coon.

Everyone has there own opinion, I would give the dogs the benefit of the doubt, minus the tree and let keep on hunting.

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Registered: Apr 2004
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Scratch. If you would plus it if it was a coon, you have to scratch if it's a Grinner. Can't make up rules to benefit you in different scenarios. Although, I'm betting the majority would minus, and keep hunting.

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Originally posted by joey
I've never nor have I ever seen a judge do that unless there was a question of another dog treeing beside the dog. In order to truly tell if a lot of these trees touch you would need to put a bright light in the tree and go all the way around it. I really wouldn't want you doing that on my tree. Not to mention the wasted time. If there is a dog split close enough to warrant looking to see if they touch then fine, but if not we can determine it during shine time. That being said its just my opinion, but one I think UKC would agree with.

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Registered: May 2008
Location: Gillett, Pa
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john this needs clarified its one thing to use the moon and see if trees connect or not before shine time but a light you got to be kidding ? where's jim ? he will know the right answer

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What if 2 trees are touching (good cross over) and dogs are treed 2 under opossum and 2 under coon in other tree? Coon Plus it up right? Have seen this happen dogs treed under a coon with slick tail in other. Very very rare

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Registered: May 2008
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still waiting !

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