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Location: Paragon IN
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I been reading all this and guess I'll throw my 2 cents in. First the call time out rule if you have to walk 15 minutes before recasting was eliminated the last time the rules were revised. Rule 7 (C) now reads "when all dogs are on leash and have been scored", so just as soon as that tree is determined scored, call time out immediately if all dogs are leashed even if you are just walking a minute to recast. Rule 6 (i) reads dogs will be scratched"for hunting over or under the advertised hunt time), so indeed, by the strict letter of the rules there is no provision for calling a hunt 1 second before hunting 120 minutes 00 seconds. Now that being said I bet there isn't a one of us that has hunted many hunts that hasn't been in a cast where they walked out a little bit of time at the end because no one wanted to re cast. I'd like to believe there are times in life where common sense dictates we violate a rule or law as the case may be because it just makes sense. Take this real life scenerio and tell me what you'd do: In the course of a hunt the dogs have been handled twice. All on split trees. 1 dog has scored plus on both of theirs, the other 2 are sitting on minus. This is a 3 dog Nt Ch cast and the only Nt CH cast in the hunt. After scoring the second plus tree for the one dog, the other 2 are heard split treed again. By the time their trees are scored there is 6 minutes left in the 120 minute 00 second hunt time. 2 dogs are sitting on minus, one is at 425+. You have walked up and down hills all night, you are over a mile from the trucks and it's only the second time of the night you've had your hands on your dog. Are you a low life cheater to just say this hunt is over?
Also about the 8 minute rule, Rule 4 (b) reads "if none of the declared struck dogs open within 8 minutes" they are minused. It doesn't read if you can't hear them and I totally disagree with anybody that says it's correct procedure to start the 8 the second they drop over a hill and out of hearing. I seem to have misplaced my advisor second addition, but I think that was addresed in there too. But again common sense dictates you don't start the 8 if they are somewhere you know you can't hear them.
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Mike Sheppard
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NASHOBA VALLEY PIAZON, (RIP)
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UKC NT CH SHEPPARDS NORTHERN
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UKC GR NT CH RATTLERS BLUE SKY (RIP)
UKC Gr NT CH, PKC Ch Sheppard's Northern Blue Abbie, (PiazonxSky) UKC GR NT CH 'pr' Sheppards Northern Blue Punkin (PiazonXAlice) High scoring Bluetick of the 2015 (50th anniversary) Grand American, 2017 National Grand Nite Champion of breed, 2017 BBOA zone 4 Nite hunt dog of the year. Queen of hunt on 2019 Grand National Bluetick Reunion, 5th place and High Scoring Bluetick of 2019 UKC world Nite hunt Championship, 2019 Triple Crown Winner.
UKC GR NT CH 'pr' Mckintosh's Blue Flame Chopper
Gr Nt Ch Sheppards Northern Blue Goomba (Piazon X Dizzie) 14th place 2017 UKC world coon hound championship 100 purina point cast wins in 2018
and several other blueticks of lesser accomplishments 
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