harleydan1956
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Msinc.. IMO, the rules state, cast should go only as fast as he slowest person, layman terms, ... But it also says attempt to be at the tree in 5 minutes.
Ed Zachary brought up a good point, but not starting to the tree quicker is the judges fault, not a slower handler. The judge delayed getting there....
Msinc.. the attempt to get to the tree is, IMO, the allowance to start to the tree asap... Stopping along the way to allow other handlers to listen... But if the dogs are treed 600 yards deep, does that rule give you permission to run? (Title of this post). Absolutely not. It says attempt.. not must be.. the cast goes as fast as the slowest person.. pretty cut and dry. If a dog is running trash... You will waste much more time waiting on the dog than any slower handler, ever...
Recently, I was on a cast, not the judge, not the guide.. but we drew a gentleman with Parkinson's.... A long standing member of the club, we all helped him. Up little hills, catch his dog.... Did he win, nope.. but he was very appreciative of our help. The cast winner? Was very helpful to him also.
Hunting AO a few years back, had an old gentleman that would sit in the truck, just to listen to the dogs. My dog went deep.... Time out was called... The older gentleman offered to ride with me as he knew the area very well. We found her over a mile and a half away. She was treed. Only 100-120 yards off the road. He asked if he could come see if she had a coon. I gave him my flashlight I had in the truck. He had a heck of a time getting to her..... She had 2 coon up. The look on his face was priceless. But due to him having so much trouble, I missed the hour deadline... got scratched. Was it worth it? Yes.. who knows... Might have been the last coon he ever saw treed. There will be other hunts, other cast wins... But maybe not for them...
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