Robert Johnson
UKC Forum Member
Registered: Dec 2006
Location: Springfield, Ga.
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The rule doesn't need adjusting. The hunter's need adjusting. We hunt by HONOR RULES. Yes it takes a majority of the cast to call time out with a hunting judge, and yes it leaves a lot open for a dishonest handler to play with. If the vote is turned down, the handler who requests the time out has an option to withdraw and fetch up his hound. Everyone should think hard when they vote. How are they going to feel when its their hound that's in danger or out of bounds? Also one must remember that a withdrawn dog does not eliminate that handler from the voting cast and should they stay, their vote to see your coon could be the difference in winning and loosing for you. YES these HONOR RULES were written for folks who have some, and really just want the best dog to win that night. Most folks will do what is right for the situation, but there are those that won't. There's also those that haven't cracked open a rule book ever and have no clue. Of those who haven't, there are a very few who will still do what's right by reading the cover where it says HONOR RULES, letting their conscience guide them from there, and do what is the fair thing and the thing they would want done if it was their dog in the same pickle. WAY TO MANY TIMES we try to read into the rules something that just is not there, or use them for something they weren't intended to be used for. YEP, HONOR RULES are made for HONEST HANDLERS. Just like the laws of the land, follow them and it all works out fine, for the most part.
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