I personally like the idea of no Barr hogs in the stringer myself I think it gives everyone a pretty equal playing field as we all know 99% of the time a Barr hog is going to weigh more than a hog that hasn't been cut and there are a lot of places that people hunt the landowners would kick you off if they found out we were cutting and releasing hogs so in my opinion it makes it a pretty even playing field.
This is a pretty decent point actually, I don't wanna ruffle feathers as I have friends on both sides of the issue and respect all of y'all, that being said;
There's a beautiful slice of Texas where barring hogs is a long held tradition and while it's not like there's a Barr under every thicket, but there's a much much much better chance to catch one in an area where they are the tradition.
For the rest of Texas, Barr hogs a extremely few and far between. Here in my area we have cuaght quite a few boars over the last year and I have barred quite a few of them, BUT it is highly unlikely that we ever find one that one of us didn't make ourselves. It is what it is and I've already figured it would several years till I can bring any competitive sized Barr hogs to any comp, but lots of us are working on it.
No matter what the rules or who wins it, it is a great accomplishment to even place in any of these comps, so best of luck to each and every hunter who enters it!
