TexasJ
Just my opinion but I believe barrs are harder to catch than boars. Most have already seen dogs or they would'nt be barrs so they have a better idea of what to do or not to do to beat the dogs. Barrs are bigger, stronger, and have bigger cutters due to them not getting broke fighting over sows, all of which contributes to them being more dangerous for the dogs and the hunters. Barrs will sometimes run in packs. I've seen as few as 2 or 3 and as many as 9 barrs in one group and they will not hardly break when they are bunched up, they just stand their ground and wreck or kill any dog that comes in to catch. When a dog catches one barr the rest will attack that dog and make a pin ball out of him and when a barr does decide to break and run then he will run further than most boars. I do'nt see the difference in weighing in a barr or a boar that has old wounds or tears in his ears, or no ears at all because he has obviously seen dogs before and his natural state has also been altered. The problem that some of the hunters have with barrs is that some barrs will out weigh a boar with the same physical size and build. But then people that weigh in regular old sows could gripe about the team that weighs in a big barren sow that weighs over 300 pounds. What about the teams that weigh in a blonde, red, spotted or listed hog which is obviously proof that they have what we call blooded hogs not very far back in their history and will usually weigh more than your average piney rooter. What if some one weighs in a super fat boar that has a belly full of corn or cotton seed, is that fair ? I'm not trying to be a smart a## but there is alot of what if's when you start saying " you can't weigh this in or you can't weigh that in because it is unfair ". You asked Chance " is it harder for you to catch big boars than it is to catch big barrs". Well it's about the same or even harder to catch barrs and that is where the problem lies. Lots of the people that enter the tournaments don't know how to handle barrs when they get on them or they think that there are no barrs where they hunt but I bet there are some. It sure would be funny if some of the ones complaining caught a barr that weighed 400 pounds and would of won the tournament but come in 3rd because their complaining made it against the rules to weigh in a barr in their stringer.
