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Your right, direct mention of hunting is not in the constitution, but the Ninth Amendment states: The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people. So you could argue that the right to hunt though not mentioned is still contained within the constitution by this amendment for arguments sake. And nobody within the board of TDHA is trying or able to take away your right to barr or hunt barred hogs. If that is a tradition in your area then by all means continue to do so. If it is a tradition in your family, then teach your children to do so. The Barrs rule was not changed to hurt Barr hunters and keep them from producing "good table fare" to eat. It is simply a rule that applies to this particular contest. Nothing in the rules says that barr hunters can not enter the contest, or that people that barr hogs can not enter the contest. It simply says that only one barr is allowed to be entered on your stringer if you compete in the contest. Three days of a contest, which one is not forced to enter, does not constitute the loss of rights as a dog hunter, it is simply the rules for this particular contest. So you can hunt barrs whenever you want if that is the tradition you want to carry on, the only difference will be that on the day of weigh in only one can be counted among your stringer. Also, new members are always welcome.
Anthony