Realdogs,
Something we have discussed is a skinning competition with some money on the line.
We need to get some skinning racks/ hoists built. I can donate some material, and I can get all the welding supplies donated too. Just need someone that can make the racks/hoists. You don't want to work around something I have welded.
Marty,
I like your thinking, and not to shoot it down, but most of these teams would have more money tied up in ice chests than they have potential to win in the contest. We are talking about a team average of 500# of actual meat. I think your average hunter may have a couple of 120qt coolers, but nothing more than that. You guts that fish a lot, tend to have lots of large coolers.
Ya, like I have said before it is not uncommon for a team to bring 20 hogs to a weigh in. I personally would not go for cleaning and icing down 20 hogs, not even for that money.
Plus it takes away from the whole atmosphere of bringing in the hogs.
I am not real sure who to use to make up the three people. Just need three hard nosed hog hunters, not associated with any specific organizations, that are not afraid to say if some thing looks out of the ordinary. Then I would have a larger group come in and look into the "tagged" hogs with more detail, along with a few questions for the team members. IF a polygraph was thrown in there also it would be probably the best you could do.
The polygraph is still the best idea by far. Test every one who will recieve money.
