2nd Annual Central Texas Wild Hog Round Up

Rules:
1. 1-4 man teams only
2. Hunting is open to any area in which you have legal permission to hunt and meets our event criteria.
3. $300 per team (non-refundable) must enter in main contest to participate in side pots. Side pots are optional.
4. Team members are the only ones allowed to tie hogs. Helpers are allowed to help but not allowed to handle hogs.
5. Team members must remain together unless split bays occur. Teams must immediately regroup after each catch.
6. For the purpose of this hunt, hogs are defined to be feral, free ranging wild hogs which have not been previously held, trapped, pen raised, and released for the purposes of being hunting in this tournament. May hunt behind a high fence but must be larger than a 1000 acres.
7. No trapped hogs allowed. Hogs must be dog caught and tied.
8. Only live hogs which are able to walk across scales under their own power will be accepted. No exceptions.
9. All hogs ran across scales and into pen will be property of Perry’s Buying Station. You will NOT get a check for these hogs. No exception!!!! This money will be used for expenses of the tournament and for next year’s tournament.
10. All members must have a valid Texas Hunting license and must obey all Texas Game laws. If any game laws are broken your team will be disqualified.
11. Hogs caught outside of the official contest will not count.
12. Only Team members are allowed to be in drawings for prizes after the hunt.
13. If by any chance there is a tie the team with the heaviest hog wins.
14. All 4 dog owner team members MUST be present at weigh in. No exceptions!!!
15. An official time keeper/end of the line judge will determine the close of check in.
16. The team with the greatest total weight of their five LIVE heaviest hogs wins.
17. 100 percent of the entry fees will be paid out in cash. The number and amount of paying places will be determined by the number of teams entered. Side pots will pay 100 percent.
18. It will be each team’s responsibility to have a final copy of the rules.
19. All hogs must weigh at least 80 lbs.
20. Each team captain has the option of standing in the weigh in area to witness his or hers teams hogs being weighed and as the other teams are being weighted. Please be courteous of the judges and the space they need to conduct the weigh in.
21. Anyone behaving in an unsportsman like or disruptive manner will be asked to leave.
22. Once the final decision of the contest of officials is made, the decision stands.
23. Any contestant found to be cheating, attempting to cheat, or violating any of these rules will cause the disqualification of the entire team and forfeiture of any and all entry fees. The perpetrator and or team may also be banned from future contest.
24. Barr hogs will be allowed in this tournament.
25. You may also hunt high fence ranches but the hogs must not have been previously turned loose by your team or by anyone else and must be a 1000acres or larger.
26. Buckle money will come out of total pay-out and then be divided between 1st, 2nd, and 3rd. If under 10 teams the payout will be for only top two teams.
27. 8. The contest will start on April 26, 2013 at 3:00 Pm and will end at check-in on Sunday, April 28, 2013 at 3:00 pm SHARP. If you are late to weigh in you will be disqualified.
28. Winning team members will be subject to polygraph at random. Refusal of polygraph will result in immediate disqualification. No exceptions
29. You may register before hand by mailing in the entry Form with a money Order. Pre-registering ends on Friday, April 19 to give time to have all entry forms in. You can also enter Friday, April 26, between 1:00-3:00 Pm in person at Perry’s Buying Station.
30. There will be no alcohol permitted and no display of weapons (guns or knives) on one’s person on the check-in premises.