I appalogize boarwild. That was a poor choice of words. I just meant its hard to discuss some of this stuff with people who have little experience with it. Its can be very frustrating for both sides.
Thank you. I don't post hunts on forums very often but i hunt a lot and i have been hunting with dogs for close to 15 years, and i am not the only one on the board that hunts. I have no problem saying i don't have experience with barring hogs because it was not and isn't how i was taught to hunt or how i hunt. I do think Barr hog hunting is like a religion, and i don't think anyone should be penalized for what they beleive in. We feel people were starting to barr hogs just so they can win contest and not becuase they have always done it. It's those people that have caused this issue with other contest and we are just trying to make our contest fair and mostly trying to keep cheaters from winning. People in south texas don't normally barr hogs so when i hear they are and hunt a contest i am like come one man.
Like you said, I believe that what some of us are so upset about, I for sure am, is I feel like I am getting accused of trying to cheat because I believe in and hunt barrs and want to be able to use one in a contest if I go through all of the trouble to catch it. I never even entered a hog hunting contest until last year and then only the one, so therefore I have never barred hogs to give me an advantage in a contest and never will. Texas J has stated several times that the only reason we are upset is that we think we can not win without barrs and that the only reason we barr hogs is so we can stock up a place with them to hunt during competitions. I realize that everyone does not but I for one have a strong moral code and I feel that my morals and integrity are being stomped on and drug through the mud when comments like that are made. I know that my " Democrats running the hunting contest " comment offended him and others but that is how I and many others feel. I really wanted to hit the Trail of Tears and it's tournaments this year but now I believe I will just go hunt for fun with some friends or hit one of the numerous small tournaments around the house on those weekends and read on ETHD about the best winning the Trail Tournaments when so many of the best hunters and dogs were not even entered ! It appears that my original opinion of hog dog tournaments turned out to be true. Very political and a joke, alot like our Govt. Thank's again boarwild for all you do and I am sorry you are haveing to put up with all of this needless B.S.
