Little pack hunt question

BIG AL · Post by **BIG AL** » Thu Jan 25, 2007 6:30 pm

Dog starts barking like it is looking at a rabbit. Runs the track for about 30 feet and stops and is looking down a hole. None of the other dogs make it to where this dog is. How would this be scored?

Wilson Creek Bill · Post by **Wilson Creek Bill** » Thu Jan 25, 2007 6:47 pm

That just depends on the judge and where he is the time the dog took off. It could either be a jump /strike if the judge believes the dog did in fact jump the rabbit, or if nothing else happens for 3 minutes, a minus can be given if the judge isnt convinced the dog really had anything.

L.J. McKenzie · Post by **L.J. McKenzie** » Thu Jan 25, 2007 7:27 pm

i would guess that if only one dog barked it would be a minus unless the judge seen the rabbit.

Chris Shoopman · Post by **Chris Shoopman** » Thu Jan 25, 2007 7:31 pm

strike and jump,

J.C. Blair · Post by **J.C. Blair** » Thu Jan 25, 2007 7:50 pm

Most cases I have seen judges, myself included award +10

william lyons · Post by **william lyons** » Thu Jan 25, 2007 7:58 pm

My opion is if only one dog barked it would be -10. that rabbit might have been out there 45 minutes ago.

SilverZuk · Post by **SilverZuk** » Fri Jan 26, 2007 8:31 am

Judgement call.
It is up the judge to try to determine if the dog was running a rabbit, squirrel, groundhog, etc.

The way you described it, I would say strike jump, some judges may only give a positive strike.

I also have seen the exact same thing you are talking about with a squirrel. The handlers saw the squirrel.

doubleb · Post by **doubleb** » Fri Jan 26, 2007 9:22 am

it just up to the judge just because one dog is all that barked makes no diffence it might have been the only dog in the cast that can run a rabbit you neverknow if i were judging an close to the dog probably jump an stike now if all i saw was him standing at a hole i really think minus just have to be there i really dont like just giving a stike because something jumped it to make it run it didnt fall out of a airplane.now granted the dogs dont allways jump it sometimes handerler do but it always has to be jumped to run

MikeSmithWV · Post by **MikeSmithWV** » Fri Jan 26, 2007 9:25 am

I agree with SilverZuk.. It is a judgement call whether the dog produced a rabbit or not. I'm not sure what I would do by reading this, I would have to witness it to make my decision.

I too was judging once and seen a dog open on a chipmunk and run it under a rock...

checkmate kennels · Post by **checkmate kennels** » Sat Jan 27, 2007 6:01 am

guys i see and hear something along these lines just about ever trail i go to. judging comes down to just knowing hounds knowing when a dog is just babbling or backtracking cold trailing or in this case if he jumped a rabbit a true houndsmen knows when a dog has jumped a rabbit just by the way he sounds and you cant run it no farther than a hole.