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went to my clubs coon contest and were i hunt alot was flooded so my friends took a little boat to get across.we ended up with 2 coons. and alot we let go probly 12 to 15,i couldent make it to pay my entry so i called the president of are club and asked if he could pay my entry he said ya. why i couldnt make it to entry was the wife been sick for 2 weeks and i was takin her to dinner.so the coons we got i had n a gunnie sack between my tool box and dog box well i got to check n at the pond and a member started crap before i got outa my truck. i got the coons out and he said they been frozin because the smaller coons legs were curled so he keped on and on wouldnt shut up . then he said they were cage coon they were to clean so 10 oclock came time for weight in i said i wanna weigh the smaller coon to see what it weight was 16 lbs then i went to put the other coon on and he started bitchen u gota use the frist coon u put on the scale well the big coon was 24lbs ok i wanna ask u guys what u think i told him cut them open if u think they were frozin he woulnt. and there was alot more said .i got my coons and left . and that jerk and his boys ended up getin 1st and second place.and how do u tale if a coon has been frozin. im preety upset with this that i dont want any thing to do with the club any more united houndman of calif

have one like that at our club....his dog trees possums and he claims they are coon..we dont weigh in..if its a slick tree theres still a coon to him..he has fought in the woods about it to and kicked out twice hes straightened up but his pot smokin buddies aint

If you want written rules you're going to have to get involved in the club and work up some rules, you'll get some that will think that there not needed until they understand that they just make things better for everybody involved in the hunts, the field trials went though the same problems a few years ago but now when you show up at the field trials the rules are posted at North Central California houndsmens field trials sure takes a lot of the fighting out of the field trials.

yea i told him cut them open if he thought they were frozin. witch they wernt but how do you tell if a coon been frozin?also i left and the people there had a vote on me about putin the smaller coon on the scale frist and it was a 4 to 3 vote on my side to let the bigger coon be my weight in . before i left i said if they dicided i won just donate the dam money to the club and they gave that guy frist place still i think the president didnt wana stand up to him, i did what i thought was rite got n my truck and left before i had to knock the sob out. the club meetin is wensday the 3rd at round table pizza on jefferson blvd n west sac by the phasent club restraunt 7 pm

Good point Dale. I've been to many races and trials and they can get pretty nasty! Fishman ur probly not telln the whole story cuz with the president on site and a 4-3 vote your way...why get in your truck and leave without ur money? There was a 10lb difference between your two coons...why the need to weigh them both? Should be only one coon, one weigh in...imagine if everyone in the hunt wanted to weigh in several coons they caught?? Might try carrying a scale in your pocket! Anywho hope all goes well at your guys meeting tonite...chalk it up, get in voted on and put it in print cuz in the heat of competition whats in print (bylaws, consititution, event rules, etc.) is what stands. With anti's and all others, we hunters/houndsmen got enuff to fight about other then with ourselves, if you believe ur right, stand up for it, get involved and make a change!!!

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im goin to the meetin tonite in good standins. and bring up some things that need to be worked out . alot of stuff is one member say one thing and another member says the other i dont think theres any rules n print about a coon contest. member of the club lets get this worked out and it will be much better n the long run im not lookin to get n a dam skuffle with a club member over something that i or him dont know well enough said lets have a good meetin and get it worked out we have enough to worrie about with the anti people

got it worked out thanks everone and happy huntin

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im just a member thats not to computer smart il get the dates and post them somewere on here tom