Rules Clarification – Scoring Dogs After Hunt Time Has Expired

[Jerry Moll]

Our rules have clearly defined what should be done with all dog’s scores, when time-out must be called during hunting time. But, the Blue Book had not clearly addressed exactly how to handle these scores after hunting time has expired and the cast cannot call time-out. In order to clarify this gray area, the PKC Executive Committee has unanimously agreed to the following rule updates, shown below underlined in blue.

9. TREE RULES
J. Scoring Trees Out Of Order – ONLY when all dogs have been declared treed, or after hunt time has expired, but with some on split trees, trees will be scored in the most convenient order. Once the process has started of scoring dogs in a different order in which they were declared treed, all dogs must remain on leash until all trees have been scored.

13. DELETED POINTS
F. Dangerous Obstacle/Deep Water - When dog(s) are treed across deep water or any other dangerous obstacle, after all efforts to reach dog(s) have been exhausted and the cast cannot reach dog(s), all points should be deleted and the time-out rule applied. Under no circumstances should any cast member attempt to cross water deep enough to require swimming. If occurring after hunt has expired, delete dogs that cannot be scored, score any other dogs that have been declared treed and can be scored safely.

15. TIME-OUT
A. Time-Out May Be Called For The Following Reasons:
(1) When dog(s) or cast members are getting near a place of danger. (highway, gunshots fired, posted property, etc) If occurring after hunt has expired, delete dogs that cannot be scored, score any other dogs that have been declared treed and can be scored safely.