There is nothing wrong with this as long as that team member is not hunting someplace else. This should not be used to get around the splitting up rule. It should also not be used to get around the “No One Man Teams” rule. No single team member should be hunting alone unless they are pre-approved by judges to do so. All team members who were on your team when the contest started must be at weigh-in on Sunday if you plan on collecting any of the payouts. NO EXCEPTIONS!!
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One/two of our team members will not be able to meet up with us until later. Can we go ahead and start hunting without them?
There is nothing wrong with this as long as that team member is not hunting someplace else. This should not be used to get around the splitting up rule. It should also not be used to get around the “No One Man Teams” rule. No single team member should be hunting alone unless they are pre-approved by judges to do so.
Is it considered splitting up if two of our team members hunt on one end of a ranch, and the other two hunt the other end?
Yes. That is the definition of splitting up. All team members MUST hunt together. A good rule of thumb is if you are hunting off of the same caller, it is not splitting up. For instance, while hunting during the day, you set the caller out on the ground, and your team spreads out to hunt animals coming to that call — This would be within the rules.