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Dallas`s dog that the moose almost killed is doing fine , Dallas`s back in 2nd place he still has a chance of winning this race and Jesse is in 3rd place . Dallas`s dogs are fresher and he still has 15 dogs , the leader has 12 dogs and jesse 11 dogs .

The deal on gutting that someone just doesn't understand at all is that its not FG rules. Its race rules. You follow the race rules. Thats all that governs that part and it what it is.

As to DLP there is a LOT more work involved there. Thankfully the time I had to shoot one it was legal, season etc... so didn't have to use the DLP stuff.

That said if you want to get onto a topic... if you DLP one, then you gut it etc... if you hit it with your vehicle you have to do nothing basically. Seems you still killed it. You should also have to gut and deliver? Neither one was by choice basically.

We wont' know more until its all over anyway. No sense in wasting time really.

I wondered a lot about the issue of turning around instead of running and resting.... That says a lot also. Not everything but a lot. There are issues that are life threatening for sure. Then there are injuries that need attention. No telling exactly where this fell. And it well could have been a moving target so to speak too.

Then the stuff that the moose was left in the trail for others to run over. OTOH have you ever tried to move a dead moose? Without taking at least half of it apart. Was that what it was. Strategy? Who knows.

Then you have how much did it need to be gutted? As noted car kills are never gutted and the meat utilized. There is that. Cold enough... at least get the guts part out but the liver, lungs, heart etc.... would not cause it to spoil really.

Again you have to follow Fish and game rules. But you are in a sanctioned race so whether you like the rules or not you have to follow them.

My personal thoughts ? its bad luck and is what it is. If I was running and won in less than 2 hours I'd want to turn my win over... just how I'm thinking that I would not want to win over a penalty that one only had partial control over.

We will find out all the answers soon enough.

All game laws are online and so easy to look up...

i feel the same way it was bad luck ,a poor B.S. penalty and i would not feel honored winning by a B.S. penalty in any race.

Two dogs dead all for ego. So sad.

Time to end the Iditarod!!!

I assume u r serious, that be the case, your full of [bleep]. These dogs live to run like a good bird dog lives to hunt. Be crueler to baby them , over feed them and not exercise them, see them get fat and lazy and die young.Probably like yourself

TROLL !

I’m predicting Dallas wins sometime tomorrow morning. Right now he has what appears to be a 60 mile lead.

As of 35 minutes ago Dallas lead is 17 miles over Jesse Holmes. Have no idea where you got 60 miles from.

Foolish to think that a sudden heart failure is the fault of anyone. My neighbor died, just running on a treadmill. My chemistry professor died running a marathon. Both guys essentially died doing what they love: running.

No different for dogs. These dogs pass rigorous vet-checks right before the race.

Each musher spends an average of $8000 in vet checks, immunizations, medicines and dewormers per year for their kennels. In spite of this, things can happen.

Over 600 dogs started the race this year. Do the math on that.........

Based on in/out times posted. I see it’s been updated.

Lots of strategy and rest times outside of checkpoints.

Do you have GPS on mushers? Pard?

SSS/WDH/Eddie thinks dogs only die in the Iditarod. Like PETA newsletter tells her.

Fixed it for you... DFTFT...

Who the heck is the troll anyway. Besides an idiot that doesn't know what SSS really means?

The world is changing and the race can’t keep sponsors. Won’t be much longer.

End the race. Modern day mushers are weak ass little bitches. Couldn’t even run the race unless there’s a groomed trail for them.

Dog killers. All of them. Inhumane how they treat those dogs.

Dick.....

It sure is, and few believe it's changing for the better. Considering the fact that the world is tearing itself apart, you might want to consider the possibility that the world you seek doesn't exist, and what you're building is a cliff to fall off.

He, she, it ? sure got you guys off the race and on it. It likes your attention and distraction from the race. Thanks to those that post the race . On of the coolest dog races going. Those guys love their dogs.

Yeah, I've been pretty bored with the race for a good 20 years now, but sometimes enjoy helping trolls make fools of themselves. No storms on the coast will make the race all the more boring.