youth pig scramble

1. All participants must be at least 6 years old and less than 11 years by Scramble date.

2. All participants must reside in Polk County, attend Polk County School, or belong to a Polk County 4-H Club or Jr. FFA Chapter or be an exhibitor of livestock in the current year’s fair.

3. Classes will be structured by age and will consist of separate classes for boys and girls. 6-7 years of age; 8-9 years of age; 10-12 years of age; 13-15 years of age.

4. Pigs will be prorated among boys and girls on the basis of entries.

5. All participants will be required to register for the Scramble just prior to the beginning of the event.

6. Contestants will at all times during the Scramble attempt to make a clean catch on the pig without injury to the pig or other participants.

7. Captured pigs must be declared caught by a majority of Scramble Judges before ownership is claimed.

8. Should pig regain freedom before declared caught by the Judges, said pig becomes fair game and may be pursued by entire class of contestants until declared recaptured.

9. Should the Scramble Judges declare a tie catch, the pig will be returned to the middle ring and the Scramble reopened between only previous tied contestants only.

10. No Scramble Judges will be permitted to participate in the Scramble ring while their children are scrambling for pigs.

11. Decisions of the judges will be final in all matters and should any controversial issues arise, it will be settled by the Scramble Committee.