Team
With the season finally upon us I thought I wouldsummarize the contest rules and procedures. I have pasted the complete rules below FYI below my "executive summary" of them.
Turkeys are scored for this contest using the NWTF formula (link provided below). Only one turkey per teammember is allowed, however, you can update your bird should you kill a better one. Still only one bird per person. The high team score will be determined by the total score achieved by each team using this one bird per member rule.
They will also determine an overall team score by combining the score of all turkeys killed per team, including multiple birds per teammember. There are also other catagories in the contest as described below
When you kill a bird you must post a picture of it in our team thread as follows:
1.Picture of the bird including pics of a ruler verifying the beard length and spur length.
2.Species of bird (Easterh, Rio, Osceola, Merriam).
3.Total NWTF score - I think it is a good idea to include each componant of the score in your description (example: Beard length 9.25", spur length 1.0 inchleft and 1.125 right, weight = 21.25 lb).
JW has created a official scoring thread with a very specific way of posting kills and scores. In order to eliminate confusion I volunteer to transfer thescores and informationof our team kills over to the official scoring thread.
They have also created a "Success Thread" and you are encouraged to post pics of your bird there also for everyone to see. This is not required, just encouraged.
Official contest rules
Scoring
You will score your bird according the NWTF Calculator
http://www.nwtf.org/all_about_turkeys/turkey_score.html
Only one bird per hunter is used for this contest to determine High Team standings. Multiple birds shot by any one hunter, the hunter has the right to upgrade his score as the highest score can be used to replace a previously registered harvested bird. New this year will be an Overall Team standing using all birds taken by any one team. We will also try to keep record for the best Rio, Eastern, Merriam, or Osceola so make sure you tell us the specie.
Only birds harvested during any given state"s Spring Season taken in an ethical manner under "Fair Chase" using either a Shotgun (Conventional or Black Powder) or Bow can be entered.
1.Team members must post a picture of their turkey to prove authenticity of the kill.
2. In the Picture add a ruler next to beard and each spur
3. A brief story along with statistics is welcomed.
If you don't know how to post pictures, ask your Team captain, or a member of your team that knows how to post pictures to help you out.
Be sure to say what specie, Rio, Eastern, etc. when, where, and what weapon you used for the kill when you post a picture.
If you aren't able to score your quarry for whatever reason, identify if your bird is a Hen, Bearded Hen, Jake, or Tom, and you can use this table if you're unable to score:
1. Hens 10 points,
2. Bearded Hens 15 points,
3. Jakes 20 points,
4. Gobblers 30 points.
No kills that were made using illegal means, weapons other than shotgun or bow, or using methods that are against state law will be counted, only legal kills will be counted.
Bearded hens are allowed to be posted on this contest, only if your state law allows the harvest of a Female turkey. Be sure to check and see if your state defines legal harvest as being "bearded" or if they differentiate by "sex" or "gender".
1. High Team Score - 1 bird per hunter/per team (can be your best bird if you do shoot more than one)
2. Overall Team Score - Overall of ALL birds taken by any team member on that team (Means enter all the birds you harvest we will keep track)
3. Hunter - Best bird overall as per NWTF scoring system
4. Best Rio
5. Best Eastern
6. Best Merriam
7. Best Osceola
8. Best Typical
9. Best Non-Typical ( Multiple beards and or spurs)
How to measure beards and spurs
Step 1
Weigh your bird in pounds and ounces and covert ounces to decimal form. (See WT Conversion Table Below)
Step 2
Measure your beard from the skin protusion to tip - use longest strands.
Convert all fractions to decimal form.See FR Table Below
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Measure each spur. Spurs must be measured along the outside center, from the point at which the spur protrudes from the scaled leg skin to the tip of the spur.
RE: Team 21 NEW!!!
Oh and a special thanks to you dad for the AWSOME gift!
