1. Deer must be taken legal and ethical as laws apply in the
State you’re hunting including tags or whatever your state requires.
This includes the antler specifications for each individual state.
2. Muzzle Loader only. NO OTHER WEAPONS PERMITTED.
Muzzle Loader calibers must be - as laws apply in the state you're hunting.
You must have valid hunting license as required per state.
No poaching or night hunting will be allowed period.
A black powder handgun - as laws apply in the state you are hunting.
A Muzzle Loader - as laws apply in the state your hunting.
3. Antlered deer, including doe's, if it's tagged with a tag it's in.
For a button buck, that the antlers Don't stick through the skin, will count as a doe.
For the states, or country that don’t use tags, there in too.
The Does will count as 50 points this year.
Does (within your state/license limits) per contestant, will count toward your total.
A Doe will count as 50 points.
The Doe rules will be the same as the buck rule.
You the Doe and the Gun, with the tag (For the states that require a tag) must be in the picture.
4. Will be using the Boone & Crockett Gross scoring system,
Green scores w/ no deductions.
Typical or Non-Typical bucks...
Link to Boone & Crockett scoring system and instructions:
http://www.boone-crockett.org/bgReco...ecords&type=Ty pical+Whitetail+Deer
Whitetail (as norm):125/125 = score x 1
Columbia blacktail: 125/90 = score x 1.39
Sitka blacktail: 125/75 = score x 1.67
Mule deer: 125/145 = score x 0.86
Below is a link for B&C typical mule deer scoring system.
http://www.boone-crockett.org/bgReco...cords&type=Typ ical+Mule+Deer+%26+Blacktail
5. Deadline to join is, (September 30 – 2011 - 12 Midnight),
6. You must have a picture posted on the contest page within the,
Official Score Card thread to enter a deer.
The Deer must have a tag visible (if tags apply to your state),
No skull pictures, and no rack pictures - the Deer the gun and yourself,
Must be in the picture.
The picture MUST be in a Tasteful manner as to promote hunting,
(No Blood and Gore Pictures will be Allowed)
If the Deer is all bloody clean it up before the picture and
Hide the big hole from bullet.
Remember this is to promote hunting not degrade it.
7. Total number of inches of all contestants
Bucks, and does will decide the winner see rule 4.
8. No penned shot deer accepted,
Deer must be a free range wild animal regardless - private or public land.
9. All disagreements, controversies and conflicts will be decided on,
by a majority vote from a panel consisting of all contestants.
THOSE decisions will be FINAL.
10. Any and All offensive, derogatory and or argumentative posts will be removed.
By either Admin or Moderators that are watching this particular sub-forum.
If anyone has a suggestion or something you feel I may have missed.
And should perhaps be added or removed please post it here for the time being.
Please clean up the deer and put the tongue back in the mouth.
We want tasteful pictures.
Thank You and Good Luck
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