Official 2005 Gun Deer Contest Rules - Updated
 

2005 Gun Deer Contest Rules
For Whitetail Deer Only !

1.Deer must taken legal and ethical as laws apply in the,
State your hunting including tags or what ever your state requires.
This includes the antler specifications for each individual state.

2. Gun and Muzzle Loader only. NO BOWS !!!!
Theres a contest for bows in bow hunting forum.

Rifle and Muzzle Loader calibers must be - as laws apply in the state your hunting.
You must have valid hunting license as required per state.

No poaching or night hunting allowed peroid.

A handgun - as laws apply in the state your hunting.
You must have validation of a handgun hunting license as required per state.

A shotgun - as laws apply in the state your hunting

3. Antlered deer only including antlered doe, if it's tagged with a buck tag it's in.

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/bgRecords/bc_scoring_typwhitetail.asp?area=bgRecords&typ e=Typical+Whitetail+Deer

5. No more than 10 persons per team,
Acording to state that will fit in a 10 person team.
Some teams may have more than one state in it.
If the last team is less than 10 members the remaining will be picked,
From the alternates list starting with the first alternate.

Alternates list start after 12 midnight August 31- 2005

Alternate's when necessary starting with first come first serve.
I and or a mod/mods will oversee it.
Team members have until October 31st @ 12 midnight to,
Check in or you will be replaced by alternate.

6. Deadline to join is complete, ( August 31 - 2005 - 12 Midnight )
You may join the alternate list, see rule 5.

7.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 visable(if tags apply to your state),
No skull pictures, no rack pictures - the Deer the gun and yourself,
Must be in the picture.
I know that cow patties happen.
So if something happens and you can't get the gun in
The picture it will be OK
But get it in if you can.
The picture MUST be in a Tastefull 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.

8.Total number of inches of all team member's Bucks will decide the winner see rule 4.

9.You must enter the first or second gun kill antlered deer you get ,
The second deer for you lucky states Will count.
But only one score counts.
Your score counts with your team total. = 10 scores per team.
Sorry for not putting this in.

10. No penned shot deer accepted,
Deer must be a free range wild animal regardless - private or public land.
No deer shot more than twenty two times will be accepted either.

11. All disagreements, controversies and conflicts will be decided on,
By a majority vote from a panel consisting of Team Captains and or,
Moderators participating within the contest.
Each team will pick your own team Captain.

THOSE decisions will be FINAL.

12. Any and All offensive, derogatory and or argumentative posts will be removed.
By either Admin or Moderators that are watching this particular sub-forum.
And any team member can be replaced by an alternate.

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 toung back in the mouth.
We want tastefull pictures.

Thank You and Good Luck

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