Official Contest Rules
 

These are the same rules as last year, I copied and pasted them. Any changes, we'll address when we make a rule thread.

1. Deer(whitetail/mulie/blacktail)must be taken legally and ethically as laws apply in the state your hunting including tags.

2. Archery equipment only which include crossbows, compounds, longbows and recurves. One bow contest only.

3. Antlered deer only (whitetail, mule, blacktail)including antlered doe, if it's tagged with a buck tag, it's in.

4. We will be using the Pope & Young Gross/Green scoring system, no deductions. Velvet bucks scored the same. (See percentages below)

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

For an incredible tutorial please see this link: http://www.huntingnet.com/forum/tm.aspx?m=2529213&mpage=1

5. Open to all members new and old unless your signed up in another bow contest on HNI(only) You may sign up for the rifle contest as well, please don't sign up and disappear, you'll be replaced. No more than 10 persons per team, drawn randomly....alternate's when necessary starting with first come first serve....I'll oversee it.

6. Signup begins July 15th (this year), Deadline to join is Aug 15th , with alternates then being taken until Sept 1st or as needed to complete teams. (Depending on number of entrants, teams may be picked earilier in order to ensure enough alternates.

7. You must have a pictured posted on the contest page within the Official Score Card thread to enter a deer. The bow must be in the picture and the entire deer must be in the picture, no skull pictures, no rack pictures...the buck, the bow, and yourself must be in the picture.....call me skeptical. This rule will be enforced this year, no exceptions with no apologies.

A) Within this post, the measurements as required by the P&Y scoring sheets shall be listed. Example as follows.

B) Total 131 2/8

Right ----- Left

MB 18 6/8 ----- 17 4/8
G1 4 ----- 3
G2 6 4/8----- 6
G3 6 4/8 ----- 4 6/8
G4 4 4/8 ----- 1
G5 1 -----

H1 5 6/8----- 6 2/8
H2 4 4/8 ----- 4 4/8
H3 4 4/8----- 5 6/8
H4 3 6/8----- 3 2/8

Inside spread 15 4/8

Abnormal points
1. 4
2.
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For scoring help, please check this turorial: http://www.huntingnet.com/forum/tm.aspx?m=2529213&mpage=1



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

9. You must enter the first bow kill antlered deer you get.....second buck for you lucky states will not count. First buck means first taken regardless of multi state hunts. Also see rule 10.

10. The entry must be posted within 10 days of taking it OR notification must be made to the team, team captain, participating moderator or admin that an animal is down with description to determine that a participant isn't holding out for a better animal. This is not fair for single tag states nor those that cannot travel and hunt multiple states. The first antlered animal must be counted.

11. No penned shot deer accepted, deer must be a free range wild animal regardless private or public land. Guided hunts acceptable as long as the animals are free range.

12. All disagreements, controversies and conflicts will be decided on by a majority vote from a panel consisting of Team Capt's and moderators participating within the contest. Those decisions will be final.

13. Contest deadline is Feb 15th.

14. Rules set forth for a smooth contest, the main rule is to have fun and enjoy your fellow teammates and all the smack talk that goes along with this contest. :D

can we use the boone and crocket system that is on there web page?

If I'm not mistaken, and someone correct me if my thinking is off, the B&C and P&Y scoring systems are the same.

There is a link provided in the contest rule post above that you cannot go wrong with if you follow it as explained. Also, if you do it wrong, plenty here will correct you. :happy0001:

thanks Rob

How do I sign up?

duh, I found it.

Yeah, I should have mentioned the sign up thread is pinned at the top of the Bowhunting Forum.

:patriot:

Are ALL teams drawn randomly or do the defending champs stick together?

The defending champs are still intact...for one more year anyways.

NCRem is right.

The defending champions stay in tact. All other teams are drawn totally random!

HAHA good luck bringing down the champs.:cool15:

I hope that this contest would be televised in T.V. It would be so cool watching the techniques and trick moves to shoot the prey. It is like online video tutorial...@_@

I would like to sign up this year every year I try to sign up and I am to late but hopefully not this year...... Can someone help me sign up ...... Big thanks!

just go too the signup sticky thread in the bowhuntign forum

two questions.

Any points for does? and do we have to have a dated piece of paper in the photo like last year?

rick

No does, this is a buck only contest. No dated paper, we never actually did that last year. That's asking too much. Keep it fun and keep it honest. If someone has to cheat, well that's on them.

Let me preface my questions by acknowledging that it is still really early for guys (and gals) to report to their respective teams.

Approx what percent of the original sign ups never show? And how is that handled? I know replacements are brought in but it doesn't seem like there are enough to fill all of the teams that have people that don't report. If there are not enough replacements are teams combined to bring the total from 36 teams to say 28 or 30? Im sure Im just jumping the gun because only one of my team members has reported so far (and the majority probably will) but I am wondering what happens when/if a large number don't report and there aren't enough replacements in the pool to go around.

In the past we've never had a problem filling teams as there were more alternates than positions and we ended up making more teams with the alts that were left and still left some out. This year is different, not sure it's the economy and less people with internet etc... We'll deal with the issues one at a time and I'm sure we'll fill the teams. We'll give them some time, as like you said, it's early. Let me worry about it, it'll be okay! :)

I missed the deadline can I still sign up for the contest as an alternate

Yes, there is a signup thread pinned to the top of the Bowhunting Forum and I'm sure we'll need you.

Maybe I read too fast, but can't people lie on the measurements? Maybe not even lie, but do it improperly?

Well with listing their measurements per the example given in the rules as well as posting a picture any obvious "lie" on the antlers should be caught by some of our resident "experts".

And if someone has to "lie", shame on them, that's pretty LOW and pathetic.

quick question how did i get put on to 2 different teams i only signed up once?
team 19 and team 36 what do i have to do ?

You actually signed up TWICE. In position 95 and in position 301. First time in July and then again in Aug.

You were drawn first on team 36 so that's your team. I'll find a replacement for team 19.

was wonderin if u were corrected? are they the same?

Yes. Yes they are.

wrong place lol......delete