2010 Spring Turkey Hunting Contest Rules & Teams
 

Teams will be drawn March 1, 2010 and then you will have to choose Team captains by March 15, 2010
Teams will be posted and we elect the right to add a few more hunters to make all teams. Once done the Spring Contest will be closed to new participants unless someone needs to drop out. Then and only then will we replace a hunter.
Team Captains –
1. Must have a posted valid e-mail address in their Profile.
2. Must be willing to share a US Postal Mailing address if asked
3. Must be willing to update all team scores.
4. This contest does not work without A good Team Captain’s help! If any team can't agree on a Team captain by March 16, 2010, then we will select one for that team.
5. Captains must have a valid phone number as well.

Teams May choose a team name. Team Avatars are welcomed,
Team members will post their score on their Team Thread – It is the Captain’s responsibility to alert the Contest Administrators and check to make sure the Posted team totals match. The Team Captain may delegate this to another member of the Team.
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.

Team members must post a picture of their turkey to prove authenticity of the kill. A brief story along with statistics is welcomed. Do add a ruler to each spur and beard in the pictures taken. 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)

say that my wife's cousin's uncle's brother's son's friend shoots one can i count it as my bird
and is a slingshot considered a bow
what if i shoot a hen and pin a beard from a bird from a previous year on it would that be considered a bearded hen or a gobbler
and is it ok to shoot one of the mooderators penned birds and count it
and final question is it ok to hit one with my truck then run up and put a arrow in it
these are all very important question that need to be addressed

hahaha I knew I should have locked this thread

Teams
from old post as some teams have beenupdated

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Team 1 The Last Gobble
1.bang flop
2.doall hunter
3.fl.huntress
4.HOGHUNTINGUNLIMITED
5.mobuckhunter79
6.mouthcaller - Captain
7.pinsapex7
8.squirrelkilla23
9.SwampCollie
10.tschaef
11.WestonAU

Team 2
1.Arrowmaster
2.1shotkill1993
3.IL-Cornfed
4.Grizzlyman
5.Down&OutHunting
6.Screamin Steel
7.car
8.Turkey Goddess
9.BOWHUNTINGisLIFE
10.Howler
11.Hatchet Jack
12.Colbea

Team 3
1.JW
2.Nyhunter325
3.bigbucksPa13
4.Hoot-n-scoot
5.hoosierHUNTER76
6.DKA
7.Bowtech9
8.Gobbling Buck
9.Buckhound
10.x-mountie
11.dog1
12.blacktail4ever

Team 4
1.jrbsr
2.White Duck
3.Iowa Jaybird
4.j76 michigan
5.nick bleuer76
6.Yellowhammer
7.omegasmoke
8.fingerz42
9.gri22ly
10.RPD63
11.RyanVT
12.dandbuck

Team 5
1.camokenny
2.Dr Andy
3.kpatte26
4.mudchicken1012
5.ksfowler
6.Slicendice
7.npaden
8.jr 1968
9.rustynobles
10.Talkin Turkey
11.BuckRogers
12.StormDogOutdoors

Team 6
1.G92
2.Kingvjack
3.Liv4Rut
4.peakrut
5.Huntinlady
6.PABUCKTRACKER
7.okgobbler
8.lrhuntr
9.blackheel
10.Waldo Hunter
11.HuntnMa
12.mossberghunter93

Team 7
1.wis_rifle_hunter
2.lbott29
3.Pope94/IA
4.jepcho
5.turkeyslayer15
6.mfd1027
7.Buckmark
8.Sirtoby
9.Arjuna
10.X Legion General
11.tim03b
12.Rockby

Team 8
1.JoeA
2.deer tracks
3.sproket
4.bullmoose38
5.WisconsinBowHunter
6.charlie brown
7.RockyMtnGobblers
8.a11en
9.turkey harvester
10.Treebeard
11..mconway951
12.flipajig

Team 9
1.Roger A
2.jshiloh
3.ugerM77.270
4.2 Lunger
5.norajake
6.SouthernStrut56
7.Hunt4life23
8.ArmoredPossumProductions
9.Kist
10.deerdust
11.Todd1700
12.hunt12ga

Team 10
1.slapmesillysidney
2.elkmtngear
3.MO-KS_hunter
4.hycohounds
5.buckeyehntr5
6.dtk913
7.Timbrhuntr
8.Talondale
9.bornagain64
10.kentuckybucks
11.hunting junkie
12.Siman08/OH

Team 11
1.RIStrutStopper
2.firelt72
3.WESTERN MA HUNTER
4.jjones
5.Paintbrush
6.Tred
7.Rory/MO
8.Shoulder Strap
9.bradisthebest
10.tsaxybabe
11.ryan08rb

Team 12
1.trevorpt
2.MOhunter46
3.Dollar Trifecta
4.Huntnteen
5.Rankbull
6.natimage
7.dog killer
8.zubba
9.Bullshooter
10.mookyj
11.ek_buckmaster

Team 13
1.Bandhunter
2.Hunting Kuk
3.BPBowhunter
4.jmr450
5.Centaur 1
6.Bushnlo
7.A.R.Hunter
8.BuckI380
9.BHW
10.cwsims84
11.houndsman12

Team 14
1.Superstrutter
2.zmschillin
3.midsouth hunter
4.DowningAir
5.nsrtut
6.snewton_89 KY
7.Canned Heat
8.kdsberman
9.coyoteslayingbeast
10.learningturkeys
11.springspur

Team 15
1.tigerw10
2.Mastevt
3.Deerhunter729-SC
4.reds10ss
5.fieldmouse
6.DTC
7.DTCJR
8.nytransplant
9.Klyph
10.SDarcher
11.Mottz

OK If I have missed anyone or placed you on a team twice, please PM me or JW and we will make the corrections. Some teams have 12 members. This doesnt effect how the contest is scored. Its done by percentages. Also Your team threads have been started. When you decide on a Team name PM JW or myself and we will Edit the thread. Good luck to all and enjoy the contest. JW and Arrowmaster
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