Guys, it's my ultimate wish that this be as fun as possible. Even this year with all the hoopla surrounding some incidents I see as much camoradorie (sp) as any year we've held it, perhaps more so. The smacktalk is priceless, the friendships cherished etc...the contest is what you make of it. It can be connections to new hunting spots, equipment, techniques etc. I've made some lifelong friendships from the contest and hope to make more.

One thing I cannot stress enough is that there needs to be rules and those rules need to be followed. As much fun as it is for eveyone, I need to have fun too or my wife would hand you guys my hide on a skillet.

You cannot even fathom the PM's and emails I receive during the contest period. I'm lucky to keep my job or at least, lucky to keep my inbox cleared or no one could get through to me. I'm overwhelmed at times and I appreciate all the volunteers. Mobow, thank you as well as the other mods.

Hopefully we can move on now and enjoy the rest of the contest. It's not over guys.

Will Team Reverse the Curse hold onto the lead or is Team 17 still in the fight. What about several other teams that are biting on the heels. A couple good bucks down and Team 29 could fall.

Will GregH's monster hold on? What about the regional big bucks, will anyone shave their head per GR8's dare?>