RE: Contest and filmed hunts.
 

That is a very good question...?

RE: Contest and filmed hunts.
 

Ive passed this suggestion in the Contest thread, but i'll put it here also:

I think it'd be a great way to earn some points for taking a doe on camera. Afterall its a bowhunting contest, not a P&Y contest.

It doesnt have to be that many points either, only like 10-25.

Also Id like to address the "unfairness" issue, the teams are randomly drawn so it will be fair, if you want to complain about this being unfair then you better complain bout the fact that some people live where they are more likely to kill a bigger buck. What if one team was all from pike county or something like that? Strickly the fact that the teams are randomly drawn takes care of this.
If you would like, we could set a limit to the number of points earned by "filming", say 100 or 125.

RE: Contest and filmed hunts.
 

Okay, not that I will be filming my hunt, I don't have a decent camcorder and hunt alone, but lets say I don't want to botch up my hunt by messing with a camera, and get one on the ground, that buck is scored because it's my first buck. What if I take a second buck and film that one? Can I suppliment the score of my first with a video of the second?

edit: Sorry, didn't see the last couple of posts in this thread, it looks like this question has already been asked...

RE: Contest and filmed hunts.
 

Also who will receive the point the cameraman or the shooter or both. I hunt with another contestant so if we were to film a kill then who's team gets the points???

RE: Contest and filmed hunts.
 

If I shoot a Javelina in velvet......and then subsequently re-capture footage of a trespasser I spined back in '03 (through the modern day miracle of digital re-mastering)......can my team and I claim bragging rights and earn "style" points........even get matching fletchings!!??

You've asked for it...................here they come........

(jeff):D

RE: Contest and filmed hunts.
 

BA HAA HAA Heh heh hee hee :D:)

RE: Contest and filmed hunts.
 

Guys, I ammended the rules to lesson the points for a video to 10 points per member because 25 seemed high..25 inches of antler is hard to come by and this way with 10 points each member, x 10 members, if all score on video (aint gonna happen) a total of 100 points (inches) is max....not really a relistic deciding factor but one never knows. Videoing a kill is very difficult and I say that with years of practice/attempts...if one is taken, the bonus points are earned, not given.

I don't like the idea of bonus points for doe...it's not a fair contest when many won't have a doe tag, all have buck tags...I know I know unless it's an earn a tag...complications...it would be tough to come up with a fair system for amount of tags, any tags, no tags...like myself, I may not buy a doe tag.

RE: Contest and filmed hunts.
 

Are there any penalties for not filming your hunt? Although I own a decent camera, I've been trying to film myself taking a nice buck for three years and have not done so. I've taken 4 nice bucks during that time. It seems that when it gets right down to it, I leave the camera home when I'm on to something that requires stealth and not a lot of cumbersome equiptment. I'll admit, I'm a bit paranoid and superstitious when it comes to hunting these deer. How important is filming this hunt? My record isn't too good![:-]

RE: Contest and filmed hunts.
 

I don't participate in these contests' because of all the rederick assciated with them such as this. A contest to award the taking of the biggest buck and now filming has entered the picture. I can see it now, the biggest buck actually loosing out to a smaller one because the smaller one was caught on film[:'(]. Sounds like a promotion for a sponser to me.

RE: Contest and filmed hunts.
 

GregH, no, there is no penalty and no prerequisite to film a hunt, it's a total volunteer thing. All it comes down to and Rick this might interest you is HNI is launching a video area for members to share thier own hunts. Members such as yourselves will be able to upload and share you videos with your friends here on HNI as well as anyone else interested in watching. I for one am excited about this, I already have 12 whitetails taken on film with various shooters including all size bucks and does alike not to mention a dozen gobblers with various shooters. I love being the camera man and would love the format to show my footage.

Big buck contest have been around longer than I've been hunting and I'm no spring chicken, course I'm not as old as you Rick ;) but I don't see big buck contests being detrimental to our contest....everyone shoots to each thier own...Including me, I shoot the buck that best suits my wants be it size, somthing special about the hunt or in the last two seasons if you remember, the uniqueness of their racks....or lack there off. ;)

The contest is and will be about having fun. You don't have to do anything you don't want to do. If you don't want to film a hunt, DON'T...if you don't want to taken the biggest buck....DON'T..all bucks count.....if you don't want to participate in the contest...DON'T...if you do...by all means have gun DOING IT....:D

Remember to have fun....my hunt comes down to me and me only and if I help my team with a nice bucks score...good for my team....if I catch it on video...good for me, I love it and I will want to share it with you, you too Rick, I hope you enjoy my footage...I sent a tape out to Greg / MO of all our kills, and some miss's...and he seemed to really enjoy it..perhaps he'll forward a copy to you.

Have fun and have a great season, in or out of the contest....