Mind drivel.......Bowhunting contest
 

I know that there was talk, last year, of adding a "filmed hunt" "bonus" (or something similar) to the bowhunting contest. I can also see why that didn't go through......due to the costs likely involved for it to be "fair" to everyone.

I was thinking (i.e. 'mind drivel') this morning......about the possibility of adding bonus points (inches - as that's the criteria we use to score) to each team member's score.....for taking a doe.

I'm not trying to fix what ain't broke......but it would "seem" (to me) that this wouldn't hurt a thing.....and it would serve a dual purpose.

1 - It would help possibly educate some people new to the sport about the importance of actually TAKING does.

2 - It would let those that didn't take a buck, that year, STILL be a helping influence on the overall team score.

Now, admittedly....I haven't thought this through a LOT.....NOR do I have any influence on the contest. It's just "Mind Drivel".

Now I'm also aware that there may be guys who ONLY get one tag, PERIOD. If that's trulythe case.....maybe it's a bad idea from the get-go.

Just thinking......

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And knifeboy got to 4 pages in 30 minutes.

Talk about a complex!!:eek::)

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Do we get extra points for knifing:D

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Let's don't get crazy, Germ.

Spears? OK. Knifin' deer is best left to the professionals, though.

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Did you guys ever see those hunting videos from the 80's, where that crazyguy would lunge down from his elevated stand, and drive a gigantic spear through the back/vitals of bears and whitetails? Dude definitely didn't have all four wheels on the road, but he had a pair that clanked.

We need to call that guy and sign him up for the contestnext fall. That is, if he's still alive. :eek:

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Jeff i got to hand it to ya, thats a hell of an idea. Does are an important part of hunting and it would be great to get more involved. Hats off to ya.

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Back to topic

ArcheryTalk contest is run with Does.

You can enter 2 deer:

1 doe and 1 Buck or 2 does:) I really like that format. Reward a guy for shooting 2 does:)

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I really like the idea. How would it be scored? You mentioned a bonus score for a doe, how about a nice round number like 50? Or is that too much?
This will really help out guys like MOBO! LOL!!! JKJK. Don't make me ride in the trailer again!
How about a poll to see if it should be added? Its your thread Jeff so I'll leave the poll posting to you. Maybe not just a yes no format on the poll but several doe score choices as well?

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Does are worth 50 points on AT

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I was thinking 50 points, also. That's a high enough number that it would make the doe portion VERY important to the overall team score......and allow those who didn't score a buck to be contributors to the overall team score. I think it puts a helluva emphasis on something we don't take seriously enough (in my opinion).

I won't start a poll until I see what a few of the guys that have been doing this for a while say about it. I'd also like Rob's opinion......since he's nice enough to run the contest for us every year.