RE: Why is this? Bowhunting Contest Question?
 

Everyone might not be hunting for a doe but end up shooting one more often than shooting a buck. Many people dont have the luxury (it looks like you do) of seeingall these bucks and seeing only a few does (not even enough for you toshoot one).

I was looking at percentages in deer and deer hunting magazine (i think) on percentage ofbowhunters by state thatactually harvest a deerand just scoring on a deer was a low percentage and the lowest I believe was Texas or second to lastand that was around 13% of total bowhunters scored on a deer (run sentance but oh well).

RE: Why is this? Bowhunting Contest Question?
 

They would be fixed... you shoot a doe is equal to a fixed variable that is established by the contest (leaders).

1 doe = 50 points could be an example. (FIXED) (Max is 1 for each memeber of the team)

RE: Why is this? Bowhunting Contest Question?
 

I'm in a contest that scores bucks by how many points it has and 5 points for each doe. I live in Indiana and could harvest well over 100 does by spliting them up in different counties. There is no state limit just county limits here.


Jim

RE: Why is this? Bowhunting Contest Question?
 

We put a limit ofone doe percontestant to address that.

RE: Why is this? Bowhunting Contest Question?
 

"We put a limit ofone doe percontestant to address that."


what doe you mean? In a Texas contest?



Jim

RE: Why is this? Bowhunting Contest Question?
 

To be honest, the contest has ran very well for the 3 or 4 years its been here, and theres really no reason to change it. Its only for fun and bragging rights. It would be significantly more work, and keeping track of, and why should a 50 lbs yearling doe count equally as a 5.5 year old mature doe?

RE: Why is this? Bowhunting Contest Question?
 

It could be easily done, you would just have to set a score for a doe.Somewhere around50 (like TexOak said) or maybe make itequal to the smallest buck taken in the contest! But you still are only allowed to enter 1 deer!

RE: Why is this? Bowhunting Contest Question?
 

It's a fun contest and most are huntingforbucks whether they have 1 tag or 50. You are only allowed one buck and your first buck shot. Heck, the only one I rememberclaiming to really onlybe hunting doesthis fallhas shot two bucks so far this year. :DKeep the contest thesame. It has workedgoing on 4 years now.

Tim

RE: Why is this? Bowhunting Contest Question?
 

Love the idea and it comes with the right thing in mind, QDM. As far as the states that only one deer can be shot, then any team that fills all "available" doe tags can still recieve the bonus.

RE: Why is this? Bowhunting Contest Question?
 

I'mNOT in favor of changing the contest. It began this way, we have made some minor tweaks, no need to change a good thing.