I do think the whole idea is just to have fun but asgplant suggested maybe people are not entering their deer in the contest because they do not measure up to their own standards as expressed on the forum.

The bar has been set high which is great butmake sure you set your own standards as well. When I hear guys saying they are waiting on their first buck and are passing 120 class deer then something is not quite right. If this silly little contest has ANY impact on the way you hunt then your priorities are out of whack..

Do you not get a buck tag for anywhere in this country? If you can legally kill a buck, then you can certainly participate. I don't understand why everyone has blown this into a big bucks contest and feel that "thier" buck won't be enough to contribute.

I also find it funny that often times the "big buck" guys on teams aren't typically the ones who contribute the most due to the difficulty of killing a mature deer every season. Some guys do, but a lot don't. It's a double edged sword.

I voted yes. There's a good chance I won't shoot a buck this year but I already have one doe down and passed on several others. I'd like to be able to contribute to my team's score without feeling the need to shoot the first little buck that comes my way when the season is drawing to a close.

Why would you feel you had to that??? You hunted you didnt see the one you wanted ,end of story. Your contribution to your team was being out there and giving it your all.And that should be good enough!!!

If only 2 + 2 = 4.

Oh dont worry, i have a buck tag in my pocket. Im saying that having the oppurunity while hunting to shoot a buck is another story. Sorry for the confusion, oh and "this" country isnt my country, im in Canada.

Would this not be a disadvantage to the people that do not want to shoot more than one deer?

Not everyone is feeding an entire family with venison.

Perhaps only one deer should be aloud per contestant whether it is a doe or buck?

Maybe thats not a bad idea cooter. It would let guys that do not score on a buck in the season to enter a doe. As long as the first deer down rule wasn't in effect it might let guys with limited opportunities at a good buck still pass on young bucks for next year and still contribute to their team. It might be a good ideal to set.

I live in a state where only 3500 deer were taken by archers in our best season. Boils down to slim pickins for some. Not so bad for others.

That may work as long as we enter our FIRST DEER KILLED then I could go for that.

This thread just makes me beat my head against the wall. Its a FOR FUN contest with RANDOM pickings of teams that are more to get people to meet each other than to actually win the dang thing, and all these people are worried cause they don't live in a "big buck" state and can't contribute to the team......un-real.