I submit to y'all that HNI should hold a contest (for lack of better word in my feeble mind) that would be a spinoff from Germ's thread "Best Unknown Hunter In Your State". Open it up to all registered users of Huntingnet.com with the following rules:

1. Nominee cannot be a current member of the forum;
2. Nominations are limited to one per member;
3. Members should nominateaperson they personally know, who, in their opinion, best epitomizes an American Hunter;
4. Judges determine the top 3 nominations and award those persons a prize (hat, T-shirt, etc)
5. All nominees receive a certificate from Huntingnet.com.

I further submit that such a contest would bring more top class members to the forum (and I am NOT saying we don't have some of the best hunters on here already). Said new members would also bring a lot more expertise and techniques to all members.

If it is not feasible because of the cost of doing something like this, I would gladly help out financially as much as I possibly can and would guess others would do the same.

Now that I've put it out here, what do y'all think?

Great Idea

Forgive me....but how will this work if they cannot be a current member of the forum?

Can this wait until August?

You nominate someone you know who is not a member of this forum! Only members can make nominations. Jeez mobow, R U from Puxico or something?

When (if) it happens, doesn't really matter to me for the timeframe. I just thought it would be a good thing to do. The membership as a whole can come up with the timeframe as far as I am concerned.

If noone knows this person, how do we vote on them???

I vote for CAPTAIN TUTTLE! (MASH)

See Item 3 in my original post.

Your response emulates what I hit Germ with in his original thread. I guess its "touche" to me.

I second the Capt. Tuttle nominee. That dude was awsome. He was a skilled surgen, nailed Margret and died in the line of duty. What a great---- imaginary guy!!!!