Predator & Small Game Contest?
 

Is there going to be a new predator and small game contest this year?

RE: Predator & Small Game Contest?
 

Probly not. The person who put it on last year got busted for poaching.

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Who was the person?

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#40 wasn't howler the leader of the predator contest? Do you know if he is going to do the contest this year

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The small games contest is the one I was talking about. It's still listed on the main page who put it on.

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I have no idea, I never did the samll game contest. I was wondering when the contest for the new seasons are going to be started. For small game and predator, I believe that the ones up now are for the 2007-2008 year

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Melsheeba, yeah, Howler was the man on the predator contest. I didn't think to look at the top of this section to see if the stickies were still there. I hope that he (lethalconnection) really didn't do anything illegal.

RE: Predator & Small Game Contest?
 

Why don't you do the contest.

Its not really hard.

I have been doing the Gun Deer contest for about 5 or 6 years.

Its kinda fun.

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I'm sure someone will step up and get sign ups started for each, predator and small game. The two categorys need to stay seperate, IMO. We need to get raccoon on the predator list this year, as I think we left it off last year. ANd, anyone who has the time to do it, is free to get them started. If know one steps up to the plate by the 1st of Sept. for predators, I'll be glad to do it again this year. I was thinking of starting sign ups by the 1st of Sept, and have the contest start by about Oct. 1st or the 15th.? BUT is someone wants to start sign up before then and start the contest before then, by all means, don't wait for me!!;)

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I can try and get the small game set-up...i was wondering myself if someone was going to do a contest this year.

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Here is a link to the poaching issue.

http://www.whitetaildeer.com/forum/tm.aspx?m=2897012

RE: Predator & Small Game Contest?
 

Do it again, Howler. Same as last year. 10-1 through 4-15.

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If I do it again, I'll just "accidently" make sure you and I are on the same team:D, of course with that said, if it DOES happen that way now, I'll be accused of "stackin' the deck"[8D]

If no one else steps in between now and Sept. first, I'll get the ball rollin' then!

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Even though Howler shafted me out of a few coyotes by restarting the contest last October- and dang near cut me out altogether when he remade teams- I still say he should be in charge this year! LOL!

I'm not sure about the coon thing... they aren't much of a predator or much of a challenge in my opinion? If they're put on the list- they should be worth a fractional value of anything else. Then again, maybe I should keep my mouth shut... opening night might win it for me?








Last Year's Scores:

Team 3-
chasebaker
Bullet Hole Bailey
duckdog132- 100
jrbsr
Team total score:100


Team 4-
stevetatum-800
infernoxd45
wyote - 400
Melsheeba
Team total score:1200


Team 5-
redneck bowhunter
Jrbhunter - 1500
BandMOutdoors
Keith Miller
Team total score:1500


Team 6-
pdp440 - 50
Rammer -400
lethalconnection
Highdesertwolf - 50
Team total score: 500



Team 8-
Brod_Man
moosehunter30 - 50
Squirrelkilla23
mac87toy
Team total score:50


Team 9-
savagescout
kydeerhunter03
Howler-1350
ffemt1271
Team total score:1350


Team 10-
blacklab
pa_yote_hunter
#40Fan- 2000
MasterE
Team total score:2000

RE: Predator & Small Game Contest?
 

How many Jrb, I see 50+? They are easier to call, true, BUT they can be called, and they are a predator. I agree, they would not count for as many points as any of the other predators, but still think they should be included!

Let's see, 50+ at about 10 points would've put you at the top last winter, so maybe 5 points/ea. would be adequate.:D

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Oh, just come right on out and say it Howler. 10 points each for right handed hunters - 5 points for left handed hunters. Maybe even a 10% deduction for hunters with a name starting with J? :) Maybe another deduction for those East of the Mississippi River?

This is my year- I can feel it- I just hope my screening test don't come back showing performance enhancing drugs.

RE: Predator & Small Game Contest?
 

I can solve that problem for ya, it's really simple, .............................just don't win and we won't make the test mandatory on ya!:D

All your ideas for scoring will be concidered!!;)

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I will run the contest Howler, but you and #40 or JrbHunter can't be on the same team.

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So is there going to be 2 contest, because Kydeerhunter03 is running one also on here?????:eek:

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I'd rather see Howler in charge of this thing. It seems like there were dozens of folks wanting to participate last year, several even wanted to organize the thing, but I don't recall any of them actually stepping up when it was time to get to work. I don't think any of them even submitted a dead coyote for scoring? Howler can do it right, he will do it right, and I'd rather not get involved in a contest ran any other way.

The rules are simple, the scoring is simple.Let's see who's interested in competing,have Howler throwtogether some teams and thenlet us start doing what we do best. The only thing I'd do differently than last year... is have ONE official thread that shows the teams in the original post (by Howler). In that thread, hunters would submit their pictures for scoring. In that thread- the original post (by Howler) would be edited on a regular basis to update the scores as they change. This way we go one place to see who's on who's team- and submit our photos- and check our scores. ALL IN ONE. That's my only suggestion... for what it's worth.

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I appreciate the confidence Jrb, but melsheeba emailed me and I gave the "go ahead" to her. If the contest runs into a snag, we can all get it worked out, but I pretty much agree to keep it simple like it was last year, and have the one thread with all the scoring and pics. on it. Of course, we're already being told that a certain 3 of "can't" be on the same team, BUT if the teams are drawn randomly then it certainly is a possiblity, right melsheeba???? We just got lucky last year that the teams ended up like they were, and who knows, this year, there certainly could be some "new players" that could have a larger impact than one of else that was in it last year.
We do need to keep the "small game" and "predator" contests seperate, that is for sure.

RE: Predator & Small Game Contest?
 

The three of you could be team captains and the rest of the people put in random. So how about we get the sign up started then Howler and put down all you scoring and rules. Then nothing is changed except didn't some want raccons on here?

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Well, last year we ended up with 10 4 person teams, and I'd guess that we'll end up with more than 40 people this year, we did have a few late people show up that wanted on teams, but they missed our sign up cut off date. We could end up with 60 people this year, maybe? let's see how many people sign up, but I'm sure that we'll need more than 3 teams. Jrbhunter, #40fan, and myself will have our names in the mix, with random draws, and let the chips fall how ever they fall.
You can look up last years rules and points on the old thread. They worked fine last year, point system worked fine last year, but yes, I think we need to concider allowing raccoon, because they are a predator and they can be called. Maybe make them worth 5 or 10 points. Just throwing out ideas, maybe know else wants to allow raccoons!! I know I probably won't call and kill any, maybe one or two in KS., but allowing them won't help me enough to worry about, but there may be a few guys that don't hardly have any coyotes to call, but may have a good population of raccoon and would participate if we allow coon to be on the list.

RE: Predator & Small Game Contest?
 

I don't have a problem with Melsheeba taking over so long as she leaves the rules and scoring the same- and shows up to tally our scores every day or two.

If we're going to include coons I'd say its fair for 10 coonsto equal one coyote - so basically 5 points for a coon and 50 for a coyote? I agree on random team drawings as well.

My last request of those organizing this contest is to make things as clear as possible even if it takes a few more minutes up-front. Maybe use BOLD font to type the scores, and ITALICS to list the team names? Maybe even keep the top scoring teams on top of the list? I'm not trying to make this whole thing complicated.... but I don't think it'd be too tough to make things really clear for those of us who visit the scoring thread on a daily basis!