Not sure this year
 

Ive been debating this for a while now as to whether to doing a 2019 turkey contest. The numbers of the contest have been dropping for a while now. Don't get me wrong I enjoy the contest. So how many want a contest this year?

I'm interested, but I do see your point. Some of the apparent lack of interest in may be traffic going to another website/forum...O.G.
Is the information there better? Is it b/c it's newer?

OG has been around as long as this place.


We certaiy have been in decline. Ive got stats from 240 players at one time.

Hey Kenny let's take them all on.
I had over 420 amassed pts last yr.

BUT
it is alot of work
Once we stop I doubt it will ever be reserected.

JW

The turkey contest was a popular, and long standing tradition here at HNI. But, as with the rest of the site numbers have declined.

I'm torn on things like this. We did away with the deer contest, and it's just gone. As mentioned, likely never to return.

I hate to see it go. But imI also aware of the amount of work that goes into a contest like this. And it's substantial.

-Jake

I remember that year.

Everyone was PMing him trying to get him to come back and post lol

-Jake

hahaha think we would win Dave?

Yes I remember it as well

Don't know a forum named OG but this place has been slowing down for a while. Prolly a lot of reasons why.

I would be in this contest till the end. I think my first year was 07 or 08. I'll agree the numbers have diminished, but looking back there were a few users who bashed everything you said. I'm not saying that's the reason for the decline, but it didn't help. I do both contest and I give each 100% effort. Heck for the last 2 years I've been our captain and enjoyed every minute of it. It helps when there's people, who especially are computer savvy, that will jump in to help out. I know it has to be a ton of work to try to hunt and run a contest. Especially when the numbers have dropped like they have. Sometimes you might think, why do it even still mess with it... but it still went on. I personally get wrapped up in the detailed stories from other states. Hearing what they done or how the bird played the game in a different part of the world for me is so cool, I get to playing it out in my head on how it went by their story. Maybe I'm just weird like that, lol. Either way it has been a privilege for me to be part of huntingnet and getting to share my stories here. Contest or not I still will share them stories. Jeff

All I can say and maybe I shouldn't even have a say as I pretty much gave up on this site when a certain faction seemed to be taking over . I have been on this site since day one. I didn't always hunt turkey but did get into the contest when I started. There was only one year that I actually was on a team that I enjoyed. In fact I still have a few people from that team that I hunt with today. They don't come here anymore either. I know some liked the random aspect of picking a new team each year but I didn't. The only turkey contest I am in is where you have 6 members and you stay together. You talk to each all year and it seems more intimate like buddies hunting together. We might not win but that is secondary. Although I don't like OG and there dictator my way of thinking or your gone leader but I do believe they run their contest this way to. Kinda gets rid of the people that show up to sign up then disappear they won't be back next year on the team . Plus I always thought the team size was too big. Anyway good luck guys and take what I say with a grain of salt lol

I'd say there's a good chance Kenny and Dave could beat the rest of us lol
-Jake

How does it work when we are from all over the country and not localized?

I've been on this site for almost 20 years, started when I was in graduate school before I even had kids. My oldest daughter has now graduated HS and is in the middle of a 'gap year' before starting the Honors program at Michigan State in the Fall.

I think the biggest problem facing this contest is that we ARE from all over the country and almost every state now has a hunting community/forum - that helps connect people within a few hours driving distance. Speaking with people that live near you is much more realistic and enticing for many hunters, especially those that only have a few weekends a season to get out and hunt. I personally enjoy hearing stories from around the country - but knowing what the birds are doing in Missouri the 2nd week of April doesn't do me any good when I hunt the month of May in Michigan...

I think there's probably enough interest to keep the contest going - but we need to have much smaller teams, maybe 5 members per team. Smaller teams = more competition = more smack talk.

Well?:confused0024:

I give up.:sad0064:

you can read the 2018 contest and it will tell you how it workks

I would participate, in years past I enjoyed it.

A little late in posting, but I would be interested in participating!

The contest was always a great time with new friends being made each year. It would be great to get the participation numbers up again but even if we don't have a contest still post up your birds and do a little bragging.

I'm in if the contest continues. Love to see it go on.