2008/2009 Ohiosportsman Deer Contest Rules and Format

[deerhunt45]

Welcome to the 2008/2009 Ohio Sportsman Deer Hunting Contest. The rules and format are the same as last years contest. If you are at all interested in joining in and being a part of a team be sure to thoroughly read this entire post so you know how it’s going to work.

CONTEST FORMAT

The contest will be run according to Ohio deer seasons from September 27, 2008 until February 1, 2009 (including youth season). The picture of your deer must be submitted no later than midnight on February 1, 2009.

The 2008/2009 contest will be a mixed weapon format with a random draw for teams.

Basically how it will work is:
Each member which signs up for the contest chooses the ‘primary weapon’, either a firearm or bow, that they will be hunting with. If that member is successful throughout the course of the deer season with that weapon they can submit it for scoring. However, if that member is successful, but with the weapon they did not choose that deer will not count for scoring purposes. ie: Joe chooses bow for his primary weapon, but shoots a buck w/ his rifle on Nov. 15. Therefore Joe can not submit his deer for scoring. (If you choose to be a bow hunter and kill a deer in gun season with your bow you can still enter it as long as it was shot by bow and not gun! For gun hunters you can enter deer from any gun season.

The number of entries will determine the final number of people on a team and number of teams.

REGISTRATION

The sign up will begin on July 22, 2008 and close at 11:59PM Sunday August 24, 2008. At that time teams will be created at random and posted in a thread titled “2008/2009 Ohio Sportsman Deer Hunting Contest Teams”.

DIRECTIONS

This contest will include only legal wild Whitetail deer taken during the 2008/2009 Deer season in Ohio.

If you have a successful hunt, submit your deer for scoring by completing the following (if any steps are missed or incorrect your deer WILL NOT count!!!):

1- Take a picture w/ you and the entire deer. (Not just the head!) A 2008/2009 Ohio Deer Tag must also clearly be displayed in the picture. To prove what weapon was used 1 of 2 things must happen. Either the weapon used must be clearly displayed with you and your deer, or a close up picture of your FILLED tag with weapon used marked off must be provided.

2-Upload your deer to the OS.com 2008 Ohio Deer Contest photo gallery along with the following information:

A- Title the picture: Team#_Bow or Firearm_Type of deer_08
Examples: Team 16_Bow_doe_07 or Team 9_Gun_8pointbuck_08

B- In the body you MUST fill in the following fields:

Your team name and number
Sex of the deer
The number of tines that are longer than 1 inch (main beam counts) - (If 1 inch tine is questionable supply a photo with a measurement against the tine for verification.)
Date the deer was taken
The weapon you used to take the deer

3-Post your picture in the thread titled: 2008/2009 OS Deer Hunting Contest Photo Entry and supply the same mandatory information from #2 (above) below your picture.

4-(Optional) Post the picture of you and the deer somewhere in your team thread to let them know of your success.

SCORING:

- (Bow Hunters) Each bow hunter will be allowed to submit 1 antlered and 1 antlerless deer or 2 antlerless deer. Both must taken with their chosen weapon for scoring.

- (Gun Hunters) Each gun hunter will be allowed to submit 1 antlered and 1 antlerless deer or 2 antlerless deer for the contest. Both must be taken with their chosen weapon for scoring.

Antlerless (ANY deer with antlers of LESS than 3 inches in length)=5 points
An antlered deer will= 5 points + the number of tines one inch or longer.

Scoring will be kept in the Scoreboard thread and will be updated every few days as new posts arrive in the successful hunter thread.

Keep in mind that this contest is for fun and should never be taken too seriously. As we go deeper into this we surely will find discrepancies as well as unforeseen circumstances that may appear to hinder any one person or his/her team. While we will do our best to reasonably accommodate any governing abnormality that may arise we can't guarantee everyone's complete satisfaction. Please remember that each case will be judged individually and given the same consideration regardless of who is requesting or when they do so.

Please keep this thread for questions regarding the contest.

Sign up in the "2008 Ohiosportsman.com Deer Hunting Team Contest Sign Up" thread!

[Francis]

Sounds good. gl everyone. just so I got this straight only aloud to keep 2 deer 1 buck 1 doe or 2 does...and if I pick bow and shot a deer during gun season with a gun it does not count.

[jackalope]

Sounds good. gl everyone. just so I got this straight only aloud to keep 2 deer 1 buck 1 doe or 2 does...and if I pick bow and shot a deer during gun season with a gun it does not count.


You got it..

1 Buck and 1 Doe
OR
2 Does

If you pick bow it has to be with a bow to count...

[bowhunter1023]

I have a feeling there will be some big deer entered this year. Good luck all...

[TheCream]

I think it is foolish to penalize a bowhunter for killing a good deer in gun season, because sometimes it does happen, but I will play along. :biggrin:

[bowhunter1023]

I think it is foolish to penalize a bowhunter for killing a good deer in gun season, because sometimes it does happen, but I will play along. :biggrin:

Then you, I mean he, should sign up for a gun only :biggrin:

[CritterGitter]

Yo 45,

I am thinking you did a copy/paste. Under the heading Directions, you reference the 2007/2008 season. I think you'll want to edit that part. ;)

Im in this year guys! I look forward to having a lot of fun with it.



Kyle

[TheCream]

Then you, I mean he, should sign up for a gun only :biggrin:

Actually I was thinking that if you can't seal the deal on Deuce, then there he is in gun season and you let the CVA bark thunder, you would be screwed in not being able to enter him. I have total confidence in myself. :biggrin: :whistle:

[jackalope]

Actually I was thinking that if you can't seal the deal on Deuce, then there he is in gun season and you let the CVA bark thunder, you would be screwed in not being able to enter him. I have total confidence in myself. :biggrin: :whistle:


Note to self.. Take bow and gun to stand for gun season

[Gunners]

To my old teamates, it was fun! To the new, it will be better!
Gunners

[bowhunter1023]

Note to self.. Take bow and gun to stand for gun season

I was going to do that last season until I found out it was illegal. Broke my heart...

[Francis]

Wow thanks for posting that. I was thinking of doing that. I call 1023 and Buck slayer. :yikes:

[jackalope]

I was going to do that last season until I found out it was illegal. Broke my heart...


Yes it is..

ORC 1501:31- (http://codes.ohio.gov/oac/1501%3A31-15-11)3 It shall be unlawful for any person to possess more than one firearm, longbow or crossbow while hunting deer.

But not if your gun hunting and your buddy is filming you trying to get deuce, but he brings your bow,, ;) hehhh heehhh See where I'm going with this...

[bowhunter1023]

:whistle:

:shhh:

:16suspect1:

[deerhunt45]

Yes it is..

ORC 1501:31- (http://codes.ohio.gov/oac/1501%3A31-15-11)3 It shall be unlawful for any person to possess more than one firearm, longbow or crossbow while hunting deer.

But not if your gun hunting and your buddy is filming you trying to get deuce, but he brings your bow,, ;) hehhh heehhh See where I'm going with this...

As long as that buddy with the camera also has a license and a deer tag to hunt and therefore carry a weapon. No law against swapping weapons with your buddy as long as all other laws are being obeyed is there? I don't have a problem with that scenario. I'm going to have to trust everyone's integrity to be honest about whether they killed their deer with a bow or a gun...as long as it's an ethical hunt and legal humane kill. If a person wants to misrepresent their kill, they are only hurting themselves...and usually will be found out. Let the truth set you free :biggrin:

["J"]

WOW .45 looks like you've done your home work and have most bases covered. I just might be intrested. Thanks for all the hard work.

[deerhunt45]

WOW .45 looks like you've done your home work and have most bases covered. I just might be intrested. Thanks for all the hard work.

Can't take all the credit...Ed did the setup last year and it went pretty well. I did the random draw and scoreboard (please see 2007 thread on the draw...doing it the same this year...which means including an alternate signup and draw for the procrastinators :rolleyes: ). It was a lot of fun. That's all the contest is about...fun, comradarie and sharing the hunt (oh yeah and bragging rights :) ) Also, it is modeled after the one on http://www.michigan-sportsman.com/forum/ site :D

It does take some time, but I enjoy doing it (and I promised Ed I would step up this year ;) ). We have some good sportsmen and women here with a lot of knowledge and willing to share. That makes it worth it to me. I have met some folks in person from these sites. Haven't been disappointed yet. Would be honored to know more of you :coolgleamA:

ps. I heard a rumor about a concurrent team contest...something about OS site vs. MS site ... I have to wait to hear more from my sources :whistle: ...(but I think if you sign up for the OS team contest you're automatically on team OS in the site contest :shhh: ...don't tell anyone :D )

[CritterGitter]

Can't take all the credit...Ed did the setup last year and it went pretty well. I did the random draw and scoreboard (please see 2007 thread on the draw...doing it the same this year...which means including an alternate signup and draw for the procrastinators :rolleyes: ). It was a lot of fun. That's all the contest is about...fun, comradarie and sharing the hunt (oh yeah and bragging rights :) ) Also, it is modeled after the one on http://www.michigan-sportsman.com/forum/ site :D

It does take some time, but I enjoy doing it (and I promised Ed I would step up this year ;) ). We have some good sportsmen and women here with a lot of knowledge and willing to share. That makes it worth it to me. I have met some folks in person from these sites. Haven't been disappointed yet. Would be honored to know more of you :coolgleamA:

ps. I heard a rumor about a concurrent team contest...something about OS site vs. MS site ... I have to wait to hear more from my sources :whistle: ...(but I think if you sign up for the OS team contest you're automatically on team OS in the site contest :shhh: ...don't tell anyone :D )

Scwweeeeeeeeeeet! I think you just upped the ante on the "fun" part! I LOVE it!!!

Kyle

[Francis]

ps. I heard a rumor about a concurrent team contest...something about OS site vs. MS site ... I have to wait to hear more from my sources :whistle: ...(but I think if you sign up for the OS team contest you're automatically on team OS in the site contest :shhh: ...don't tell anyone :D )

good idea.

[davies2097]

:yeahthat: I'm lookin' forward to it!

[uncle odie]

looking forward to this years contest,let the games begin:woohoo1:

[theredmission]

Can't take all the credit...Also, it is modeled after the one on http://www.michigan-sportsman.com/forum/ site :D


You best be not takin' our credit...we spent a good month on that thing last year! But then again we are slightly changing our format this year so, meh.



ps. I heard a rumor about a concurrent team contest...something about OS site vs. MS site ... I have to wait to hear more from my sources :whistle: ...(but I think if you sign up for the OS team contest you're automatically on team OS in the site contest :shhh: ...don't tell anyone :D )

Yes that is true, but its still in the works. More to come soon (don't count on the fine print though).

[OHBOW76]

How do you sign up??

[bowhunter1023]

I would LOVE a little OS.com versus MI.com. They must figure one butt whopping a year ain't enough these days!!!

I'll make sure to wear my Appy State shirt in my pictures with Deuce :biggrin: ROTFLMAO

[TheCream]

I would LOVE a little OS.com versus MI.com. They must figure one butt whopping a year ain't enough these days!!!

I'll make sure to wear my Appy State shirt in my pictures with Deuce :biggrin: ROTFLMAO

Hahaha, you actually have an Appy St shirt!? With the size (or lack thereof) of the deer in Michigan it would be no contest in this, too. :mischeif:

[bowhunter1023]

Hahaha, you actually have an Appy St shirt!? With the size (or lack thereof) of the deer in Michigan it would be no contest in this, too. :mischeif:

I'm the newest Appy State Mountaineer fan buddy!!!

I big thank you to Ed and Charlie before I forget for putting this together. Thank you fellers! And a thanks goes out to Steve for allowing this to happen as well...

[deerjunkie]

Looking forward to it for sure. Can't wait to see who is on my team. Good luck to all.

[deerhunt45]

You best be not takin' our credit...we spent a good month on that thing last year! But then again we are slightly changing our format this year so, meh.

Yes that is true, but its still in the works. More to come soon (don't count on the fine print though).

Well I thought I was pretty clear about my minimal effort :rolleyes: ...gave your site kudos and posted a link ;) :D

Let me know how I can help if at all. I'm interested, maybe I can help with details. Feel free to pm me or email anytime. Thanks!

45 :coolgleamA:

[OHBOW76]

So a 160" class ten pointer is worth the same number of points as a 120" ten pointer???? Doesn't make sense to me but I cant think of any other way to do it........:confused:

[theredmission]

Well I thought I was pretty clear about my minimal effort :rolleyes: ...gave your site kudos and posted a link ;) :D

Let me know how I can help if at all. I'm interested, maybe I can help with details. Feel free to pm me or email anytime. Thanks!

45 :coolgleamA:

Oh, just playin' w/ ya man.

So far we're good for now, will let you know when we get farther along in planning out the state v state part....just waiting a little bit to get the regular contest up and going.

[ohioarcher]

and were off, to another great year and i think the site contest is a great idea.

[jackalope]

So a 160" class ten pointer is worth the same number of points as a 120" ten pointer???? Doesn't make sense to me but I cant think of any other way to do it........:confused:

That’s the beauty of it man.. Sure if someone kills a booner of an 8 that would only be 13 points... and someone could stomp it with a gnarly 120 inch rack that has 20 one inch points.

[Steve]

I think if somehow we could link the 3 contests, MS.com, OS.com, and IS.com we would have a riot.

[jackalope]

I think if somehow we could link the 3 contests, MS.com, OS.com, and IS.com we would have a riot.


And maybe we can make it fair by allowing MS.com and IS.com to combine scores... You know, give them a reason to try...

[Francis]

I just hope all these new posters that joined will stay.

[Yeley0437]

And maybe we can make it fair by allowing MS.com and IS.com to combine scores... You know, give them a reason to try...



hahahaha lmao. On a serious note though you should let them team up just so the azz kickin don't look to bad. :cheeky-smiley-022:

[teambringit33]

can't wait to get er cranked up man.

[ohioarcher]

hahahaha lmao. On a serious note though you should let them team up just so the azz kickin don't look to bad. :cheeky-smiley-022:



be careful yeley stirring the pot this early, them indiana boys have some big deer as well

[Yeley0437]

be careful yeley stirring the pot this early, them indiana boys have some big deer as well


:rolleyes: we'll see............

[deerhunt45]

The signup is going well...75 and counting. I would be happy with 100 participating but everyone is welcome.

There are also discussions ongoing with MS, WIS and IN forums for an inter-site, interstate fun contest. At the very least we hope to be able to have OS vs MS. Rules and format would be similar as well as scoring. We hope to include everyone on OS that is participating in our home site contest on the OS team vs ???...stay tuned :D

[deerhunt45]

ttt :coolgleamA: :D

[OLDHAT]

I think you should be able to get half the points for additional does (if it's your third deer)...would promote some doe harvesting.

Oldhat

[Gunners]

I just hope all these new posters that joined will stay.

Noticed that we have more then a few that have signed up with there first post. More the better, but maybe we should have some guide lines of participation Minimum of 50 posts? just a thought.
Gunners

[bowtech_buster]

there needs to be a min. amount of post at least 30 i'd say cause it makes the contest boring and not fun when people arnt talking to the team

[HeartLunger]

ps. I heard a rumor about a concurrent team contest...something about OS site vs. MS site ... I have to wait to hear more from my sources :whistle: ...(but I think if you sign up for the OS team contest you're automatically on team OS in the site contest :shhh: ...don't tell anyone :D )

They have not even started signs ups over there. I made a post over there trying to start some poo.

Just like RichRod, they'll probably swoop in and steal some of our guys the day before opening day. Darn ill prepared wimperines.

[HeartLunger]

45...

As part of the reconnaissance work I was assigned to, I've discovered that those Michigan boys are planning on fudging the numbers...something about hanging chads or something. :whistle:

Can we trust the wimperines to be honest?

[Yeley0437]

there needs to be a min. amount of post at least 30 i'd say cause it makes the contest boring and not fun when people arnt talking to the team

totally agree!!

[deerhunt45]

Since a minumum post provision was not in the contest rules as posted (will be next season), what do you suggest I do for this season? I think some of the one time posters will be eliminated when they don't show up for "team registration". It's just more work for us (me). It's all good.

[deerhunt45]

HL, I don't know ;) :D

[bowhunter1023]

I think you got enough to worry about Charlie. The contest is just fine the way it is. Now next year... :mischeif:

[Lance]

The boys in the state "up north" are not a threat, all they get are a bunch of fork horns and basket rack 6 points any way! :mischeif: :biggrin:

[HeartLunger]

The boys in the state "up north" are not threat, all they get are bunch of for horns and basket rack 6 point any way! :mischeif: :biggrin:

Yeah, but what is their buck limit? More importantly, what is their limit when it comes to how bad they want to win...like fudge bronie-ing the numbers? :mischeif:

[deerhunt45]

Yeah, but what is their buck limit? More importantly, what is their limit when it comes to how bad they want to win...like fudge bronie-ing the numbers? :mischeif:

Their buck limit for the contest is one :D

With that, we haven't agreed how to operate the contest between sites. They obviously have greater numbers of hunters and deer, we on the average more quality racked bucks. We'll just have to see...

[deerhunt45]

Folks, please read the rules and format before signing up. It is either archery or gun...not both. All inappropriate signups will be deleted and you will need to sign up again with your choice of weapon.

Thanks.

[wallydog1]

Folks, please read the rules and format before signing up. It is either archery or gun...not both. All inappropriate signups will be deleted and you will need to sign up again with your choice of weapon.

Thanks.

Yea 45, Crack that whip,they thought they could just sneak it right on by ya,little do they know :p :cheeky-smiley-022:

[Francis]

Like the new rule on mini posts.

[OLDHAT]

45:

I think you should let the eggsuckingdogs that won it last year stay as a team and defend their title. They have to be team #1 and they have to call themselves the "2007 Chumps"...err I mean "champs".

Oldhat

[deerhunt45]

45:

I think you should let the eggsuckingdogs that won it last year stay as a team and defend their title. They have to be team #1 and they have to call themselves the "2007 Chumps"...err I mean "champs".

Oldhat

Lol...I think that was considered but nah, we're going to shuffle the deck and let the cards fall where they may.

[wallydog1]

45:

I think you should let the eggsuckingdogs that won it last year stay as a team and defend their title. They have to be team #1 and they have to call themselves the "2007 Chumps"...err I mean "champs".

Oldhat

I think they are Worried that Rack Attack will Have a back to back Victory :p :cheeky-smiley-022:

[jackalope]

I think they are Worried that Rack Attack will Have a back to back Victory :p :cheeky-smiley-022:

Didn't "Rack attack" win by shooting 5 doe... and the second place team shot only 2, but did shoot more racks that "rack attack" I think they should keep the current team but change the name to "Mo does"

[wallydog1]

Didn't "Rack attack" win by shooting 5 doe... and the second place team shot only 2, but did shoot more racks that "rack attack" I think they should keep the current team but change the name to "Mo does"

Not Only did they do that.The whole team Worked to get the points,Good old team work ;)

[GoneWild]

Amen, wally :D

[GoneWild]

Keeping the winning team intact for a title defense would be great, but seeing how I don't meet the min. post requirements:coco: the team would be shorthanded. I'll have to work on my post count quickly:D

[wallydog1]

Keeping the winning team intact for a title defense would be great, but seeing how I don't meet the min. post requirements:coco: the team would be shorthanded. I'll have to work on my post count quickly:D


Well we will Have to work on that right now,hey how are you Gonewild :whistle: :cheeky-smiley-022: :p

[deerhunt45]

The drawing will be random so the chances of last year's winners staying together are about as good as winning the lotto :D

[GoneWild]

Hey Wally, doing good! how u been? I should only need 1 more:D 45, did u miss the point?lol

[wallydog1]

Hey Wally, doing good! how u been? I should only need 1 more:D 45, did u miss the point?lol


I Think they are afraid of A repeat Win.either way Good luck team on your new teams.

[deerhunt45]

Hey Wally, doing good! how u been? I should only need 1 more:D 45, did u miss the point?lol

No, I chose to ignore it :D

[GoneWild]

I see how it works :rant: . 20 it is!:cheeky-smiley-022:

[bowtech_buster]

boy there sure is limitted time for those who are just signing up with one or two post....:whistle:

[ohiotrapper1984]

just a few hours left to get signed up:yikes:

[Hoytmania]

One hour and ten minutes. WOOO HOOO. Then let the real fun begin.

[rossdeerhunter]

when will the teams be posted

[Hoytmania]

Two minutes! Procrastinators It time to stop procratinating.

[bud45601]

wish i woulda found out about this site sooner , cant get 20 posts in now , well anyway , good luck to everyone in the 08 contest , and is it ok if i still post my deer pics of 08 , thanks , budWelcome to the 2008/2009 Ohio Sportsman Deer Hunting Contest. The rules and format are the same as last years contest. If you are at all interested in joining in and being a part of a team be sure to thoroughly read this entire post so you know how it’s going to work.

CONTEST FORMAT

The contest will be run according to Ohio deer seasons from September 27, 2008 until February 1, 2009 (including youth season). The picture of your deer must be submitted no later than midnight on February 1, 2009.

The 2008/2009 contest will be a mixed weapon format with a random draw for teams.

Basically how it will work is:
Each member which signs up for the contest chooses the ‘primary weapon’, either a firearm or bow, that they will be hunting with. If that member is successful throughout the course of the deer season with that weapon they can submit it for scoring. However, if that member is successful, but with the weapon they did not choose that deer will not count for scoring purposes. ie: Joe chooses bow for his primary weapon, but shoots a buck w/ his rifle on Nov. 15. Therefore Joe can not submit his deer for scoring. (If you choose to be a bow hunter and kill a deer in gun season with your bow you can still enter it as long as it was shot by bow and not gun! For gun hunters you can enter deer from any gun season.

The number of entries will determine the final number of people on a team and number of teams.

REGISTRATION

The sign up will begin on July 22, 2008 and close at 11:59PM Sunday August 24, 2008. At that time teams will be created at random and posted in a thread titled “2008/2009 Ohio Sportsman Deer Hunting Contest Teams”.

DIRECTIONS

This contest will include only legal wild Whitetail deer taken during the 2008/2009 Deer season in Ohio.

If you have a successful hunt, submit your deer for scoring by completing the following (if any steps are missed or incorrect your deer WILL NOT count!!!):

1- Take a picture w/ you and the entire deer. (Not just the head!) A 2008/2009 Ohio Deer Tag must also clearly be displayed in the picture. To prove what weapon was used 1 of 2 things must happen. Either the weapon used must be clearly displayed with you and your deer, or a close up picture of your FILLED tag with weapon used marked off must be provided.

2-Upload your deer to the OS.com 2008 Ohio Deer Contest photo gallery along with the following information:

A- Title the picture: Team#_Bow or Firearm_Type of deer_08
Examples: Team 16_Bow_doe_07 or Team 9_Gun_8pointbuck_08

B- In the body you MUST fill in the following fields:

Your team name and number
Sex of the deer
The number of tines that are longer than 1 inch (main beam counts) - (If 1 inch tine is questionable supply a photo with a measurement against the tine for verification.)
Date the deer was taken
The weapon you used to take the deer

3-Post your picture in the thread titled: 2008/2009 OS Deer Hunting Contest Photo Entry and supply the same mandatory information from #2 (above) below your picture.

4-(Optional) Post the picture of you and the deer somewhere in your team thread to let them know of your success.

SCORING:

- (Bow Hunters) Each bow hunter will be allowed to submit 1 antlered and 1 antlerless deer or 2 antlerless deer. Both must taken with their chosen weapon for scoring.

- (Gun Hunters) Each gun hunter will be allowed to submit 1 antlered and 1 antlerless deer or 2 antlerless deer for the contest. Both must be taken with their chosen weapon for scoring.

Antlerless (ANY deer with antlers of LESS than 3 inches in length)=5 points
An antlered deer will= 5 points + the number of tines one inch or longer.

Scoring will be kept in the Scoreboard thread and will be updated every few days as new posts arrive in the successful hunter thread.

Keep in mind that this contest is for fun and should never be taken too seriously. As we go deeper into this we surely will find discrepancies as well as unforeseen circumstances that may appear to hinder any one person or his/her team. While we will do our best to reasonably accommodate any governing abnormality that may arise we can't guarantee everyone's complete satisfaction. Please remember that each case will be judged individually and given the same consideration regardless of who is requesting or when they do so.

Please keep this thread for questions regarding the contest.

Sign up in the "2008 Ohiosportsman.com Deer Hunting Team Contest Sign Up" thread!

[deerhunt45]

The signup thread is closed. We have 108 in the contest. A random drawing will create 27 teams (4 hunters per team). I should have the rosters posted by later on this afternoon or early this evening.

[jackalope]

The signup thread is closed. We have 108 in the contest. A random drawing will create 27 teams (4 hunters per team). I should have the rosters posted by later on this afternoon or early this evening.

:woohoo1:You going to open up the Alternate sign up thread.

[5Cent]

Forgot to ask, or totally skipped over it, but are the teams a mix of bow and gun, or are there teams which are strictly bow and teams that are strictly gun?

[deerhunt45]

Forgot to ask, or totally skipped over it, but are the teams a mix of bow and gun, or are there teams which are strictly bow and teams that are strictly gun?

They are mixed.

[5Cent]

They are mixed.

Thanks for the quick reply 45. Great job on everything thus far, looks like it is definitely going to be an active contest this year! Thanks again:bouncy:

[deerhunt45]

:woohoo1:You going to open up the Alternate sign up thread.

Yes, the alternate signup is open until midnight September 1st.

[deerhunt45]

All entrants listed will have until September 1st at midnight to check in with their team on their designated team thread. At that time, those who have not checked in will be deemed to be not interested in participating. The same will be replaced randomly from the alternate list on September 2nd. At that time teams will be considered final and no substitutes or changes will be made.

[Cal923]

Question I just thought of. Didn't see an answer sorry if it's a repeat. You are allowed 1 doe and 1 buck, or 2 does. What if you get 2 does then get your buck? Am I supposed to enter both does... then the buck and the points will change for rack points? Or just enter 1 doe , keep the photos of the 2nd till the end of the season in case I don't get a buck, then enter it?

[deerhunt45]

Question I just thought of. Didn't see an answer sorry if it's a repeat. You are allowed 1 doe and 1 buck, or 2 does. What if you get 2 does then get your buck? Am I supposed to enter both does... then the buck and the points will change for rack points? Or just enter 1 doe , keep the photos of the 2nd till the end of the season in case I don't get a buck, then enter it?

I would say enter one doe. Keep pictures of second doe. If you don't shoot a buck then enter the second doe.

[Cal923]

Ok thanks 45

[deerhunt45]

I'll tell you what...

I am really pleased with all the interest in the fun contest this year. I am impressed with all of the suggestions and positive comments.

I am impressed with all of you who are going to harvest the early doe...I think it's good stewardship of the resource and some good table fare :)
I hope the DNR continues to see improved archery season harvests.

I am impressed by the quality of bucks in Ohio. I get to see it because all of you who share pics and stories. I enjoy them.

I am impressed with your decorum in the forums. I'll tell you what...I read a LOT of posts on a lot of forums. I thank you all for keeping your post within forum rules. I seldom have to moderate in that regard and that's what makes it fun for me.

Thanks :D