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Bawana
03-23-2009, 10:08 PM
OK ladies and gentlemen here's the scoop on the sign ups and rules for the contest.
Please use the sign up thread at the top of the page. Sign ups will end on April 3rd. Critter Gitter will have the teams posted shortly thereafter. Once the teams are posted you will have ten days to check in. Anyone who doesn't check in will be replaced by an alternate ( late sign in).
As for the rules, we want to keep this as simple as possible so here goes:
1. Only Ohio birds taken in the spring 2009 season are eligible.
2. Only one bird per contestant. If you harvest two you can upgrade to the biggest one.
3. Any legal weapon in the Ohio regs may be used, No extra points for different weapons.
4. Scoring: Beard length to the nearest 1/4 inch, rounded down times 2
Beards measured from where it attaches to the neck skin to the end of the longest hair. Multiple beards count.
Spurs length to nearest quarter inch, rounded down times 10. Spurs measured from where it attaches on leg to tip. Multiple spurs count.
5. Pictures: 1) You and the bird 2) beard showing measurement
3) each spur showing measurement.
6. Entries must be received by 5/29/2009.
7. Tiebreakers: If there is a tie, largest extra bird from each team. If neither team has an extra bird, Each team will select their best harvest photo and a membership vote decides the winning team.




jbrown
03-23-2009, 10:17 PM
Sorry if I am being a total idiot here... but can you explain the beard and spur length measurements a bit more clearly? I'm confused as to what you are rounding down to. Maybe give an example or two... Thanks. Everything else looks good.

Bawana
03-23-2009, 10:27 PM
Funny I thought the same thing when i wrote it. If your bird has a 9 and 7/8 beard it would be scored as 9 and 3/4 Likewise 9 and 15/16 would also be 9 and 3/4. If it doesn't touch the next quarter inch line it's rounded down to the next lower 1/4 inch. Too many times you have a beard hair that is just barely shy of the next line, and if you allow one then you're fighting over 1/16 or 1/32 of an inch so.........1/4 and rounded down. Hope that helps

deerfire
04-13-2009, 12:26 PM
When r teams going to be pick

CritterGitter
04-13-2009, 12:52 PM
Teams will be drawn tonight or tomorrow. Looking more like tomorrow. I'll get em up as soon as I can for you guys.

jbrown
04-15-2009, 05:32 PM
Funny I thought the same thing when i wrote it. If your bird has a 9 and 7/8 beard it would be scored as 9 and 3/4 Likewise 9 and 15/16 would also be 9 and 3/4. If it doesn't touch the next quarter inch line it's rounded down to the next lower 1/4 inch. Too many times you have a beard hair that is just barely shy of the next line, and if you allow one then you're fighting over 1/16 or 1/32 of an inch so.........1/4 and rounded down. Hope that helps

Thank you for clearing that up. Makes good sense now. :)

Schu72
04-22-2009, 12:19 PM
Just wanted to clarify...Aren't we supposed to be measuring both spurs. I think at least half of the entries are only showing one measurement.