deerhunt45
08-02-2009, 04:32 PM
Welcome to the 2009/2010 Ohio Sportsman Deer Hunting Contest. The rules and format have changed just a bit from 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. (Newer rules are bolded)
CONTEST FORMAT
The contest will be run according to Ohio deer seasons from September 26th, 2009 until February 7th, 2010 (including youth season). The picture of your deer must be submitted no later than midnight on February 7th, 2010. The picture must be uploaded to the Ohiosportsman.com picture gallery, no exceptions.
The 2009/2010 contest will be all inclusive of all seasons and legal weapons. If you legally harvest a deer, it will be scored for your team.
Basically how it will work is:
Each who wants to participate signs up for the contest. There will be a random drawing creating four (or five depending on number of entries) man teams. Members with less than 30 posts at the close of registration will not be included. If a member is successful throughout the course of the deer season, they can submit their kill for contest scoring.
The number of entries will determine the final number of people on a team and number of teams. Each team will have their "own" thread.
Take a Youth Hunting Bonus (new)
If you take a youth hunting this season (under 16 years old), and you can document the hunt with photo and a short narrative of the hunt, we will score it as 5 bonus points for your team. This "scoreboard" will have it's own thread where you will post. The photo will include the team member and the youth they took hunting. The story will be a minimum of 100 words (characters do not count). The hunt does not have to result in a kill. That is not what it's all about. We realize someone could "stage" something to collect 5 points, but since it is a for fun contest and requires a photo and a story, I don't think anyone will bother. The point is to acknowledge getting youth involved in our passion.
As usual, any current youth member of Ohiosportsman.com with a minimum of 30 posts is welcome to sign up to be on a team.
REGISTRATION (http://www.ohiosportsman.com/forum/showthread.php?t=21520#)
The signup has already started here... (http://www.ohiosportsman.com/forum/showthread.php?t=29531)
DIRECTIONS
This contest will include only legal wild Whitetail deer taken during the 2009/2010 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 2009/2010 Ohio Deer Tag must also clearly be displayed in the picture. Displaying the weapon used is optional.
2-Upload your deer to the Ohiosportsman.com 2009 Ohio Deer Contest Photo Gallery (i.e. photobucket or similar links will not count) along with the following information:
A- Title the picture: Team#_Type of deer_
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.
3-Post your picture in the thread titled: 2009/2010 OS Deer Hunting Contest Photo Entry and supply the same 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:
Each hunter will be allowed to submit 1 antlered and 1 antlerless deer or 2 antlerless deer.
Antlerless (ANY deer with antlers of LESS than 3 inches in length) = 5 points
An antlered deer wil l= 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. Remember your participation is voluntary. 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.
CONTEST FORMAT
The contest will be run according to Ohio deer seasons from September 26th, 2009 until February 7th, 2010 (including youth season). The picture of your deer must be submitted no later than midnight on February 7th, 2010. The picture must be uploaded to the Ohiosportsman.com picture gallery, no exceptions.
The 2009/2010 contest will be all inclusive of all seasons and legal weapons. If you legally harvest a deer, it will be scored for your team.
Basically how it will work is:
Each who wants to participate signs up for the contest. There will be a random drawing creating four (or five depending on number of entries) man teams. Members with less than 30 posts at the close of registration will not be included. If a member is successful throughout the course of the deer season, they can submit their kill for contest scoring.
The number of entries will determine the final number of people on a team and number of teams. Each team will have their "own" thread.
Take a Youth Hunting Bonus (new)
If you take a youth hunting this season (under 16 years old), and you can document the hunt with photo and a short narrative of the hunt, we will score it as 5 bonus points for your team. This "scoreboard" will have it's own thread where you will post. The photo will include the team member and the youth they took hunting. The story will be a minimum of 100 words (characters do not count). The hunt does not have to result in a kill. That is not what it's all about. We realize someone could "stage" something to collect 5 points, but since it is a for fun contest and requires a photo and a story, I don't think anyone will bother. The point is to acknowledge getting youth involved in our passion.
As usual, any current youth member of Ohiosportsman.com with a minimum of 30 posts is welcome to sign up to be on a team.
REGISTRATION (http://www.ohiosportsman.com/forum/showthread.php?t=21520#)
The signup has already started here... (http://www.ohiosportsman.com/forum/showthread.php?t=29531)
DIRECTIONS
This contest will include only legal wild Whitetail deer taken during the 2009/2010 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 2009/2010 Ohio Deer Tag must also clearly be displayed in the picture. Displaying the weapon used is optional.
2-Upload your deer to the Ohiosportsman.com 2009 Ohio Deer Contest Photo Gallery (i.e. photobucket or similar links will not count) along with the following information:
A- Title the picture: Team#_Type of deer_
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.
3-Post your picture in the thread titled: 2009/2010 OS Deer Hunting Contest Photo Entry and supply the same 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:
Each hunter will be allowed to submit 1 antlered and 1 antlerless deer or 2 antlerless deer.
Antlerless (ANY deer with antlers of LESS than 3 inches in length) = 5 points
An antlered deer wil l= 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. Remember your participation is voluntary. 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.