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Woody's/GON Annual 2013 Turkey Challenge!
Be sure to read all the rules before signing up for the contest.**Anyone wishing to join up for the turkey challenge must have a minimum 250 QUALITY posts on the GON forum and must be a member as of January 1st 2013. Padding your count with useless posts will not be allowed and are subject to being deleted without warning. No one who joins the GON forum after January 1st can participate in the 2013 challenge. NOTE: if you are a member before January 1st and lack the 250 post total, you can join when you hit that 250 mark as long as it’s before the sign-up deadline.
**** SAME AS LAST YEAR****
When signing up each member wishing to participate in the challenge must post a picture on the sign-up page. The picture must include the member, something turkey hunting related, and piece of paper with screen name, todays date, and number or turkey’s killed in 2011 and 2012.(This will help eliminate the "fly bys". Deadline to sign-up is March 8th at midnight)
** Members will be randomly drawn into 5 man teams. Each team will be allowed to enter 12 gobblers...
-Each team member may post 3 birds max (birds can be entered from any state)
-A bird can be entered that is killed legally and recovered the same day as shot by the member.
-Each team will be granted one "wildcard" bird that does not fall under the "5 day rule" and/or can replace a previously entered bird. You get ONE....use it wisely. There will be a special "Wild Card" thread to post those turkeys in.
You have 5 days (different from last year) from kill to decide as a team whether a bird will count towards your score. If it's posted up....it gets scored and counted. So talk to your teammates before you post!
Points will be awarded as follows
Adult gobblers = 5 points
Jakes= 2points
Adult standards for this contest will be any gobbler with a 6 inch beard or longer...If it's close, a picture with a ruler/tape will be needed to verify...In the rare case that an adult gobbler has beard rot, a picture of the spurs laying on a newspaper to verify the date or a picture of a FULL fan and date verification will be accepted. It will be the judges’ decision to whether or not the gobbler is an adult. The team with the highest number of points at the end of the competition will win.
***Change for 2013***
Photos taken for beard or spur bonus points should include the same "date verification" piece (such as cell phone, Ipad, newspaper etc) along with enough of the bird, to verify dates and that beard and legs are still attached to the turkey. Photos that don 't make this reasonably clear cannot be accepted. ** Bonus Points...
Beard Points:
Any gobbler killed that has a 10 inch beard or longer will earn 1 bonus point.
A beard of 11 inches or longer will earn 2 bonus points.
Multi-beard turkeys will receive one extra point (regardless of beard length and regardless of jake or adult.)
3 strands of the beard are required to hit that length to qualify for the extra points. All entries will be reviewed by the judges.
Spur Points:
Any gobbler killed that has a 1 1/4 inch spur or longer will earn 2 bonus points.
Extra pictures will be needed to verify the bonus points (Close-ups against a ruler to show length or beard, spurs and multi's). Date must be visible in bonus pics as well. Once you submit your bird for bonus points that is it...There will be no PM's sent this year asking you for better pictures. You have 24 hours from the time you post your original pic to edit that pic...After that it’s set. The gobbler must still be completely intact (beard, legs, and fan attatched) in the pics. NO CLOTH TAPES ALLOWED
***DO NOT REMOVE BEARD OR FEET BEFORE TAKING PICTURES***
** To make it fair for everyone, the contest will run along with the Georgia season (March 23-May 15) though turkeys can be killed in any state.
** All members will have 5 days to submit a kill (So last day to submit a kill is May 20th). A current newspaper will be used to verify the date or you may also verify the date of your kill with a cell phone...The date MUST be visible and CLEAR for all to see...You have 24 hrs to edit your pics after you post them. If you edit your post after that the post is void.
** Each member will need to submit 2 pictures per kill. (More pics are needed for bonus points)
#1 -- Picture of hunter, turkey, and newspaper/phone. (make sure we can identify you. Make sure we can see that it’s an adult gobbler. (full fan or make sure we can see the beard in the pic). YOUR FACE MUST BE VISIBLE IN THE PICTURE OF THE HUNTER WITH BIRD. The gobbler must still be completely intact (beard, legs, and fan attatched) in the pics. If we receive a pic where it can't be made out that it is an adult gobbler, you will receive points credit for a jake...
#2 -- Close-up picture of the date for verification.
Longest beard and spur competition:
There will be a several threads started in the turkey challenge forum...One for longest beard, longest spur, and highest scoring hunter. The first person to enter a bird this year should enter into the spur and beard categories. After that, you’re only allowed to enter a bird if it beats or ties the previous bird. Pictures must be clear and unmistakable. This will eliminate everyone wondering who is leading the "longest" categories. The bird has to be accepted in the team entry to be eligible for the spur and beard category. Once again, once you enter your bird, there will be no PM's sent if the pictures are not right...The bird will be deleted and disqualified.
ALL TIES WILL BE BROKEN BY THE DATE/TIME OF THE ENTRY...THE FIRST ONE OF THE TIES THAT ENTERED WILL WIN THE TIE BREAKER...THE FIRST TEAM TO THE TIENG SCORE (FIRST TO POST THAT LAST BIRD WINS.)
These are the rules. They will not be changed. We have a strict “no whining” policy the same as last year. You are welcome to voice concerns to me via PM. I will hear you out, talk to the other judges and make a final decision as fairly as possible.
After that, the matter is closed and if you continue to complain you will be removed from your team and they will be a man down.
Make sure you read the rules and understand them. Last year there were several birds to be disqualified due to members simply not following the rules. Especially on taking pics of what is required to be in the pics. Before you sign up make sure that you are clear on the rules.
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