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2014 GON/Woody's Turkey Challenge!
This is a turkey hunting contest that is open to woody’s members that are willing to hunt all season and put forth 100% effort for their team. If you only hunt a one or two weekends this is not for you.Be sure to read all the rules before entering the contest.
*Anyone wishing to join the turkey challenge must have been a member of the GON forum as of January 1st 2014...No one who joins the GON forum after January 1st can participate in the 2014 challenge.
**Also anyone wishing to join should have a post count of 250 or more quality post or pay a penalty entry fee. No “padding” post numbers! If you are found to be padding your post count the Admins/Mods can and will delete your posts.(You can find you post count by clicking your name at the top right and you will find your post count in the mini statistics box on the right side of the page)
**********NEW FOR 2014**********
Entry Fee is $10 per member for any member meeting the 250 post count and $20 for any member not meeting the required post count entering with the penalty fee. Entry fee can be paid via paypal, cash, check, or money order(make checks out to Eddie Tompkins). If you send a bad check you will be disqualified. You should include a note with your real name, user name, post count, # of gobblers killed in 2012 and 2013 seasons, with your entry payment. All entry fees will go towards Bass Pro gift cards. After all members have paid and the teams are set the judges will decide how and in what increments the gift cards will be awarded. It will be 100% payout. I will create a thread and update it daily with the members that are paid. If you do not follow the directions as provided you will not be entered in the contest. There will be no refunds!(Deadline to send entry fee is March 3rd. Have entry fee postmarked by March 3rd or it will not be accepted.)
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2014 Turkey challenge
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** Members will be randomly drawn into teams by March 10th.
-Each team will consist on four randomly drawn members. A four member team will be allowed to enter up to 8 birds.
-Each team member may enter up to 3 birds max until the teams limit is reached (birds can be entered that are harvested 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 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. NO CLOTH TAPES ALLOWED!
[COLOR="Red"]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 will not be accepted.[/COLOR]
** 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.
A beard of 12 inches or longer will earn 3 bonus points
Multi-beard turkeys will receive one extra point (regardless of beard length and regardless of jake or adult.) Must have a pic to clearly show the base of the beards.
3 strands of the beard are required to hit that length to qualify for the extra points. All entries will be reviewed and approved by the judges.
Spur Points:
Any gobbler killed that has a 1 1/4 inch spur or longer will earn 2 bonus points.
Any gobbler killed that has a 1 1/2 inch spur or longer will earn 3 bonus points.
[COLOR="Red"]Extra pictures will be needed to verify the bonus points (Close-ups against a ruler to show length or beard, spurs and multi's). As stated above the same item used for date verification should be included in the pics. 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.[/COLOR]
** To make it fair for everyone, the contest will run along with the Georgia season (March 22-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)
[COLOR="Red"]#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.[/COLOR]
Longest beard and spur competition:
There will be separate threads started in the turkey challenge forum for longest beard and longest spur. 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.
NEW for 2014
[COLOR="Red"]Last year members complained and I felt as if some people deliberately pushed some of thier measurements to try to gain bonus points. If it’s not truly a beard or spur that makes a measurement that would earn you bonus points, don’t try to push the measurements. This year if the judges and I rule that your measurement is blatantly not eligible for bonus points, not only will you lose the bonus points you will only receive 2 points for the bird, which can not be replaced by wildcard. Please have your teammates look over your pictures before you post them in the kill thread.[/COLOR]
ALL TIES WILL BE BROKEN BY THE DATE/TIME OF THE ENTRY...THE MEMBER THAT ENTERS THE BIRD INVOLVED IN THE TIE FIRST, WILL WIN THE TIE BREAKER. THE FIRST TEAM TO THE TYING SCORE (FIRST TO POST THAT LAST BIRD) WINS.
[COLOR="DarkGreen"]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. Do not PM the Mods/Admins with issues in the challenge.
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.[/COLOR]
[COLOR="Red"]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.[/COLOR]
I will make a post with some example pics for everyone to look at as well.
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