2009-2010 RT Forum Deer Contest - RULES

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2009-2010 RT Forum Deer Contest - RULES

DISCLAIMER

This is a COMPLETELY UNOFFICIAL CONTEST. The 2009-2010 RT Forum Members Deer Contest is a contest created and operated independently by RT forum members and is not officially sanctioned or managed by Realtree or Jordan Enterprises

It's time for the 6th Annual deer contest, before you sign-up make sure you read and understand ALL the rules, most everything is the same as last year.

DEADLINES

SIGN-UP DEADLINE - You have until September 01, 2009 to sign-up to participate in the contest

ENTRY DEADLINE - Contest will run from the opening of the first legal deer season until February 28th, 2010. At midnight on February 28th, 2010 the contest will be closed to further entries.

ELIGIBLE ENTRIES

Any deer taken in the 2009-2010 deer season. That includes muley, whitetails, blacktails and cous deer. Both does and bucks are eligible for entry. Deer may be taken however legal way chosen (bow, shotgun, rifle, etc... motor vehicles not allowed.

SCORING

5 points for a deer. Buck or Doe.

1 additional point will be added for every point on a rack of 1 inch or more.

Participant score will consist of 1 deer. If you are allowed to shoot more than 1 deer you may upgrade your score by submitting the new deer, this will cancel out your previous deer.

INSTRUCTIONS FOR SIGNING UP

To participate you must be a RT forum member, with a minimum of 50 posts. In the 2009-2010 RT Forum Deer Contest - SIGN-UP thread make a post including your screen name, your age and the opening and closing dates of your deer season (if known).

HOW AND WHEN WILL TEAMS BE DRAWN

Approx. September 07, 2009 I will randomly draw names from a hat to determine teams -I will try as best as possible to evenly distribute youth participants (17 and under) evenly across teams. If # of participants can be evenly divided at the deadline it will be done, otherwise I will allow a short deadline extension that will end once the needed # of participants is filled or the new deadline is met - whichever comes first. There will be a thread made called 2009-2010 RT Forum Deer Contest - TEAMS & SCORES that will list the drawing outcome as well as have a running score throughout the contest.

INSTRUCTIONS FOR ENTERING A DEER

To submit an entry a participant must include in the 2009-2010 RT Forum Deer Contest - ENTRY thread... your screen name if applicable, the number of tines that are longer than 1 inch (main beam counts), not mandatory but if possible include your team name to help me out. A photo of himself/herself with the deer Photo should show at least the entire front half of the deer or more - this is to avoid any possible accusations concerning people entering mounts.

NOTE 1: This picture HAS to show both the deer AND THE HUNTER, pics of only the deer will not be counted

NOTE 2: Picture of just the caped out head, skull plate, or skull mount will not be counted

Photo(s) that all scorable tines can be seen in. If 1 inch tine is questionable supply a photo with a measurement against the tine for verification.

A photo of legal tag This is a MUST, no deer will be entered without a pic of the tag.

NOTE 1: The tag pic has been the #1 reason for entries not being counted in the contest - DON'T FORGET YOUR TAG PIC

FOR PARTICIPANTS IN STATES THAT DO NOT HAVE A TAGGING SYSTEM write the following information down on a piece of paper, your forum name, date deer was taken, state deer was taken in, print and sign your name - scan or take a pic of that info and supply it instead of the tag pic.

** If you have issues with scanning or posting your photos I would be happy to help you out or post them for you, just send me a PM.

TIE BREAKERS

In case of a tie, the teams participant scores will be arranged in descending order, the scores will be compared in that order with the highest participant score indicating the winning team. In the odd case of a tie past this the team names will be put in a hat and drawn, whoever is pulled is the winner.

PRIZES

As of right now there are no prizes.

We will recognize the highest scoring team.

We will also recognize the Youth (Age 17 and under) with the highest scoring deer.

We will recognize a Best of Contest Deer that will be voted on by RT forum members after the February 28th deadline.

If and when prizes are posted - only one prize package will be awarded to an individual member.

QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, ETC.

Please feel free to contact me via PM if you have any questions. If you have any comments, concerns or possible disputes please pm me so that I can look into it and get a decision made on it. Just to forewarn everyone I WILL NOT put up with teams/participants scrutinizing or arguing between each other, if there is an issue bring it to my attention so I can make a decision on it. If I feel there is a need for more than my input on the issue I will bring it in front of the mods to help with the decision. If a participant or team wants to try to play out an issue in the open forum and cause problems instead of bringing it to me, I reserve the right to remove any participant from the contest.

Thank you,

Jeff