2011 Hunt-WA Horn Competition

[Wea300mag]

Here are the rules for this year. I separated the two contests to help make the rules easier to understand. Please put your entries in this thread.

2011 RULES:
1) All deer & elk species qualify.
2) The animal must be legally harvested in Washington State during the contest year.
3) The hunter must have a current WDFW hunting license and the tag used on the animal must have been purchased from the WDFW.
4) The hunter must submit an approved story of the hunt, picture of the animal/horns, and claimed net score on hunting-washington.com
5) The official B & C or P & Y scoring rules will be used.
6) The score that compares highest in percentage to the state record for that species, horn type (typical or non-typical), and weapon wins. For example, a modern firearm typical mule deer will be compared to the state record modern firearm typical mule deer and an archery net non-typical whitetail will be compared to the record archery net non-typical whitetail. There will be three different weapon categories; modern firearm, muzzleloader, and archery. Washington Big Game Records will be used as the state records.
7) Prizes: A perpetual (or traveling) trophy will be awarded to the winner to keep for 11-1/2 months.
The hunter must be a hunting-washington.com member by Sept. 1 of the contest year for the horn competition.
9) The contest chairman has the right to challenge any and all claimed scores. If there is no clear winner, the top entries will be required to get an official score.
10) Seasons will follow the WDFW hunting seasons, Sept 1 to Dec 31 (2011) for the horns competition.
11)  An entry must include a photo of the animal, claimed score, general location of the kill, and weapon used. If either a Blacktail Deer or Roosevelt Elk are being entered, the location must be specific enough to distinguish what species/sub species of Deer or Elk it is.
12) The entry deadline for the 2011 contest will be March 15, 2012.

Sponsored by:
Washington For Wildlife  "Dedicated to Conserving Washington's Wildlife & Sporting Heritage"  (WFW has been granted the contest permit)
Hunting-Washington   (1st place trophy)
Your Name Here    (your donated prize)

[bearpaw]

I talked with Donny Martorello yesterday 11-03-11, apparently our permit request was handed off and somehow overlooked, he said we do need the permit and he will get it coming to us. I will post here as soon as we get the permit and I will unlock the topic so you guys can start entering your animals.

[Wea300mag]

We now have a permit to run this contest. There are two changes as a result.

1) The entry deadline will be March 15, 2012 since it took so long to get the permit.
2) Only deer and elk can be entered (WDFW rule)

If you shot an impressive animal, post it up here. If you know other members who have shot good scoring animals, send them a PM to remind them to get their entry in.

[mtndew]

I'll start this off. This is my non-typical rocky mtn elk, taken on 10/29/11 in the Manastash unit with the modern rifle 'any bull' special permit. Shot at 200 yards with my 300 WSM. Just had him scored at the Sportsmans Show, came in at 359 6/8", net non-typical. 

[400out]

  good start 

[bearpaw]

great bull mtndew.... 

[Arteman]

Wow, that's a cool bull!  Good job putting a tag on that.   

[400out]

is no one playing this year 

[mtndew]

is no one playing this year 

I was wondering that too. I don't want to play with myself.... I'll go blind! Come on, lets get some more photos posted up!

[Turner89]

You have to be a member as of 9-1-11? If so, hopefully I will be playing next year. 

[Mr Mykiss]

Some idiot gave his horns to the taxidermist 5 months ago so he is unable to get a gross score

[bench beast]

here is my Goose Prairie Archery Bull

The original story and pics are here:

http://hunting-washington.com/smf/index.php?topic=83532.0

[bearpaw]

Some idiot gave his horns to the taxidermist 5 months ago so he is unable to get a gross score

The taxi will have the horns, he can get it measured if he wants to enter. 




great bull bench beast.... 

[boneaddict]

Whats the official score bench beast?   Awesome bull.

I think we require a story or link to it if its on here already.   Wea300 will certainly set you and I straight if that is not correct

[bench beast]

I had the bull scored by an Official P&Y scorer after the drying period 336 4/8 gross & 321 7/8 net. took the horns to the sportsman show, and they measured it for the Washington record book as a Non typical 332 5/8.