OFFICIAL: Waterfowl Competition Rules/Teams

[SilkWWU]

*2008-09 Waterfowl Competition*

*You will need to register your team by September 25th to SilkWWU in a PM, teams will consist of two people.

*Teams consist of two people.
   -If you do not have a partner to hunt with, I suggest getting one or being ok with only    having the point maximum of one limit.
   -No Substitutes
   -You may hunt seperately, but each person in a partnership may only submit          two days during the week. (At least one day being a weekend)

*All Washington State Hunting Laws-Federal Regulations must be followed.

*Teams will be on a running tally of points throughout the year.

*For twelve weeks, one person from your team will post your team scores, including pictures, and descriptions of your limit.  IE:  We killed four ducks, two mallard drakes, 1 bufflehead drake, and 1 hen mallard (Picture Must be Included!) Pictures/Scores must be posted no later then Friday night.
   -Saturday Oct 11, 2008 will be Day one of Week one and the tournament will continue    through Friday January 2nd.

*All hunting must be done INSIDE Washington State.

*There is no ammunition limit UNLESS the area you are hunting specifically states an ammunition limit.

*You may report a maximum of two days per competition week (one must be a Saturday or Sunday--both may be used, but at least one reported day has to be a weekend).

*East and West will be combined into one point system.

*There is no monetary reward for this tournament, but there will most likely be a traveling trophy.

*Also, there is a lot of "honor system" that goes into reporting, I encourage everyone to hunt ethicaly and report ethicaly.

More Details To Follow!

*Points*

*These point values are for MALE species only.  All FEMALE species shot (that fall under WDFW regulations) will be worth a flat value of ONE (1) point.

Mallard...1
Widgeon...1
Common Merganser...1
Surf scoter...1
Canadian Geese...1
Hooded merganser...2
Gadwall....2
Ringneck Ducks...2
Redhead...2
Spoonbills...2
Teal(All species)...2
Buffle head...2
Whitewing scoter...2
Black scoter...2
SnowGoose....2
Golden eye...3
Oldsquaw...3
Pintail...3
Wood Duck...5
Harlequin...5
Scaup (Bluebill)...2
Coots...0

Canvasbacks are illegal to shoot.  They will not be counted, and we encourage you to IDENTIFY before you shoot!

You will get an additional 5 points for hunting WITH your partner.

Eurasian Widgeon and Barrow's Golden eyes will be given 10 points each.

Full limits of mixed sex is an additional 5 points per hunt. Proof of picture.
All male full limits add an additional 10 points per hunt. Proof of picture.

Dusky Geese...You will have a negative deduction of -10 points if you shoot a dusky.  I know most of you won't report it, but...

Points will be added by the waterfowl hunters themselves and will be trusted by the commitee and all the HUNT-WA.com members to take pride in counting there ponts appropriately and making sure that they dont add un-accounted for points. We are going to trust the honor system and see if we can all be adults.......

Now go have fun and shoot some ducks......points will be comprised for a weeks duration and then tallied against other hunters to see who is ahead from week to week!




*TEAMS THAT ARE SIGNED UP*******

1.SilkWWU/Diesel=23
2.Quackslapper/Backstrap=5
3.General Disaray/Prof. Chaos=54
4.BC Chaser/Fishinisforfools
5.Choclab/SpencerUSMC
6.Shadow Cat/Snowman
7.Justin7mm/SanJuanKelso
8.Ellsworth/Earleyriser=4
9.M_59/Ol Cooter=49
10.Coonsdog/Hogsniper

[General Disarray]

so we have to hunt WITH our partners? He can't shoot his limit on the west side and I can't shoot mine on the east side and count that as our score? 

[BC CHASER]

So are we able to forfeit some weeks?  I have an Antelope tag to fill in Montana, I will bw gone the 10th of Oct. to the 16th or 17th.  Then I have a Arizona Coues Whitetail tag to fill.  For that I will be gone Oct. 22nd- Nov. 1st or 2nd.  And If we are not successful on the high hunt I and TCHC will be gone for most if not all of the late Whitetail hunt!  I know we will not win but don't count us out!

[SilkWWU]

So are we able to forfeit some weeks?  I have an Antelope tag to fill in Montana, I will bw gone the 10th of Oct. to the 16th or 17th.  Then I have a Arizona Coues Whitetail tag to fill.  For that I will be gone Oct. 22nd- Nov. 1st or 2nd.  And If we are not successful on the high hunt I and TCHC will be gone for most if not all of the late Whitetail hunt!  I know we will not win but don't count us out!

Remember, most hunters are multiseason!

[SpencerUSMC]

so we have to hunt WITH our partners? He can't shoot his limit on the west side and I can't shoot mine on the east side and count that as our score? 

Myself and Josh are in the Same boat...  We try and get out as much as possible together but its not going to be every week, but on the weeks we don't hunt together we will both be hunting, just not at the same place.  I see no reason why that couldn't count as our score for the week, otherwise we will be missing out on a few weeks. 
    Or lets Say when I go back to Kansas for the Pheasant Opener    are you saying Choclab gets no points because he wasn't hunting "WITH" me???

[SilkWWU]

Modified...SINGLES are encouraged to sign up, or post an add looking for a partner.  Where the heck is Ray, Bone, and everyone else!   Sign up peoples!   

***ALSO, rules concerning partners hunting together, same side, ect. have been modified.

[M_59]

Just wondering if there was any particular reason that gadwall and ring-necked ducks were left off the list??

[SilkWWU]

Just wondering if there was any particular reason that gadwall and ring-necked ducks were left off the list??

Added, you going to partner up and get in the comp?

[Backstraps]

I would enter by myself but it wouldnt be fair 4 everyone else so you all might just want 2 throw the towl in right now
     duckfvr! we'll have to handicap you and give you Big Nort  as a partner!
Dano

[SilkWWU]

I would enter by myself but it wouldnt be fair 4 everyone else so you all might just want 2 throw the towl in right now
     duckfvr! we'll have to handicap you and give you Big Nort  as a partner!
Dano

COME ON GUYS SEND ME A PM WITH YOUR TEAMMATE, OR ADVERTISE AS A SINGLE.  I WANT 20 TEAMS! 

[deadDuck15]

i have a baby due on oct. 16th and i am not going to be able to hunt all the time i mean i will get out like 1 or 2 times a week but I think we should be able to hunt with out our partners at least one day! at the end of the week we can combind our scores and post them. this will make it easier for everyone cause we all have jobs and its hard to work around other peoples plans. i am a bricklayer and i get rained out from work a lot in the winter so on those days i will go hunting and my partner will be working.

[SpencerUSMC]

That has already been changed, you do NOT always have to hunt with your partner

[M_59]

Well, I went back to the Gun Club tonight to follow up on a couple dead-eyes I had approached tues. night about partnering up for the big contest.  I discussed the situation with the 2 older gents, but it was obvious there was no way I was going to convince them it was in the team's best interest to take high point birds other then your normal  1 pt. puddle ducks. The one dude even kinda stormed off mad mumbling something about a pine board, some wine and mergansers. Must be a delicacy from his childhood So I'm left standing there thinking what's a guy gotta do to get a darned partner anyway??? So then my spirits picked up as I noticed a young kid down on trap #1 just smokin' clays with a .410 single. You could tell he was a "natural". Come to find out Jimmy's 13 and lives on a farm 10 miles out of town with his mom and 9 brothrs/sisters. Only catch is, I gotta pick him up AND take him home AND buy his shells which will end up costing about $50-60 or more  a week. I was at Sportsman's and the only non-toxic shotshells they had in .410 are like $35/box   He thought they could use the extra meat. Says he keeps practiced up by shooting yellow jackets with his Red Ryder on the fly. I won't know for sure about him till school starts, 'cause he doesn't have a computer, not even a TV, so he can check the website and contest out. He's all jacked about it though, ' specially when I told about the little spot I have that NOBODY else knows about. That some of the birds had been swimming,  splashing, and diving in that pond for years with nobody taking a shot at them .  Well, I've got my fingers crossed, hoping it works out. Now I gotta figure out how to tell the little woman that I am going to need another $250-300 a month for hunting "expenses". Then I started thinking this might not even be contest legal as it would be like paying someone to hunt with you, almost like paying a guide. I'll keep you posted on any furher developments, Butch   

[SilkWWU]

Well, I went back to the Gun Club tonight to follow up on a couple dead-eyes I had approached tues. night about partnering up for the big contest.  I discussed the situation with the 2 older gents, but it was obvious there was no way I was going to convince them it was in the team's best interest to take high point birds other then your normal  1 pt. puddle ducks. The one dude even kinda stormed off mad mumbling something about a pine board, some wine and mergansers. Must be a delicacy from his childhood So I'm left standing there thinking what's a guy gotta do to get a darned partner anyway??? So then my spirits picked up as I noticed a young kid down on trap #1 just smokin' clays with a .410 single. You could tell he was a "natural". Come to find out Jimmy's 13 and lives on a farm 10 miles out of town with his mom and 9 brothrs/sisters. Only catch is, I gotta pick him up AND take him home AND buy his shells which will end up costing about $50-60 or more  a week. I was at Sportsman's and the only non-toxic shotshells they had in .410 are like $35/box   He thought they could use the extra meat. Says he keeps practiced up by shooting yellow jackets with his Red Ryder on the fly. I won't know for sure about him till school starts, 'cause he doesn't have a computer, not even a TV, so he can check the website and contest out. He's all jacked about it though, ' specially when I told about the little spot I have that NOBODY else knows about. That some of the birds had been swimming,  splashing, and diving in that pond for years with nobody taking a shot at them .  Well, I've got my fingers crossed, hoping it works out. Now I gotta figure out how to tell the little woman that I am going to need another $250-300 a month for hunting "expenses". Then I started thinking this might not even be contest legal as it would be like paying someone to hunt with you, almost like paying a guide. I'll keep you posted on any furher developments, Butch   

You really want to win...  Remember...there is no prize for this tournament, just the *censored*tiest traveling trophy we can find!

[wastickslinger]

How many points for shooting coots with a 22-250 at 200-300 yards. Thats about the extent of my duck hunting.