Free: Contests & Raffles.
I want to clarify my stand on this photo thing. If a caller/photographer goes out and conducts him/herself as a predator hunter would, then calling and photographing a coyote in lieu of shooting it is okay by me. I can somewhat agree with the photo "before the kill" but the jury is still out on that one as it is still one and the same dog. Then again, if it were a CALLED PAIR and only one is killed then perhaps the .5 point should apply or 1 point for the photographer. Calling in a predator and choosing to not shoot it for whatever reason that person feels comfortable with is, almost as good as a dead dog. Some folks have morals, I don't! Like I earlier stated, I have an issue with photographing a coyote from 400 yards out, mousing in the field as one is driving through the toolies at 75 mph, that is not calling predators nor is it hunting. I believe all photos should be reviewed by the mods before a half point is applied to that team. Obviously if it is clear and appears to be called then I'm okay with it, not the blurry mass that looks like a dog on the run through the cornfields.Gary
Quote from: FALFire on October 28, 2010, 11:24:54 AMI want to clarify my stand on this photo thing. If a caller/photographer goes out and conducts him/herself as a predator hunter would, then calling and photographing a coyote in lieu of shooting it is okay by me. I can somewhat agree with the photo "before the kill" but the jury is still out on that one as it is still one and the same dog. Then again, if it were a CALLED PAIR and only one is killed then perhaps the .5 point should apply or 1 point for the photographer. Calling in a predator and choosing to not shoot it for whatever reason that person feels comfortable with is, almost as good as a dead dog. Some folks have morals, I don't! Like I earlier stated, I have an issue with photographing a coyote from 400 yards out, mousing in the field as one is driving through the toolies at 75 mph, that is not calling predators nor is it hunting. I believe all photos should be reviewed by the mods before a half point is applied to that team. Obviously if it is clear and appears to be called then I'm okay with it, not the blurry mass that looks like a dog on the run through the cornfields.GaryI would be ok with this, if my judgement calls didn't create arguements. I know exactly where you are coming from Gary and I agree. Now that there is a cap on the photo's, do you think we should have a judge, or just try to encourage a higher standard without having an official rule?
A question. Is the cap 10 photos or 10 points?
I suggested to TBradford that we should cap the photo to a max of 10 points. Last year I submitted many pics of live coyotes and could have taken many many more. In a way I felt bad that we were hanging right behind the two other successful killing teams, by merely taking photos. A maximum of 20 photos (10) points should still make it fun for the live picture taking part, but also make it more fair to the long term goal of this contest as I see it.....removing these predators in a friendly contest. Sorry this seemed to turn out be be a mess TBradford, and thanks again for all you do to make this a fun event for all.
Lets not discourage compeditors from taking pictures while they are on stands, it creates a whole new challenge to harvesting yotes to try & pull off both the pic & the kill. Plus every one here loves to visualize being right there with them when everything come's together into a successful hunt & a photo never hurts.
