Rules have been modified to meet WDFW requirements and concerns.... PLEASE READCoyote Contest Rules:1.
30 teams max2.
10 Members max per team3.
Washington Coyotes Only Coyotes must have been taken during the 2011 Fall and early 2012 Winter hunting season.
NO ROADKILL4.
Entries Accepted Submit photos beginning 12:01 am Dec 10, 2011 to Midnight Feb 28, 2012.
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Eligible Hunting Area includes any area statewide open for coyote hunting
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State Hunting Licenses & Regulations Apply (hunting at night, weapons restrictions, area restrictions, see hunting regulations)
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Licensed Guests/Kids may accompany team members and hunt as follows. A guest hunter can be a newbie or a relative from out of town. If a guest kills an animal while hunting with a team member then it can count toward your team total as long as someone from the team was there. A guest hunter can't go out by themself and shoot coyotes for any team. A guest hunter's coyotes can only count toward your total for one hunt. If your guest hunts with you more than once, they must become a team member for their coyotes to be entered. Kids (under 18) can accompany team members and contribute to the teams total as often as desired as long as they are with a team member.
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Honor system applies9.
Photo of kill with at least one team member must to be submitted for points to be awarded. (or a card with team name shown in photo) Photos should be in as good of taste as possible, with the nastiest side of the coyote towards the ground. Any photo judged to be of poorer taste than necessary will be disqualified.
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Adding A Team Member This is allowed after the start of the contest, but any coyotes shot prior to hunting with your team do not count.
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No hand gestures needed for photos.
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This is a "fun" event. No money or big prizes involved, so I would hope our members keep it on the up and up.
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Don't drag frozen coyotes around to different locations and take pictures.
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Highest Scoring Team will be based on the point system shown below.
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Member Taking Most Coyotes For this winner each coyote taken during contst scores only 1 point, regardless of location or weapon.
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Member Scoring Most Points Will be based on the point system shown below.
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Most Coyotes Taken In A 12 Hour Period Take one photo of coyotess (both ears of an animal are acceptable in lieu of a pelt or in the round).
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Heaviest Coyote You will need to show a clearly visible picture of the scale weight.
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Best Photo To be decided by member poll at the end of the contest.
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Best Sportsmanship Judges will choose the participant who exhibits the most sportsmanlike conduct, no kills are necessary.
Point Scoring:1. West Side Coyote - 3 pts
2. East side Coyote - 1 pt
3. Multipliers: Muzzleloader - points x 1.5, Compound Bow - points x 3, Traditional Bow - points x 5
4. Photo .5/per animal - capped at 10 per team
Prizes:Highest Scoring Team ----------- i-phone Download from Sportsman Regs for each team member (donated by bearpaw)
Member Taking Most Coyotes -- 2012 Muley Madness Calender by boneaddict
Member Scoring Most Points --- "Hunting High Country Mule Deer" by Mike Eastman ("like new" rare hard cover book donated by bobcat)
Most Coyotes In 12 Hrs --------- H-W Window Decal (donated by Kain)
Heaviest Coyote ----------------- Special Wolf Howler (donated by bearmanric "R.R. Game Calls")
Best Photo ----------------------- 2-Day Hunt "Coyote or Fall Turkey" (donated by Bearpaw Outfitters)
Best Sportsmanship-------------- Special Wolf Howler (donated by bearmanric "R.R. Game Calls")
Sponsored By: Washington For Wildlife WFW invites you to
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http://www.washingtonforwildlife.org/cgi-bin/oc/register.cgiHunting-Washington ForumTeams Entered:1. Team Maybe Next Time - Heredoggydoggy, Predatorpro, Raul Duke, aer212, dontgetcrabs
2. Team Weekend Warriors - Caseyd, JayM, Bmac
3. Team Predator Sniper - Demontang, bearmanric, Swannytheswan, fair-chase
4. Team Tri $hitties - Bigswedegml, Davisontp, Denali
5. Team DeadFowl - CoryTDF, FireCrotch, JJB11B, Doug6XC
6. Team Bustin Tail - Wackmaster, Stickinmaster, Klickrivercromer
7. Team Warning Shots - Campmeat, Emptyhanded, sebek556, Feanix, D360
8. Team Smoke'Em - Traildigger, OneShotOneKill, whamy89, bowleggedman
9. Team Sage Brush Assasins - Varmintventilator, Falfire, Bullelk, Big10gauge, MtnMuley
10. Team No Points Again - 75johndeere, casey58, frogger, freakytall, addicted
11. Team Kill 'em All - Grundy53, Briancorneal, Bowhunter45, Helix
12. Team Sky Valley Pelt Takers - Baggmann, Hooper, Hoyt5199, rynokron
13. Team Palouse - buckman202, wannabhntr, the1rod, 400out, Machias
14. Team Dogpile - Gringo31, Swag, Wiseoldyote, 204chucknorris, Wile E. Hunter
15. Team Wack'em and Stack'em - TheChad23, Elkslayer99, Kim204, Fishnate, swift
16. Team Admin - tlbradford, boneaddict, billythekidrock, bobcat, bearpaw
17. Team Wheatfield Wackers - Gutpile, MHWASH
Need On A Team:wraithen
Bearmtn
KenPCPilot (wants olympia area team)
Maverick (wants tri-cities area team)
shoot-em-dead
There's room for more teams and entries, if we have missed anyone please post again... THANKSPlease post your photos after 12:01 am December 10th. Previous photos have to be submitted again.