Coyote Madness IV - (December 10, 2011 - February 28, 2012)

[FALFire]

O.k ...Are we talking coyotes that have been called in or everything goes except road kills ....The guys on the eastside have a little advantage over us guys on the westside ..there is so much area over there they can drive around all day and kill coyotes .... just asking because I have only counted ones I have called in but I am not opposed to drive bys as long as I know what everyone else is doing 

There are lots of kids over here that think that driving the roads and shooting at them from the truck is the only way to hunt dogs but VarmintVentilator and I get out and walk our azz's off trying to let the air out of these things. We do a lot of calling with E-callers and mouth callers both. I've had friends come over to hunt dogs and when they find out we actually do a ton of walking they are flat wore out when they go home. We'll be hitting it tomorrow at 6am and I can guarentee we won't be shooting' from the truck and it's gonna to be fricken cold out there.

[VarmintVentilator]

No shooting from the truck?         Dang, now I have to find my mittens and bunny cap.   I think my wife gave them to my dog to wear.   

[BOWHUNTER45]

Rules have been modified to meet WDFW requirements and concerns.... PLEASE READ

Coyote Contest Rules:
1.  30 teams max
2.  10 Members max per team
3.  Washington Coyotes Only Coyotes must have been taken during the 2011 Fall and early 2012 Winter hunting season. NO ROADKILL
4.  Entries Accepted Submit photos beginning 12:01 am Dec 10, 2011 to Midnight Feb 28, 2012.
5.  Eligible Hunting Area includes any area statewide open for coyote hunting
6.  State Hunting Licenses & Regulations Apply (hunting at night, weapons restrictions, area restrictions, see hunting regulations)
7.  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.
8.  Honor system applies
9.  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.
10.  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.
11.  No hand gestures needed for photos. 
12.  This is a "fun" event.  No money or big prizes involved, so I would hope our members keep it on the up and up. 
13.  Don't drag frozen coyotes around to different locations and take pictures.
14.  Highest Scoring Team will be based on the point system shown below.
15.  Member Taking Most Coyotes For this winner each coyote taken during contst scores only 1 point, regardless of location or weapon.
16.  Member Scoring Most Points Will be based on the point system shown below.
17.  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).
18.  Heaviest Coyote You will need to show a clearly visible picture of the scale weight.
19.  Best Photo To be decided by member poll at the end of the contest.
20.  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 JOIN FREE: http://www.washingtonforwildlife.org/cgi-bin/oc/register.cgi
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Teams 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,Arteman
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... THANKS

Please post your photos after 12:01 am December 10th. Previous photos have to be submitted again.

[bearmanric]

I'm excited going to hit my coyote spots tomorrow. Good luck every one. Rick

[BOWHUNTER45]

o.k I was adding someone to my team and it posted here again  I give up 

[Gringo31]

Bone or Tbrd,
I think starting a new thread might be worth while to save 20+ pages of nadda.  Better lock this one up to stop people from posting dog pics here in a few hours.

[bearpaw]

Bone and Gringo are right, it will make it simple if we start out with a new topic and everyone posts there photos there. I will post up a new topic that starts out clean.

To clarify a few things:

FYI -  The rules will clearly state: Coyotes may be taken by any legal means.. I think that is the easiest way to avoid lots of discussions about what each person thinks is "fair chase or ethical" coyote hunting.

Shooting from truck. - To clarify, no coyotes may be shot from inside a vehicle, you may not be in or on a vehicle when shooting while hunting in Washington.

9.  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.