PHOTO CONTEST - March Photo of the Month "Youth Big Game Hunting"

[bearpaw]

PHOTO OF THE MONTH CONTEST - MARCH 2012
Sponsored by Hunting-Washington and Bearpaw Outfitters.


This month's theme:
"Youth Big Game Hunting"

This month's contest is for photos of youth hunters with a harvested big game animal!

With permission of the winner, Hunting-Washington would like to submit the winner of this months contest in the WDFW cover photo contest which is due in by April, 6. You might also want to submit your own photo. More Info here: http://wdfw.wa.gov/sharephotos/


CONTEST RULES!  (major changes highlighted in red)
  -First 50 Entries Any photo can be disqualified if moderators determine it does not match the monthly theme or violates contest rules.
  -Photo Size 800x600 Pixels or LESS  Most violated rule, you must resize or talk someone into helping. (resizing info below)
  -Entries Submitted As-Is  The judges will not enhance or alter images for you, you are responsible for the photo you submit.
  -Current Photos Only  Photo must have been taken within the last calendar year.
  -Who Can Enter  Photo must have been taken by the person submitting it or that person must be in the photo.
  -ONE Entry Per Contestant  MAKE IT COUNT.  Your first entry will be your only eligible photo.
  -Entry Deadline is midnite of the last day of the month in order to qualify for this month's contest.
  -Washington Preference  Photos of Washington material will receive preference in judging. 
  -Previously Entered Photos are not eligible for this months contest.
  -Waiting Period  The winner of the previous months contest is not eligible for the next months contest.
  -Judging  Photos will be evaluated by member poll or by moderators.  If there is a tie, the moderators will decide on one (1) final winner.
  -Winning Photo will be posted on the FRONT PAGE and you'll recieve a T-shirt from our sponsor "BEARPAW OUTFITTERS".
  -Collect Your Prize The Winner must send a message (pm) to "bearpaw" with your name, mailing address, and your shirt size.
  -Photo Of The Year Contest All monthly winners will be entered in the "Photo Of The Year" CONTEST.




There are numerous ways to resize photos, if you have Windows XP or Windows 7 it only takes a minute:
1.   Copy the file of the photo you want to resize. (so you don't resize the original)
2.   Right click on your new photo file
3.   Mouse over "Open With"
4.   Click "Microsoft Office Picture Manager"
5.   From the menu at the top click "Edit Picture"
6.   From the menu on the right click "Resize"
7.   Find option marked "Percentage of original heigth and size" use the down arrow to reduce the photo size.
8.   Click "OK"
10. Click "File" on the top menu and choose "Save"


Monthly themes may vary...
January......photo of the year contest/open
February.....Winter Predator Hunting
March.........open
April...........Shed antlers
May............Turkey Hunting & Fishing
June...........Little Critters & Water Wonders
July............open
August........Velvet bucks or bulls
September...Bowhunting/Archery
October.......open
November....Fall Success
December....Winter scenes (wildlife and scenery acceptable...anything winter)

[shanevg]

Not from this year, but since I don't have any kids I decided to post up my first deer.  Can't believe the clothes I was wearing back then!

[danderson]

 Here's a picture of my sons deer from last year, he drew a doe tag and couldn't have been more proud.

[bearpaw]

I will submit this photo for Rhett, the boy in the photo. Rhett is nearly blind, we have to find deer that are out in the open with a bright background and then he can see them to shoot. His dad brings him hunting every year, this is his doe from last hunting season.


Sweet Success....

[bearpaw]

There's got to be more photos out there of our youth with big game animals?   

[Skyvalhunter]

Very nice congrats to Rhett

[Gringo31]

I took out my nephews last fall....

[washingtonmuley]

Here is my son and daughter with my son's first deer.

[workstohunt]

My 9 yo Grandson Connor with his second Blacktail.
He loves hunting. You should hear his list for this year!

[bearpaw]

My 9 yo Grandson Connor with his second Blacktail.
He loves hunting. You should hear his list for this year!

    tell Connor I said congrats...

[3nails]

 My 13 yr old son Eli with his opening day blacktail. It was a lot better quality pic until I shrunk it.

[Wazukie]

Opening Day 2010, his first big game animal.  Does being under 18 count as a youth 

[bearpaw]

Opening Day 2010, his first big game animal.  Does being under 18 count as a youth 

This state has three standards for youth. For hunting lic and drivers lic the age is 16 and for most other things it's 18, but for alcohol it's 21.

If he was over 18 I would say he is definitely and adult, but we didn't have an age posted so I am going to let the people who vote in the poll decide with their votes since he is under 18.


Great bunch of entries so far, I am really enjoying seeing the kids in these photos, keep them coming... 

[Wazukie]

Thats ok , I know he's not as cute as some of the others, I just like looking at that picture of him with his first deer.   

[washingtonmuley]

Wazukie,
That is a very nice first animal. Congrats!!

[coastie hunter]

This is a picture of my 9 year old Son with his first Washington blacktail deer. He harvested this doe last archery season 2011. What a proud moment and a season of memories we will treasure for a lifetime.

[bearpaw]

that's awesome, good job dad.... 

[carpsniperg2]

I am posting this for engelwood who is my cousin. This is his little brothers lope from this last year.

[RadSav]

Clara's first buck!  Missouri not Washington, but one heck of a first buck - gun or bow.  Her first deer ever (a doe) was taken the day before on Thanksgiving.  Also with her bow.  I am posting this for her and her father.  They are close personal friends.

[HORSEPOWER]

This is my youngest's first buck, a little 3 pt. muley.  Not your typical pic, but I love it!  He was soooo excited!

[3nails]

 That's great Horsepower! 50+ deer and I still feel the same way with nice clean meat hanging.

[bearpaw]

some really great photos this month....

[grandpawrichard]

Okay Everybody, I'm going to close the Photo of the Month Contest Tonight at 10 PM (3/27/12). So if you don't have your photos entered Please Do So Immediately!

Dick

[bearpaw]

Bumping this up for any last minute entries

[grandpawrichard]

This contest is now CLOSED! I gave it an extra few minutes just in case there was any last minute entries.

Dick

[NWBREW]

Love that photo RadSav.    Not only is it just a great picture of a happy young hunter.....she has Safety Gear on as well. 

Funny thing is I didn't notice it at first. It wasn't until I thought....Missouri...I wonder if she was in a tree stand.

[RadSav]

Wasn't hunting most enjoyable when does and unicorns were trophies,  when Grandpa would tell us big ol' lies and we believed every word,  when the terms SCI, Boone & Crockett and Pope & Young meant absolutely nothing to us,  when we fell asleep on a deer stand because the excitement of opening day kept us from getting a wink of sleep for two days prior,  when we would stop in at the truck stop for French Toast and Butterhorns on opening day and it felt like a family reunion,  and when a simple grouse along side a dirt road would give us buck fever so bad we could not get a .410 shell into the single shot chamber?

It is pictures like these that really make me know the life path I chose was the right one.  That hunting is an honerable way to bring families together and learn important life lessons.  And, that I miss my Grandfather very much.  Great pictures everyone.  I enjoyed them all.

[Arteman]

Good post Radsav, so true.