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SUFFOLK ARCHERS ANNUAL WHITETAIL DEER CONTEST
RULES & REQUIREMENTS
ALL DEER MUST BE:
- Harvested only in New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Vermont, or Massachusetts.
- Legal and properly tagged archery kills made by a member (in good standing) of Suffolk Archers
- Taken under all POPE & YOUNG Fair Chase Rules (No Nuisance Permits)
- Entered within 15 days after the last legal archery hunting day of the above states
- Officially entered by providing the bow hunting committee with:
a) Picture of the hunter, the bow used, and the deer together in a naturalsetting
b) Photocopy of the completed deer tag
- Entered by JANUARY 15 or NO AWARD can be given. By that date the Bow Hunting Committee must have photo and complete information.
DEER ENTERED IN THE BIG BUCK CONTEST WILL BE:
- Ranked according to the POPE & YOUNG club’s antler measuring system in order of each deer’s point score ----- EXCEPT a NON-TYPICAL rack must exceed the score of the TYPICAL by more than 25 points to be ranked higher in our contest
- Scored by the “Bow Hunting Committee (BHC) of Suffolk Archers” WHO WILL BE THE FINAL AUTHORITY in determining the contest winner. The BHC will accept scoring done by official scorers from the POPE & YOUNG, BOONE & CROCKET and NEW YORK BIG BUCK CLUBS should your antlers not be available for the BHC to measure during the contest time period
- Most likely to have antlers which, for our contest, will be scored in less than 60 days since harvesting the buck or green scored. This is acceptable in our contest.
DEER ENTERED IN OUR BIG DOE CONTEST WILL BE:
- A DOE -- no antlerless bucks
- Completely field dressed before weighing
- Ranked by WEIGHT—HEAVIEST doe WINS
HOW TO ENTER YOUR DEER IN OUR ANNUAL CONTEST:
- To enter a Big Buck, you DO NOT need to bring the entire deer to be checked since only the antlers will be measured! Your taxidermist will keep your antlers while the cape is being tanned before mounting your deer’s head. If he is an official scorer, have him measure your antlers and submit the score on his form to the bow hunting committee. If he is not an official scorer, borrow your rack and arrange with the Bow Hunting Committee to have it scored. If you do not plan to have the head mounted, cut the top of the skull off with the antlers attached. DO NOT DETACH, SLIT OR SEPARATE the antlers from the skull plate because they will not be accepted for measurement as “the spread” is one of the scoring factors. In any event, contact the bow hunting Committee Chairman to make arrangements for scoring and entering your buck
- To enter a BIG DOE you may submit a weight slip from a taxidermist, butcher shop, weigh station, etc. The slip should include the date, your tag number, and name and telephone number of the person who weighed your doe. If you cannot get your doe weighed, contact the Bow Hunting Committee.
MAIL ALL ENTRIES TO:
Jack Di Girolamo
Bow Hunting Committee
884 Columbus Ave
N. Bellmore,NY 11710
EMAIL THE BOW HUNTING COMMITTEE
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