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Fall 2008-Winter 2009 Coues Whitetail Buck Contest
Entry
deadlines have passed, so we are not taking any new entries. However, if
you already registered, please remember to send your photos and info to Doug.
Also, everyone may
view the current posting of pics in the forum
.
CouesWhitetail.com will again be sponsoring a COUES BUCK CONTEST for the fourth
year. The contest's purpose is to garner interest in the beloved Coues whitetail
and this website, and to share our hunt successes and pleasures from chasing the
gray ghost.
This contest will be open to registered members of CouesWhitetail.com and their
immediate families living in the same home (i.e.- husband, wife, son, daughter,
sister, brother). Deer must be taken legally between August 22, 2008 and
February 7, 2009 from Arizona, New Mexico and/or Mexico. If you have multiple
tags, i.e. from different states, you may enter deer from each hunt.
Contest Categories (13):
* Youth (ages 10-17) largest buck - largest Coues buck taken by a youth
* Youth (ages 10-17) smallest buck - smallest Coues buck taken by a youth
* Archery typical - Highest P&Y gross Typical frame Coues
* Archery non-typical - Highest P&Y gross Non-typical Coues
* AZ&NM rifle typical- highest gross B&C Typical frame Coues
* AZ&NM rifle non-typical - highest gross B&C Non-typical Coues
* Mexico rifle typical - highest gross B&C Typical frame Coues
* Mexico rifle non-typical - highest gross B&C Non-typical Coues
* Smallest Coues buck
* Best Field Photo of Harvested Deer- Based on composition & quality, not
antler size.
All contest photos will automatically be considered for this category. This post
may help with the taking of your photo.
http://forums.coueswhitetail.com/forums/in...?showtopic=3754
* Best Hunt Photograph- Captures the spirit and moment of the hunt (field
photos of
harvested deer excluded)
* Best Photo Essay of the Hunt- Best told story of the hunt with
photographs to support
the story.
* Best Junior Hunt Story as written by the Junior Hunter.
Archery Hunters: Register by August 21, 2008 for the contest.
Rifle Hunters: Register by October 9, 2008 for the contest.
Late entries will not be accepted. To register:
Send an e-mail message to
Doug/Red Rabbit that includes the following:
Member name/handle
Name
Telephone number
E-mail address
Mailing/shipping address
Entry Fees & Prize Donations.
There is no fee required to enter the contest. You may wish to donate a piece of
hunting equipment to the prize packages. Prize donations are not required, but
are appreciated. You may also send a financial donation to help with shipping or
purchasing of the prizes. To donate financially, please send the money through
PayPal on the home page and note it is for the contest. Prize packages, and the
number of places, will depend upon the number of prizes donated.
To enter your deer:
1) E-mail Doug/Red Rabbit a field photo of you and your deer, its gross
B&C/P&Y score, hunt unit and date killed. Amanda and Doug will post pictures on
the home page and in this contest thread.
2) Post your picture and hunt story in the regular forums. If you have
difficulty posting a picture, this thread may help, or asking another member
will certainly get it done.
http://www.coueswhitetail.com/forums/index...?showtopic=3721
Scoring your deer:
Amanda has a nice "how-to" on the home page complete with photos, instructions
and downloadable score sheets. Again, the gross score is needed for this
contest. If the deer is a "spike", submit the lengths of the two spikes.
http://www.coueswhitetail.com/how_to_score..._Coues_deer.htm
The contest will close Feb 7, 2009. Entry photos with info/story must be posted
in the forums and received by Doug/Red Rabbit by Feb. 15, 2009.
Hope all of you enter and have a successful Coues season.
Current Prize list (this will be updated as
we get more items)
Jason Lewis (aka Foundryman)
is donating another
Coues bronze (photo above shows the one he made for us last year).
Brent Waage created and donated this wonderful pedestal for a
mount - Pedestal is made of 3/4" Knotty Alder Hardwood with a light brown glazed
finish and clear laquer. It has a 5/8" metal allthread rod for attaching to a
taxidermy mount.
Jim White is donated a slik tripod with a Jim
White tripod head on it.
Sportsman's
Warehousedonated a Garmin 60csx GPS unit,
and $10 gift certificates for all youth that enter the contest.
With the GPSMAP 60CSx, you can find your way in almost any conditions:
High-sensitivity GPS receiver gives you improved satellite reception even
in heavy tree cover or deep canyons
Barometric altimeter provides extremely accurate elevation data
Electronic compass can determine your heading and direction, even when
you're standing still
IPX7 waterproof case can withstand an accidental dunk in the water and
still perform
Large, color TFT display makes viewing the screen easy, day or night
Built-in Americas autoroute basemap, including highways, exits and tide
data, gives you automatic, turn-by-turn directions
Vortex Optics donated a pair of 10x42
Viper binoculars and a Vortex tshirt.
Ward's Outfitters is donating a used Swift Nighthawk 80mm spotting scope
with 20x-60x eyepeice.
Gila Wilderness Hunting
- Tommy Moldonado has been a sponsor of CouesWhitetail.com for years and is
offering a great scouting package for a coues hunter that gets a tag in NM.
Cameraland donated a Pentax Gameseeker 3-9X 50mm scope and several hats.
Ross
Outdoors has donated two $50 gift certificates which are good for any
optics, archery gear, or anything else at their store.
Jim Mullins (aka coosefan) of Mullins Outfitters is donating a
complete
Kings Shadow Camo set. The set includes a hat, button shirt and pants.
Carl Pugliese
(aka Cpugsie) donated 2 packs of broadheads, One Rage and One Snyper, and one
book called Technical Bowhunting by Joe Bell
Clay Price (aka
Clay Price) and Tom Joiner (aka TJhunt2) have each donated a Wildview VGA Digital 0.3 MP Scouting Camera Model:
STC-TGL1
Larry Roberts
(aka scout’m) donated a set of Zeiss Victory Quick Detachable 1" rings
Russell
Livingston (aka 1coueshunter) is donating a Customized 1000 yard Drop/
Trajectory Chart, based on their rifle, their bullet and their scope
combination, and the Conditions they are likely to hunt in. And all the help
(consultation) they would need confirming its accuracy. $30.00 Value, Courtesy
of
Rifle Accuracy Reports
Tony Mandile
(aka OutdoorWriter) is donating a signed copy of the book "How to Hunt Coues
Deer" by Duwane Adams and Tony Mandile.
Bill Quimby is
donating a copy of his new book,
Sixty Years A Hunter published by Safari Press. The book is so new it
hasn't even been printed yet, but when it comes out, he will send some lucky
winner a copy of it.
Brian Fisher
(aka Azpackhorse) is donating another Surefire flashlight this year and also he
and a friend are working on a one of a kind knife with Coues antler handle and
laser engraved with CWT.com 2008-2009 contest.
Phillip Cramer
(aka Cramerhunts) is donating several knives, water bottles, caps, and forever
flashlights.
Bryan
Yorksmith of HuntScout.com has donated
a Got Coues? t-shirt
Mike Leas (aka Gamehauler) of
RimView RV in Payson is donating a 3 LED light set that can clip onto your hat.
Doug Parch (aka AZP&Y) - donated
two bowhunting books.
Dave Burris (aka
Blackdog) -
PEET Boot Dryer, First Aid Kits, LED
lights, Sport Knives,
gun muffs, LED keychain light, fishing
pliers
CouesWhitetail.com is
donating a variety of t-shirts, hats, dvds, and an Alaska Guide Creation Bino
Chest Pack.
Clay Price (aka
Clay Price) and Tom Joiner (aka TJhunt2) have each donated a 
