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1.) Swamp Fox - 06/30/2016
This is the official sign-up and rules thread for 2016.
Alex, could you make this a sticky and replace previous rules and sign-up stickies? Thanks.
Important points of emphasis are highlighted in colored text or in bold.
Please use this as the ONLY thread to announce your intention to participate. If you use another thread and think you're signing up, you're dead wrong and we cannot be held legally responsible (pretty sure about that).
Also, please don't post on this thread unless you're signing up. Management reserves the right to sign up anyone who posts on this thread just for S&G's or to proclaim he's not signing up. If you feel the need to podunk about the contest, use another thread.
[COLOR="#FF0000"]As there was last year, there will be two contests: a whitetail contest and a “Small Game/Other” contest. The SG/O contest is really a photography contest where you can highlight your non-whitetail activities. You can also post pics related to whitetails, if you'd like. You are automatically entered in both contests if you sign up for the whitetail contest. However, if you’d like to be in the SG/O contest but don’t expect to hunt whitetails this year, please tell me so I don’t put a non-hunter on a whitetail team.
The whitetail contest will have two divisions: Vertical Bow and Any Other Legal Weapon. Crossbows participate in AOLW, along with atlatls, spears, special forces fighting knives, shotguns and rifles. Teams selected will participate in both divisions. That is, your buds on your bow team will be your buds on the AOLW team. There is no need to sign up twice, or to choose which contest you’ll be in.
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Scoring for the whitetail contests will be the same as in the past, regardless of weapon used.
[COLOR="#FF0000"]The Small Game/Other contest will have winners in each category selected by the votes of forum members. Categories are posted below. You do not need to be in the contest to vote. You do not need to kill an animal to submit a picture. The only three requirements for the SG/0 contest are that you 1) sign up for the contest, 2) go on a SG/O hunt this year, and 3) submit a photo taken this year. You may use any legal weapon on your hunt. Bowhunters compete with everyone else.[/COLOR]
[B]Deadline for sign-up for the contests is August 14 at 5PM Eastern. The drawing for team assignments will be done at 6 PM. Team assignments will be random, as in the past. [/B]
Late entries will be considered for newcomers this year. However, this will be completely at the contest administrators' discretion. If you are a regular, you don't have a good excuse to sign up late. That is not to say that we can't be bribed. However, if late sign-ups have the whiff of even a smidgeon of corruption, or if they begin to appear to be a pain in the ass, you will be SOL after August 14 at 5PM whether you're a regular or not. That is, there is NO GUARANTEE you will be accepted into the contest if you sign up after August 14 at 5 PM. Late entries (those after August 14) may have to wait for team assignment, and there is no guarantee of team assignment. You could wind up playing with yourself. That could lead to possible blindness, and also handicaps you if team prizes are involved.
You will not be able to enter a deer killed before you are assigned a team. If you wish a deer you've taken be counted for the contest, you must have been assigned to a team prior to the kill. No exceptions.
Under no circumstances will a late-entry contestant be accepted after September 30.
The rules will be as before, except that the contest will run from August 15, 2014 to January 15, 2015, and we will have team names this year, as we did last year.
I would also consider a prize structure if there is a clamor, though this has always been a bragging-rights-only affair in the past.
Gentlemen, begin thinking of your team names.
Rules and updates to follow.
No pushing and shoving to sign up is the first one. .
Alex, could you make this a sticky and replace previous rules and sign-up stickies? Thanks.
Important points of emphasis are highlighted in colored text or in bold.
Please use this as the ONLY thread to announce your intention to participate. If you use another thread and think you're signing up, you're dead wrong and we cannot be held legally responsible (pretty sure about that).
Also, please don't post on this thread unless you're signing up. Management reserves the right to sign up anyone who posts on this thread just for S&G's or to proclaim he's not signing up. If you feel the need to podunk about the contest, use another thread.
[COLOR="#FF0000"]As there was last year, there will be two contests: a whitetail contest and a “Small Game/Other” contest. The SG/O contest is really a photography contest where you can highlight your non-whitetail activities. You can also post pics related to whitetails, if you'd like. You are automatically entered in both contests if you sign up for the whitetail contest. However, if you’d like to be in the SG/O contest but don’t expect to hunt whitetails this year, please tell me so I don’t put a non-hunter on a whitetail team.
The whitetail contest will have two divisions: Vertical Bow and Any Other Legal Weapon. Crossbows participate in AOLW, along with atlatls, spears, special forces fighting knives, shotguns and rifles. Teams selected will participate in both divisions. That is, your buds on your bow team will be your buds on the AOLW team. There is no need to sign up twice, or to choose which contest you’ll be in.
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Scoring for the whitetail contests will be the same as in the past, regardless of weapon used.
[COLOR="#FF0000"]The Small Game/Other contest will have winners in each category selected by the votes of forum members. Categories are posted below. You do not need to be in the contest to vote. You do not need to kill an animal to submit a picture. The only three requirements for the SG/0 contest are that you 1) sign up for the contest, 2) go on a SG/O hunt this year, and 3) submit a photo taken this year. You may use any legal weapon on your hunt. Bowhunters compete with everyone else.[/COLOR]
[B]Deadline for sign-up for the contests is August 14 at 5PM Eastern. The drawing for team assignments will be done at 6 PM. Team assignments will be random, as in the past. [/B]
Late entries will be considered for newcomers this year. However, this will be completely at the contest administrators' discretion. If you are a regular, you don't have a good excuse to sign up late. That is not to say that we can't be bribed. However, if late sign-ups have the whiff of even a smidgeon of corruption, or if they begin to appear to be a pain in the ass, you will be SOL after August 14 at 5PM whether you're a regular or not. That is, there is NO GUARANTEE you will be accepted into the contest if you sign up after August 14 at 5 PM. Late entries (those after August 14) may have to wait for team assignment, and there is no guarantee of team assignment. You could wind up playing with yourself. That could lead to possible blindness, and also handicaps you if team prizes are involved.
You will not be able to enter a deer killed before you are assigned a team. If you wish a deer you've taken be counted for the contest, you must have been assigned to a team prior to the kill. No exceptions.
Under no circumstances will a late-entry contestant be accepted after September 30.
The rules will be as before, except that the contest will run from August 15, 2014 to January 15, 2015, and we will have team names this year, as we did last year.
I would also consider a prize structure if there is a clamor, though this has always been a bragging-rights-only affair in the past.
Gentlemen, begin thinking of your team names.
Rules and updates to follow.
No pushing and shoving to sign up is the first one. .
2.) bluecat - 06/30/2016
LOL, okay, you've twisted my arm. I'm in. I'll keep score too.
3.) Swamp Fox - 06/30/2016
A recap of the rules for the SG/O Contest (aka The Photo Contest):
[B]This will be a photo contest with winners decided by votes of forum members in the general population. You do not need to be in the contest to vote, but you do need to be in the contest to submit pictures. I will automatically enroll you in the SG/O contest when you sign up for the Whitetail contest. If you would like to be in the SG/O contest but do not plan to hunt whitetails this year, please let me know so I don't put you on a whitetail team that needs all the trigger-pullers it can get.
The SG/O contest will be an individual contest, rather than a team effort (although that may change in the future). The pursuit of any game, predator or varmint other than whitetail deer by any legal hunting OR trapping method qualifies for SG/O status, and any legal weapon or trap may be used. You do not need to kill or take an animal to be able to submit a photo for the contest. The pictures you submit should be related to SG/O hunts or excursions you go on this year, but do not need to be taken on the actual hunt. The pics can also relate to whitetail deer or your pursuit of whitetails or your time in the whitetail woods, but should not be of whitetail kills. A picture of you sweeping out your hunting camp in August or scouting this past spring would be okay, for instance, as would pics of almost anything else hunting- or woods-related. All that is required is that the picture should be at least loosely related to your SG/O efforts this year, and that the picture be taken this year.
There is no limit to the number of pictures you can submit, but multiple submissions should be named or numbered by the entrant to promote easy identification.
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There will be six categories for photos:
Scenery
Game or Wildlife Pictures
Hero/Dead Animal Pics
Camp Pictures
Cool Stuff (rifle against a tree, armadillo on its back, abandoned still, old house place, etc.)
Buddy Pictures
You decide what category you want to enter your picture in if it's close. For instance, a picture of your buddy at 4 AM before he's had his morning coffee could be a camp picture or a buddy picture. You pick.
Post the picture(s) on the appropriate entry thread (when I post it) with its/their name(s) or number(s), and state your category(ies) and the details of the photo(s) (date(s), general location(s) and as much background story as you choose to tell). Members can give a picture contest points on this thread by posting that they "like" a picture, or they can send me or the Contest Scorekeeper (Bluecat) a PM if they wish to "like" anonymously.
[COLOR="#FF0000"]I will consider multiple thumbs-up (e.g.., :tu::tu::tu:) from the same voter as multiple up-votes, within reason. So, if you REALLY,REALLY like a pic, show it. [/COLOR]
At the end of the contest we will put all the photos in each category up against one another and have a "Best in Category" vote that will work the same way. I will take the "likes" and the "Best in Category" votes and announce the winner in each of the six categories. BiC votes at the end will be weighted more heavily than "Likes" tallied during the contest, but "Likes" can be used to pick a winner in case there is a lack or absence of final votes.
Lobbying for likes and votes for your photos is allowed, as is recruiting new forum members to join HC and vote for your pics... At least until WB enrolls his son's entire kilted marching band to vote for him, and ruins the good ol' boys club we've got going on here.
Contest dates will run concurrent with the Whitetail contest (Aug. 15-Jan. 15) but pictures can be from any time in 2016 through the end of the contest.
Management reserves the right to tweak the rules and use discretion in judging as we get this new contest off the ground. If you have comments or suggestions, please start a separate thread, or send me a PM. If my inbox is full, notify me and I'll make room.
[B]This will be a photo contest with winners decided by votes of forum members in the general population. You do not need to be in the contest to vote, but you do need to be in the contest to submit pictures. I will automatically enroll you in the SG/O contest when you sign up for the Whitetail contest. If you would like to be in the SG/O contest but do not plan to hunt whitetails this year, please let me know so I don't put you on a whitetail team that needs all the trigger-pullers it can get.
The SG/O contest will be an individual contest, rather than a team effort (although that may change in the future). The pursuit of any game, predator or varmint other than whitetail deer by any legal hunting OR trapping method qualifies for SG/O status, and any legal weapon or trap may be used. You do not need to kill or take an animal to be able to submit a photo for the contest. The pictures you submit should be related to SG/O hunts or excursions you go on this year, but do not need to be taken on the actual hunt. The pics can also relate to whitetail deer or your pursuit of whitetails or your time in the whitetail woods, but should not be of whitetail kills. A picture of you sweeping out your hunting camp in August or scouting this past spring would be okay, for instance, as would pics of almost anything else hunting- or woods-related. All that is required is that the picture should be at least loosely related to your SG/O efforts this year, and that the picture be taken this year.
There is no limit to the number of pictures you can submit, but multiple submissions should be named or numbered by the entrant to promote easy identification.
[/B]
There will be six categories for photos:
Scenery
Game or Wildlife Pictures
Hero/Dead Animal Pics
Camp Pictures
Cool Stuff (rifle against a tree, armadillo on its back, abandoned still, old house place, etc.)
Buddy Pictures
You decide what category you want to enter your picture in if it's close. For instance, a picture of your buddy at 4 AM before he's had his morning coffee could be a camp picture or a buddy picture. You pick.
Post the picture(s) on the appropriate entry thread (when I post it) with its/their name(s) or number(s), and state your category(ies) and the details of the photo(s) (date(s), general location(s) and as much background story as you choose to tell). Members can give a picture contest points on this thread by posting that they "like" a picture, or they can send me or the Contest Scorekeeper (Bluecat) a PM if they wish to "like" anonymously.
[COLOR="#FF0000"]I will consider multiple thumbs-up (e.g.., :tu::tu::tu:) from the same voter as multiple up-votes, within reason. So, if you REALLY,REALLY like a pic, show it. [/COLOR]
At the end of the contest we will put all the photos in each category up against one another and have a "Best in Category" vote that will work the same way. I will take the "likes" and the "Best in Category" votes and announce the winner in each of the six categories. BiC votes at the end will be weighted more heavily than "Likes" tallied during the contest, but "Likes" can be used to pick a winner in case there is a lack or absence of final votes.
Lobbying for likes and votes for your photos is allowed, as is recruiting new forum members to join HC and vote for your pics... At least until WB enrolls his son's entire kilted marching band to vote for him, and ruins the good ol' boys club we've got going on here.
Contest dates will run concurrent with the Whitetail contest (Aug. 15-Jan. 15) but pictures can be from any time in 2016 through the end of the contest.
Management reserves the right to tweak the rules and use discretion in judging as we get this new contest off the ground. If you have comments or suggestions, please start a separate thread, or send me a PM. If my inbox is full, notify me and I'll make room.
4.) Swamp Fox - 06/30/2016
[QUOTE=bluecat;42085]LOL, okay, you've twisted my arm. I'm in. I'll keep score too.[/QUOTE]
Thanks. I was hoping you would say that...:wink
Thanks. I was hoping you would say that...:wink
5.) bow-fishhunter - 06/30/2016
I'm in!
6.) Swamp Fox - 06/30/2016
Freakin' edit function not working again. I zapped the original post trying to correct a typo. :bang:
7.) Swamp Fox - 06/30/2016
My bacon saved by a freak stroke of luck...
Carry on, boys...
I'm in, I guess....LOL
Carry on, boys...
I'm in, I guess....LOL
8.) Swamp Fox - 06/30/2016
Here are the Whitetail Contest rules and scoring method for this year, with points of emphasis highlighted.
The Whitetail Contest has two Divisions, a Vertical Bow Division and an Any Other Legal Weapon division. Vertical Bows compete in the Vertical Bow division. Crossbows compete in the Any Other Legal Weapon division if they are legal in your hunting area.
1) Teams will be drawn at random at 6 PM Eastern Time on August 14. We will shoot for a minimum of three hunters per team. Deadline for signing up for the contest will be 5PM Eastern on the 14th. See Post #1 for info on late sign-ups. [B]Late sign-ups are discouraged.
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Hunters who sign up for the Whitetail Contest will be automatically enrolled in both the Vertical Bow Division and the Any Other Legal Weapon Division. They will also be automatically enrolled in the Small Game/Other Contest (details to follow). If you do not plan to hunt whitetails but do want to be in the SG/O contest, please tell me when you sign up so I don't put you on a whitetail team where you can't pull weight with teammates. I'll deal with any massive influx of Other Weapons hunters to the contest (if there is such an event) at my own discretion, so as to prevent confusion in the contest or detriment to the Vertical Bow division, and will do likewise if there is a massive influx of bow-only hunters causing harm to the AOLW teams, LOL
2) Each contestant will be able to score one deer, buck or doe, in each division. Shoot one with a vertical bow, enter it in the Vertical Bow Division. Kill one with anything else, it goes in the Any Other Legal Weapon Division. VB deer cannot be entered in the AOLW division.
3) Each contestant will be allowed to cull his own deer so as to register his highest-scoring deer in substitution of another deer he might have registered earlier. He will not be allowed to cull for the other members of the team.
4) All contestants must follow the hunting regulations applicable to the area they are hunting.
5) Any deer must be registered with the contest administrator no later than 10 days after the kill. You must have picture proof of your kill. Register your kill by posting a picture [B]WITH YOUR WEAPON[/B] [COLOR="#FF0000"]in the special contest kill thread we will set up.[/COLOR] If you want to post a story with your picture, you can do that in a separate thread if you wish, but all kill registrations must be made in the official contest kill thread. You are responsible for making sure your kill is registered, for providing a score to the administrator when you post your pic, and for making sure that your entry shows up in contest reporting stats.
6) Contest dates are from Aug. 15 through January 15.
Bucks will score 50 points for the kill and 10 points for each point of at least one inch. NO RING HANGERS. Must be one inch or better to score.
Does will score 100 points. We would like to encourage contestants to shoot a doe rather than an immature buck. Let's let them grow.
7) [B]You must choose a Team Name as soon as possible after teams are assigned. If you do not choose a team name, one will be chosen for you. It won't be pretty. :wink[/B]
The Whitetail Contest has two Divisions, a Vertical Bow Division and an Any Other Legal Weapon division. Vertical Bows compete in the Vertical Bow division. Crossbows compete in the Any Other Legal Weapon division if they are legal in your hunting area.
1) Teams will be drawn at random at 6 PM Eastern Time on August 14. We will shoot for a minimum of three hunters per team. Deadline for signing up for the contest will be 5PM Eastern on the 14th. See Post #1 for info on late sign-ups. [B]Late sign-ups are discouraged.
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Hunters who sign up for the Whitetail Contest will be automatically enrolled in both the Vertical Bow Division and the Any Other Legal Weapon Division. They will also be automatically enrolled in the Small Game/Other Contest (details to follow). If you do not plan to hunt whitetails but do want to be in the SG/O contest, please tell me when you sign up so I don't put you on a whitetail team where you can't pull weight with teammates. I'll deal with any massive influx of Other Weapons hunters to the contest (if there is such an event) at my own discretion, so as to prevent confusion in the contest or detriment to the Vertical Bow division, and will do likewise if there is a massive influx of bow-only hunters causing harm to the AOLW teams, LOL
2) Each contestant will be able to score one deer, buck or doe, in each division. Shoot one with a vertical bow, enter it in the Vertical Bow Division. Kill one with anything else, it goes in the Any Other Legal Weapon Division. VB deer cannot be entered in the AOLW division.
3) Each contestant will be allowed to cull his own deer so as to register his highest-scoring deer in substitution of another deer he might have registered earlier. He will not be allowed to cull for the other members of the team.
4) All contestants must follow the hunting regulations applicable to the area they are hunting.
5) Any deer must be registered with the contest administrator no later than 10 days after the kill. You must have picture proof of your kill. Register your kill by posting a picture [B]WITH YOUR WEAPON[/B] [COLOR="#FF0000"]in the special contest kill thread we will set up.[/COLOR] If you want to post a story with your picture, you can do that in a separate thread if you wish, but all kill registrations must be made in the official contest kill thread. You are responsible for making sure your kill is registered, for providing a score to the administrator when you post your pic, and for making sure that your entry shows up in contest reporting stats.
6) Contest dates are from Aug. 15 through January 15.
Bucks will score 50 points for the kill and 10 points for each point of at least one inch. NO RING HANGERS. Must be one inch or better to score.
Does will score 100 points. We would like to encourage contestants to shoot a doe rather than an immature buck. Let's let them grow.
7) [B]You must choose a Team Name as soon as possible after teams are assigned. If you do not choose a team name, one will be chosen for you. It won't be pretty. :wink[/B]
9.) DParker - 06/30/2016
[QUOTE=Swamp Fox;42091] Bucks will score 50 points for the kill and 10 points for each point of at least one inch. NO RING HANGERS. Must be one inch or better to score.
Does will score 100 points. We would like to encourage contestants to shoot a doe rather than an immature buck. Let's let them grow.[/B][/QUOTE]
What about bucks that identify as does?
Does will score 100 points. We would like to encourage contestants to shoot a doe rather than an immature buck. Let's let them grow.[/B][/QUOTE]
What about bucks that identify as does?
10.) bluecat - 06/30/2016
They will be ridiculed of course
11.) Swamp Fox - 06/30/2016
[QUOTE=DParker;42092]What about bucks that identify as does?[/QUOTE]
[QUOTE=bluecat;42095]They will be ridiculed of course[/QUOTE]
But will probably win some kind of award anyway...LOL
[QUOTE=bluecat;42095]They will be ridiculed of course[/QUOTE]
But will probably win some kind of award anyway...LOL
12.) Swamp Fox - 07/02/2016
Everybody have a great Independence Day!
:wave:
:wave:
13.) crookedeye - 07/02/2016
i need to get a good cigar..
14.) Swamp Fox - 07/02/2016
Cubans? Or Dominicans?
15.) crookedeye - 07/02/2016
Trump cigars.. trump steaks. trump wine.. trump this and that...
16.) Swamp Fox - 07/02/2016
LOL...
Has Milania answered any of your letters?
Has Milania answered any of your letters?
17.) DParker - 07/02/2016
[QUOTE=Swamp Fox;42144]LOL...
Has Milania answered any of your letters?[/QUOTE]
If she hasn't filed for a restraining order yet I'd take that as an encouraging sign.
Has Milania answered any of your letters?[/QUOTE]
If she hasn't filed for a restraining order yet I'd take that as an encouraging sign.
18.) crookedeye - 07/02/2016
....
19.) Swamp Fox - 07/02/2016
....:wink :wave:
20.) Swamp Fox - 07/06/2016
Lurkers to the contest: If you're no good at drinking beer, there's still hope for you...Maybe you have other skills...Or can develop some before Jan. 15...
Don't be shy.
Don't be shy.
21.) DParker - 07/06/2016
[QUOTE=Swamp Fox;42193]If you're no good at drinking beer, there's still hope for you[/QUOTE]
22.) Swamp Fox - 07/09/2016
:grin:
23.) DropzOfWild - 07/20/2016
game on...... I'm in again, maybe this year I can a little help. I shot two nice bucks this last season and flew solo and I am offering a team name for which I'm part of as "In on time"
24.) Swamp Fox - 07/21/2016
LOL...Glad to have you! :beer:
25.) wallop85 - 07/21/2016
I am in on this!
26.) Swamp Fox - 07/21/2016
27.) Deerslayer88 - 07/25/2016
Count me in!
28.) Swamp Fox - 07/25/2016
Glad to have you!
Tell all your friends, LOL.
August 14 is sneaking up on us, ladies...
Tell all your friends, LOL.
August 14 is sneaking up on us, ladies...
29.) Swamp Fox - 07/26/2016
TTT...
30.) Swamp Fox - 07/29/2016
31.) DParker - 07/29/2016
'Tis but a scratch.
32.) crookedeye - 07/31/2016
you guys gotta admit, seeing hillary up there on stage in front of millions she performed like danny gibbs.. and for her age she looked good!!! you no billy was probally going Hmmm...
33.) crookedeye - 07/31/2016
we all no he was checking her out..
34.) Albertabowhunter - 08/01/2016
oh, I guess I will play along too....
35.) Swamp Fox - 08/02/2016
Okay, this thing is starting to catch fire now. LOL
You all know Crookedeye is working a backroom deal to get on ABH's team, right?
Help me resist the corruption by signing up today, so he has more options to land on a winning team...:wink
You all know Crookedeye is working a backroom deal to get on ABH's team, right?
Help me resist the corruption by signing up today, so he has more options to land on a winning team...:wink
36.) bluecat - 08/02/2016
[QUOTE=Swamp Fox;42757][/QUOTE]
Great find
[/QUOTE]Great find
37.) Swamp Fox - 08/07/2016
The 14th is coming up fast, boys and girls...
Don't let this guy shame you....:wink:grin::p
[QUOTE=crookedeye;42904]seasons right around the corner..i'm looking forward to it.. i bought some new corragated first lite pants that i dont no if i should where them out hunting or save them for ladys night at "Tonys bar and grill"..them things fit me good...[/QUOTE]
[QUOTE=crookedeye;42906]i no luv 2's ready to.. he dont hang his cameras at ground level.. he hangs his cameras from up above in the tree tops, thats somthing the drury boys would never think of..[/QUOTE]
[QUOTE=crookedeye;42907]and then theres BULLZI.. his season ends when are's is just begienning...good luck homie..[/QUOTE]
[QUOTE=crookedeye;42908]i have a massive forkhorn with a busted up ear on my trail camera..we call him snorkel fins.. thats the one i'm going after this year..its going to be me and snorkel fins in a chess match this year..[/QUOTE]
Don't let this guy shame you....:wink:grin::p
[QUOTE=crookedeye;42904]seasons right around the corner..i'm looking forward to it.. i bought some new corragated first lite pants that i dont no if i should where them out hunting or save them for ladys night at "Tonys bar and grill"..them things fit me good...[/QUOTE]
[QUOTE=crookedeye;42906]i no luv 2's ready to.. he dont hang his cameras at ground level.. he hangs his cameras from up above in the tree tops, thats somthing the drury boys would never think of..[/QUOTE]
[QUOTE=crookedeye;42907]and then theres BULLZI.. his season ends when are's is just begienning...good luck homie..[/QUOTE]
[QUOTE=crookedeye;42908]i have a massive forkhorn with a busted up ear on my trail camera..we call him snorkel fins.. thats the one i'm going after this year..its going to be me and snorkel fins in a chess match this year..[/QUOTE]
38.) billy b - 08/08/2016
Where's the list, did I get in, if not put me in.
39.) Triton Rich - 08/08/2016
[B]Sign me up Swampy! [/B]
40.) Swamp Fox - 08/08/2016
Billy, I was wondering what took you so long! LOL---You're in. Spread the word with all the other Texicans...
Rich, glad to have you!
Here's who we have so far, in order of participation on this thread:
Bluecat
Swamp Fox
bow-fishhunter
DParker
Crookedeye
DropzOfWild
wallop85
Deerslayer 88
Albertabowhunter
billy b
Triton Rich
Keep 'em comin'! :beer:
Rich, glad to have you!
Here's who we have so far, in order of participation on this thread:
Bluecat
Swamp Fox
bow-fishhunter
DParker
Crookedeye
DropzOfWild
wallop85
Deerslayer 88
Albertabowhunter
billy b
Triton Rich
Keep 'em comin'! :beer:
41.) DParker - 08/08/2016
[QUOTE=Swamp Fox;42928]Billy, I was wondering what took you so long! LOL---You're in. Spread the word with all the other Texicans...[/quote]
I don't know. They don't look like they're going to be able to make it out to the woods this year.
[QUOTE=Swamp Fox;42928]Here's who we have so far, in order of participation on this thread:
Bluecat
Swamp Fox
bow-fishhunter
DParker
Crookedeye
DropzOfWild
wallop85
Deerslayer 88
Albertabowhunter
billy b
Triton Rich[/QUOTE]
Wait, what? Now, "'Tis but a scratch" constitutes, "I'm participating"...?
OK. I'm in.
I don't know. They don't look like they're going to be able to make it out to the woods this year.
[QUOTE=Swamp Fox;42928]Here's who we have so far, in order of participation on this thread:
Bluecat
Swamp Fox
bow-fishhunter
DParker
Crookedeye
DropzOfWild
wallop85
Deerslayer 88
Albertabowhunter
billy b
Triton Rich[/QUOTE]
Wait, what? Now, "'Tis but a scratch" constitutes, "I'm participating"...?
OK. I'm in.
42.) Swamp Fox - 08/08/2016
Hey, to catch Team 86 in my web of technicalities, I have to spread the misery around...:wink
43.) Swamp Fox - 08/10/2016
Reminder: No-hassle sign-ups end Aug 14 at 5 PM...:pop:
44.) bluecat - 08/10/2016
I tried to video my hunt once, but the drummer couldn't get his bongos and cymbals up in the tree. The piccolo players had no problem however.
45.) Swamp Fox - 08/10/2016
It's a lot of work, that's for sure. LOL
I've looked for a long time to find some good video on youtube to goose the build-up to the season for you boys and girls, and it's depressing how little there is that I like.
I've looked for a long time to find some good video on youtube to goose the build-up to the season for you boys and girls, and it's depressing how little there is that I like.
46.) bluecat - 08/10/2016
[QUOTE=DParker;42929]I don't know. They don't look like they're going to be able to make it out to the woods this year.
[/QUOTE]
It's only a model.
[/QUOTE]
It's only a model.
47.) bluecat - 08/10/2016
What the...LOL!
48.) DParker - 08/10/2016
[QUOTE=bluecat;42988]What the...LOL![/QUOTE]
It's always embarrassing when you misread the calendar and show up for work incorrectly thinking it's casual Friday.
It's always embarrassing when you misread the calendar and show up for work incorrectly thinking it's casual Friday.
49.) bluecat - 08/10/2016
[QUOTE=DParker;42989]It's always embarrassing when you misread the calendar and show up for work incorrectly thinking it's casual Friday.[/QUOTE]
:p:grin:
:p:grin:
50.) Swamp Fox - 08/10/2016
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51.) Hunter - 08/11/2016
:wave:
Put me in, coach!
Put me in, coach!
52.) Swamp Fox - 08/11/2016
Excellent, Hunter! Glad to have you!
That rounds out 4 three-man teams. Let's see if we can get at least three more guys to sign up to make it five...
You know, in the spirit of the Olympics and all.
PM all the friends you have left on this forum...
That rounds out 4 three-man teams. Let's see if we can get at least three more guys to sign up to make it five...
You know, in the spirit of the Olympics and all.
PM all the friends you have left on this forum...
53.) billy b - 08/11/2016
Swampy, put Jerry in, BTBH.
54.) bluecat - 08/11/2016
Swampy, what am I looking at?
55.) Hunter - 08/11/2016
Be sure and put me in the senior division !
56.) Swamp Fox - 08/11/2016
[QUOTE=billy b;43013]Swampy, put Jerry in, BTBH.[/QUOTE]
Great!
"If you see Goober, tell him I said Duh-huh."
:wave:
Great!
"If you see Goober, tell him I said Duh-huh."
:wave:
57.) Swamp Fox - 08/11/2016
[QUOTE=Hunter;43015]Be sure and put me in the senior division ![/QUOTE]
You mean with Billy and Jerry and all the other giant-killers from Texas?
I don't think so, LOL. Not unless my official contest drawing hat has a major malfunction...:tap: :-)
You mean with Billy and Jerry and all the other giant-killers from Texas?
I don't think so, LOL. Not unless my official contest drawing hat has a major malfunction...:tap: :-)
58.) Swamp Fox - 08/11/2016
[QUOTE=bluecat;43014]Swampy, what am I looking at?[/QUOTE]
Google Brazil Olympics + Water Pollution
It's pretty nasty. I heard even one of the pools has a problem.
Google Brazil Olympics + Water Pollution
It's pretty nasty. I heard even one of the pools has a problem.
59.) bluecat - 08/11/2016
[url]http://www.theladbible.com/news/sport-swimmers-pulled-out-of-rio-olympics-training-pool-20160806[/url]
[url]http://www.seeker.com/olympic-swimmers-pee-in-the-pool-dnews-nugget-1765909503.html[/url]
Olympic Swimmers Pee in the Pool: DNews Nugget
For swimmers apparently, peeing poolside or even in the pool itself is all part of the Olympic events.
Olympic Swimmers Pee in the Pool: Staying hydrated as an athlete is important, but who wants to race on a full bladder? For swimmers apparently, peeing poolside or even in the pool itself is all part of the Olympic events. “[It's] not uncommon to splash yourself before you climb up on the blocks,” Carly Geehr, a former member of the U.S. national swim team reported. “So that extra liquid on yourself and the pool deck affords you an interesting opportunity. (I’ll let you finish the rest of that thought.)” It’s no secret among them either, she added. All of them do it.
Ryan Lochte, 11-time Olympic medalist, concurred. In an Aug. 3 radio interview, he warmly admitted: “Of course. I think there’s just something about getting into chlorine water that you just automatically go. [I didn't] during the races, but I sure did in warm-up.”
OK kiddies, when you become Olympic athletes you can grow up to pee in Olympic pools too. But until then, let’s try to keep public pools less yellow. Pee-pee please?
[url]http://www.seeker.com/olympic-swimmers-pee-in-the-pool-dnews-nugget-1765909503.html[/url]
Olympic Swimmers Pee in the Pool: DNews Nugget
For swimmers apparently, peeing poolside or even in the pool itself is all part of the Olympic events.
Olympic Swimmers Pee in the Pool: Staying hydrated as an athlete is important, but who wants to race on a full bladder? For swimmers apparently, peeing poolside or even in the pool itself is all part of the Olympic events. “[It's] not uncommon to splash yourself before you climb up on the blocks,” Carly Geehr, a former member of the U.S. national swim team reported. “So that extra liquid on yourself and the pool deck affords you an interesting opportunity. (I’ll let you finish the rest of that thought.)” It’s no secret among them either, she added. All of them do it.
Ryan Lochte, 11-time Olympic medalist, concurred. In an Aug. 3 radio interview, he warmly admitted: “Of course. I think there’s just something about getting into chlorine water that you just automatically go. [I didn't] during the races, but I sure did in warm-up.”
OK kiddies, when you become Olympic athletes you can grow up to pee in Olympic pools too. But until then, let’s try to keep public pools less yellow. Pee-pee please?
60.) Swamp Fox - 08/11/2016
LOL..
You've presented us with a dilemma: The [I]Seinfeld[/I] clip, or the [I]Caddyshack[/I] clip?
You've presented us with a dilemma: The [I]Seinfeld[/I] clip, or the [I]Caddyshack[/I] clip?
61.) bluecat - 08/11/2016
I know right? Gonna throw you a curve ball.
62.) Swamp Fox - 08/11/2016
:grin:
Add that to the pantheon...:-)
Add that to the pantheon...:-)
63.) Swamp Fox - 08/11/2016
Let's get 2 more guys to play...
The odds of being on a winning team just went way up with the sudden infestation of Texans around here, but bringing Jerry in means we need more players to lower the odds he'll wind up on a team with the rest of them cowboys and they'll walk away with it...
:wave:
The odds of being on a winning team just went way up with the sudden infestation of Texans around here, but bringing Jerry in means we need more players to lower the odds he'll wind up on a team with the rest of them cowboys and they'll walk away with it...
:wave:
64.) DParker - 08/12/2016
[QUOTE=Swamp Fox;43062]Let's get 2 more guys to play...
The odds of being on a winning team just went way up with the sudden infestation of Texans around here, but bringing Jerry in means we need more players to lower the odds he'll wind up on a team with the rest of them cowboys and they'll walk away with it...
:wave:[/QUOTE]
Uh...you do remember that I'm in TX...right?
The odds of being on a winning team just went way up with the sudden infestation of Texans around here, but bringing Jerry in means we need more players to lower the odds he'll wind up on a team with the rest of them cowboys and they'll walk away with it...
:wave:[/QUOTE]
Uh...you do remember that I'm in TX...right?
65.) Swamp Fox - 08/12/2016
Oh, yeah...This could be your year.
I don't trust any of y'all not to be able to get on a big buck. :wink
I don't trust any of y'all not to be able to get on a big buck. :wink
66.) Swamp Fox - 08/12/2016
....
67.) Swamp Fox - 08/13/2016
Only 23 hours, 13 minutes left to get your name in for the contest...
You snooze, you lose. :wink
You snooze, you lose. :wink
68.) DParker - 08/13/2016
[QUOTE=Swamp Fox;43071]Only 23 hours, 13 minutes left to get your name in for the contest...
You snooze, you lose. :wink[/QUOTE]
You snooze, you lose. :wink[/QUOTE]
69.) Swamp Fox - 08/14/2016
Be the first on your block...Sign up by five today. :grin:
We could really use two more players....:beer:
We could really use two more players....:beer:
70.) Swamp Fox - 08/14/2016
Stay tuned...Teams to be announced at 6 PM Eastern.
71.) Swamp Fox - 08/14/2016
....
72.) Swamp Fox - 08/14/2016
Ta-Da!
It's official...No backing out now!
[B]Team 1[/B]
Crookedeye
Wallop 85
Albertabowhunter
[B]Team 2[/B]
Hunter
Swamp Fox
DropzOfWild
[B]Team 3[/B]
Deerslayer 88
billy b
Bow-fishhunter
[B][B]Team 4[/B][/B]
Bluecat
DParker
BTBH
Triton Rich
Good luck to everyone!
Get me your team names by the end of the week, if possible, or suffer the consequences. :wink
Time to rock n roll! :grin:
It's official...No backing out now!
[B]Team 1[/B]
Crookedeye
Wallop 85
Albertabowhunter
[B]Team 2[/B]
Hunter
Swamp Fox
DropzOfWild
[B]Team 3[/B]
Deerslayer 88
billy b
Bow-fishhunter
[B][B]Team 4[/B][/B]
Bluecat
DParker
BTBH
Triton Rich
Good luck to everyone!
Get me your team names by the end of the week, if possible, or suffer the consequences. :wink
Time to rock n roll! :grin:
73.) Dan-o - 08/15/2016
Crap. I missed it!
74.) Swamp Fox - 08/15/2016
I'll get you in, Dan-o!
Can you get one or two more guys? There must be somebody else in Ohio, say. :wink...Or maybe Kentucky. :-)
Can you get one or two more guys? There must be somebody else in Ohio, say. :wink...Or maybe Kentucky. :-)
75.) Dan-o - 08/15/2016
[QUOTE=Swamp Fox;43107]I'll get you in, Dan-o!
Can you get one or two more guys? There must be somebody else in Ohio, say. :wink...Or maybe Kentucky. :-)[/QUOTE]
I'll try!
Can you get one or two more guys? There must be somebody else in Ohio, say. :wink...Or maybe Kentucky. :-)[/QUOTE]
I'll try!
76.) Swamp Fox - 08/15/2016
Tell them we're a lot better than we used to be around here! That we've all matured, or something...Whatever you have to do!----LOL
77.) bluecat - 08/15/2016
[QUOTE=Swamp Fox;43109]Tell them we're a lot better than we used to be around here! That we've all matured, or something...Whatever you have to do!----LOL[/QUOTE]
They'll see right through that thinly veiled attempt of desperation.
They'll see right through that thinly veiled attempt of desperation.
78.) Swamp Fox - 08/15/2016
Oh, I'm not attempting desperation...lol.
Latecomers take note:
I'll take the next two guys easy-peasy, but all should read the initial posts about sign-ups at the top of the thread. There is a point when this circus moves on down the road. :beer:
Latecomers take note:
I'll take the next two guys easy-peasy, but all should read the initial posts about sign-ups at the top of the thread. There is a point when this circus moves on down the road. :beer:
79.) BULLZ-i - 08/15/2016
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[/URL]80.) Swamp Fox - 08/15/2016
LOL...
:wave:
:wave:
81.) bluecat - 08/23/2016
We're gonna need some team names fellas. Time to set up the program. My crack staff of programmers are limbering up their fingers for all the coding that needs to happen.
82.) bluecat - 08/23/2016
Swampy, did you intend for team 4 to have 4 players or were you already assuming I wouldn't get one?
83.) Hunter - 08/23/2016
[QUOTE=bluecat;43302]We're gonna need some team names fellas. Time to set up the program. My crack staff of programmers are limbering up their fingers for all the coding that needs to happen.[/QUOTE]
"Wild Swamp Hunters"
"Wild Swamp Hunters"
84.) bluecat - 08/23/2016
I see what you did there! :wink
85.) Swamp Fox - 08/23/2016
Hunter, I like it!
:applause:
Bluecat, thanks for bringing this up. :tu:
:applause:
Bluecat, thanks for bringing this up. :tu:
86.) Swamp Fox - 08/23/2016
[QUOTE=bluecat;43304]Swampy, did you intend for team 4 to have 4 players or were you already assuming I wouldn't get one?[/QUOTE]
:-)
If we can get two more player in here late, we can even out the teams with the addition of Dan-o. Let us know when you hope to have the spreadsheets done so I can draw Dan-o for a team, at least.
Waiting on any late arrivals, at the moment.
:-)
If we can get two more player in here late, we can even out the teams with the addition of Dan-o. Let us know when you hope to have the spreadsheets done so I can draw Dan-o for a team, at least.
Waiting on any late arrivals, at the moment.
87.) bluecat - 08/23/2016
[QUOTE=Swamp Fox;43308]:-)
If we can get two more player in here late, we can even out the teams with the addition of Dan-o. Let us know when you hope to have the spreadsheets done so I can draw Dan-o for a team, at least.
Waiting on any late arrivals, at the moment.[/QUOTE]
If you take a player from team 4 and Dan-o, we will just need one more player to make 5 teams of 3. I have the program ready to go, just plugging in team names now.
If we can get two more player in here late, we can even out the teams with the addition of Dan-o. Let us know when you hope to have the spreadsheets done so I can draw Dan-o for a team, at least.
Waiting on any late arrivals, at the moment.[/QUOTE]
If you take a player from team 4 and Dan-o, we will just need one more player to make 5 teams of 3. I have the program ready to go, just plugging in team names now.
88.) bluecat - 08/23/2016
Actually Dan-o, is kinda his own team. :wink
89.) bluecat - 08/23/2016
90.) Swamp Fox - 08/23/2016
[QUOTE=bluecat;43309]If you take a player from team 4 and Dan-o, we will just need one more player to make 5 teams of 3. I have the program ready to go, just plugging in team names now.[/QUOTE]
[QUOTE=bluecat;43310]Actually Dan-o, is kinda his own team. :wink[/QUOTE]
I hadn't thought of that. My gut doesn't like moving players around after they've been assigned a team, but I'll consider it.
I'm tempted to issue an Executive Order and put Luv2 on a team, even though he studiously avoided this thread this year after podunking here got him on a team against his wishes last year (but you never know about the subliminal, LOL).
From what I could tell, it ruined his whole dang season. :wink
And yeah, we might have to do something about Dan-o...LOL
[QUOTE=bluecat;43310]Actually Dan-o, is kinda his own team. :wink[/QUOTE]
I hadn't thought of that. My gut doesn't like moving players around after they've been assigned a team, but I'll consider it.
I'm tempted to issue an Executive Order and put Luv2 on a team, even though he studiously avoided this thread this year after podunking here got him on a team against his wishes last year (but you never know about the subliminal, LOL).
From what I could tell, it ruined his whole dang season. :wink
And yeah, we might have to do something about Dan-o...LOL
91.) Swamp Fox - 08/29/2016
Teams 1 and 3 have until the end of the day after Labor Day (5 PM Eastern) to give themselves team names, or face the consequences. There is a thread in Podunk where everyone can make suggestions for team names so these slackers can see how bad it could be to neglect this chore. I probably wouldn't do it on this thread if you're skeered I might put you in the contest just for spite, though. :wink
(If you're already in the contest, though, you're perfectly safe of course, and can save yourself a couple of mouse clicks if you want. :wave: Honey Badger don't care...)
In other news, Dan-o is conditionally drafted by random drawing for Team 1, unless at least two new guys sign up by the same deadline, in which case I will draw to assign the latecomers, including Dan-o, to be distributed among existing teams.
In the case that Dan-o kills before the deadline, he will remain on Team 1.
[B](Alert to Late-Signers to the Contest: You must be assigned a team before any kill can count. Kill on Sept 1 and haven't left us enough time to get you on a team? Sorry, Charlie. You should have been here a few weeks ago. You still have a little time to get on a team, but you'll have to get another deer to get on the scoreboard.)[/B]
Team 1
Crookedeye
Wallop 85
Albertabowhunter
Team 3
Deerslayer 88
billy b
Bow-fishhunter
(If you're already in the contest, though, you're perfectly safe of course, and can save yourself a couple of mouse clicks if you want. :wave: Honey Badger don't care...)
In other news, Dan-o is conditionally drafted by random drawing for Team 1, unless at least two new guys sign up by the same deadline, in which case I will draw to assign the latecomers, including Dan-o, to be distributed among existing teams.
In the case that Dan-o kills before the deadline, he will remain on Team 1.
[B](Alert to Late-Signers to the Contest: You must be assigned a team before any kill can count. Kill on Sept 1 and haven't left us enough time to get you on a team? Sorry, Charlie. You should have been here a few weeks ago. You still have a little time to get on a team, but you'll have to get another deer to get on the scoreboard.)[/B]
Team 1
Crookedeye
Wallop 85
Albertabowhunter
Team 3
Deerslayer 88
billy b
Bow-fishhunter
92.) Ohbuckhunter - 09/06/2016
If you need anyone else you can sign me and Jess up.
93.) Swamp Fox - 09/06/2016
Cool. I was wondering where you all were.
I'll draw you for teams at the end of the day, because I'll leave until 5 PM Eastern for one more player to get in, which would round us out at four team members apiece.
Luv2? :wink C'mon, what do you have to lose?...LOL
Reminder: I need some team names by 5 as well,, or it could get ugly... :grin:
Anybody who'd like to bribe me to get Jess on their team, there's a little room in my inbox. :-)
I'll draw you for teams at the end of the day, because I'll leave until 5 PM Eastern for one more player to get in, which would round us out at four team members apiece.
Luv2? :wink C'mon, what do you have to lose?...LOL
Reminder: I need some team names by 5 as well,, or it could get ugly... :grin:
Anybody who'd like to bribe me to get Jess on their team, there's a little room in my inbox. :-)
94.) Ohbuckhunter - 09/06/2016
Running my sawmill business and fighting with the insurance company now. I'll post a thread tonight about my truck. Lol
95.) Swamp Fox - 09/06/2016
UPDATE:
We're rounded out at four apiece now because I forgot Dan-o made four on Team 1 unofficially/officially.
OHBH is drawn for Team 2 and Jess is drawn for Team 3.
Good luck, boys and girls!
We're rounded out at four apiece now because I forgot Dan-o made four on Team 1 unofficially/officially.
OHBH is drawn for Team 2 and Jess is drawn for Team 3.
Good luck, boys and girls!
96.) Swamp Fox - 09/06/2016
[COLOR="#FF0000"]UPDATES IN RED[/COLOR]
[QUOTE=Swamp Fox;43085]Ta-Da!
It's official...No backing out now!
[B]Team 1[/B]
Crookedeye
Wallop 85
Albertabowhunter
[COLOR="#FF0000"]Dan-o[/COLOR]
[B]Team 2[/B]
Hunter
Swamp Fox
DropzOfWild
[COLOR="#FF0000"]OHBH[/COLOR]
[B]Team 3[/B]
Deerslayer 88
billy b
Bow-fishhunter
[COLOR="#FF0000"]Farmgirl[/COLOR]
[B][B]Team 4[/B][/B]
Bluecat
DParker
BTBH
Triton Rich
Good luck to everyone!
Get me your team names by the end of the week, if possible, or suffer the consequences. :wink
Time to rock n roll! :grin:[/QUOTE]
[QUOTE=Swamp Fox;43085]Ta-Da!
It's official...No backing out now!
[B]Team 1[/B]
Crookedeye
Wallop 85
Albertabowhunter
[COLOR="#FF0000"]Dan-o[/COLOR]
[B]Team 2[/B]
Hunter
Swamp Fox
DropzOfWild
[COLOR="#FF0000"]OHBH[/COLOR]
[B]Team 3[/B]
Deerslayer 88
billy b
Bow-fishhunter
[COLOR="#FF0000"]Farmgirl[/COLOR]
[B][B]Team 4[/B][/B]
Bluecat
DParker
BTBH
Triton Rich
Good luck to everyone!
Get me your team names by the end of the week, if possible, or suffer the consequences. :wink
Time to rock n roll! :grin:[/QUOTE]
97.) DropzOfWild - 09/12/2016
Saweet
98.) billy b - 09/12/2016
:tu:
99.) Jon - 09/12/2016
Billy ain't gunna be any good, he's got a serious crush on farmgirl and now their sharing a tree stand. Who thought this one through?