Coyote Contest Rules, Help?

mulie03

mulie03

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Hello all,
I'm wanting to hold a coyote calling contest here in Souteastern Oklahoma. I would like some help with some rules to keep cheaters from winning. I would like to do a two day, daylight hunt. Open hunting areas but limit it to two counties. I would like to have a minium of 20 teams at $50 a team. Would like to give away a gun, scope and cash to first 3 places. There are alot of people who snare them here,(and sell them live to coyote hunting ranches) can you tell if they have been snared before they are shot. Any input on rules or ideas would be appreciated.
 
I have hunted in three different hunts and I dont know if there is anyway to stop dishonest people. It will be hard on a two day hunt to tell between a two day old kill or a three day old kill. also it will be impossible to stop the night hunters. We were in a hunt last year and 1st place killed 40 coyotes and 2nd killed 38. To sum it up they were hunting on dead cows they planted in different areas. Two days before the hunt they went to different cattle ranches and got there fresh dead cows and planted them. During the night they would drive from cow to cow and shoot 2-3 off of each one. 40 coyotes in 24 hours is a lot of coyotes to compete with. Now they have a lie detector test for all winning places and if you fail you dont win anything. There is also a list of rules as long as your leg. I like competition but it really takes the fun out of it when people take advantage of your friendly competition. When money or prizes are involved you just invite that sort of thing. You will always have a cheater and you just cant stop it. Personally I would rather have a nice ralaxing day of calling without wondering how the cheaters will edge you out this time.
 
Good luck mulie03. Cheaters will find a way to beat the system no matter what rules you come up with. The lie detector test seems to be real effective, but even honest hunters hate to be subjected to a lie detector test. I know because I have had to take a lie detector test two times at the Graham, Texas varmint hunts. Passed both tests with flying colors because we hunt strickly by the rules, but I still got nerves taking the test.

Just an ideal.

The Graham, Texas hunt has always been based on the system that the more animals you bring in, the more points you get and whatever team has the most points wins. My understanding is that for the 2005 contests they are changing the rules. They are only going to accept a maximun or 8 animals from each team and single animal weights will be used to break ties. I guess the idea behind this is to give everyone a better chance to win. I have not actually seen the new rules, but that is the rumor thats going around.

Something you might want to consider for your contest.
 
Thanks for comments, and suggestions. I think I'll have a daily check in and may only make it a one day deal. never the less better get busy planning. Oh, and Antlers, Ok. is where I am from and where it will be held. (Feb. ?)
 
The biggest deterent to cheating is the lack of incentive. The best time I had calling in a contest was last year. My wife and I took third place and won $36. With a small pot (i.e. low entry fees), there is little real motivation to cheat. I know it's not as "cool" as winning a grand or a new rifle, but in this situation it sure made for better friendly competition and fun.

Basing the winnings on weight also has some merit, but many will argue that method has as much to do with luck and access to good habitat as it does with skillful calling.
 
mulie03 give me a call have some things to talk to you about lots of ideas about on the calling contest. Im in Sallisaw by the way.
Travis Alzate
Coyote Creek Outdoors
918-775-3126
 


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