What is too much $ for an entry fee

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Tbone-AZ

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Just currious if anyone else wonders why contests think they have to charge a bunch of money to enter.

I like the compitiion, but it's not about the money. I just like to compete. I just think the more they charge for a contest, the more you give some the reason to cheat. I don't blame a man that cheats when the pot is as much as they earn at work in a week or two.

I think that $20 is plenty, as long as there is enough to cover the costs of the stuff to run the contests, and win enough to cover the winners gas and maybe buy something nice.

There are contests here that charge $100 and I just think that its a lot of money for those that are having a hard time.

What do you guys think? What do you think is too much?
 
Wouldn't you want to win a bigger pot? The bigger the entry = the bigger the pot = more teams = even bigger pot = can pay more places (hopefully) = everyone's happy! I have no problem paying up to $150 for the team.
 
I think that you may attract more people to be willing to try if you charge less, where you run off those that may not be as experienced and less likely to try if you charge $100.

Your pot with $40/team entry could be bigger bigger than $100 if more show up to give it a run.

The prices of things are designed to limit or attract buyers. the number of people willing to pay $3 for a bottle of water is less than the number of people at $1. You then make it up on volume. This is also assuming there isn't a limited number of hunters in the area.

I also think the higher the price the more you tempt someone to cheat. Especially this time of year. the desire to earn as much as some make in a week or two of work at Christmas with kids, can be very tempting. Most of the testing I have seen at the contests are not capable of catching cheaters. Temping is not that tough to beat. I have seen this because I have taken unwanted coyotes after the contest and skinned them out to find Green bellies.
I think the best way to test is to check temp and money winners have the hides pulled to check for green bellies.
 
I look at competitions in two lights...It really doesn't matter the type either....If the contest is open to an unlimited number of entrants with a limited prize return, then the lower the entry fee, the more you will attract..

If the contest/competition is open to a limited or select group of proven competitors and the prize table will generally produce more than the entry fee, plus expenses, then a higher fee is justified..

I've taken part in shooting competitions where the entry was limited to 200 and the prize table was topping $180,000...Entry fee was $250 and between travel, lodging, and food, that total came to about $1,000...However, even if you finished at mid point in the awards standing, you would get back more than your expenses...I've also attended ones where the top shooters only got a small plaque and bragging rights, but the entry fee was $25-40 and it was open to everyone and there were few travel expenses, but a huge attendance...Either way, the hosts came out to the good and fun was usually had by all...
 
Originally Posted By: Tbone-AZ money winners have the hides pulled to check for green bellies.

Way to many variables such as when they were killed and how the coyotes are carried around for 10-12 hours during the contest for that to tell much.
 
I'd like to see the opposite. It would be fun to go for some higher entries like $1000 per team. That would limit the rif raf and leave the contest hunts to the serious competitors. There are too many contests and contestants down here.
 
Originally Posted By: Tbone-AZ
There are contests here that charge $100 and I just think that its a lot of money for those that are having a hard time.


My thoughts on this Tbone, is that if they are having that hard of a time, a "contest" is probably not the wise thing for the breadwinner to be doing. Plenty of other free hunting opportunities out there..
 
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