RULES for BIG BUCK EXPO DEER COMPETITION
(Greensboro, NC - 2010)
To enter your buck(s) in the Big Buck Recognition & Award Contest, bring the mount or rack with you when you come. Scoring of the first buck is free. There is a $5 admin charge for each additional buck.
When you get to the Greensboro Coliseum, ask for the “Deer Scoring Area”. Once you reach the area you’re deer will be registered and you’ll receive instructions as to when and how to pick up your trophy. Your trophy does not have to be mounted. We will score just the antlers on a skull or skull plate. We will score sheds if time permits but cannot guarantee they’ll get scored and they will not be eligible for any awards.
Please have a photo ID with your current address. You will be asked when (exact date) you took the deer, where (State & County), and How (gun, bow, muzzleloader, car, etc.). If you are a youth hunter (under 16 on date of kill) or a female, there are special categories for your entry. It is not necessary to have any forms from the presiding wildlife agency where the deer was taken. You will be asked to sign the entry form, attesting to the fact that the animal was taken under the guidelines of fair chase and in accordance with all applicable laws where harvested. Falsifying any information will disqualify the entry.
In general, during the heaviest crowd times on Saturday, it may take up to two hours for your trophy to be scored and the placed on display on the "Bragging Boards". It should be displayed by the category under which it was scored; i.e. GUN Typical, Bow Non-Typical, Youth, etc. After the trophy is placed on display, it is also available for you to pick up and depart. We do ask that you not check out the deer head until just before you are ready to depart. Carrying it around in the crowd can be potentially dangerous, so be extra careful.
Periodically trophies will be placed on the "Leader Board" just to the left of the Check-In Counter. The heads placed here are the potential category winners. To be considered as a winner, the trophy must be entered for scoring prior to 6 PM on Saturday, and must be present for the Awards Ceremony on Sunday afternoon at 4 PM. Category leaders are determined strictly by the scores attained by the trophy. Winners in some categories will be judged by “NET” score and some by “GROSS” score. (*See list of official categories)
Should your trophy score high enough to qualify for the Boone and Crockett Record Book or the Pope and Young Record Book, there will be officials from both groups on hand to assist you in filing the proper paper work to get it entered.
CONTEST CATEGORIES:
(*Must be Taken From: VA, NC, TN, SC, GA, FL, AR, LA, MISS & ALA)
- *LARGEST TYPICAL by BOW (NET P&Y SCORE)**
- *LARGEST NON-TYPICAL by BOW
(NET P&Y SCORE)** - *LARGEST TYPICAL by FIREARMS OR OTHER WEAPON (NET B&C SCORE)**
- *LARGEST NON-TYPICAL by FIREARMS OR OTHER WEAPON
(NET B&C SCORE)** - *LARGEST WHITETAIL w/ BOW by FEMALE (GROSS TYP OR NON-TYP SCORE)
- *LARGEST WHITETAIL w/ BOW by YOUTH (GROSS TYP OR NON-TYP SCORE)
- *LARGEST WHITETAIL w/ FIREARM OR OTHER WEAPON by FEMALE
(GROSS TYP or Non-Typ SCORE) - *LARGEST WHITETAIL w/ FIREARM OR OTHER WEAPON by YOUTH
(GROSS TYP or NON-TYP SCORE) - BEST BUCK: OTHER STATES
(GROSS TYP or NON-TYP SCORE)** - BEST BUCK: NON-HUNTING
(GROSS TYP or NON-TYP SCORE)** - BEST OF SHOW: (DETERMINED BY MAJORITY CONSENSUS OF OFFICIAL MEASURERS)**
- ENTRIES NOTED WITH TWO ** (AT RIGHT) MAY BE ALSO WON BY A FEMALE OR YOUTH, IF THEY CHOOSE TO PLACE THEIR ENTRY IN THESE CATEGORIES.
- ENTRIES MAY BE ENTERED IN ONLY ONE CATEGORY, EXCEPT FOR THE BEST OF SHOW. ENTRIES
FROM “OTHER STATES” AND “NON-HUNTING” ARE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR THE “BEST OF SHOW” AWARD.
- CROSSBOW KILLS WILL BE PLACED IN THE “FIREARMS OR OTHER WEAPON” CATEGORIES.