Team NOSA - 2009 Big Game Night

[tracker 61]

Our 2nd Annual Big Game Night will be on January 17, 2009 at the Slovak Legion. Doors open at 10 am for antler measuring only. Bar and Beer Gardens as well as Beef on a Bun will be available at 1pm. We will be measuring Moose/Deer antlers as well as Bear skulls. Please see below for list of events and rules. Hope to see you there.

Big Game Event Schedule/Agenda:

10:00 AM – Doors will open for antler/skull measurements only. All booth set up must be finished by noon.

12:30 PM – Begin ticket sales for penny auction tables. Many great prizes for everyone!!

1:00 PM - Moose calling competition for the kids!! Should be entertaining…don’t miss!!

- Bar and Beer Gardens Open and Beef on a bun will be available.

2:00 PM - Seminar topic #1 – Expert Moose calling tips by Joe Dampier, of Bow Tech Pro Staff.

3:00 PM - Seminar topic #2 – Whitetail Trivia by Gord Ellis,

Award Winning Outdoor Writer.

4:00 PM - Entry Deadline for antler measurements.

5:00 PM - We will announce awards for top antler measurement entries as soon as our Measurers finish the task of tallying up all entries for the day.

Penny auction Prize items will be drawn shortly thereafter.

2009 Big Game Night Rules of Entry For Moose/Deer antlers and black bear skulls

1. All skulls/antlers must be clean of any exposed flesh before being entered for measuring. Antlers with cape still on for taxidermy mounting, will be permitted however the caped portion shall be sealed off with a plastic bag, leaving only the antlers exposed for measuring. Partial rot or foul odor due to decomposition may disqualify skull or antlers from being measured. Skulls/antlers may be cleaned by removing flesh and hide carefully with a knife and boiled to loosen and remove remaining flesh. Final decision on the condition of the skull/antlers to be measured is at the discretion of the measurers.

2. All measurements will be based on the Pope and Young/Boone and Crockett measuring system and all measurements will be conducted during the day of the event (Jan. 17) To enter skulls/antlers that have been previously measured they must be accompanied by a Foundation for the Recognition of Ontario Wildlife (FROW) score sheet and signed by a recognized FROW measurer.

3. Any skulls/antlers that the hunter would like to have entered into the FROW records, must be dried for 60 days, HOWEVER for the sake of the NOSA Big Game Night this requirement has been waived for the purpose of including animals harvested late in the 2008 fall hunting season.

4. IF YOU WISH TO HAVE YOUR ANTLER/SKULL ENTERED INTO THE F.R.O.W. RECORD BOOKS AFTER THE EVENT, THEN THEIR ENTRY REQUIREMENTS, including 60 day drying period, MUST BE FOLLOWED AND WE WILL MAKE THAT OPPORTUNITY AVAILABLE TO ENTRANTS. A SEPARATE ADMINISTRATION FEE OF $20.00 FOR FROW ENTRIES WILL BE REQUESTED BY FROW.

5. Antlers and skulls legally harvested from any open season/year will be allowed entry into the award program provided they have not been entered into any other competition previously or appear in any record book previously. A waiver will be provided and must be signed as testimony that you agree to this term of eligibility. ALL VIOLATORS OF THIS CLAUSE WILL BE EXPELLED FROM THE AWARD PROGRAM AND WILL BE BANNED FROM ENTRY TO ALL FUTURE NOSA SANCTIONED BIG GAME MEASURING EVENTS.

6. During the NOSA Big Game Night a measuring fee of $10.00 for Moose and Deer antlers and $5.00 for bear skulls will be paid upon submitting an entry form with antler/skull to be measured.

PLEASE NOTE: THIS FEE IS SEPARATE FROM THE FROW ADMIN. FEE OF $20.00 WHICH IS TO PROCESS YOUR ENTRY INTO THE FROW RECORDS BOOK IF YOU CHOOSE TO DO SO…ENTRY INTO THE FROW RECORDS IS OPTIONAL, IT IS NOT MANDATORY FOR ENTRY INTO THE NOSA BIG GAME EVENT AWARDS CATEGORIES LISTED BELOW.

8. $100 1st place awards will be based upon the following structure:

Black Bear Archery 1st Place

Black Bear Gun 1st Place

Black Bear Crossbow 1st Place

Moose Archery 1st Place

Moose Gun 1st Place

Moose Crossbow 1st Place

Typical Whitetail Archery 1st Place

Non Typical Whitetail Archery 1st Place

Typical Whitetail Gun 1st Place

Non Typical Whitetail Gun 1st Place

Typical Whitetail Crossbow 1st Place

Non Typical Whitetail Crossbow 1st Place

7. $50 Runner Up awards will be given out for 2nd place entries in each category

Thank you to the staff of “Ontario Monster Whitetails” For assisting in measuring all entries.

[Guest shooter]

Could a person enter a animal under "the found" catagory during this night? Or is this night for animals that were killed by means of hunting only?

[tracker 61]

Sorry shooter, no found catagory. Only animals taken by rifle, bow or cross bow.