I searched and couldn't find anything on the board about this... over the past couple days my Facebook has been getting spammed with a Turkey Hunting Competition ad hosted by an outfit in Kentucky i believe. So my curiosity got the best of me and i clicked on it. I then sent it to a buddy who informed me that he had heard of another similar contest held by a different outfit in Kansas. So i look into both of them and it actually looks pretty intriguing.
2 man teams or 3 man teams hunt for a cash purse over a 2 or 3 day hunt. Highest scoring 4 bird totals takes the purse. There is an entry fee obviously, but it's not much more than you would pay for a typical chance to hunt at a similar lodge i would think.
Has anyone on here competed in such a competition before and if so is it just a gimmick or is it really worth going to take a crack at it?
I used to do a club hunt back in the 80s. The single highest scoring bird took the prize. It wasn't an outfitter, but a local sporting goods and NWTF chapter. They done it as a fund raiser. Weellllll.... I was asked to not enter anymore......I won't say why.
I would be leery of any competition that involved money. Heck it gets a little tricky in the old gobbler contest sometimes and there is nothing to win.
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It's a lot of money too. One purse was $50k and the other was $25k i believe.
50,000? That changes everything. Here is my weight entry. 27lbs 11 oz.(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20190404/d195ec0646aa42ee68dadaef865ee1dc.jpg)
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Turkey hunting was not designed to be a money contest.
Quote from: silvestris on April 04, 2019, 06:31:23 PM
Turkey hunting was not designed to be a money contest.
I cringe at any contest involving the killing of game and or birds. I'm not 100% against, but I'm not a supporter, either. (probably just the old grumpy game warden coming out)
Everybody is a grown up here, please use your head. If there are people and money involved, please be aware of the dangers. Info is the new power , many ways into your personal life. Just my :z-twocents: