2006-2007 Rules & Regulations

 

  1. The Hallettsville Knights of Columbus Big Buck Contest will have the following five divisions.   
    1. Lavaca County Youth Division:  Deer may be harvested in Lavaca county by a youth who does not reach the age of 17 years on or before January 21, 2007. 
    2. State of Texas Youth Division:  Deer may be harvested in any county in the State of Texas by a youth who does not reach the age of 17 years on or before January 21, 2007. 
    3. Lavaca County Division:  Any deer harvested in Lavaca County.
    4. Special South Texas Division:  All South Texas Counties in which the regular season extends to January 21, 2007.
    5.  State of Texas: Division:  All counties in the state, other than Lavaca, and the Special South Texas Counties.
  2. Adult hunters must be signed up and have $15.00 entry fee paid by midnight. Friday November 3,  2006 or postmarked by that date. The $15.00 entry fee will make a hunter eligible to enter a deer in any of the three regular divisions.   
  3. Youth hunters must be signed up and have their $10.00 Youth Division entry fee paid by midnight, Friday October 27, 2006 in order to be eligible to enter a deer harvested during the October 29 & 30 Youth only weekend.   Youth Division entries will continue to be accepted through midnight, Friday November 3, 2006 for the regular season.
  4. A "Youth Division" hunter will have the option to enter their deer in the appropriate "regular division" at the end of the regular season.   A deer harvested during the  October 28 & 29, 2006 or January 20 & 21, 2007 "Youth Only Weekends" can only be entered in the Youth Division.   Deer harvested during the final January 20, 21 Youth Only weekend must be checked in no later than 6 PM Monday January 22, 2007.
  5. Deer must be a Whitetail buck harvested during the "General Gun" season.  Deer may be harvested during the "Youth only Weekends" for entry in the Youth Division.     “General Gun Season” is defined as starting November 3, 2006 and ending on January 7, 2007 for most Counties or January 21, 2007 for South Texas Counties.   NO BOW SEASON; NO PRE OR POST SEASON MANAGEMENT DEER 
  6. Lavaca County bucks must be measured within 24 hours of harvest. The Lavaca County hunter must bring in the field dressed deer or the deer’s head with hide & antlers attached for scoring.
  7. Special South Texas and State of Texas bucks must be measured within 72 hours of harvest. Hunters may bring in the field dressed deer or the deer’s head with hide & antlers attached for scoring.  South Texas bucks harvested during the final January 20, 21 weekend must be checked in no later than 6 PM Monday January 22, 2007
  8. Scoring will be based on the total Gross Boone & Crockett score.  All Boone & Crockett scoring rules apply.

a.       Tie Breaker: Longest single point off main beam.

b.       Second Tie Breaker: Greatest inside spread.

  1. Buck deer must be legally harvested and properly tagged according to the most recent Texas Hunting Guide when brought in for measurement. 
  2. Deer cannot be harvested in a deer proof fenced-in area or cannot have been raised in a fenced-in area and released.
  3. Hunters may enter more than one legally harvested buck in the appropriate divisions, but can only win one prize overall.
  4. Entries must be legal as defined by the General Gun Season regulations for a county.   Deer harvested on MLD3 property will be allowed, but must meet the General Regulations for that County.  i.e. Harvested within the dates of the General Gun Season & Special Antler Restrictions.
  5. The Hallettsville KC Big Buck Committee may administer lie detector tests.  Refusal to comply, or failure to show up for a scheduled lie detector test will be considered adequate reason for disqualification from the Hallettsville KC Big Buck Contest.
  6. Any registered hunter trying to cheat in the Hallettsville Knights of Columbus Big Buck Contest will be automatically disqualified, forfeit their prize and will be banned from entering the contest for life.
  7. By entering the contest, you have agreed to comply with all rules of the contest and all decisions of the KC Big Buck Contest Committee.  All decisions of the KC Big Buck Contest Committee will be final.