1st Annual
"Monroe County Fall Classic"
NWTF Turkey Call Contest
Saturday, October 9, 2004 ~ 2:00pm
Paris, MO
CALLING CONTEST GUIDELINES
1. Review all rules and answer all questions with callers
and judges present.
2. Calls should be chosen from this list: cluck, putt, tree call, plain yelp
of the hen, cutting of excited hen, adult hen assembly call, fly down
cackle, kee kee run, purr, and caller's best call. Calls can be combined.
3. A minimum of 3 and no more than 5 calls will be asked in each division.
4. Each caller will be asked to give the required call when announced by the M.C. in two brief series.
5. There will be a three-minute time limit for each contestant.
6. There will be no practicing of calls within the hearing range of the
judges during the contest.
7. Excuse judges prior to drawing for calling positions. Instruct judges
that they are to have no contact with the callers.
8. Establish a time to draw for calling position. Make all callers aware of
the specified time when the drawing for calling positions is to occur. If a
caller does not show up for the roll call, drop him/her from the contest.
Always have 1 more number in the hat than the total number of callers
entered ex. If there are 12 callers, use 13 numbers.
9. Each contestant draws a number to determine the order of calling. The
contestant that draws number 1 immediately draws another number. He/she will
call in both positions, but only the second call will count for score.
10. Please Note: If a contestant does not draw number one (1), then a second
drawing will be held on voluntary basis. If a contestant chooses he/she may
draw in second drawing but, if the contestant prefers to keep the number
drawn in the first drawing then they do not have to enter the second
drawing. If no contestants wish to draw a second time then the contestant
with number 2 (two) will start the contest and call as number one (1) and as
the number two- (2) positions. Only the score
derived while calling the second calling position will count for score.
11. Excuse callers until the contest begins. Instruct callers that they are
to have no contact with the judges.
12. The NWTF is currently reviewing options to the outlined procedure.
Changes may be forth coming at a later date.
JUDGES
1. A minimum of 5 judges must be used. Judges should
possess high personal integrity and should have a good knowledge of wild
turkeys and turkey calling.
2. Designate a master of ceremonies, a head judge who is assisted by at
least 4 other judges, and at least 3 scorers. Judges should not be facing
the audience. Nor should the judges be able to see each caller perform.
3. Rotate judges from year to year. Try to avoid always using the same
judges.
4. If possible, select judges that do not represent call manufacturers to
avoid possible conflicts.
5. Judges will award a numerical score on the score sheets provided for each
call based on their judgment of the caller's ability.
6. A point scoring range of 1 - 50 points for gobbling contest and the owl
hooting contest and a point scoring range of 1 - 20 for the wild turkey
calling contest is used to further reduce the risk of tie and the need for a
call off.
SCORING
1. All scores will be recorded in ink by the judges.
2. After each contestant, a runner will collect all score sheets and deliver
them to the scorer's table.
3. Scorers should use silent calculators with tapes.
4. Scorers will tabulate and record all scores on the combined tally sheet.
Add each score sheet up and write the total score at the bottom of each
sheet. A contestant's final score will be derived by dropping the highest
and lowest TOTAL score sheets of each caller and then add the remaining
score sheets together, which will be the grand total score for each caller.
Example, if a caller receives a total scores of 73, 76,70, 77, & 74, you
would drop the 70 & 77 and add remain scores = Grand Total score of 223.
Staple all score sheets together to give to the contestants after the
competition.
5. Ties will be broken by a call off. Contestant's with equal Grand total
scores will be called back on stage and asked to deliver the same calls in
the order as in the preceding round. Contestants in a call off will call in
the same order as the preceding round. The highest point total in the call
off will be declared the winner of that place. Scores obtained in call off
are used solely to break ties.
6. Allow the callers five minutes to review scores at the end of the
contest. Do not announce winners until all scores have been checked by the
contestants.
7. Additional rules may be added if necessary, however, these basic rules
must be followed.
