(Approved
June 10 2010)
Trophy
Award Objectives:
a.
To define
the awards and rules for entries to the annual club fishing and hunting.
b.
To reward and encourage club members in their hunting and
fishing endeavours.
c.
To
encourage ethical hunting and fishing within the Provincial regulations.
d.
To recognize truly outstanding trophy animals taken by club
members.
e.
To
recognize and encourage entries by Junior and women members.
HUNTING
AWARDS
Categories and
Potential Awards (not all CATEGORIES or sub-categories may have entries in each
year):
1.
Typical Mule Deer ( a
bow & a rifle category each for men & women )
a.
Greatest
score for a typical mule deer– Men’s
b.
Greatest
score for a typical mule deer– Women’s
2.
2. Typical
White Tail Deer ( a bow & a rifle category each for men & women )
a.
Greatest
score for a typical whitetail deer– Men’s
b.
Greatest
score for a typical whitetail deer– Women’s
3.
3. Non-Typical Mule Deer ( a bow & a rifle
category each for men & women )
a.
Greatest
score for a non-typical mule deer– Men’s
b.
Greatest
score for a non-typical mule deer– Women’s
4.
4.
Non-Typical Whitetail Deer ( a bow & a rifle category
each for men & women )
a.
Greatest
score for a non-typical whitetail deer– Men’s
b.
Greatest
score for a non-typical whitetail deer– Women’s
5.
Greatest Spread –
deer antlers (four point or better) (
a bow & a rifle category each for men & women )
a.
Typical
or non-typical mule deer–
Men’s
b.
Typical or non-typical
whitetail deer– Women’s
6.
Most Symmetrical – (four
point deer or better) (
a bow & a rifle category each for men & women )
a.
Most symmetrical mule
deer– Men’s
b.
Most symmetrical
whitetail deer– Women’s
7.
Best score two or
three point deer ( a bow & a rifle category each for men & women )
a.
Best score two or
three point mule deer buck– Men’s
b.
Best score two or
three point whitetail buck– Women’s
8.
First Big Game animal
by a Junior
a.
First Big Game entry
by a Junior(s)
1.
All Juniors (male and
female) will receive an award for their first entry (Note: this may be a male or
female animal)
9.
Best score Buck by a
Junior
a.
Best score mule deer
buck taken by rifle or bow - Male
b.
Best score whitetail
buck taken by rifle or bow - Female
10.
Moose (
a bow & a rifle category each for men & women )
a.
Highest score Moose–
Men’s
b.
Highest score Moose–
Women’s
11.
Elk (
a bow & a rifle category each for men & women )
a.
Highest score Elk–
Men’s
b.
Highest score Elk–
Women’s
12. Caribou (
a bow & a rifle category each for men & women )
a.
Highest score Caribou–
Men’s
b.
Highest score Caribou–
Women’s
13
13.
Black Bear (
a bow & a rifle category each for men & women )
a.
Highest score Black
Bear–
Men’s
b.
Highest score Black
Bear–
Women’s
14. California Bighorn Sheep (
a bow & a rifle category each for men & women )
a.
Highest score
California Bighorn Sheep–
Men’s
b.
Highest score
California Bighorn Sheep–
Women’s
15. Dall’s Sheep (
a bow & a rifle category each for men & women )
a.
Highest score Dall’s
Sheep–
Men’s
b.
Highest score Dall’s
Sheep–
Women’s
16.
Stone Sheep (
a bow & a rifle category each for men & women )
a.
Highest score Stone
Sheep–
Men’s
b.
Highest score Stone
Sheep–
Women’s
17.
Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep ( a bow & a rifle category each for men & women )
a.
Highest score Rocky
Mountain Bighorn Sheep–
Men’s
b.
Highest score Rocky
Mountain Bighorn Sheep–
Women’s
18. Wolf (
a bow & a rifle category each for men & women )
a.
Highest score Wolf–
Men’s
b.
Highest score Wolf–
Women’s
19. Cougar (
a bow & a rifle category each for men & women )
a.
Highest score Cougar–
Men’s
b.
Highest score Cougar–
Women’s
20. Grizzly Bear (
a bow & a rifle category each for men & women )
a.
Highest score Grizzly
Bear–
Men’s
b.
Highest score Grizzly
Bear–
Women’s
21. Mountain Goat (
a bow & a rifle category each for men & women )
a.
Highest score Mountain
Goat–
Men’s
b.
Highest score Mountain
Goat–
Women’s
22. Best Out of Province Entry ( a bow & a rifle category each for men & women )
a.
Best out of Province
entry–
Men’s
b.
Best out of Province
entry–
Women’s
23. Most Unusual Trophy - one winner only
24. Best Upland Game Bird by a Junior (Blue
grouse, ruffed grouse, pheasant, Chuckar, etc.)
a. Best weight entry by a male
b. Best
weight entry by a female
25. Best Migratory Game Bird by a Junior
(for example: Mallard, pintail, Canada Goose, Snow Goose etc.)
a. Best weight entry by a male
b.
Best weight entry by a female
Rules:
A.
Any entry can only win
one (1) of the above awards.
B.
One entrant is limited
to receiving a max of three (3) of the above awards but may enter more than
three categories. In special
circumstances and at the discretion of the trophy committee a fourth award may
be considered.
C.
All entries must be
taken in
D.
All entries must be
taken in “Fair” chase as per the current BC Hunting regulations including
L.E.H. allocations.
E.
Entrants must be a
member of the
F.
All entries must be
presented to the trophy committee on or before the annual club scoring day as
published in the club newsletter.
G.
All entries must be
identified with the entrants name, phone number, address, resident hunter number
and species licence number.
H.
All entries (skulls,
antlers, horns and hides) must have all flesh removed or they will not be
considered for entry. All entries
must be in a natural state and not tampered with in any matter.
I.
Entries taken with a
rifle will be scored using the Boone and Crockett scoring system.
J.
Entries taken with a
bow will be scored using the Pope and Young scoring system.
The “Club” definition of a bow includes: long bow, recurve bow,
compound Bow and the crossbow.
K.
The most recent
edition of the “Big Game Records of British Columbia” number 1 ranking for
any species will be used when ranking the “Hunting Trophy” selections.
L.
Trophy committee
members shall have the authority to temporarily mark all entries to assist in
the scoring process.
M.
All entries must be
available for display at the annual trophy smorgasbord or awards night. A
photograph of the animal is desirable to accompany the display.
N.
The “Trophy
Committee” will have the final decision on all awards.
O.
Juniors are defined as
males or females eighteen (18) years or younger on the date the entry was taken
(on one’s nineteen birthday they are no longer a junior).
Juniors are eligible to win any of the award categories or sub-categories
listed above as well as the Hunting Trophies.
HUNTING
TROPHIES
The
following special Trophies are awarded for “Outstanding Entries” taken in
the current year. These trophies
have a “Perpetual” club trophy as well as a “Keeper” trophy for the
successful entrant. These trophies
are separate from the hunting awards listed above.
Some or all of these trophies may not be awarded each year.
1.
Best Big Game entry by
a Junior
2.
Best Big Game entry by
a Woman
3.
Biggest Ram Award -
Highest ranking sheep of any species
4.
Keys Award - Presented
for a truly outstanding trophy animal ranking well up in the “Big Game Records
of British Columbia”.
5.
Wildlife Taxidermy
Award - Presented for the best trophy entered by a club member (second to the
Keys Award).
FISHING
AWARDS
Categories
and Potential Awards (not all CATEGORIES or sub-categories may have entries in
each year):
1.
Rainbow Trout (open water or ice fishing)
a.
Heaviest Rainbow Trout– Men’s
2 categories (1 for a lure 1 for a fly)
b.
Heaviest Rainbow Trout– Women’s 2 categories (1 for a
lure 1 for a fly)
c.
Heaviest Rainbow– Junior Female 2 categories (1 for a
lure 1 for a fly)
d.
Heaviest Rainbow– Junior Male 2 categories (1 for a lure
1 for a fly)
2.
Brook trout (open water or ice fishing)
a.
Heaviest Brook trout– Men’s 2 categories (1 for a lure
1 for a fly)
b.
Heaviest Brook trout– Women’s 2 categories (1 for a
lure 1 for a fly)
c.
Heaviest Brook trout– Junior Female 2 categories (1 for a
lure 1 for a fly)
d.
Heaviest Brook trout– Junior Male 2 categories (1 for a
lure 1 for a fly)
3.
Lake Trout
a.
Heaviest Lake Trout– Men’s 2 categories (1 for a lure 1
for a fly)
b.
Heaviest Lake Trout– Women’s 2 categories (1 for a lure
1 for a fly)
c.
Heaviest Lake Trout– Junior Female 2 categories (1 for a
lure 1 for a fly)
d.
Heaviest Lake Trout– Junior Male 2 categories (1 for a
lure 1 for a fly)
4.
Bull Trout or other BC native sports fish
a.
Heaviest Bull Trout or other B.C. native species– Men’s
2 categories (1 for a lure 1 for a fly)
b.
Heaviest Bull Trout or other B.C. native species–
Women’s 2 categories (1 for a lure 1 for a fly)
c.
Heaviest Bull Trout or other B.C. native species– Junior
Female 2 categories (1 for a lure 1 for a fly)
d.
Heaviest Bull Trout or other B.C. native species– Junior
Male 2 categories (1 for a lure 1 for a fly)
5.
Salmon (Saltwater or Freshwater) 2 categories (1 for a lure
1 for a fly)
a.
Heaviest Salmon– Men’s 2 categories (1 for a lure 1 for
a fly)
b.
Heaviest Salmon– Women’s 2 categories (1 for a lure 1
for a fly)
c.
Heaviest Salmon– Junior Female 2 categories (1 for a lure
1 for a fly)
d.
Heaviest Salmon– Junior Male 2 categories (1 for a lure 1
for a fly)
Rules:
A.
All entries must be
caught in public waters of B.C. by accepted angling methods in accordance with
the current Provincial and Federal regulations.
B.
All fish must be
weighed on an accurate and reliable scale and confirmed by an adult witness.
C.
If a measurement
system (Sturdy’s Table) is used, the measurements (length and girth) must be
confirmed by an adult or a picture of the fish provided.
D.
Entrants must be a
member of the
E.
All
awards will be made at the annual Smorgasbord and Awards banquet.
F.
All
decisions of the trophy committee are final.
G.
Each
entry is eligible for only one award and a limit of 3 awards for the fish
entries.
H.
Entries
to include location of catch (
I.
All
entries must be in by a date set each year by the trophy committee chair.
J.
Ice fishing or open
water fishing entries are both eligible for Rainbow Trout and Brook Trout
entries.
K.
Juniors are defined as
males or females eighteen (18) years or younger on the date the entry was taken
(on one’s nineteen birthday they are no longer a junior).
L.
Fish entry forms are
available periodically in the club newsletter or on the club website www.kdfga.ca.
Trophy
Committee Members at time of writing: Ron
Telford (Chair), Harry Tracz, Bob Petrie, Dennis Milton, Ted Hardaker, Gene Tisdale, Kevin
Church, Terry Conroy, Ken Harton, Mike Hanry.
Trophy
rules where voted on at the
The
trophy known as the hat trick trophy was deleted at this time and will be
replaced
By
2 trophies , The BEST ENTRY BY A JUNIOR and the BEST ENTRY BY A WOMEN