2012 COYOTE HUNT RULES AND REGULATIONS
FEB. 17, 18 & 19, 2012
Please note: some changes may have been made to the Coyote Hunt Rules and Regulations.
1. No registrations will be taken during
the hunt. The hunt will officially
begin at 12:01 AM., Friday, February
17, 2012 and will end at 4:00 PM. on Sunday, February 19, 2012.
2. Registration Fee will be $10:00, of which $8.00 will go toward cash prizes to
successful hunters and $2.00 toward administration costs.
3. Each participant must be registered for this hunt.
When hunting in groups, each member of the group
must be registered, or the
entire group will be disqualified.
Any club can register other members at the club's scheduled in-person
registrations by
4. Each participant must be a current (2012) member of the Mosquito Creek
Sportsmen's Association. Membership
applications may be made at the same
time as the Coyote Hunt registrations.
5. Coyotes must be killed during the days and times of the scheduled hunt.
6. Participants must posses a valid hunting license or fur-taker license.
Participant's said license
will be checked when they bring in a coyote to be
weighed.
7. During the scheduled Coyote Hunt,
coyotes may be hunted in any county in Pennsylvania.
8. Calls and dogs may be used during the hunt, HOWEVER EACH HUNTER WILL BE
ALLOWED TO REGISTER ONLY THREE
COYOTES.
The first three tagged coyotes will be the ones to be counted.
9. The Mosquito Creek Sportsmen's Association reserves the right to have an autopsy preformed on any animal presented at the hunt if it is believed the animal was penned, trapped or taken illegally. Several wildlife biologists and a veterinarian will be available to enforce this regulation. ALL ANIMALS WILL BE TAGGED THRU THE BACK LEG.
10. Mosquito Creek Sportsmen's Association reserves the right to polygraph any registered hunter. HUNTERS UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT BY REGISTERING AND PARTICIPATING IN THE HUNT, THEY AGREE TO UNDERGO POLYGRAPH TESTING IF REQUESTED BY THE ASSOCIATION. POLYGRAPH QUESTIONS WILL BE LIMITED TO THOSE NECESSARY TO ASSURE THE ACCURACY OF THE RESULTS AND THE REGISTRANT'S ENTITLEMENT TO PRIZE MONEY. REFUSAL TO SUBMIT TO AND FULLY COOPERATE IN THE ADMINISTRATION OF A POLYGRAPH TEST SHALL RESULT IN THE AUTOMATIC DISQUALIFICATION OF THE REGISTRANT.
Any hunter who fails the polygraph test will be permanently disqualified from this hunt and all future Coyote hunts. Said Hunter's Mosquito Creek Sportsmen's Club membership will also be revoked for life.
11. Any violation of the Pennsylvania Game Laws and rules of this hunt
will result in that person or group being disqualified
from the hunt and
suspended from the club.
12. Official weighs-ins will be done at the designated building on club property from 4:00 PM - 8:00 PM., Friday and Saturday, February 17 & 18 and from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM on Sunday, February 19, 2012.
13. The DEADLINE FOR WEIGH-INS IS 4PM ON SUNDAY FEBRUARY 19, 2012.
14. Each hunter is responsible for the disposal of his/her coyote carcass.
15. The Prize Money (excluding registration fees for female coyotes) will be
divided in two equal parts.
One part will be awarded in equal shares to those hunters who present
qualifying coyotes. The other part will be awarded AS TOP PRIZE MONEY and awarded for the top three coyotes in
weight, to be divided as follows:
1st Prize
- 50% of
the total Top Prize Money
2nd Prize -
30% of the total Top Prize Money
3rd Prize
- 20%
of the total Top Prize Money
Prize for heaviest female is 100% of the total registration fees paid to participate in the female coyote contest.
16. All prize money will be awarded after official results have been determined. Prize money will be awarded by check upon verification of the contestant's entitlement and in exchange for an IRS Form W-9 signed and completed by each award winner.
COYOTE REGISTRATIONS WILL
ONLY BE ON THE SPECIFIED DATES ABOVE.
YOU MAY ALSO REGISTER BY MAIL BEFORE JANUARY 31, 2012
ABSOLUTELY NO REGISTRATIONS WILL BE TAKEN AFTER THE BEGINNING OF THE HUNT!