2017 VIRGINIA BIG GAME CONTEST

78th.  ANNUAL

EASTERN - WESTERN REGIONALS & STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS

VIRGINIA BIG GAME CITATIONS

 

WHITETAIL DEER: EASTERN, WESTERN & STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS.

CLASS I -GUN- 12 POINTS & ABOVE CLASS VII - ARCHERY - 7 & 8 POINTS
CLASS II -GUN- 9,10,11 POINTS CLASS VIII - ARCHERY - 6 POINTS & UNDER
CLASS III -GUN- 7 & 8 POINTS CLASS IX - BLACK POWDER - 12 POINTS & ABOVE
CLASS IV -GUN- 6 POINTS & UNDER CLASS X - BLACK POWDER - 9,10,11 POINTS
CLASS V - ARCHERY - 12 POINTS & ABOVE CLASS XI - BLACK POWDER - 7 & 8 POINTS
CLASS VI - ARCHERY - 9,10,11 POINTS CLASS XII - BLACK POWDER - 6 POINTS & UNDER

BLACK BEAR: ONE CLASS, FOR EASTERN, WESTERN & STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS.  REQUIRES BIG GAME CHECK TAG.

WILD TURKEY: ONE CLASS, FOR EASTERN, WESTERN & STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS.  NO FROZEN ENTRIES FOR EASTERN CONTEST!  DRY ENTRIES ONLY!!  CERTIFIED WEIGHT NEEDED

YOUTH CLASSES:  ONE CLASS (DEER, BEAR & TURKEY)  HUNTER MUST HAVE BEEN 15 YEARS OLD OR YOUNGER ON THE DATE OF HARVEST OF THE ENTRY.  ALL YOUTH ENTRIES ARE ALSO ELIGIBLE TO PLACE IN REGULAR DEER, BEAR OR TURKEY CLASSES.

CROSSBOW ENTRIES:  WILL BE INCLUDED WITH GENERAL FIREARM CLASSES FOR DEER, BEAR & TURKEY.

VIRGINIA BIG GAME CITATIONS: THE VPSA & WVSA WILL AWARD STATE CITATIONS WITH MINIMUM SCORES - BEAR 20, DEER 140, TURKEY 50. ENTRIES MUST BE ENTERED IN THE APPROPRIATE REGIONAL CONTEST TO BE SCORED FOR THE CONTEST AND THE CITATION. REGIONAL CONTEST ARE THE ONLY LOCATIONS AND DATES THAT ENTRIES WILL BE SCORED FOR THE CITATIONS.

EASTERN - WESTERN REGIONALS & STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS:  SATURDAY & SUNDAY,  SEPTEMBER 23 & 24, 2017.  SEPTEMBER 23, 9 A.M. TO 5 P.M., SEPTEMBER 24, 9 A.M. WITH AWARDS CEREMONY AT 3 P.M.  ENTRY DEADLINE: 5 P.M. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2017  LOCATION:  SOUTHAMPTON COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS, 25374 NEW MARKET RD, COURTLAND, VA. FOR MORE INFO CONTACT:  MICHAEL JONES, PRESIDENT, VIRGINIA PENINSULA SPORTSMEN'S ASSOCIATION, INC., P.O. BOX 1860, WILLIAMSBURG, VA  23187-1860.   PHONE: 757-371-3335

SPONSORS: VIRGINIA PENINSULA SPORTSMEN'S ASSOCIATION, INC - VPSA

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS: ENTRIES MUST HAVE BEEN BAGGED IN VIRGINIA WITH A LEGAL SPORTING WEAPON DURING THE 2016 - 2017 HUNTING SEASON. REGULATIONS: READ BACK OF BIG GAME CHECK TAG TO DETERMINE WHICH CONTEST YOU MUST COMPETE IN. IF UNCERTAIN, CONTACT ONE OF THE SPONSORS LISTED ABOVE. BIG GAME CHECK TAG MUST ACCOMPANY ENTRY.   GAME CHECKED THROUGH THE GAME DEPTS. "GOT GAME" SYSTEM ARE ELIGIBLE TO BE ENTERED IN THE CONTEST.  YOU MUST HAVE THE CONFIRMATION NUMBER THAT WAS ISSUED WHEN THE GAME ANIMAL WAS CHECKED WITH YOU TO ENTER.  TURKEYS CHECKED THROUGH "GOT GAME" MUST HAVE BEEN WEIGHED ON STATE CERTIFIED SCALES AND ALSO HAVE A CERTIFIED WEIGHT CERTIFICATE.  CERTIFICATES CAN BE DOWNLOADED AT WWW.VPSA.ORG WEBSITE.

DETERMINING SCORE: VIRGINIA SCORING SYSTEM WILL BE USED WITH ANTLER MEASUREMENTS FOR DEER, SKULL MEASUREMENTS INCLUDING LOWER JAW FOR BEAR. TURKEY, SUBMIT FEET INCLUDING SPURS & BEARD & CERTIFIED WEIGHT INFORMATION. NO EXCEPTIONS TO ANY OF THE ABOVE REQUIREMENTS FOR ANY REASON!

THIS CONTEST IS THE "ORIGINAL" VIRGINIA BIG GAME CONTEST THAT HAS BEEN HELD IN VIRGINIA SINCE 1940.   ENTRIES WILL NOT BE SCORED AT ANY OTHER TIME OR LOCATION!

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posted 6/15/2016