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March 12, 2010
Hurteau: Tie In The Bow Contest!!
By Dave Hurteau
So we have a four-way tie. That’s right, buddyboy25, ikedogg, mwmrtn, and taylor1 each correctly guessed the actual, to-the-inch, gross-score total of all four bucks, which break down like this:
Buck#1: 153
Buck#2: 151
Buck#3: 170
Buck#4: 211
For a grand total of 685 inches.
There you have it. So, buddyboy25, ikedogg, mwmrtn, and taylor1, you four have a score to settle--namely, the score of this tie-breaker buck:
As before, you need to guess the pictured buck’s gross B&C score. But this time, in order to reduce the likelihood of another tie, fractionals will count. (That doesn’t mean the buck’s actual gross score necessarily includes a fractional. It may or may not.) The one who guesses closest wins the Mathews Z7 bow. Only your first guess counts and you may not guess the same total as any other finalist. I’ll announce the winner next Friday.
As for everyone else, have some fun. Let’s see your guesses. Only the finalist’s will count. But hey, if you get it right you’ll have the pride of knowing that you really do have the skills that might have won you that great new bow had you not screwed up on the first four bucks. I wish we had a consolation prize. Maybe your sister will kiss you.
Seriously, lets all congratulate the finalists and wish them luck. Okay, go for it.
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Comments (63)
ill buy it from who ever wins this bow for 500 to 700 dollars
my guess is 198 and 3/8
Good job guys, what are the odds? Maybe that should be the tie-breaker each of them should calculate the odds of a four-way draw. I say 1:561,458,632,888,001
Great contest and a very nice prize to the winner. Congrates to 4 finalist !
Dang! Looks like I'm using my junk bow again next year. Congrat guys.
Congrats, great job fellas.
Thanks again for the fun Dave!! Good luck guys!!
Way to go guys!! Good luck!
Nice tie breaker, tough angle on that note good luck boys.
208
Is that a Z7 laying on that deer?
Good job guys, good luck on the tie breaker!!!
Well done guys. I thought i was right on but i was 50 odd inches off. lol
aaaaaaaaaahhhhhhh!!! So close!!! I GUESSED 286!!! do i at least get an arrow? maybe a hat? just kiddin...congrats to the others
wait...why did i type 286? that should be 686...haha, i guess that shows why i'm not worthy
not that it matters, I missed the total buy 29", Lets go with 187 7/8.
Congrats to you 4 guys..GOOD LUCK..
Dang I had 687, so close! Congrats to the four closest, I hope there is some consolation prize for the three of you who lose out on the last guess. Great contest, it was a lot of fun.
Congrats guys, i gues i have to go out and buy one.
I'm curious to hear from the winners how they came up with their figures. I figured 7 4/8 inches from the corner of the eye to the end of the nose and applied that measurement to the horns. I was fairly close with 677. Mass was the toughest measurement. I measured mounts I have at home similar to the photos.
Congrats to the winners.
Really fun contest. I have never scored a deer in my life and didn't even know how. Dave, you forced me to learn and I thank you for that. Had to learn about "gross score" which was the reason for my final, final, final answer! Got really close with 678. Congrats to the winners! Good Luck!
And of course the final buck was appropriately killed with a Z7. Cool. Whoever wins will need to hied from everyone else! lol
this was real fun, thanks guys. i'd never tried to score a buck before but ended up only being off by 20"! better luck next time though, eh?
i was off by 12 inches great jos guys
Gahh off by one! It's OK though, given this tie-breaker, I'd be screwed. Also, that Z7 would be like giving a spaceship to a dog musher. Good luck and congrats.
I am a bit surprised, i had that last buck at at least 250" but that shows you how hard it is to judge. I'm sure i was way off on the mass but was a stab in the dark. Enjoyed to contest nonetheless
I was counting on that new bow....
Congradulations to the winners, my guess for this buck would be 217
HEARTBREAK! ...only 2" off! I told a lot of friends about this contest! Thanks! It was a lot of fun!
Missed by 12 inches.. Oh well Congrats to the winners! I already have my Z-7 and it is the best bow I have ever shot.
Great job guys! Good luck scoring that tangled mess. I hope you do this again Scott this was a lot of fun
off by 6" store of my life.....congrats to you to guy and good luck
My guess for this one would be....227. Good luck in the buck off guys!!
not too hard 193 6/8
I suggest you chose a buck that is not so easy to look up for such an important tie breaker
to bad you all cant win but lots of luck.
Hank111,
Well don't we look stupid. Our source ensured us that photos of this buck had not gotten out and they were "confident that
no one would know the score". Looks like you proved them wrong, Hank111.
We will put up a new buck ASAP. Thanks for pointing this out. Sorry all.
Am I the only one that doesnt understand how the deer in pic one (8 point) out scores the deer in pic two (10 point)? 153 on the 8 and 151 on the 10..... seriously?
Kris24,
It's not that unusual for an 8 to outscore a 10. A 4-year-old 8 might easily outscore a good 2- or 3-year-old 10, for example. On my wall, I have a 140-inch 8 that outscores the 130-inch 10 right next to it. Vanderpool's is a heck of an 8.
That's "assured" in my first post. Stuff like this can send me into a fit of misspelling. Working on the new buck.
Finalists,
Please hold off on your guesses until we get the new buck up there. (For reference, the old buck has a huge, forked drop tine and snow in the photo; the new buck should have neither.)
Well, for never scoring a buck in all of my 67 years, I don't think I did to bad ,off by 34 points. Oh well,had fun trying.Thanks Dave, as for the finalists,BIG congratulations to all of you..enjoy
Yes Sir Dave,
I am aware that an 8 can out score a 10. Just going by the pictures though it doesnt look like the 8 is bigger to me. Then again that is what makes things like this so fun, even though in the end I believe it becomes some what of a guessing game. Also, we have some really good internet researchers playing...obviously. The odds of 4 people coming out in a tie are.....well not likely to say the least. Thanks for the reply though.
Sorry, Kris24,
I see what you're saying now--and I'll bet most folks thought the same thing. When I first saw buck #1, I put it at around 148. And when I first saw buck #2, I put it at around 155. I was a little surprised to learn they were closer to the other way around.
good luck 4 finalist. my guess is 217 1/8
I was thrown for a loop when I scored the first buck 8pt)20" less than the second buck (10pt)and I can't see how #1 would score so high!??? I was close on the other two! My congrats to the 4 who tied on this difficult task and extra cudos to the eventual winner! (love my older Mathews Bow) The contest was a great exercise!! tks!!!
what happens if none of the 4 that tied respond???
holy cow thats lucky! Im 16 i just guessed what i thought would be close for each buck then added them up at the end.
^^You gotta love it when teenage-guessers out-perform the pros! LOL
Nate
You had to figure the score of Jay Gregorys buck was gonna be all over the Internet.
I guessed 140, 155, 179 and 251 i think. Obviously the first and last bucks I was way off.
taylor1,
Great job. I'll have the new buck up for you to guess at tomorrow.
Kolbster,
We will try to contact them to get their guesses. Of course, one of them is taylor1 above.
BuckHunter,
I admit, I was a little reluctant use a buck taken by such a well-known hunter for the tie-breaker, but as I mentioned above my source for the photo (people close to Gregory) assured me that "no one would know the score." I did a quick search and couldn't find any photos of the buck online. But obviously, I didn't look hard enough. So, I'll take some of the heat, too. In any case, we'll get it straightened out.
I was off 17-20 inches on three of the four bucks! It just the way they added up.Looking forward to the new pic.I would have guessed Jay Gregory's buck at about 185/186 couldn't get the spread and the white sky backround was difficult.
Good job every one who play I will have to admit that I did not think I would be a finalist so thanks to field an stream for puttin this together. So Dave are we supposed to guess on the this buck or is there going to be a new ??
Dave,
No need to explain. We are still having lots of fun. That's why they call it March Madness. Good luck to the Final Four.
I was wondering if the rest of us could suggest what we think the score of the next buck is? Offer tips?
mwmrtn and Ikedogg,
Congrats to both. Well done. Ikedogg, to answer your questions, there will be a new buck up Monday.
buckhunter,
Yup. Go for it. Suggest, offer tips, make your own guess, etc. As you say, the key is to have fun with it.
i was wondering for the finalists if there will be conselation prizes or something like that
Sorry taylor1,
No consolation prize. You need to outguess your fellow finalists.
Good luck. The new buck will be up a little later this morning.
193 6/8"
But I cheated because I saw the video.
I'm with the people surprised by buck #1. I had #1 at 139, #2 at 151 1/2 (one right!), #3 at 182 1/2, and #4 at 221 1/8.
Okay finalists,
The new buck is up. (http://www.fieldandstream.com/blogs/hunting/2010/03/hurteau-new-buck-bow... )
Good luck.
wow i have no idea how to score antlers, just got lucky :)
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Dang! Looks like I'm using my junk bow again next year. Congrat guys.
Great contest and a very nice prize to the winner. Congrates to 4 finalist !
Congrats, great job fellas.
Thanks again for the fun Dave!! Good luck guys!!
Nice tie breaker, tough angle on that note good luck boys.
Good job guys, what are the odds? Maybe that should be the tie-breaker each of them should calculate the odds of a four-way draw. I say 1:561,458,632,888,001
Way to go guys!! Good luck!
208
to bad you all cant win but lots of luck.
Am I the only one that doesnt understand how the deer in pic one (8 point) out scores the deer in pic two (10 point)? 153 on the 8 and 151 on the 10..... seriously?
Is that a Z7 laying on that deer?
Good job guys, good luck on the tie breaker!!!
Well done guys. I thought i was right on but i was 50 odd inches off. lol
aaaaaaaaaahhhhhhh!!! So close!!! I GUESSED 286!!! do i at least get an arrow? maybe a hat? just kiddin...congrats to the others
wait...why did i type 286? that should be 686...haha, i guess that shows why i'm not worthy
not that it matters, I missed the total buy 29", Lets go with 187 7/8.
Congrats to you 4 guys..GOOD LUCK..
Dang I had 687, so close! Congrats to the four closest, I hope there is some consolation prize for the three of you who lose out on the last guess. Great contest, it was a lot of fun.
Congrats guys, i gues i have to go out and buy one.
I'm curious to hear from the winners how they came up with their figures. I figured 7 4/8 inches from the corner of the eye to the end of the nose and applied that measurement to the horns. I was fairly close with 677. Mass was the toughest measurement. I measured mounts I have at home similar to the photos.
Congrats to the winners.
Really fun contest. I have never scored a deer in my life and didn't even know how. Dave, you forced me to learn and I thank you for that. Had to learn about "gross score" which was the reason for my final, final, final answer! Got really close with 678. Congrats to the winners! Good Luck!
And of course the final buck was appropriately killed with a Z7. Cool. Whoever wins will need to hied from everyone else! lol
this was real fun, thanks guys. i'd never tried to score a buck before but ended up only being off by 20"! better luck next time though, eh?
i was off by 12 inches great jos guys
Gahh off by one! It's OK though, given this tie-breaker, I'd be screwed. Also, that Z7 would be like giving a spaceship to a dog musher. Good luck and congrats.
I am a bit surprised, i had that last buck at at least 250" but that shows you how hard it is to judge. I'm sure i was way off on the mass but was a stab in the dark. Enjoyed to contest nonetheless
I was counting on that new bow....
Congradulations to the winners, my guess for this buck would be 217
HEARTBREAK! ...only 2" off! I told a lot of friends about this contest! Thanks! It was a lot of fun!
Missed by 12 inches.. Oh well Congrats to the winners! I already have my Z-7 and it is the best bow I have ever shot.
Great job guys! Good luck scoring that tangled mess. I hope you do this again Scott this was a lot of fun
off by 6" store of my life.....congrats to you to guy and good luck
My guess for this one would be....227. Good luck in the buck off guys!!
not too hard 193 6/8
I suggest you chose a buck that is not so easy to look up for such an important tie breaker
Hank111,
Well don't we look stupid. Our source ensured us that photos of this buck had not gotten out and they were "confident that
no one would know the score". Looks like you proved them wrong, Hank111.
We will put up a new buck ASAP. Thanks for pointing this out. Sorry all.
Kris24,
It's not that unusual for an 8 to outscore a 10. A 4-year-old 8 might easily outscore a good 2- or 3-year-old 10, for example. On my wall, I have a 140-inch 8 that outscores the 130-inch 10 right next to it. Vanderpool's is a heck of an 8.
That's "assured" in my first post. Stuff like this can send me into a fit of misspelling. Working on the new buck.
Finalists,
Please hold off on your guesses until we get the new buck up there. (For reference, the old buck has a huge, forked drop tine and snow in the photo; the new buck should have neither.)
Well, for never scoring a buck in all of my 67 years, I don't think I did to bad ,off by 34 points. Oh well,had fun trying.Thanks Dave, as for the finalists,BIG congratulations to all of you..enjoy
Yes Sir Dave,
I am aware that an 8 can out score a 10. Just going by the pictures though it doesnt look like the 8 is bigger to me. Then again that is what makes things like this so fun, even though in the end I believe it becomes some what of a guessing game. Also, we have some really good internet researchers playing...obviously. The odds of 4 people coming out in a tie are.....well not likely to say the least. Thanks for the reply though.
Sorry, Kris24,
I see what you're saying now--and I'll bet most folks thought the same thing. When I first saw buck #1, I put it at around 148. And when I first saw buck #2, I put it at around 155. I was a little surprised to learn they were closer to the other way around.
good luck 4 finalist. my guess is 217 1/8
I was thrown for a loop when I scored the first buck 8pt)20" less than the second buck (10pt)and I can't see how #1 would score so high!??? I was close on the other two! My congrats to the 4 who tied on this difficult task and extra cudos to the eventual winner! (love my older Mathews Bow) The contest was a great exercise!! tks!!!
what happens if none of the 4 that tied respond???
holy cow thats lucky! Im 16 i just guessed what i thought would be close for each buck then added them up at the end.
^^You gotta love it when teenage-guessers out-perform the pros! LOL
Nate
You had to figure the score of Jay Gregorys buck was gonna be all over the Internet.
I guessed 140, 155, 179 and 251 i think. Obviously the first and last bucks I was way off.
taylor1,
Great job. I'll have the new buck up for you to guess at tomorrow.
Kolbster,
We will try to contact them to get their guesses. Of course, one of them is taylor1 above.
BuckHunter,
I admit, I was a little reluctant use a buck taken by such a well-known hunter for the tie-breaker, but as I mentioned above my source for the photo (people close to Gregory) assured me that "no one would know the score." I did a quick search and couldn't find any photos of the buck online. But obviously, I didn't look hard enough. So, I'll take some of the heat, too. In any case, we'll get it straightened out.
I was off 17-20 inches on three of the four bucks! It just the way they added up.Looking forward to the new pic.I would have guessed Jay Gregory's buck at about 185/186 couldn't get the spread and the white sky backround was difficult.
Good job every one who play I will have to admit that I did not think I would be a finalist so thanks to field an stream for puttin this together. So Dave are we supposed to guess on the this buck or is there going to be a new ??
Dave,
No need to explain. We are still having lots of fun. That's why they call it March Madness. Good luck to the Final Four.
I was wondering if the rest of us could suggest what we think the score of the next buck is? Offer tips?
mwmrtn and Ikedogg,
Congrats to both. Well done. Ikedogg, to answer your questions, there will be a new buck up Monday.
buckhunter,
Yup. Go for it. Suggest, offer tips, make your own guess, etc. As you say, the key is to have fun with it.
i was wondering for the finalists if there will be conselation prizes or something like that
Sorry taylor1,
No consolation prize. You need to outguess your fellow finalists.
Good luck. The new buck will be up a little later this morning.
193 6/8"
But I cheated because I saw the video.
I'm with the people surprised by buck #1. I had #1 at 139, #2 at 151 1/2 (one right!), #3 at 182 1/2, and #4 at 221 1/8.
Okay finalists,
The new buck is up. (http://www.fieldandstream.com/blogs/hunting/2010/03/hurteau-new-buck-bow... )
Good luck.
wow i have no idea how to score antlers, just got lucky :)
my guess is 198 and 3/8
ill buy it from who ever wins this bow for 500 to 700 dollars
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