


March 05, 2010
Hurteau: Win A Mathews Z7 Bow, Final Round!
By Dave Hurteau

This is it, folks. Time for your final answer. And here is your final buck. As promised, the training wheels are now long gone. No more binky for you. This freak of a whitetail—about which I am offering no information at this time—is meant to separate the men from the boys (and, knowing how sensitive all of you are to political correctness, also the women from the boys and both the men and women from the girls [but not the women from the men, thank goodness, or the girls from the boys]).
Once again: You are playing for a Mathews Z7, the company’s brand new, flagship compound bow for 2010. It’s a prize worth about $900.
To win it, you need to guess the gross—I’ll say again, gross—B&C scores to the inch for all four of the buck’s I’ve posted (which include the one shown above and the three linked below). Then you need to add all those gross scores up, and give me your grand total in the comments section of this blog post. Do not post the total on the other blogs. Whoever’s guess is closest to the sum of four bucks’ actual gross scores (which I will post next week) will be hunting with a brand new Z7 bow next fall, courtesy of Mathews. If there’s a tie, we will post another gnarly buck for the finalist to guess at.
In case you missed the other bucks, here are links to the first three:
Finally, if you win and we find out that you are a friend or family member of one of the hunters shown, or if you are affiliated with Mathews Inc, then we are going to drive to your house, knock on your door, cuff you upside your head, and take the bow back.
Okay, great. Go for it—and good luck.

Comments (424)
Grand Total of 694 1/8 inches!! give or take 1/64th of an inch..
805 5/8
592 1/4 Total
I have it at around 712 3/8
671 1/8
731" of bone, gross
good contest, very interesting range in guesses
703 5/8
Total: 733"
Grand total of 750" of total antler
Total:680 1/2
689 1/2 inches gross
740 INCHES EVEN
676 3/8"
662 1/2
644 5/8
696 3/8
when will the winner be chosen??
Winner Next week. Is this Price Is Right rules? haha
723 3/8
672 Inches of sweet bone!
670
716 4/8
738" of pure bone.
631 1/8"
685
Is it closest without going over?
593 3/8"
Winner we be announced next Friday. It is not "closest without going over;" it is just closest--to the inch. If there is a tie to the inch, we will go to fractionals. If there is a tie with fractionals, we will show another buck as a tiebreaker.
698 5/8
my guess is 788
708 even
737 7/8"
747 3/8"
726 3/8
642
657
735
699 5/8"... Do I get a case with my new bow???
748 & 7/8"
Final Answer.
707
buckeyebob,
Not with that guess.
Ha! Just kidding. Your guess may in fact be very close--or not. We'll see.
But no. Bow only.
707
671 3/8
686 5/8
697 5/8 when will i get the bow
602 3/8
gman3186,
Never with that guess.
Ha! Just kidding. Your guess may in fact be very close. We'll see.
627 3/8
695 5/8
710 1/8
656 7/8
692 3/8
643", thats my final answer
749 7/8
(crossin' fingers)
692
710 2/8
my best guess would be 823 inches
725
718"
722 I really hope.
760
696 3/4 .....let's see what happens
718"
689 2/8 inches... that would be a fun bow this fall!
696
764 7/8 my best guess
we will see dave we will see
649 3/8"
676 6/8"
667 3/8"
710"
681 6/8" BEST GUESS
614 4/8" total gross
709 3/4"
712 1/8
697 7/8
676 1/2"
664 gross, that last one was pretty tough with only one photo!
I wish we could have submitted privately.. Dave, I think everyone within 5 inches should get an autographed Rack Girls Calendar.
I'm pulling for you gman. (Of course, I'm pulling for everybody else, too. But still. . .)
724 3/8
744 3/8
713 1/8
697 3/8
700 1/8
583 6/8"
700" Even...i just bought a new bow so it'd be my typical luck to win one this week :)
701
698 7/8 Hurry up with the bow turkey opens in a month. LOL going to be interesting to see how bad all of our guesses are
719 2/8
641
641
695 3/8
GOOD LUCK TO ALL!
665 6/8"
749 3/8
724 5/8
Grand total for the 4 bucks 667 5/16th. I sure will enjoy hunting with my new mathews this fall!!!!
677 1/2 total inches
702 5/8 - Good Luck everyone. I would love to win this bow after the year I've had. Very nice buck for the last one.
684 6/8
I am shooting for 724 5/8, love to have any one of them on my wall.
Just noticed Tommy had already submitted mine, I'll add an inch to mine to 725 5/8
708 1/8 inches
658"
694 and 1/2 inches.
708 2/8
765 1/2" me thinks!
737 15/16 me thinks!
I accidentally put down 2. Lets go with the second one of 737 15/16!
593 7/8
741 7/8!!! Good Luck to all.
725 1/8
679
This is a p!sser of a rack! I'm going to say around 235". That brings the grand total to a princely sum of...approximatly 705 3/8 inches.
698 6/8
738
Total: 681 1/2
661"
641 3/4"
661"
from commtechsince76 705 it's been a good day just became a grandpa.a new bow wood be nice too.
693
713"
625"
Sorry everyone, my last post was incorrect. I don't know what I was thinking but, the real gross is: 599 5/8
Grand total of 686"
Alright boys(and girls)....715 5/8
633 6/8"
746"
720 2/16
699
*****621 1/8***** Thanks
701 1/8
712 1/8
654" total
778
scrartch my last comment 712 1/4" off by 1/8
687
783 3/4
726 3/8 Its hard to score these deer from pics but they all are nice kills
644
733 3/8
686
it looks like im the winner, so just give me the bow and no one will get hurt. ill say they add up to 766 7/8
669
726 5/8
738" even, no more, no less
726 3/8 wow! all nice bucks!
685 3/8 and that's my final answer!!!
695 3/8
656 3/8.
737" total
702 3/4
656
660 1/2
789 1/8 is my total gross score.
687 3/8 should do it...
685
732
719 5/8 Last one threw me for loop, has been fun!!
729 1/8
666
677 5/8
706 3/8
It's hard to believe but it took less time to score that last rack then any of the others. I hope we will see each of the bucks actual scores. Thanks for the contest.
696 in.
My grand total comes out to be:
713-1/8" of antler.
715 1/4 "
Can't wait to see the results!!!!!!! Awesome deer!!!!!!
644 5/8 is the winner
673 3/8
708-4/8
My first time on. Great reading and pictures.My guess at
the winning score is 627 3/8
688 1/2
I'm going to have to say 765.5
My guess is 696 2/8
696 2/8
I'll guess 777 5/8".
656 1/8 Love Mathews Bows
697 1/8 total. this is going to be tight!
641 2/8
best guess is 727 1/4
773 6/8 inches
756 2/8
641 2/8 allways wanted a matthews
Total gross score of 754"
688"
Good luck to all! I sure could use that bow though, mine's five years old and maxes out at around 260 fps on a good day haha.
687 4/8
711 is the best answer
667 3/8
I'm putting this on at 255" That puts my total at 775 4/8"
682 3/8
686 3/8 inch. Please ohh please!!
I came up with 627 4/8's as my total.
good luck to my grand total of 651 5/8
622
gross 359
I'll guess the total to be about 710-2/8.
710-2/8
WOW! Holly deernuts Spiderman! A buck like that makes my deernut sences tingle. My guess is 622 5/8
681 5/8
696 1/4
714 3/8
777 7/8
670 5/8
660 5/8"
All four bucks total out at 649 5/8.
697 even
747 3/8"
699 1/8
225
I'm sure I'm not even close but 668 3/4...it's been fun though
Dave,
I guess about 790. And the winner is!
My guess is 635 1/8" (gross score) for the four buck total
I think the gross is 793
701 2/8
674 2/8 is my guess and final answer.
my final guess.... total gross scores 753..
808 5/8
gross score of 715"
698 4/8
714 1/8
671 3/8
699 and 7/8
my total is 576 inches
this is my final guess my total is 747 inches
708 7/8
699 7/8
699 7/8
615 1/8
675 3/8
680 2/8.
696 1/2
696 1/8
765
707
Total: 726 inches
817
698 1/4"
764 0/8
764 0/8
696.5
696.5
My guess is 733 4/8 total inches gross! NICE BUCKS!
You can go ahead and just overnight the Bow to me.
611" B&C Gross
A true shot in the dark. My final guess is 698 3/8 inches.
I believe the total inches to be 654".
679 5/8
679 5/8
Looks like someone already guessed my 654", so I'll change mine to 655".
Boy! That last one is one knarly buck! My guess on him is 222. That gives me a total guess of 679 on the 4 of them. Good luck to all!
I thought that early on in the first blog that you said you wanted all of the measurement guesses to the nearest inch. I hope that I am right in this as all of my guesses were to the nearest inch.
When will we learn the results?
692 5/8
678 and 2/8
im going to say 789 5/8
694 3/8"
770 1/2
698 6/8
How bout' 748 1/8. Thanks for the contest!!
cardinalfan62
The first post did say "to the nearest inch," but with so many guesses, and with so many people giving fractionals, we decided we would use the fractionals to break a tie if necessary. You are welcome to change you guess to include fractionals if you wish. You have until this coming Friday to give your final answer.
Good luck.
Congrats to all 4 hunters all great bucks Im gonna say total gross score is 698..........
Buckmaster4,
This coming Friday—March 12.
690 1/4 good contest thank you.
That's unfortunate that the rules are changing as we go, but shouldn't make a big difference. If you guessed it to the 1/8, you're better than me.
705
668 1/2
773 5/8" Pretty great contest! Those Z7 bows are nice. We are going on a hog hunt in Oklahoma in April, and it sure would be nice to stick one with this bow. Good luck to all.
515
712 5/8 inches total
712 5/8 inches total
total 667
I think anyone who used the fractions 2/8, 4/8, and 6/8 should be thrown out. And sadly, there were many.. I even saw a 0/8 and I'm hoping that was a joke.
hm 760 5/8 maybe i can win this thing... Dave any idea how long before my turkey calls get here haha
655 4/8
756 1/8
719 3/8
734
696
639 7/8
678 1/8
729 5/8"
My guestimation is 674 Was fun
Good Morning,
My guess at the four bucks gross score is 700 inches.
#1 -150
#2 -157
#3 -178
#4 -215
Let me know where I can pick up my new Mathews Z7. (Ha,Ha -Just being optimistic)
Total 683 7/8
SD_whitetail_hntr, it says if there is a tie then it will go to the closes fraction, and if the fraction is the same, then he will post another buck to score.
710 5/8 is my best guess and final answer
Okay guys,
Let's get this cleared up once and for all. I apologize for any confusion. What I said in the original post was "to the inch." What I said in a comment very early on in this post was "to the inch." Unfortunately, I misspoke in my last comment when I said "to the nearest inch." (There's a difference; "to the inch" means fractionals are not considered.)
So to be crystal clear, I'll post an update today, spelling it out. Also I'll say it here: It's to the inch--for each buck. And therefore any guesses will be to the inch. In other words, if you guessed 900-1/8; it will count as 900.
If there is a tie, we may ask for fractionals to break the tie.
Good luck. And look for the update.
697
697
697
715
690
Thanks Dave. I'll just roll with what I have posted here. Those were 4 great deer. Just attended the Missouri Deer Classic over the weekend and saw some true monsters there. I was humbled really quickly by some of the trophies on display there. The antler restriction my home state of MO has instituted in most counties appears to be working.
683
kolbster, My comment was intended to say that many people have used improper fractions. I was simply being facetious. I understand completely how the scoring works and best of luck to everyone.. Even people who put 4/8 as fractions..
My score would be 722 3/8
My total for the 4 bucks is 712 7/8. Interesting contest.
695 7/8
682 1/8
713
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708 even
I wish we could have submitted privately.. Dave, I think everyone within 5 inches should get an autographed Rack Girls Calendar.
Total:680 1/2
723 3/8
631 1/8"
685
Winner we be announced next Friday. It is not "closest without going over;" it is just closest--to the inch. If there is a tie to the inch, we will go to fractionals. If there is a tie with fractionals, we will show another buck as a tiebreaker.
my guess is 788
737 7/8"
747 3/8"
726 3/8
642
735
707
722 I really hope.
760
710"
709 3/4"
712 1/8
724 3/8
701
719 5/8 Last one threw me for loop, has been fun!!
696 in.
715 1/4 "
My guess is 696 2/8
696 2/8
I'll guess the total to be about 710-2/8.
710-2/8
Grand Total of 694 1/8 inches!! give or take 1/64th of an inch..
592 1/4 Total
671 1/8
696 3/8
when will the winner be chosen??
Winner Next week. Is this Price Is Right rules? haha
672 Inches of sweet bone!
670
716 4/8
738" of pure bone.
Is it closest without going over?
593 3/8"
698 5/8
657
699 5/8"... Do I get a case with my new bow???
748 & 7/8"
Final Answer.
707
buckeyebob,
Not with that guess.
Ha! Just kidding. Your guess may in fact be very close--or not. We'll see.
But no. Bow only.
671 3/8
686 5/8
697 5/8 when will i get the bow
602 3/8
gman3186,
Never with that guess.
Ha! Just kidding. Your guess may in fact be very close. We'll see.
627 3/8
695 5/8
710 1/8
656 7/8
692 3/8
643", thats my final answer
749 7/8
(crossin' fingers)
692
710 2/8
my best guess would be 823 inches
725
718"
696 3/4 .....let's see what happens
718"
689 2/8 inches... that would be a fun bow this fall!
696
764 7/8 my best guess
we will see dave we will see
649 3/8"
676 6/8"
667 3/8"
681 6/8" BEST GUESS
614 4/8" total gross
697 7/8
676 1/2"
664 gross, that last one was pretty tough with only one photo!
I'm pulling for you gman. (Of course, I'm pulling for everybody else, too. But still. . .)
744 3/8
713 1/8
697 3/8
700 1/8
583 6/8"
700" Even...i just bought a new bow so it'd be my typical luck to win one this week :)
698 7/8 Hurry up with the bow turkey opens in a month. LOL going to be interesting to see how bad all of our guesses are
719 2/8
641
641
695 3/8
GOOD LUCK TO ALL!
665 6/8"
749 3/8
724 5/8
Grand total for the 4 bucks 667 5/16th. I sure will enjoy hunting with my new mathews this fall!!!!
677 1/2 total inches
702 5/8 - Good Luck everyone. I would love to win this bow after the year I've had. Very nice buck for the last one.
684 6/8
I am shooting for 724 5/8, love to have any one of them on my wall.
Just noticed Tommy had already submitted mine, I'll add an inch to mine to 725 5/8
708 1/8 inches
658"
694 and 1/2 inches.
708 2/8
765 1/2" me thinks!
737 15/16 me thinks!
I accidentally put down 2. Lets go with the second one of 737 15/16!
593 7/8
741 7/8!!! Good Luck to all.
725 1/8
679
This is a p!sser of a rack! I'm going to say around 235". That brings the grand total to a princely sum of...approximatly 705 3/8 inches.
698 6/8
738
Total: 681 1/2
661"
641 3/4"
661"
from commtechsince76 705 it's been a good day just became a grandpa.a new bow wood be nice too.
693
713"
625"
Sorry everyone, my last post was incorrect. I don't know what I was thinking but, the real gross is: 599 5/8
Grand total of 686"
Alright boys(and girls)....715 5/8
633 6/8"
746"
720 2/16
699
*****621 1/8***** Thanks
701 1/8
712 1/8
654" total
778
scrartch my last comment 712 1/4" off by 1/8
687
783 3/4
726 3/8 Its hard to score these deer from pics but they all are nice kills
644
733 3/8
686
it looks like im the winner, so just give me the bow and no one will get hurt. ill say they add up to 766 7/8
669
726 5/8
738" even, no more, no less
726 3/8 wow! all nice bucks!
685 3/8 and that's my final answer!!!
695 3/8
656 3/8.
737" total
702 3/4
656
660 1/2
789 1/8 is my total gross score.
687 3/8 should do it...
685
732
729 1/8
677 5/8
706 3/8
It's hard to believe but it took less time to score that last rack then any of the others. I hope we will see each of the bucks actual scores. Thanks for the contest.
My grand total comes out to be:
713-1/8" of antler.
Can't wait to see the results!!!!!!! Awesome deer!!!!!!
644 5/8 is the winner
673 3/8
708-4/8
My first time on. Great reading and pictures.My guess at
the winning score is 627 3/8
688 1/2
I'm going to have to say 765.5
I'll guess 777 5/8".
656 1/8 Love Mathews Bows
697 1/8 total. this is going to be tight!
641 2/8
best guess is 727 1/4
773 6/8 inches
756 2/8
641 2/8 allways wanted a matthews
Total gross score of 754"
688"
Good luck to all! I sure could use that bow though, mine's five years old and maxes out at around 260 fps on a good day haha.
687 4/8
711 is the best answer
667 3/8
I'm putting this on at 255" That puts my total at 775 4/8"
686 3/8 inch. Please ohh please!!
I came up with 627 4/8's as my total.
good luck to my grand total of 651 5/8
622
gross 359
WOW! Holly deernuts Spiderman! A buck like that makes my deernut sences tingle. My guess is 622 5/8
681 5/8
696 1/4
714 3/8
777 7/8
670 5/8
660 5/8"
All four bucks total out at 649 5/8.
697 even
747 3/8"
699 1/8
225
I'm sure I'm not even close but 668 3/4...it's been fun though
Dave,
I guess about 790. And the winner is!
My guess is 635 1/8" (gross score) for the four buck total
I think the gross is 793
701 2/8
674 2/8 is my guess and final answer.
Buckmaster4,
This coming Friday—March 12.
That's unfortunate that the rules are changing as we go, but shouldn't make a big difference. If you guessed it to the 1/8, you're better than me.
total 667
I think anyone who used the fractions 2/8, 4/8, and 6/8 should be thrown out. And sadly, there were many.. I even saw a 0/8 and I'm hoping that was a joke.
hm 760 5/8 maybe i can win this thing... Dave any idea how long before my turkey calls get here haha
655 4/8
756 1/8
719 3/8
734
696
639 7/8
678 1/8
729 5/8"
My guestimation is 674 Was fun
Good Morning,
My guess at the four bucks gross score is 700 inches.
#1 -150
#2 -157
#3 -178
#4 -215
Let me know where I can pick up my new Mathews Z7. (Ha,Ha -Just being optimistic)
Total 683 7/8
SD_whitetail_hntr, it says if there is a tie then it will go to the closes fraction, and if the fraction is the same, then he will post another buck to score.
710 5/8 is my best guess and final answer
Okay guys,
Let's get this cleared up once and for all. I apologize for any confusion. What I said in the original post was "to the inch." What I said in a comment very early on in this post was "to the inch." Unfortunately, I misspoke in my last comment when I said "to the nearest inch." (There's a difference; "to the inch" means fractionals are not considered.)
So to be crystal clear, I'll post an update today, spelling it out. Also I'll say it here: It's to the inch--for each buck. And therefore any guesses will be to the inch. In other words, if you guessed 900-1/8; it will count as 900.
If there is a tie, we may ask for fractionals to break the tie.
Good luck. And look for the update.
697
697
697
715
690
Thanks Dave. I'll just roll with what I have posted here. Those were 4 great deer. Just attended the Missouri Deer Classic over the weekend and saw some true monsters there. I was humbled really quickly by some of the trophies on display there. The antler restriction my home state of MO has instituted in most counties appears to be working.
683
kolbster, My comment was intended to say that many people have used improper fractions. I was simply being facetious. I understand completely how the scoring works and best of luck to everyone.. Even people who put 4/8 as fractions..
My score would be 722 3/8
My total for the 4 bucks is 712 7/8. Interesting contest.
695 7/8
682 1/8
713
717.5 Gross B&C
4/8 may be improper mathematically, but actually the proper way to give b&c score, just fyi
There is 703 3/8 of bone. Interesting contest.
679
My original thought with quick estimates was 683ish, too many other guesses at that number so I did some math and statistics say 675.5; and even though I think the bow is going to somone near the 690-710 range, I'm going to go with what the numbers tell me... 675 5/8. How's that for an over-thought guess? Been a fun contest though!
701 1/8
196
I put this buck at196 gross and the 4 buck total at 620. Thanks for an interesting excercise.
717 - Final answer...
721 5/8" Total gross score of 4 bucks
674 Total gross for all 4 bucks.
680 1/8
678 has a nice ring to it...the black one will do just fine,Thank you
666
743 Final Answer
I posted 641 2/8 but since you are giving me another chance to quess I would reguess at 614 my mistake . send the bow
nice buck 680 3/4
702 3/8"
Grand total of 717 inchs
745 inches total. I believe 142 on first buck. 174 on second buck. 196 on third buck and 233 on last buck.
694-final answer
729 6/8
729 Its the best I can do.
Final Answer 616"
684 and 2/8"
Big money, big money, no whammy's!
728 is my guess
749"
I will guess 458
Did not know about 4th buck changed answer to 663 final answer.
691 inches is my best guess. I am not very good at this but I figured I would give it a shot.
Ok I went back and looked at the bucks again and decided I was way too high on my first last post so I will make my very official last post now, I think the official score is 723 and that scott is my last post !!!!!
my total is 691.
697
715 is my estimate!
593 3/8
I did not see that there was a 4th deer my final answer is 693 7/8
total is 677 inches
679,gross. Besta luck to everyone, Sumbody gunna git a real nice prize! hope it b me.... Thanks for the chance !
716" Final Answer
714
687"
753
731 6/8
676 3/8
840" total gross mass
676"
And the answer is.... 637" total! sorry guys
Final 711 (thank you for the new bow) HUAH
What is going on with the guesses, this isn't "prize is right" Skycop (14 up) you can't guess the second lowest score and hope for the best. (JK) good luck to you sir, thanks for the info on the contest It would be cool if one of us gets it but I think I'm very close however I'll still shoot the Fred Bear till I die.
726 7/8
805 5/8
I have it at around 712 3/8
731" of bone, gross
good contest, very interesting range in guesses
703 5/8
Total: 733"
Grand total of 750" of total antler
689 1/2 inches gross
740 INCHES EVEN
676 3/8"
662 1/2
644 5/8
682 3/8
my final guess.... total gross scores 753..
808 5/8
gross score of 715"
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