Keeping score - Big Game Contest

[Baerman]

I'm curious how others setup office pool big game comps for all specie and methods of hunting.

I've proposed one overall big game contest in the past with resistance. The system I've proposed is all animals taken are scored off thier specie B&C or P&Y score. The hunters final score would be a percentage of the minimum book score for each animal. The highest percentage score would win.

So, If I shoot a 260 typical bull with archery equipment my score would be 260/260=100% and if John Doe shoots a 185 buck with a rifle his score would be 185/180=102.78% in which case John Doe would have the highest score.

Is this a fair system or are there other methods for combining all hunts into one Big Game Comp?

 

[fowladdict]

Since I was the one that expressed resistance, I will give my reasoning and see what others say.

"A 260 bull killed with a bow should never beat a 359 bull killed with a rifile. I bet (percentage wise) a lot more 260 bulls are killed with a bow than 360 bulls are killed with a rifle. I believe there are 260 bulls in every unit elk numbers exist, but not the case with 360 bulls."

 

[dustinf]

So, If I shoot a 260 typical bull with archery equipment my score would be 260/260=100% and if John Doe shoots a 185 buck with a rifle his score would be 185/180=102.78% in which case John Doe would have the highest score.

You must be an engineer?

 

[hardscrabble]

I'm curious how others setup office pool big game comps for all specie and methods of hunting.

I've proposed one overall big game contest in the past with resistance. The system I've proposed is all animals taken are scored off thier specie B&C or P&Y score. The hunters final score would be a percentage of the minimum book score for each animal. The highest percentage score would win.

So, If I shoot a 260 typical bull with archery equipment my score would be 260/260=100% and if John Doe shoots a 185 buck with a rifle his score would be 185/180=102.78% in which case John Doe would have the highest score.

Is this a fair system or are there other methods for combining all hunts into one Big Game Comp?

None of the above.

 

[ardrhi]

I like the concept, but your detractor makes a very good argument.

Maybe you could use the state #1 for each species-method as the benchmark. That will more fairly reflect the realities of hunting different species with different methods. It will also make the competition between something like Idaho and Illinois whitetail more reasonable.

 

[Festus]

Here's how this 'Fantasy Hunting League' scores...

http://fantasyhunting.com/docs/FHL-Scoring-System-Updated.pdf

 

[THWAK1]

Here's how this 'Fantasy Hunting League' scores...

http://fantasyhunting.com/docs/FHL-Scoring-System-Updated.pdf

Interesting...

 

[Baerman]

Here's how this 'Fantasy Hunting League' scores...

http://fantasyhunting.com/docs/FHL-Scoring-System-Updated.pdf

Agree, very interesting.

 

[fowladdict]

Not only interesting...but WAY too serious!! I think it would take the fun out of hunting and make it all about killing.

 

[2rocky]

Not only interesting...but WAY too serious!! I think it would take the fun out of hunting and make it all about killing.

you guys need to adopt the Heptathlon scoring system. How is your algebra?

No hunting contests for me...I didn't like the ones I was part of.