PeterM
10-05-06, 11:12 PM
TROPHY TAKERS
RULES OF FAIR CHASE
To be eligible for rating and membership in the Trophy Takers system trophies must be taken in complete compliance with the game laws of the state where taken and the Rules of Fair Chase. These rules are internationally recognised in bowhunting of game and it is therefore essential that all game taken and submitted as application for Trophy Takers recognition be consistent with these guidelines. A sworn affidavit is included on each rating application form and any falsification is grounds for dismissal for the member applicant and the sponsor member of that applicant. Falsification will cause the current entry to be rejected, no future entries to be accepted and all past entries dropped from the Trophy Taker listings.
The term “Fair Chase " shall not be held to include the taking of animals under the following conditions.
OPEN RANGE
1. Helpless in, or because of deep snow, water, mud or helpless on ice.
2. While swimming
3. Helpless in a trap, restricted by fences, or any man made object.
4. While confined behind fences as on a game farm etc.
5. In defiance of game laws or out of season
6. By “Spotlighting” or shining at night.
7. From any power vehicle or power boat.
8. By the use of any power vehicle for herding or driving any animals, including the use of aircraft fro landing alongside any animal or herd or to communicate with or direct a hunter on the ground.
9. By use of dogs to track, locate, herd or restrict game.
10. By the use of any tranquillisers, poison or firearms.
11. Any other method considered by the Board of Directors as unsportsmanlike.
CLOSED RANGE
Same rules as "Open Range" with the following additions:
1. Game must not be taken within 100 meters of a game fence or man made device designed to restrict game to any area.
2. Guides shall not participate in the hunt, locating, assisting location, herding or directing game to the hunter.
Trophy Takers are responsible sportspersons and only harvest a trophy animal for the utilisation of the trophy, for food or the hide. All game must be entirely killed by means of bow and arrow and a photograph taken of the trophy which also includes the Trophy Taker.
No "picked up" or "found" are eligible for application to Trophy Taker listings. Trophies are considered "found" when recovered and given to a hunter after the hunter has abandoned the search.
MEASURING FOR RATING APPLICATION
The Douglas Scoring system of measuring trophies is the basis of the Trophy Taker Computer Rating System. Like the Rules of Fair Chase, trophy measuring and recording has a definite set of guidelines which the hunter applicant must observe.
1. All trophies to be measured must have the horns set back on the original skull or top part thereof, so as to give a correct and accurate spread ( Buffalo optional ).
2. Measurements submitted on the Rating Application form must be accurate and rechecked several times. A current Certified Measurer must measure in the absence of the Ratings Director. If this is not possible, measure with an assistant and mark your application with this information. All trophies must be made available for re-measurement on the request of the Rating Director.
3. Incorrect or misleading measurements will cause the entry to be rejected.
4. All measurements to be taken with a flexible steel tape or a fibreglass tape which has been checked against a steel tape for accuracy.
5. Record all measurements in inches to the nearest eighth or sixteenth of an inch. Measurements falling less than halfway between fractions, revert to the lowest fraction.
6. Trophies rated in the top ten will require compulsory re-measurement. Trophy Takers will accept official measurements certified by other organisations however, these measurements must be set out on the Rating Application form as specified and the applicant aware that the trophy be available for re-measurement if requested by the Rating Director.
RULES OF FAIR CHASE
To be eligible for rating and membership in the Trophy Takers system trophies must be taken in complete compliance with the game laws of the state where taken and the Rules of Fair Chase. These rules are internationally recognised in bowhunting of game and it is therefore essential that all game taken and submitted as application for Trophy Takers recognition be consistent with these guidelines. A sworn affidavit is included on each rating application form and any falsification is grounds for dismissal for the member applicant and the sponsor member of that applicant. Falsification will cause the current entry to be rejected, no future entries to be accepted and all past entries dropped from the Trophy Taker listings.
The term “Fair Chase " shall not be held to include the taking of animals under the following conditions.
OPEN RANGE
1. Helpless in, or because of deep snow, water, mud or helpless on ice.
2. While swimming
3. Helpless in a trap, restricted by fences, or any man made object.
4. While confined behind fences as on a game farm etc.
5. In defiance of game laws or out of season
6. By “Spotlighting” or shining at night.
7. From any power vehicle or power boat.
8. By the use of any power vehicle for herding or driving any animals, including the use of aircraft fro landing alongside any animal or herd or to communicate with or direct a hunter on the ground.
9. By use of dogs to track, locate, herd or restrict game.
10. By the use of any tranquillisers, poison or firearms.
11. Any other method considered by the Board of Directors as unsportsmanlike.
CLOSED RANGE
Same rules as "Open Range" with the following additions:
1. Game must not be taken within 100 meters of a game fence or man made device designed to restrict game to any area.
2. Guides shall not participate in the hunt, locating, assisting location, herding or directing game to the hunter.
Trophy Takers are responsible sportspersons and only harvest a trophy animal for the utilisation of the trophy, for food or the hide. All game must be entirely killed by means of bow and arrow and a photograph taken of the trophy which also includes the Trophy Taker.
No "picked up" or "found" are eligible for application to Trophy Taker listings. Trophies are considered "found" when recovered and given to a hunter after the hunter has abandoned the search.
MEASURING FOR RATING APPLICATION
The Douglas Scoring system of measuring trophies is the basis of the Trophy Taker Computer Rating System. Like the Rules of Fair Chase, trophy measuring and recording has a definite set of guidelines which the hunter applicant must observe.
1. All trophies to be measured must have the horns set back on the original skull or top part thereof, so as to give a correct and accurate spread ( Buffalo optional ).
2. Measurements submitted on the Rating Application form must be accurate and rechecked several times. A current Certified Measurer must measure in the absence of the Ratings Director. If this is not possible, measure with an assistant and mark your application with this information. All trophies must be made available for re-measurement on the request of the Rating Director.
3. Incorrect or misleading measurements will cause the entry to be rejected.
4. All measurements to be taken with a flexible steel tape or a fibreglass tape which has been checked against a steel tape for accuracy.
5. Record all measurements in inches to the nearest eighth or sixteenth of an inch. Measurements falling less than halfway between fractions, revert to the lowest fraction.
6. Trophies rated in the top ten will require compulsory re-measurement. Trophy Takers will accept official measurements certified by other organisations however, these measurements must be set out on the Rating Application form as specified and the applicant aware that the trophy be available for re-measurement if requested by the Rating Director.