Huntingne Tourney Rules-St. James

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1st Annual HuntinNE Shootout
June 14th 2008
RULES AND GUIDELINES

Registration is $40.00 per team, Big fish
pool is $10
1. Registration begins at 6:00 a.m. at the “Green Diamond” bar and café in St. James, Ne. All team members and boat must be at the pre-tourney registration.
2. Teams will draw for the order in which they leave the “Green Diamond” beginning at 7:00 a.m. You must be back at the “Green Diamond” by 5:00 p.m. for weigh-in.
3. Prizes will be awarded as soon as possible after weigh-in.
4. This is a total numbers tournament. Big fish will determine a tie-breaker.
5. No chumming is allowed for 5 days prior to the tournament.
6. A penalty will be assessed of one fish per minute, up to 20 minutes, to any team not returning on time.
7. Only archery equipment is allowed and no more than 3 shooters can compete in the tournament.
8. No nets, gigs, explosive devices or gaffs longer than 60 inches are allowed in the boat.
9. Contestants must obey all state and local game laws as well as boating regulations. Any game laws broken is grounds for immediate disqualification.
10. When arriving at the tournament, please register as soon as possible.
11. All arrows must have a line attached to them and the line must be attached to the bow.
12. Suspected transferring of fish between teams will result in the disqualification of all teams involved.
13. No unsportsmanlike like conduct will be tolerated. The decision of tournament officials will be final.
14. Tournament hosts and sponsors will not be responsible for accidents or loss of property.
15. No automatic refunds of entry fees. Fees or any portion of fees refunded will be the decision of tournament officials.
16. Teams can use any of the boat ramps along the Missouri river in this tournament but must still be at the “Green Diamond” for registration and will leave no earlier than 7:00 a.m..
17. Only waters of the Missouri river are open in this tournament, this includes Lewis and Clark lake upstream from Gavins Point dam. It does not include lake Yankton or any lake or pond that is not accessible by boat from the Missouri river.
Registration, weigh-in will be at the “Green Diamond” bar and
Café in St. James, Ne. Registration begins at 6:00 a.m.,
Tournament begins at 7:00 a.m. and ends at 5:00 p.m.