TROPHY PROCEDURES AND POINT SYSTEM POLICIES
The following individuals may be awarded trophies:
1. Members.
2. Associate Members.
3. Member’s children under 16 years of age.
RULES FOR FISHING TROPHIES: (Adopted 6/4/96, Amended 8/3/10)
1. Trophies will be awarded for any and all freshwater and saltwater species which are deemed legal to take by the fish & game agency governing the area in which the fish is/are taken.
2. Measurement Required: (all measurements to be verified by a club member in good standing or by conclusive photographic evidence)
A. Total weight of the individual fish in pounds and ounces (example: 12lbs. 10oz.)
3. All fish must be taken only by means deemed legal by the fish & game agency governing the area in which the fish is/are taken.
4. Trophy cards must be filled in with all pertinent information and signed by the member. It shall be verified by a bait shop, sports shop or a Club Member in good standing.
RULES FOR HUNTING TROPHIES (FUR): (Adopted 6/4/96, Amended 8/3/10)
1. Trophies will be awarded for any and all furbearing species which are deemed legal to take by the fish & game agency governing the area in which the animal is taken.
2. Point System: (all measurements to be verified by a club member in good standing or by conclusive photographic evidence)
A. Deer. The additive total of the following measurements determine the total points for the deer.
1. Length of both main beams.
2. Widest spread inside.
3. Girth at base of both antlers.
B. Elk, Antelope, Moose and Caribou by Boone and Crockett scoring system.
C. All other species by field dressed weight in pounds and ounces.
RULES FOR HUNTING TROPHIES (FEATHER): (Adopted 6/4/96, Amended 8/3/10)
1. Trophies shall be awarded for any and all bird species which are deemed legal to take by the fish & game agency governing the area in which the bird is taken.
2. Measurement Required: (all measurements to be verified by a club member in good standing or by conclusive photographic evidence)
A. Pheasant: longest tail feather is measured from tip to tip, in inches and fractions of inches (example: 22 ½ inches).
B. Turkey: total length of beard, in inches and fractions of inches.
C. Other birds: total length of wingspan, wingtip to wingtip, in inches and fractions of inches.
GENERAL: (Adopted 6/4/96, Amended 8/3/10)
1. All decisions of the Trophy Committee are final.
2. When at all possible, Trophy Committee members should verify all trophies.
Trophy Committee members will try to accommodate Club Members and may be contacted for verification of game other than meeting nights since game will not keep and no other verification has been made.
3. The trophy year shall be from February 1 through January 31 of the following calendar year.
4. Trophy cards must be filled in with all pertinent information and signed by the member and verifying member. All trophy cards should be submitted to the Trophy Committee or placed in the trophy box as soon as possible. The deadline for all trophy cards shall be February 7 to allow sufficient time for all January entries. Incomplete or illegible trophy card entries will not be accepted, and in this case should be returned to the submitting member to be completed or clarified and resubmitted. However, any resubmissions must be received by February 7 to be considered valid. Where possible, a photograph of the fish or game animal should accompany the trophy card entry.
5. Any member (Wife, Husband, or Child) submitting a falsified entry card, as well as the member who attests to the validity of the entry on the trophy card, shall be immediately disqualified from that year’s trophy competition and shall not be permitted to participate in, or be eligible for an award for five years.
6. Trophy entries will be accepted and awards issued for each of the following geographical areas:
a) Fish or game taken within the state of California.
b) Fish or game taken outside the state of California but within the United States.
c) Fish or game taken outside the United States.