THE 28TH ANNUAL NATIONAL WILD TURKEY FEDERATION



Dear Callers:Enclosed are the rules and regulations and an application to compete in the 2017 Grand National Calling Championships. Please read all of the rules and take note of the rules for the contest or contests in which you intend to compete this year. All calling contests will be held in the Governor’s Ballroom of the Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center in Nashville, Tennessee. The Governor’s Ballroom is in the Delta Section of the Convention Center. Caller registration packets should be picked up at the main registration desk in the Delta Lobby of the Hotel.PLEASE NOTE: For the 2017 NWTF GNCC Poult and Junior division there will be no entry fee. Also, there will be fixed prize payouts that can be found in the Poult and Junior section of the following rulesPLEASE NOTE: This year’s Head-to-Head contest will be modified to fit contest time restrictions. The first two rounds will be run as a single elimination bracket. We will then take the remaining 8 callers and run a double elimination bracket. This contest will still be a lottery drawing with the previous year’s champions getting a guaranteed bid. Contestants calling in a tie-breaking call off will be asked to produce 3 new calls that will be drawn randomly by the EMCEE (each caller will execute the same three calls) We are looking forward to this year’s contest in Nashville and we hope to see you there. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to call Chris Piltz at 803-637-7412 or email at cpiltz@. Complete information regarding the 2017 NWTF Convention and Sport Show, including online registration and maps, can be found by going to our website ; click on the link for the convention.We will see you in Nashville. Good luck to all callers!Chris Piltzcpiltz@2017 Grand NationalTurkey Calling Championships I.INTRODUCTIONPurpose of RegulationsThe regulations contained herein set forth rules and procedures governing the NWTF Grand National Calling Championships through which the Grand National Poults, Junior & Intermediate are chosen.These regulations are published to create high standards for all turkey calling competitions.II.FAILURE TO COMPLYAny entrant failing to comply with contest regulations shall be disqualified from the contest and will be considered ineligible by the judging panel.III.JUDGINGJudges will be selected by the NWTF for each contest. Each judge selected will be of high personal integrity and superior reputation, and exhibit excellent interest and knowledge of wild turkeys and turkey calling. The judging panel will be announced just prior to competition. From the minimum of five judges' scores awarded to each contestant, the highest and lowest score will be thrown out with only the remaining mean scores being counted. All judges must use ink pens on all scoring sheets.IV.REGISTRATIONTo compete in the Grand National Championships, one MUST preregister and pay registration fees via mail, email or fax by January 13, 2017 at 5 p.m. EST, or you may contact NWTF National Headquarters by phone 803-637-3106 or fax request to 803-637-9960. Registration will NOT be available at the convention. *The National Wild Turkey Federation retains the right to modify or change any portion of the rules and guidelines.Rules and Guidelines for all 2017 NWTF Grand National Calling Championships.Mandatory Callers’ Meeting, Roll Call & Order of CallingRoll call will be taken at the callers meeting prior to each contest. Callers must be present at this roll call and meeting.A second roll call will be taken just prior to the drawing of the numbers by the contestants. Any caller not present at the second roll call may be disqualified from the contest.Contestants will draw numbers to determine their calling position. The contestant drawing number one (1) will immediately draw a second number. They will call in both positions. Only the score derived while calling the second calling position will count for score. Please note: If number one (1) is not drawn by a contestant, then a re-draw will be held until the number one (1) is drawn. Do not leave the drawing area until it is determined that a re-draw is not necessary.Refund policyThe total amount is refundable if the applicant is unable to participate in the competition and if notice is given prior to roll call for the registered contest. RegistrationTo compete in the Grand National Calling Championships, all contestants MUST PREREGISTER via mail, email or fax. Registration will NOT be available at the convention. The entry fee and the official registration form must be received by the NWTF on or before January 13, 2017 at 5 p.m. EST. Registration fees also include admission to the seminars and unlimited access to the convention exhibit hall. Banquet and auction tickets must be purchased separately. Payment should be made payable to the National Wild Turkey Federation. RequirementsAll contestants competing in the GNCC must be a current member of the National Wild Turkey Federation. All contestants must meet the age requirements set forth for each competition.TiesAll scoring ties determining award places will be broken by a call-off. Those contestants with equal total scores will be called back on stage in the same calling order.\Each contestant will be asked to produce 3 new calls that will be drawn randomly by the EMCEE (each caller will execute the same three calls).The contestant with the highest point total will be declared the winner of that place. Scores obtained in the call-off are used solely to break ties. Call-off scores are not figured in determining the total score.Winners The caller with the highest point total from the final round will be declared the 2017 Champion of their respective competition. The person with the second highest score will be declared the first runner-up. The person with the third highest score will be declared the second runner-up. The person with the fourth highest score will be declared the third runner-up. The person with the fifth highest score will be declared the fourth runner-up. 2017 National Wild Turkey Federation Grand NationalIntermediate Calling Championships Sponsored by Mossy OakRequirements/EligibilityContestants must be a current JAKES or regular member of the National Wild Turkey Federation.Contestant must be between the ages of 16 and 20 years of age as of February 16, 2017.Entry Fees A $100 entry fee is required with registration. WhenThe Intermediate Division competition will be held Saturday, February 18, 2017 immediately following the Junior Division. There will be a mandatory preparation meeting and roll call beginning at 8:30 a.m. in the Governor’s Ballroom at the front of the stage for all Intermediate contestants.CallsThe contestants will be judged on a minimum of four (4) calls. The calls will be selected from among the following: plain yelp of the hen, cutting of excited hen, adult hen assembly call, fly-down cackle, kee kee run, cluck and purr, yelp of excited hen and tree call.Callers will perform a medley of calls. Calls will be posted in front of the calling contest stage at 5 p.m. the day before the contest.Time LimitThere will be a one-minute per-set of calls time limit for each contestant. The clock will begin on the first note of the first call and stop on the acknowledgment of the caller that they are finished with their medley of calls.The NWTF reserves the right to use a clock showing the time remaining. A 5-point penalty will be added to the final score of any contestant going over the time limit.ScoringJudges will score on a 1-20 scale, with 20 as the highest score possible.Scorers will calculate each judge’s score after each caller finishes.The highest and lowest scores from the seven (7) judges will be discarded.The five (5) remaining scores will be calculated for a final score.PrizesPrize money will be 80% of the entry fees collected for the division and distributed to the five (5) highest-scoring contestants. Trophies will be awarded to the top five finishing contestants.*The National Wild Turkey Federation retains the right to modify or change any portion of this section.2017 National Wild Turkey Federation Grand NationalJunior Calling Championships Sponsored by Mossy OakRequirements/EligibilityContestants must be a current JAKES member of the National Wild Turkey Federation.Contestants must be between 11 and 15 years of age as of February 16, 2017.Entry FeesA $50 entry fee is required with registration. WhenThe Junior Division competition will be held Saturday, February 18, 2017 immediately following the Poult Division contest. There will be a mandatory prep meeting and roll call beginning at 8:30 a.m. in the Governor’s Ballroom at the front of the stage for all Junior Division contestants.CallsThe contestants will be judged on a minimum of four (4) calls. The calls will be selected from among the following: plain yelp of the hen, cutting of excited hen, adult hen assembly call, fly-down cackle, kee kee run, cluck and purr, yelp of excited hen and tree call. The caller may be asked to do a medley of calls at a judge's discretion. Calls will be drawn and posted in front of the calling contest stage at 5 p.m. the day before the contest.Time LimitThere will be a one-minute per-call time limit for each contestant. The clock will begin on the first note of the first call and stop on the acknowledgment of the caller that they are finished with their series of calls.The NWTF reserves the right to use a clock showing the time remaining. A 5-point penalty will be added to the final score of any contestant going over the time limit.ScoringJudges will score on a 1-20 scale, with 20 as the highest score possible.Scorers will calculate each judge’s score after each caller finishes.The highest and lowest scores from the seven (7) judges will be discarded.The five (5) remaining scores will be calculated for a final score.PrizesPrize money will: 1st place $150, 2nd place $100, 3rd place $75, 4th place $50 and 5th place $25. Trophies will be awarded to the top five finishing contestants.*The National Wild Turkey Federation retains the right to modify or change any portion of this section.2017 National Wild Turkey Federation Grand NationalPoults Calling Championships Sponsored by Mossy OakRequirements/EligibilityContestants must be a current JAKES member of the National Wild Turkey Federation.Contestants must be 10 years of age or younger as of February 16, 2017.Entry FeesA $50 entry fee is required with registration. WhenThe Poults Division competition will be held Sunday, February 18, 2017 at 9 a.m. There will be a mandatory prep meeting and roll call beginning at 8:30 a.m. in the Governor’s Ballroom at the front of the stage for all Poults Division contestants. CallsThe contestants will be judged on a minimum of four (4) calls. The calls will be selected from among the following: plain yelp of the hen, cutting of excited hen, adult hen assembly call, fly-down cackle, kee kee run, cluck and purr, yelp of excited hen and tree call. The caller may be asked to do a medley of calls at a judge's discretion. Calls will be drawn and posted in front of the calling contest stage at 5 p.m. the day before the contest.Time LimitThere will be a one-minute per-call time limit for each contestant. The clock will begin on the first note of the first call and stop on the acknowledgment of the caller that they are finished with their series of calls.The NWTF reserves the right to use a clock showing the time remaining. A 5-point penalty will be added to the final score of any contestant going over the time limit.ScoringJudges will score on a 1-20 scale, with 20 as the highest score possible.Scorers will calculate each judge’s score after each caller finishes.The highest and lowest scores from the seven (7) judges will be discarded.The five (5) remaining scores will be calculated for a final score.PrizesPrize money will be: 1st place $100, 2nd place $75, 3rd place $50, 4th place $25 and 5th place $15. Trophies will be awarded to the top five finishing contestants.*The National Wild Turkey Federation retains the right to modify or change any portion of this section.2017 NWTF Grand NationalHead to Head Championship Sponsored by Cabela’sRegistration A $150 entry fee is required with registration.This year’s Head-to-Head contest will be drawn by lottery. If you would like to participate in this year’s contest please select the box for Head-to-Head and pay the required registration fee. If you do not get chosen in the lottery your registration fee for that contest will be refunded.Requirements / EligibilityContestants may be of any age to compete in the Head to Head ChampionshipThe previous year’s champion is automatically seeded in the following years The contestant must be a current member of the National Wild Turkey Federation.When The Head to Head Competition will be held on Friday, February 17, 2017 at 8:00 a.m. in The Governor’s Ballroom. A mandatory preparation meeting and roll call will begin at 7:30 a.m. for all contestants in The Governor’s Ballroom at the front of the stage. FormatLottery drawing will be used for seating and for calling order.The first two rounds will be single elimination. The remaining 8 callers will continue the contest in a double elimination bracket. Time LimitsEach caller will be given thirty (30) seconds to produce each call before proceeding to the next call. The clock will begin on the first note of the first call and stop on the acknowledgment of the caller that they are finished.The EMCEE will notify you if you have gone over the allotted time limit.Calls The contestants will be judged on a minimum of three calls (3) in the contest. Calls will be drawn and posted in front of the calling contest stage at 5 p.m. the day before the contest.The calls will be selected from among the following: tree call before flying down time, plain yelp of the hen, cutting of excited hen, adult hen assembly call, fly-down cackle, kee kee run, cluck and purr, yelp of excited hen.The three calls will change each round of the competition.Both callers will perform each call before moving on to the next call.JudgingFive (5) judges will grade each caller. Judges will choose which caller sounded most like a real turkey for each individual call.The first contestant to win two of the three calling sessions moves forward.The championship round will consist of the winner of the winner’s bracket and the winner of the loser’s bracket. The caller from the loser’s bracket must beat the winner’s bracket winner twice to win the championship. The winner’s bracket winner needs to win just once in the finals for the championship.The winner of each round will be announced immediately after the round has ended.**PrizesPrize money will be 80% of the entry fees collected for the division and distributed to the four (4) highest-scoring contestants. Trophies will be awarded to the top four finishing contestants.2017 NWTF Grand NationalGobbling Championship Sponsored by: Zink Calls & Avian XRegistration A $100 entry fee is required with registration. Requirements/EligibilityContestants of any age may compete in the Gobbling Championship. Contestants must be current members of the National Wild Turkey Federation.When The Gobbling Competition will be held Thursday, February 16, 2017 at 9 a.m. in the Governor’s Ballroom. A mandatory preparation meeting and roll call will begin at 8:30 a.m. for all Gobbling contestants in the Governor’s Ballroom at the front of the stage. CallsContestants will be judged on their ability to imitate the gobble of the wild turkey.Time LimitThere will be a one-minute time limit for each contestant. The clock will begin on the first note of the first call and stop on the acknowledgment of the caller that they are finished with their call.The NWTF reserves the right to use a clock showing the time remaining. A 5-point penalty will be added to the final score of any contestant going over the time limit.ScoringJudges will score on a 1-50 scale, with 50 as the highest score possible.Scorers will calculate each judge’s score after each caller finishes.The highest and lowest scores from the seven (7) judges will be discarded.The five (5) remaining scores will be calculated for a final score.**PrizesPrize money will be 80% of the entry fees collected for the division and distributed to the five (5) highest-scoring contestants. Trophies will be awarded to the top five finishing contestants.*The National Wild Turkey Federation retains the right to modify or change any portion of this section.2017 NWTF Grand NationalOwl Hooting Championship Sponsored by: Zink Calls & Avian XRegistration A $100 entry fee is required with registration. Requirements/EligibilityContestants of any age may compete in the Owl Hooting Championship.Contestants must be current members of the National Wild Turkey Federation. When The Owl Hooting competition will be held Thursday, February 16, 2017, in the Governor’s Ballroom immediately following the Gobbling Competition at 9 a.m.A mandatory preparation meeting and roll call will begin at 8:30 a.m. in the Governor’s Ballroom, at the front of the stage, for all Owl Hooting contestants. CallsContestants will be judged on their ability to make the sound of the barred owl.Time LimitThere will be a one-minute time limit for each contestant. The clock will begin on the first note of the call and stop on the acknowledgment of the caller that they are finished with their call.The NWTF reserves the right to use a clock showing the time remaining. A 5-point penalty will be added to the final score of any contestant going over the time limit.ScoringJudges will score on a 1-50 scale, with 50 as the highest score possible.Scorers will calculate each judge’s score after each caller finishes.The highest and lowest scores from the seven (7) judges will be discarded.The five (5) remaining scores will be calculated for a final score.**PrizesPrize money will be 80% of the entry fees collected for the division and distributed to the five (5) highest-scoring contestants. Trophies will be awarded to the top five finishing contestants.*The National Wild Turkey Federation retains the right to modify or change any portion of this section.2017 Grand National Calling ChampionshipsRegistration Deadline: 5 p.m. EST, January 13, 2017Contestant InformationNameParent or Guardian if under 18 Yrs. OldMailing AddressEmail AddressCitySTZipNWTF Membership #Daytime Phone # - -Date of Birth / /AgeCompany Representing# Years Calling#Years Calling in GNCCHometown Newspaper CHECK THE DIVISION OR DIVISION(S) YOU ARE ENTERINGDivisionEntry FeeAge SpecificationsHead to Head $150No age limit*Intermediate Division$100Must be between the ages 16-20 on February 16, 2017*Junior DivisionNoneMust be between the ages 11-15 on February 16, 2017*Poults DivisionNoneMust be 10 years old or younger on February 16, 2017Gobbling Contest $100NoneOwl Hooting Division$100None*Poults, Junior or Intermediate Contestants: Release of Liability and Photo and Video Release - I certify that my child has permission to attend and participate in the Grand National Poults, Junior or Intermediate Division Calling Championships, sponsored by the National Wild Turkey Federation. * Wild Turkey Bourbon is not affiliated with Junior and Intermediate Divisions. All Contestants, Parent or guardian please sign: X_____________________________________________ Date ________________________ By signing this form, I hereby waive and release all other participants, the host, sponsors and all other officials or parties involved in the event from all claims and/or damage incurred in connection with this event. I hereby grant the sponsor and co-sponsor the unconditional right to use the name, voice, competition calling regimen and photographic or video likeness of the above, in connection with any newspaper or magazine articles, press releases, and audio/video productions or other media.All contestants, Parent or guardian if under age of 18 please sign:X____________________________________________ Date________________________**This form must be returned with the registration fee and payment to:National Wild Turkey Federation, Attn: GNCC, P.O. Box 530, 770 Augusta Road, Edgefield, SC 29824-0530 or fax to 803-637-9960Please circlepayment type: Check, money order or Credit Card: Visa Mastercard Discover Am Exp Credit Card Number: __________-__________-________-_________ Expiration:_____/_____Signature2017 National Wild Turkey FederationGrand National Calling ChampionshipDVD Pre Order Form2400300211455005461000698500Head to Head…………………. Team Challenge…………546100022161500240030022161500Gobbling/Owl Hooting..... Senior Prelims………546100020574000240030020574000Friction Prelims………… Senior Finals……….. 546100019939000240030019939000Intermediate……………… Juniors……………….546100017272000240030017272000 Poults……… Friction Finals………Please select the DVD/s you would like to purchase$15.00 EACHName_______________________Phone_________________Address_____________ City___________ St._____ Zip__________Total $______Payment Type_________Credit Card: VISA MC AMEXP DISCard Number_____________________________Exp_______Please return form with a separate payment with your 2017 GNCC registration form ................
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