RULES SIGNUPS DONATIONS NJ Woods & Water 2025 Adult Turkey Hunting Contest Rules, Signups and Donations

[BowhunterNJ]

Welcome to the Official NJ Woods & Water 2025 Adult Turkey Hunting Contest!  Please read all of the rules below and reply to the topic with which contest you'd like to enter if you'd like to participate!

Reference Links:

• Paypal Link to donate to the NJW&W 2025 Adult or Youth Turkey Hunting Contest!  (Please select Adult Contest in the dropdown)
• NJ Woods & Water 2025 Adult Turkey Hunting Contest Rules, Signups, and Donations
• NJ Woods & Water 2025 Adult Turkey Hunting Contest Entries and Leaderboard

 

Contest Entry Fees

Paypal Link to enter or donate to the NJW&W 2025 Adult or Youth Turkey Hunting Contest! (Please select Adult Contest in the dropdown)

• Free Entry Turkey Contest:
  • Entry fee is FREE  
  • Prizes awarded from approximately 50% of donations/contributions
  • Top 3 placements awarded.  
    • 1st Place: 50%
    • 2nd Place: 30%
    • 3rd Place: 20%
• Paid Entry Turkey Contest:
  • Entry fee is $25
  • Prizes awarded from approximately 50% of donations/contributions plus individual entry fees.
  • Top 3 placements awarded.  
    • 1st Place: 50%
    • 2nd Place: 30%
    • 3rd Place: 20%

Contest Rules

1. NJ Birds only. Must be taken with a gun, bow, or crossbow.

2. All F&G laws in effect.

3. Limit ONE bird per contestant.  However, you may upgrade to a larger bird during the course of the season if you harvest a higher scoring bird.

4. You must report all turkeys in the contest entries topic with the following requirements:

• Your entry must include a picture of you with the turkey
• Your entry must include all of the turkey's beard lengths and pictures of each beard length 
• Your entry must include both of the turkey's spur lengths and pictures of each spur length
• Your entry must include the spur and beard scoring portions of the NWTF score (https://www.nwtf.org/the-lifestyle/turkey-records-home)

NWTF reference for measuring:

Spur measuring:

Measure each spur. Spurs must be measured along the outside center, from the point at which the spur protrudes from the scaled leg skin to the tip of the spur. Add both spur measurements and multiply the combined length of the spurs by 10. This is the number of points you receive for the turkey’s spurs.

Beard measuring:

Measure the beard length (a beard must be measured from the center point of the protrusion of the skin to the tip) and convert it to decimal form.

Next, multiply the beard length figure by 2; this is the number of points you receive for the beard length. If you have an atypical bird (multiple beards), measure each beard, convert them to a decimal number, then add those figures together and multiply by two. This is the number of points you receive for your turkey’s beards.

5. Scores will be the total of the NWTF scoring portions for spur and beard measurements

6. Contest signup period is open for entire season, however entries will be valid only for birds taken after the adult has entered the contest!

7. Contest runs the entire legal NJ spring gobbler season.  All birds must be entered within 7 days after the end of the spring gobbler season.

 

FREE Contest Participants (SIGNUPS OPEN)

1. @Russ 11
2. @Rjtfd
3. @Remchoke1
4.  

 

Paid Contest Participants (SIGNUPS OPEN)

1. @Russ 11 (PAID)
2. @Rjtfd (PAID)
3. @Remchoke1 (PAID)
4.  

 

Contest Prizes

Donations Distribution:  There will be a 50/50 split of the Total Monetary Donations towards prize distribution between the Free and Paid contests.

FREE Contest: $TBD

• 1st Place: $TBD (~50%)
• 2nd Place: $TBD (~33%)
• 3rd Place: $TBD (~17%)

PAID Contest Entries:  $75

Total:  $75 ($75 + $TBD)

• 1st Place: $TBD (~50%)
• 2nd Place: $TBD (~33%)
• 3rd Place: $TBD (~17%)

 

Contest Donations

Total Monetary Donations:  $200 ($TBD Team/$TBD Individual)

Donors:

1. NJ Woods & Water
2.  
3.  

[Russ 11]

In for both Matt .  
sent payment 

Edited April 15 by Russ 11

[BowhunterNJ]

bump!

[Rjtfd]

In for both. Is one a team contest? 
Thanks Matt

[BowhunterNJ]

49 minutes ago, Rjtfd said:

In for both. Is one a team contest? 
Thanks Matt

No team contest, shifted to two individual contests.  One free entry and one paid entry.

[BowhunterNJ]

Bump!

[Remchoke1]

In for both

[BowhunterNJ]

8 minutes ago, Remchoke1 said:

In for both

You're in and welcome to the site!

[Remchoke1]

7 hours ago, BowhunterNJ said:

You're in and welcome to the site!

Thanks!