| Getting your deer head scored at the Dixie Deer Classic is really simple;
you just bring it with you. The price of admission includes scoring one deer head, so all
you have to do buy your ticket to get in the show, and then take the deer head to Building
Three, The Exposition Center. There you will find in the middle of the floor the
"Fortress" or scoring room. The east side of which is the Check-In Counter,
where you check in your trophy. This is also where you go to claim it when you are ready
to return home. That’s it. Your trophy does not have to be a taxidermy prepared
mount, we will score just the antlers on a skull or skull plate. We will NOT score sheds. For
convenience of the check in staff, it is best to have a photo ID with your correct address
on it, such as a Drivers License. You will be asked When you took the deer, where (State
& County), and How (gun, bow, muzzleloader, car, etc.). If you are a youth hunter (16
or under) or a female there are special categories for your entry. It is not necessary to
have and forms from the presiding wildlife agency where the deer was taken. You will be
asked to sign the entry form, attesting to the fact that the animal was taken under the
guidelines of FAIR CHASE.
In general, during the heaviest crowd times on Saturday, it may take up to two hours
for your trophy to be scored and the placed on display on the "Bragging Boards".
It should be displayed by the category under which it was scored; i.e. GUN Typical, Bow
Non-Typical, Youth, etc. After the trophy is placed on display, it is also available for
you to pick up and depart. We do ask that you not check out the deer head until just
before you are ready to depart. Carrying it around in the crowd can be potentially
dangerous, so be extra careful.
Periodically trophies will be placed on the "Leader Board" just to the left
of the Check-In Counter. The heads placed here are the potential category winners. To be
considered as a winner, the trophy must be entered for scoring prior to 6 PM on Saturday,
and must be present for the Awards Ceremony on Sunday afternoon at 4 PM. Category leaders
are determined strictly by the scores attained by the trophy, with the exception of Best
In Show and the Presidential Award. The Best In Show entry will be determined by vote of
the scoring team and some other officials. The Presidential Award, when presented, is
nominated by the President of the Wake County Wildlife Club and then passed on by the same
judging team that addresses the Best In Show Award.
In addition, should your trophy score high enough to qualify for the Boone and Crockett
Record Book or the Pope and Young Record Book, there will be officials from both groups on
hand to assist you in filing the proper paper work to get it entered |
