Question About Competition And State Champions Selection

No sure bout all states but if you have the highest score in let’s say big game , there could be 6 first place pcs in big game but you having the highest score would win best of category. You would be state champion big game . That goes like that for each category, then the highest scoring pcs out of all of those would be best of show , Breakthrough Award . Now if 2 pcs tie in score like a waterfowl pcs and your big game , then the judges would get together and decide , usually by what is more eye appealing kinda thing . Habit can help you in that position.

let me add some states will let the McKenzie awards be pick by all taxidermist entered in show , by ballot . So it doesn’t matter what level they are entered in or what it will score as it’s by the eye of the taxidermist at the show .

 

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Thanks so much yea it won it all in Md basically, lol I thought your bear was awesome . What was your score ? I voted omit for artisans award, really cool pcs

 

Yea to be honest with ya I thought yours was better then the coyote that won it . Closed mount nothing fancy, he got a 95 , I had a 94 . You and I both had open mouth altered forms . I’m not mad but sometimes ya just don’t get it kinda thing . Or should I say understand it . Congrats on your awards it was a great pcs . Post a couple pics for others to see , lot of imagination on your mount , that’s for sure . Take care .

 

Yea it it based on opinion of said judge and it being correctly done . Perfect example my habit scored a 92 at one show and an 80 in Va . Not sure why but I just laughed at the judge, guess it was because I didn’t use the product he was associated with , but 12 point difference is way off . Especially when I was told by the taxidermist there how much they liked it . But it is what it is . I’ve been told by judges ( not all ) that they will walk the room and see what is the most eye appealing then go from there . The final score is not written down till all have been scored and registration closed , if that pcs has no major issues then the numbers will be written down to reflect that . This pcs is retired, matter of fact I’m delivering it today to the client. I am planning on putting a pcs together for WV in June so maybe I’ll head your way in July with it . Please post a few pics of your bear . Mount it was very cool . Take care

 

Every association is different. State Champions are a relatively new thing in some associations, and some don't have them at all. Some states award a state champion to any category winner in the masters division, and some only award a handful of them.

For example, in my home state of MO we have category winners in the masters division, and those compete against each other for state champion awards. For instance, our GH, OM WT, and CM WT categories all compete against each other for the State Champion GH award.

 

I would like to see pics if you’d post them too please!