Ellis County Varmint Contest

Date: February 15-16 6am registration Saturday Weigh in 11 am Sunday
Location: Boyce Feed and Grain, Waxahachie, TX
General Info: Cash only for entry fee ($50 per team). Heavy Pots available for $20 each. Ten animal cap on all species. This contest will last for a total of 26 hours. 1-4 man teams no more.

Bobcat = 35pts Heavy Pots for Bobcat, Coyote,
Coyote = 25pts
Fox = 10pts


Contact Info: Michael Panther 214-949-3099
(Hosts will be hunting in competition)

Rules: No pooling of animals. No baiting an area to hunt. (if the animal has died you may hunt by the animal but can not either kill an animal and place it somewhere or move an animal after natural death) Team members must hunt on the same piece of property but may split up and hunt as long as they remain on the same piece of property. You must hunt only land you have permission to hunt or state required land. No shooting off of public roads. If you drive up on an animal or walk up on an animal you must come to a complete stop, squeak, call, or make some kind of noise to make that animal commit before pulling the trigger. By committing I mean he must stop and look at you before you shoot. You may shoot raccoons out of trees as long as they are looking at you. All team members may not start hunting until the tournament begins. Only animals that have been shot during the contest hours will count for the contest. No adding weight to your animal. No adding weight to your animal. Must follow state rules. No alcohol while participating in the tournament.

Game Warden will be present at weigh in time.

Payout: 1st 75%
2nd 25%
If less than ten teams only 1st place will be paid!!!

Heavy Pot Payout: 100% for each

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Registration Form

Number of Team Members____
Hometown_________________
Team Captains Name and Cell #_____________________________
Place an X by the animal you wish to enter for Heavy Pot
Coyote___Bobcat___
Main Pot $50
Heavy Pot $10 each


You can high light the registration form, right click, copy and paste, then print it out and bring it with you to the registration or I will have extras there. Hope to see ya'll there.

I'm hoping to have door prizes for this hunt. I've got some calls in to FoxPro, Hunter Specialties and allpredatorcalls.com so hopefully we can get some good stuff donated. If some items come in I will post and let you guys know!!!

How many have registered so far?

Everybody registers the morning of the hunt. Usually some will post on here if there going to make it out or not!!!

how does the tourney work? Is there a big piece of land everyone hunts or do you have to be a local with your own place to hunt? I am from college station so I dont have land up there.

You have to have property of your own to hunt. You have to follow state regulated hunting laws. But are able to hunt anywhere in the state as long as you make it to the weigh in by 11:00 am on Sunday.

How many do you anticipate will register?

How many years has this contest been going on?

we've been doing these hunts the last 3-4 years now. And I figure we may have 15-20 teams just depends. I believe the biggest hunt we've had was 26 teams.

heavy pot $20 or $10? registration form says $10 and post says $20. And no more heavy coon???

Forgot to change registration form to $20 and there are no more coons on the hunt had some request to take them off we can talk about it among everyone at the weigh in!!!!

Dang, I love the coons. Gives you something to do if the night calling is slow.

Had a some teams saying that, that wasn't part of a calling contest but we can take a vote as a group at weigh in and they can be added back if its majority!!!

Maybe some teams need to get them a raccoon call and make it part of a calling contest. We will be there ready to go coons or no coons.

What won it last year?

I believe the hunt in January the winners were 5dogs and 10coons

Ok guys I've got some guys messaging me about wanting to add coons back let me know y'all's in put and we could possibly add them back for this hunt. Let me hear y'all's opinions!!!!

I will give my opinion first. I don't mind adding them back because I understand the slow nights of calling and having something to go do if you don't like to sleep like me. But if I add them back my opinion is to make them 1 point a piece!!!

I say definitely add them back in.

We will be adding coons back but they will only count as 2pts a piece.

If you need to get ahold of me message me on here my number has changed. It should be getting edited on the post though

Is it from 6am Saturday to 11am Sunday? Or is it 26 hours?

We'll probably be there.

Doesn't matter about the coons either way to us.

It's 6 am Saturday to 11 am Sunday it should be 29 hours!!!

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Any idea on how many teams were gonna have?

I'm thinking it will be close to the same as last time maybe more. Hey guys if you are coming to the hunt let us know