This event is a competitive 3-man, 2-dog team upland hunt with a poker-style scoring twist. 
Each of the 7 fields will contain 5 banded birds with band numbers matching the 52 playing cards. Birds are tagged and released at random.
Teams will draw shells, deciding the fields at random and then commence to "hunt for their hand."
Hunting consists of 2 waves per day, raffles and a BBQ lunch with the final rounds on Sunday, culminating in a camp-wide dinner & fundraiser.

SCHEDULE

          SATURDAY
6:30-7:30 am : Check-in

• Registration Booth
• Waivers signed
• Dog Check - No dogs in heat 
• Draw for fields
• Coffee & donuts for sale

7:30-7:50 am: Rules & Safety Briefing

• Safety Officer Reviews
• Shot Limitation Reminder (5)
• Field Boundaries
• Bird Retrieval/ Validation
• Card Scoring Instructions

8:00-11:00am : Brace #1 (Morning hunt)

• 7 fields active
• Birds planted fresh at 7:30 am
• Teams head to fields
• Judges assigned to each field
• Birds brought back to scoring table
• Cards recorded
• Bands will go in team named envelope, to be returned at end of event

11:00-1:00pm: Lunch/ BBQ/ RAFFLES
Hosted by Joe Kokinda

• Burgers
• Drinks
• Dessert Table
• Silent Auction 
• Raffle drawings
• Merch booth 

1:00-4:00 pm - Brace #2 (Afternoon Hunt)

• Second wave of teams
• New field draws
• Birds Re-planted at 12:30 pm
• Judges on site
• Scoring back at HQ

4:30-5:30 pm - Free time/ cleanup/ social hour

• Teams return
• Campers/ RVs check in
• Cornhole, fires, music

6:00 pm - DINNER & MESSAGE. Donation appeal

• BBQ dinner
• Recap of day
• Worship 
• Campfire stories 
• Announce Saturday prize winners

Optional Overnight

• RV camping (dry camping)
• Campfire Fellowship

     SUNDAY
8:30AM - Church at the Ranch 

• Worship
• Message
• Prayer for Hunters
• Family Welcome

10:00 am - Sunday - Final Brace

• Final round
• Same rules, fresh birds
• Scoring determines grand champion- the rusty rooster award 
• Winner takes 1/2 of each pot (after cost of birds) 3 pots total 

12:00PM - Final Awards Ceremony

• Grand Champion Trophy
• Top Gun Shooter (Most Shells left over)
• Best Poker Hand
• Most Creative Team Name
• Thank you Sponsors
• Next year save-the-dates

***Officials rules are subject to change as this event evolves, official rules will be posted at the event, along with poker hand scoring.