2018 RISING STARS. National Hard Antler and Velvet Competition. Club Mount 5.00pm - Saturday 24 February, 2018

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XCELL Club Mount 5.00pm - Saturday 24 February, 2018 45 Kawaka St, Mt. Maunganui Bay of Plenty COMPETITION CLASSES CLASS SPONSORS 1. 1 Year Old Red Hard Antler... Rockvale Deer Stud 2.

1 XCELL Club Mount 5.00pm - Saturday 24 February, Kawaka St, Mt. Maunganui Bay of Plenty COMPETITION CLASSES CLASS SPONSORS 1. 1 Year Old Red Hard Antler... Rockvale Deer Stud 2. 2 Year Old Red Hard Antler... Lynne Rhodes AI Services 3. 3 Year Old Red Hard Antler. Tower Farms 4. 4 Year Old Red Hard Antler.. Crowley Deer ** New Class ** 5. 2 Year Old Elk/Wapiti Hard Antler... C.K. Import/Export 6. 3 Year Old Fallow Hard Antler Rotorua Deer Transport 7. Sire of Three Hard Antler... LJ AI Services 8. 2 Year Old Red Velvet Foveran Deer Park 9. Red Deer Super Heavy Weight 10 kg+ Velvet... Tradedeer.co.nz Year Old Elk/Wapiti Velvet Elk Wapiti Society NZ People s Choice Hard Antler.... Francie Blackwood People s Choice Velvet Ultra Scan, Raewyn Cunliffe Supreme Trophy Award (Hard Antler). Peel Forest Estate PROGRAMME GUIDE * 4.00pm Function Room and Bar open. Hard Antler on Display * 5.00pm BBQ and North V s South Island Petanque Match * 6.00pm Viewing of Velvet * 7.00pm Dinner * 8.30pm Presentation of Awards * 9.30pm Dessert * 10.00pm Viewing of Hard Antler. Heads are to be collected or transport arrangements made * 11.45pm Last drinks and Thank you for coming EVENT CONTACT For general enquiries please contact: Rebecca Cowley, E: beccacowley@hotmail.com P: Sandra Garrett, E: patsan@eol.co.nz P: Bookings are essential for Dinner and must be received by Saturday, 10 February Mt. Maunganui is a popular tourist destination and it is advised to book accommodation early. Visit booking.com or trivago.com Page 1 of 5

2 XCELL TRANSPORTATION OF HEADS TO JUDGING Please contact your nearest agent: PGG Wrightson CK Imports/Exports NZ Ltd Provalco Prior to Tuesday 20 February, 2018 to ensure your entries reach Judging in Tauranga. Please read the following details carefully All entries need to be clearly identified as competition entries. Include a copy of the Entry Form and the Return Form with the head(s). a copy of your Entry Form to beccacowley@hotmail.com by Saturday 10 February, Hard Antler Heads must be water blasted/cleaned. Hard Antler and Velvet must be at South Island collection points by Tuesday 13 February, Hard Antler and Velvet must be at North Island collection points by 5pm Monday 19 February, Judging of Hard Antler and Velvet heads will be carried out from Wednesday 21 February, Class 7 - open to Hard Antler classes 1,2,3,4,5,6 and must include heads from the same sire & can include more than one head of the same age, but only one head per individual animal, even if 2 heads are eligible to be entered for that animal in that year. Class 5 - Elk/Wapiti Hard Antler will be judged as typical and non-typical heads. Page 2 of 5

3 COMPETITION RULES - Please register your entry to ensure your entry is expected at our collection points 1. Individual entry fees are: $45.00 per entry. 2. All Velvet judging will be to the Recommended Deer Industry New Zealand Velvet Grading Guidelines and Standards and the judge s decision is final. (Note all velvet heads need to have a trez tyne with C1 & C2 measurement. 3. All Classes are open to all deer farmers, not just NZDFA subscription paying members. 4. All entries are at owner s risk. Please protect your Velvet and Hard Antler Heads for courier. 5. All entries, including Hard Antler must have NVSB identification tags on both sticks of Velvet and Hard Antler and match the information on the entry form that has been submitted. 6. Velvet and Hard Antler can only be submitted from the 2017 growing season; grown spring February Only Hard Antler animals of that age at date of competition can be entered, i.e: i. 1 year Born 2016 ii. 2 year Born 2015 iii. 3 year Born 2014 iv. 4 year Born 2013 More than one Hard Antler head can be entered for the same animal only if the head for last year was cut after 17th February 2017 (last year s competition deadline) and registered with organisers. 8. Any head eligible for entry for this year s competition that is not ready by entry date must be registered to be entered in next year s competition. Hard Antler will be judged on the current IOA (Inches of Antler) Competition Inches scoring system. No spread and burr measurements included. All heads (Hard Antler) must be clean and stripped. (Note: Heads not presented correctly may be rejected). 9. The Stags nominated on the entry form must be available for inspection at the discretion of the judges. 10. Velvet heads will be graded on the current DINZ guidelines also paying attention to hygiene and handling criteria. 11. The Judges decisions are final, and no correspondence will be entered into. 12. Clear instructions must be supplied as to return of Antler or dispersal of Velvet/ Hard Antler after the competition. If collection of heads is required, they must be booked in for collection by contacting either the North or South Island representatives as listed on Page Results and trophy presentation will take place at the dinner on the day of the competition. All entries will be displayed prior to the dinner on the lawn, under tents in front of the Mount Club restaurant. 14. The Judges reserve the right to penalise any malformed heads. 15. All entry forms must be received or registered, by Saturday 10 February, All Velvet and Hard Antler is to be received at Judging areas by 10.00am Wednesday 21 February, Page 3 of 5

4 DINNER BOOKING AND ENTRY FORM Competitor Address Phone Please reserve tickets for the Awards Dinner $55.00 per ticket. I would like to enter entries in the Competition $45.00 per entry. $ $ Total: $ Shipping companies cannot be held responsible for damage during freight. I am aware that damage will affect the score result and I have sufficiently protected the velvet, (for example in bubble wrap). Signature Preferably deposits can be made online to Westpac Alternatively, enclosed is a cheque for $ payable to XCELL RISING STARS. please use your name/farm-name as reference Class No Stag Identification (Name & Tag ID) NVSB Tag No. Age Sire Dam s Sire Bred By i.e. Self, Name of Stud, by AI or ET) I declare these details to be true and I accept, and will abide by the competition rules. Signature Date Page 4 of 5

5 National Hard Antler & Velvet Competition INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE RETURN OF VELVET & HARD ANTLER PLEASE ENTER FULL DETAILS TO ENSURE CORRECT RETURN OF YOUR HEADS Velvet To be collected on the night by: Or Send to: Hard Antler To be collected on the night by: Or Send to: Your Name: Your Address: _ Your Phone: Page 5 of 5

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National Rising Stars Hard Antler & Velvet Competition Setting new benchmarks for the future of New Zealand Deer 2018 Thank you! Entrants - new Velvet and Antler Stars setting new records and new benchmarks.