Only qualified, paid subscribers of Georgia Outdoor News, or their qualified spouse (legal husband or wife), or dependents (as defined by IRS rules for federal tax-filing purposes) are eligible to enter a deer in the Truck-Buck Contest (hereinafter "Contest"). To be a qualified, paid subscriber, Georgia Outdoor News (hereinafter "GON") must have received payment for the subscription prior to the date the deer was harvested. When a current subscriber's subscription lapses, his or her eligibility ends. When the subscription is in the name of a company, only the chief operating officer of the company (and spouse and dependents) is eligible for the Contest.

All current subscribers are eligible to enter a deer in the Contest, and they remain eligible until their subscription ends. GON is not required to notify a subscriber that his or her subscription is about to end.

Only whitetail deer (Odocoileus virginianus) are eligible for the Contest.

Only deer harvested in Georgia may be entered in the Contest.

Only deer taken by legal means may be entered in the Contest.

Only deer taken under ethical, fair-chase hunting conditions may be entered. Specifically excluded are deer taken inside of a pen with a deer-proof fence, regardless of the acreage enclosed.

Only deer harvested on land where the hunter has a clear right and permission to hunt may be entered in the Contest.

Hunters who have been convicted of a game violation of the Georgia Game & Fish Code, that conviction occurring on or after January 1, 2005, are specifically excluded from participation in the Contest.

Hunters who exceed the Georgia legal bag limit for deer during the 2007-2008 deer season are specifically excluded from participation in the Contest.

Only the hunter who harvested the deer may enter the deer in the Contest.

A deer must have been reduced to bag within 24 hours of the initial shot. Any deer that is "Lost" to a hunter for more than 24 hours after the initial shot is deemed "Lost" for purposes of this Contest and cannot be entered.

A "Found" deer (that is any deer that comes into the possession of a hunter by any means other than a hunter actually sport hunting, legally shooting, and harvesting a deer within 24 hours) is not eligible for entry in the Contest.

Deer legally taken under a Deer Control Permit or under any other legal but non sport-hunting authority are ineligible for entry into the Contest.

Should a dispute arise over eligibility of an entered deer, or regarding the ownership of the deer, the disputing party must notify GON in writing, by registered mail, within five business days of the harvest of the deer, giving reasons for the dispute. In the event of a dispute, GON will hold the prize(s) in escrow until the parties can resolve the dispute, or until 90 days prior to the Shoot-Out. At that time, GON will move to resolve the dispute by such methods and means as it deems necessary, and each side will be held financially liable before the fact, for any and all costs that may be incurred by GON in its efforts to fairly resolve the dispute. Failure to satisfy any financial obligation before the fact will be sufficient cause to reject any and/or all claims by a disputing party. Additionally, GON reserves to itself the sole right and jurisdiction to resolve any and all disputes, and by entering a deer in the contest, each entrant recognizes and agrees to accept the judgment of GON and its agents and assigns as final and indisputable and further agrees to abide by all rules of the Contest. Meanwhile, each disputing party agrees to all other terms, conditions and rules of the Contest.

Eligible hunters and subscribers accept without condition the rules of the Contest and, by participating or attempting to participate in the Contest, promise and agree to hold harmless Georgia Outdoor News Inc., its employees, officers, agents and assigns, for any damages of any kind whatsoever.

The Contest will consist of seventeen (17) consecutive scoring periods and four special "Wild Card" categories. The first 16 scoring periods each extend from Saturday morning through Friday at dark. The first scoring period begins Saturday, Sept. 8, 2007 and ends Friday, Sept. 14, 2007 at the end of legal shooting hours. Deer shot during this first scoring period must compete in this period. A correctly-completed entry form plus necessary photographs of the hunter and deer must be received by GON within seven (7) business days of the day the deer was shot. By example, deer shot on Friday, Sept. 15 cannot be entered into the Contest unless GON receives the form and photos not later than close of business Tuesday, Sept. 25, 2007. This same entry deadline time-frame exists on each subsequent weekly scoring period. The seventeenth and last scoring period is the longest, running from Dec. 29 through Jan. 15 in the Southern Zone and Jan. 31 in Northern Zone counties open to bowhunting. The scoring periods are: (1) Sept. 8-14; (2) Sept. 15-21; (3) Sept. 22-28; (4) Sept. 29-Oct. 5; (5) Oct. 6-12 (A Mathews bow will be awarded to each of these five scoring-period winners); (6) Oct. 13-19 (A CVA muzzleloader will be awarded to the winner of Week 6); (7) Oct. 20-26; (8) Oct. 27-Nov. 2; (9) Nov. 3-9; (10) Nov. 10-16; (11) Nov. 17-23; (12) Nov. 24-30; (13) Dec. 1-7; (14) Dec. 8-14; (15) Dec. 15-21; (16) Dec. 22-28; (17) Dec. 29-Jan. 31 (A Browning rifle will be awarded to each of these 11 scoring-period winners).

All deer entered in the weekly scoring periods that do not win that week of the contest are also qualified to be considered for four "Wild Card" designations. "Wild Card" winners earn the right to participate in the Grand Prize Shoot-Out. "Wild Card" categories include the best runner-up in a weekly scoring period, the best buck taken on a Wildlife Management Area (WMA), Georgia State Park, National Wildlife Refuge or National Forest in Georgia, the best buck taken by a female hunter, and the best buck taken by a youth hunter. Categories will be filled in the priority order in which they were listed here. For example, a youth hunter who had the best runner-up in a scoring period would win the runner-up "Wild Card," regardless of whether their entry was also the best buck of the year taken by a youth hunter. To be considered for the Public-Land Wild Card, a buck must have been taken on a Georgia WMA, Georgia State Park, National Wildlife Refuge in Georgia, or a National Forest in Georgia. Only qualified entrants of age 15 or younger will be considered for the youth Wild Card - a hunter cannot turn 16 on or before the day of the kill to be eligible.

Only deer taken by legal traditional or compound bow and arrow, or crossbow, may be entered in the first five scoring periods. Only deer taken by legal traditional or compound bow and arrow, crossbow, or legal muzzleloading firearms may be entered in the sixth scoring period. Deer taken by any legal sport hunting method may be entered in scoring periods seven through 17. [Exceptions: Deer taken prior to October 13, 2007 on a special, managed WMA muzzleloader or firearms hunt and deer taken prior to October 20 on a managed WMA modern firearms hunt, may be entered in the contest to be considered for the Public-Land Wild Card only. All other rules and entry procedures apply.]

To win a scoring period, a qualified paid subscriber (or spouse or dependent) must enter his or her deer, meet all applicable rules, and the deer entered must possess the best-scoring rack (as determined by GON and its agents using scoring methods described by the Boone & Crockett Club in their publication titled Measuring and Scoring North American Big Game Trophies) entered during the applicable scoring period. (Note: racks scored as non-typical must exceed the score of the best-scoring typical rack by more than 14.7 percent to win.)

Each scoring-period winner, and each Wild Card winner, is qualified to compete for one of the two Grand Prizes.

Each subscriber, each subscriber's spouse, and each legal dependent of a subscriber, can enter two deer in the contest, plus any legally-taken deer from public hunting lands where state tags are issued.

There is no restriction placed on the number of scoring periods that may be won by one subscriber of record. However, once a subscriber (or his spouse or dependents) becomes qualified to compete for one of the two Grand Prizes, that subscription can no longer qualify for additional opportunities to compete for the Grand Prizes. Should such an event occur (a subscriber, his spouse or qualified dependent winning more than one scoring period), the appropriate weekly scoring period prize would be awarded to the winning subscriber, but the qualification to win one of the Grand Prizes would accrue to the next best scoring buck entered during that scoring period.

In the event of a first place scoring tie during a scoring period, GON will award two scoring-period prizes, and each entrant will become eligible to compete for one of the two Grand Prizes (all other conditions being satisfied). The same is true in the event of a first-place scoring tie in a "Wild Card" category.

Each entrant into the Contest must sign an affidavit attesting to the facts regarding his or her qualification to enter the Contest and the circumstances of the hunt and harvest of the deer being entered. This affidavit is contained in the Contest Official Entry Form, which can be found in the August, September, October and November 2007 issues of GON magazine. This affidavit, along with required paperwork and photos of the deer and hunter (taken according to entry form instructions), must be received by GON within seven (7) business days of the day the deer was shot.

Each entrant into the Contest must present the intact, unmodified and unmounted antlers and skull plate to GON at a time and place to be specified at a later date, and permit GON and its agents to score the rack. Failure to present the intact antlers and skull plate at the appointed time and location will result in disqualification of the deer and the entrant from the Contest.

Each entrant must secure the antlers and skull plate and keep them in his/her control and see to it that the antlers and skull plate are not modified in any way other than natural air drying. Any modification of the antlers and/or skull plate will result in disqualification of the entrant from the Contest. Specific prohibitions include, but are not limited to, (1) Freezing the rack by artificial means; (2) Wedging, bracing or by any other means securing the antlers/skull plate so as to increase the spread or to prevent the spread from decreasing nat rally; (3) Wetting the antlers/skull plate or keeping the rack submerged in any fluid; (4) adding to, modifying, or removing any antler material.

Each entrant into the Contest must agree to make himself/herself available to GON at a time and place to be specified by GON and, at that time and place, submit to and successfully pass a polygraph examination. Failure to be present to take, to take, or to pass this polygraph examination will result in disqualification from the Contest and loss of eligibility to compete for or receive any Contest award.

The winners of the two Grand Prizes will be determined by a contest of shooting skill (called the Truck-Buck Shoot-Out). All weekly winner and all Wild Card winners must be present at and participate in the Truck-Buck Shoot-Out to be eligible to win one of the Grand Prizes.

Only hunters who took the winning deer may participate in the Shoot-Out.

Any individual hunter who has previously won the Grand Prize truck in the Truck-Buck Shoot-Out may continue to enter the contest and win scoring-period prizes in subsequent years, but they are ineligible to compete in the Shoot-Out for a period of 10 years following the winning year. Should such an entrant win an additional scoring period, the qualification to win one of the Grand Prizes would accrue to the next best scoring buck entered that scoring period.

GON reserves the right to make additional rules should circumstances not covered herein arise and to waive or otherwise modify any rules stated herein if, in the judgment of GON, said action would improve or not materially harm the Contest.

By entering a deer in the Contest each contestant agrees to abide by and be bound by each and all of the rules of the Contest.