HUNT LEAGUE REGISTRATION FORM

OUT OF STATE CATEGORY REGISTRATION

2026 HUNT LEAGUE RULES

1. Two people per team. (Only one category this year. No in state and out of state like in the past)
NO ENTRY FEE REQUIRED

2. Deadline for entry into the league is Saturday, September 30th. This is the day before the big Oct. 1st opener. Entries start on this date as well.

3. The last day of deer season in Louisiana is February 15th. All animals must be submitted before Wednesday, February 17th, 2027

4. Fair Chase (No high fence)

5. Make sure you correctly tag your deer. READ THE REGULATIONS. All animals in their respective categories must be taken in the applicable state(s).

6. If for some reason an animal you submit is taken illegally, you and your team will be disqualified from the competition.

7. Compound bows and Trad bows only (Read the next line)

8. Crossbows will be accepted for use if at least one of the following stipulations are met:
A. Under the age of 12 years old
B. Must be in possession of a disabled hunter’s permit issued by LDWF. You will have to submit this to us before the season starts

9. Deer shot must be recovered in 48 hours to count towards your score. (Ex. you CAN NOT shoot a buck on October 3rd and not find it, and on January 8th you find the dead head and try to count it. This does not count)

10. Scoring Parameters
A. Each person from every team is allowed to count 1 Louisiana buck only, if you kill multiple Louisiana bucks throughout the season, you can submit both, but only the largest one will count towards your total score.
B. NEW FOR 2026/2027 One out of state buck will be counted per team. If both members kill a buck out of the state of Louisiana, only the biggest will count. The scoring for the out of state buck will be as follows: (134" buck counts as 13.4 points, 168" buck counts as 16.8 points, 89" buck counts as 8.9 points etc.)
C. So in total, each team can have a possible 3 total bucks scored. 2 killed in the state of Louisiana and 1 killed out of state. If you do not have any out of state bucks, you CAN NOT count another Louisiana buck as a 3rd buck towards your score.
D. The score of the buck will come from the measured antler still attached to the rack, broken off points do not count.
E. We will use the Green Score of the Pope & Young Scoring method (nets are for fishing). Familiarize yourself with it, we don’t expect everyone to score them perfectly, but expect them to be close.
F. Bucks killed on public land will receive a 10% increase in their total score, for example, a 110” buck will be counted as 121” for the total score.
G. Where applicable, you must show a self clearing permit, or signed wildlife refuge brochure to be able to claim that a buck was killed on public land. Failure to do so will not allow to receive the 10% bonus. The buck will obviously still count, but no bonus will be added to score. A picture of the sign will not work, the self clearing permit must be filled out and signed by you with the date of harvest correlating with your state tag confirmation email/text or a picture of the paper tag itself.
H. Every team member is allowed to turn in 3 does per hunter at 20 points per doe. 120 possible total points for each team
I. 3 hogs per hunter @ 10 points of piece. 60 possible total points per team
J. 1 bobcat per hunter @ 25 points. 50 possible total points per team.
K. Unlimited coyotes @ 10 points each.
L. BONUS POINTS - If you are wearing Louisiana Bowhunter merchandise in the pictures you submit us, you will be granted 5 bonus points.

Requirements for counting your animal These must be abided by and if they are not, the animal will not count, PERIOD. These requirements are for both categories, Louisiana and out of state.

• Picture of the buck with the competitor and the weapon in the picture, tag needs to be visible in the picture.

• If you use the E-tag method, you need to send us confirmation of the tag given out by LDWF

• There is no confirmation for DMAP bucks, send us a pic from your DMAP records sheet that is used to document kills.

• Take a clear photo of the tag and make sure it is filled out correctly if it is a deer.

• If it is an antlered deer, take a picture of the score sheet. MAKE SURE IT IS LEGIBLE!

• At the end of the season, the top 2 teams will be required to measure their bucks on video. We want these to be posted to the community page so everyone can see/watch. We can coordinate this at the end of the season with the top 2 teams.